Brock O’Rourke
Actor
Brock O’Rourke is a Brisbane-based actor and APAC graduate who loves bouncing between stage and screen. With credits across theatre, short films, and pilots, Brock brings strong physical skills, stage combat training, dialect work, and a bass singing voice to every role.
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Brock O’Rourke is an early-career actor based in Brisbane, Queensland. He completed a Bachelor of Screen and Stage (Acting) at the Australian Performing Arts Conservatory in 2023, where he developed a strong foundation across both theatrical and screen performance.
During his training, Brock gained extensive experience working in theatre productions, student films, short films, and television pilot projects. His stage credits include roles such as King Kreon/Chorus in Hell Hath No Fury and Earnest/Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, demonstrating his ability to navigate both classical and contemporary text. On screen, Brock has appeared in a range of short films and pilots, including Hidden Extracts, Forked, Loving Someone Like You, and To Us, working with emerging directors and production companies.
Brock has undertaken specialised training in stage combat through The Society of Australian Fight Directors Inc., under Jason McKell, and is proficient in multiple forms of combat. He has also completed General American dialect coaching through Tukuna Acting Club and continues to refine his vocal and physical skillset. Additional abilities include singing (bass) and writing.
Committed to ongoing growth, Brock recently completed an Advanced Acting Techniques Intensive with Christopher Sommers. He is passionate about continuing to develop his craft and is actively seeking opportunities across stage and screen that challenge him creatively and expand his range as a performer.
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The ensemble members tasked with inhabiting the rehearsal room bring a responsiveness that is integral to the work’s impact, which is no easy feat given that they are mostly tasked with observation and reaction more than action.
Meredith Walker - Blue Curtains | Read More
The wider acting troupe, including Jules Berry, Nathan Turner, Frankie Kershaw, Yianni Sines, Carmen O’Connell, Stella Peterson, Alex Flew, Cherie McCaffery, Brock O’Rourke, Grace Swadling, and Liam Olsen, create the necessary contrast between theatrical artifice and lived drama. Their disbelief, ridicule, and gradual absorption into the story help frame the central conflict of the play. The actors within the play watch, judge, imitate, and attempt to reproduce what the Characters insist can never truly be reproduced.
Stage Buzz Brisbane | Read More
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Upcoming Ad Astra Productions
Past Ad Astra Productions
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THEATRE CREDITS
2024 - The Importance of Being Earnest (Theatre), Heartwarming Productions, dir. Emily McCormick, Actor - Earnest/Jack Worthing
2023 - Hell Hath no Fury (Theatre), APAC & Audentis, dir. Marcus Oborn, Actor - King Kreon/Chorus
2023 - Long Day At The Office (Theatre), Sparrowland Productions, dir. Brock O’Rourke & Daena Lucas, Actor & Director - Don
2023 - 8 Mins and 21 Secs (Theatre), Venacava Productions, Actor - Brodie
2023 - Algorithm (Theatre), APAC, dir. Kerith Atkinson, Actor - Broker/Substitute
2023 - Hidden Extracts (Pilot), APAC, Actor - Julian
FILM CREDITS
2025 - Alone (Film), JMC Student Film, Actor - Craig
2024 - To Us (Film), Actor - Todd
2023 - Loving Someone Like You (Film), JMC Student Film, Actor - Lachlan
2023 - Forked (Film), QUT Student Film, Actor - Jack
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2022 - 2023 - Bachelor of Screen and Stage (Acting), Australian Performing Arts Conservatory
2022 - 2023 - Stage Combat, SAFDI, via Australian Performing Arts Conservatory
2024 - Current - General American Dialect Coaching, Tukuna Acting Club/Matt Young
2025 - Advanced Acting Techniques Intensive, Christopher Sommers
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