Richard Lund
Richard Lund
Actor
In 2020 he won the Matilda Award for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Ned Kelly in Matthew Ryan’s Kelly
Biography
Richard began acting at a young age starting in community theatre in a small town in Queensland. In 2015 he graduated from a Bachelor of Fine Arts acting at the Queensland University of Technology. He has studied with many acting instructors including Anthony Wong, Les Chantery, Howard Fine and Larry Moss. Credits extend both nationally and internationally in film with the Cannes Lions award winning short “Where do Lilacs come from?” As well as the History Channels’ “The Fatal Conflict.
In 2015 he graduated from Queensland University of Technology’s prestigious Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) and in 2020 he traveled to London to study a Masters of Performance (Acting) at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, as part of the University of East Angelia. Over the years he has worked with many professional film and theatre names such as Tony Award Winning Director Robert Bennedetti, Jennifer Flowers, Diane Eden, Charles Allen, Ben Parkinson, Ryan Renshaw, Nikki Barrett, Amanda Mitchell and Mulliner’s Casting.
Richard began teaching for the National Institute of Dramatic arts in 2015 and his passion for teaching became equally as strong as his passion for performing. In 2019 he began private coaching in both theatre and film. He quickly found that this coaching needed to evolve with the digital age and so created a self tape coaching and filming studio. This space gave actors the freedom and knowledge on how to create an audition tape that will set them apart from the plethora of digital submissions received by casting agents.
Theatre credits include the 2017 Judith Wright production of “Wogs in Love,” “Romeo and Juliet” and The Hot L Baltimore both performed at Gardens Theatre in Brisbane, Queensland. He also performed “A Dog Dreams” by award winning Hollywood playwright Jeffery Fischer-Smith in Sydney 2016. Lately he has been seen in Metro Arts production of “Wheel of Fortune” and 2018 Brisbane Shakespeare festival’s production of Much Ado about Nothing. He is also a tutor for speech and drama for the National institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA).”
Ad Astra Plays
Upcoming Plays
Past Plays
Other Theatre, Film and Television
Theatre
Third World Blues by David Williamson, Dennis
The Club, Geoff Hayward O'Brien
The Cherry Orchad, Yephikodov
The Man Who Came to Dinner, John
Wogs in Love, Judith Wright Centre
Romeo & Juliet, Gardens Theatre
The Hotel L Baltimore, Gardens Theatre
A Dogs Dream by Jeffrey Fischer Smith, Sydney
Wheel of Fortune, Metro Arts, The Marine
Much Ad About Nothing, Brisbane Shakespeare Festival
Television
The Secret Daughter (Channel 7)
Puberty Blues (Channel 10)
Web/Streaming
The Fatal Conflict : Judea and Rome, King Herod, History Channel Amazon Prime
Training
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting), QUT
Masters Of Performance (Acting), Mountview Acaddemy of Theatre Arts
MasterClasses with Athony Brandon-Wong, Larry Moss, Howard Fine and Les Chantery
Representation
Reviews
Lund showed a huge range through his performance, which was acidicly funny, dark and brooding, desperate, and featured a violent dangerousness that was unnerving to watch!
Shane Webb - Theatre Haus | Read full review
Awards
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: WINNER
Richard Lund, Kelly (Ad Astra)
In a highly competitive field, Richard's performance of Ned Kelly gave us a fresh, multi-faceted and finely crafted portrayal of a character we all 'know'. A high degree of excellence was evident in a performance that was a glorious mix of danger and humour, strength and compassion with the underlying fierce loyalty of the Ned Kelly we all expect. Richard executed the role with confidence, consistency and a high level of skill, as he sat naturally and comfortably in this character, hooking us into his unique world and keeping us hanging on his every word.