Francis McMahon
Francis McMahon
Actor
Francis McMahon is best known for his role as Dirk in the feature film “He Died With a Falafel in His Hand”. He recently appeared in “Ticket to Paradise”, and in “The Rage in Placid Lake”, “Rats and Cats” and “Elvis”.
Biography
He has had many guest appearances on TV including “Troppo”, “Young Rock”, “My Brother Jack” and “Wilfred”. His character shot Lisa McCune’s brother in “Blue Heelers” and in “Darby and Joan” the script called for Francis to call Bryan Brown “a prick” which, for the record, he is not. He has starred in many plays including the acclaimed “The Omega Quest” which featured in back-to-back Melbourne Fringe Festivals as well as “Don’t Dress For Dinner” at the Duchess Theatre in the West End, London. Over the last few years, Francis has tread the boards for the Brisbane Shakespeare Festival. Those productions include “Much Ado about Nothing”, “Hamlet”, “Macbeth”. He starred as Friar Lawrence in “Romeo and Juliet”, and he showed his Bottom in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Producing and acting over the last few years witnessed a trilogy of plays: Jock in David Williamson’s “The Club”, Mark Rothko in John Logan’s “Red”, and Lennie in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice & Men”.
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Reviews
“McMahon, in particular, delivers a brilliant comic performance. Yet he also offers insight into the Robert behind his judgements, with a cutting yet often melodious vocal delivery that infuses the character with caution, but also dignity. McMahon’s Robert is a self-important, but also lovable, protagonist, thanks to the vulnerability of tired loneliness that is finally allowed to peek out from behind his veneer. Indeed, subtle changes in just vocalisation or eye movement, allow revelation of a man who pontificates on the need for tradition within the closed society of theatre and also the world itself, but perhaps just wants to be understood beyond his staged persona..”
Meredith Walker - Blue Curtains Brisbane | Read full review
“Individually, these are two talented actors but when combined the result is truly awe-inspiring. The comedic timing of the pair was flawless.”
Yasmin Elahi - Theatre Travels | Read full review
“McMahon was magnetic as Robert, embodying his facetious nature, extravagant philosophies and proper mannerisms with such ease. He commanded the stage for whole seventy-five minutes and reminded us why he is a tour de force in the Brisbane theatre scene.”
Virag Dombay - Nothing Ever Happens in Brisbane | Read full review
Other Theatre, TV, Web Series and Film
Film
He Died with a Falafel in His Hand - Dirk
Rage in the Placid Lake
Rats and Cats
The Secret
TV
My Brother Jack
Wilfred
Blue Heelers
Theatre
The Mystery of the Valkyrie
The Omega Quest
Don't Dress for Dinner
Much Ado About Nothing
Hamlet
The Club - Jock
Midsummer Nights Dream - Bottom
Red - Rothko
Web
Series - Bruce
Training
University of Southern Queensland
Representation
BMEG