Harvey Zielinski

Vitals

Gender
Male
Pronoun
He/him
Age Range
25 - 32
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Height
179cm
Base Location
Melbourne
Available In
Adelaide, Auckland, Australian Capital Territory, Brisbane, Cairns, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gold Coast, International, Melbourne, Northern NSW, Northern Territory, Perth, Queenstown, Sydney, Tasmania, Wellington
Skills
Actor, Commercial Talent, Director, Voice Artist, Writer, Producer
Hair
Brown(Honey)Blonde
Eye
Blue
Memberships
M.E.A.A
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Agent

Australian Agent
Mollison Keightley Management

American Manager
Artists First
Feature Photo
Harvey Zielinski
Feature Clip

Credits

Television

2024
CNFDL
White Fever
Black Sheep Films/Orange Entertainment Co./Unruly Productions for ABC
Aidee Walker
2023
Gez Rahme
Deadloch
Amazon Prime
Ben Chessell/Gracie Otto/Beck Cole
2021
Vincent
Love Me
Warner Bros. Television
Emma Freeman
2021
Whittaker
Spreadsheet
Paramount+
Sian Davies
2021
Jake
Metrosexual (S2)
Humdrum Comedy
Henry Boffin
2020
Harvey
Why Are You Like This? (S1E5)
ABC/Netflix
Jessie Oldfield & Adam Murfet
2020
Abel
Don't Look Deeper
New Form/30 Ninjas/Quibi
Catherine Hardwicke
2019
Pharmabarn Delivery Person
Get Krack!n (S2)
ABC Network
Antje Kulpe
2016
Chris
Starting From...Now! (S5)
Common Language Films
Julie Kalceff
2016
Interviewee
You Can't Ask That
ABC Network
Kirk Docker/Aaron Smith
2016
Chris
Starting From... Now! (S4)
Common Language Films
Julie Kalceff

Feature Film

2024
Lead actor/Director/Writer/Co-Producer
Sweet Milk Lake
Very Famous Films
Harvey Zielinski
2020
Officer Jones
My First Summer
Found Pictures/Stan
Katie Found
2016
Lee
Some Happy Day
Soup Kitchen Productions
Catherine Hill
2013
Coal
Zoe.Misplaced
Stylish Lullaby Productions
Mekelle Mills

Stage

2023
Nick
Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
Sarah Goodes
2023
Performer
Gender Euphoria
Darlinghurst Theatre Company
Maude Davey & Mama Alto
2023
Performer
Gender Euphoria
Arts Centre Melbourne
Maude Davey & Mama Alto
2022
Chris
Cavemxn
Anthropocene Theatre
Bronwen Coleman
2021
Laertes
Because The Night
Malthouse
Matthew Lutton
2020
Performer
Gender Euphoria
Mardi Gras Festival - Seymour Centre
Maude Davey & Mama Alto
2019
Performer
Gender Euphoria
Melbourne International Arts Festival - Arts Centre Melbourne
Maude Davey & Mama Alto
2019
Performer
Gender Euphoria
Midsumma Festival - Arts Centre Melbourne
Maude Davey & Mama Alto
2018
George Holly
Suddenly Last Summer
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre/Little Ones Theatre
Stephen Nicolazzo
2018
Josh
The Antipodes
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
Ella Caldwell
2018
Max
Hir
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
Daniel Clarke
2017
Phaeton/Erysichthon/Hades/Zeus
Metamorphoses
National Theatre Drama School
Trent Baker
2016
Performer
186,000
MKA: Theatre of New Writing
Kerith Manderson-Galvin
2014
Ensemble
Quills
Mockingbird Theatre Company
Chris Baldock
2013
The Boy
All War is Deception
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Daniel Bowden
2012
Oficiana
The Farce of Sodom
Adelaide Fringe Festival
Stephen Warren
2009
Solo show performer
Death Notice
The Blue Room
Harvey Zielinski
2009
Solo show performer
Death Notice
PICA
Harvey Zielinski
2009
Emilia
Othello
Upstart Theatre Company
Jo Lamont
2009
Ensemble
Life of Galileo
West Australian Youth Theatre Company
Garreth Bradshaw

Other

2023
Part of the writing team
White Fever
Black Sheep Films/Orange Entertainment Co./Unruly Productions for ABC
Aidee Walker
2023
SML fully financed and greenlit
Originate initiative
VicScreen/SBS/ScrAus/Arenamedia
2022
SML one of 42 projects accepted worldwide
17th Ontario Creates Film Financing Forum in Toronto
TIFF
2022
Director's Attachment
The Newsreader (S2)
Werner Films for the ABC
Emma Freeman
2022
Original play commissioned
COLIN (Working Title)
Malthouse Theatre Company
2022
Screenplay supported
"Generate" development funding
Screen Australia
2021
Shortlisted - Honeybee
Audiobook of the Year Award
ABIA
2021
Screenplay selected
Impact Australia 2
Imagine Impact
2021
Screenplay selected
Originate program
Film Vic/SBS/Arenamedia
2021
Top 6 finalist
Heath Ledger Scholarship
Australians in Film
2020
Screenplay selected
Fresh Start Fund
ABC
2018
Grant Recipient
Study grant
Ian Potter Foundation
2018
Recipient of Lyngalla Development Award
Mcleod/Adair
Red Stitch Actor's Theatre
2018
Selected
Graduate Ensemble Member 2018
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
2018
Recipient
Rising Star Award
Casting Guild of Australia
2018
Top 10 finalist
Heath Ledger Scholarship
Australians in Film
2018
Assistant Director
Right Now
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
Katy Maudlin
2017
Scholarship recipient
Cybec Foundation
The National Theatre Drama School
2017
Director/ensemble member
I Will Not Be Here Long
National Theatre DS 2017 Graduates
Harvey Zielinski

Short Film

2022
Actor/Writer/Director/Producer
Sweet Milk Lake proof of concept
Very Famous Films
Harvey Zielinski
2015
Sam
Coming Home
MOFILMS
Summer Deroche

Voice Over

2021
Narrator
All About Yves (Audiobook)
Wavesound
Yen Nguyen
2020
Joel
The Performance (Audiobook)
Wavesound
Justine Sloane-Lees
2020
Voice Over Artist
Watching (Audio Play)
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
Ella Caldwell
2020
Voice Over Artist
NAB: Story of Progress
NAB
Clemenger BBDO Ltd
2020
Narrator
Honeybee (Audiobook)
Wavesound
Justine Sloane-Lees

Rehearsed Readings

2021
Nurse
Super Perfect (Development)
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
Maude Davey
2021
Leonard
Fast Food (Development)
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
Bridget Balodis
2020
Various
Winter Development Retreat
Antipdoes Theatre Company
Various
2020
Multiple
Dame & Commander (Staged reading)
Antipodes Theatre Company
Maude Davey
2018
Jake
Control (Development)
Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
Julian Meyrick
2017
Co-collaborator/Performer
The Fly (Development Preview)
Arts Cente Melbourne
Kerith Manderson-Galvin

Training

2023
16th Street
Miranda Harcourt Masterclass
Acting
2023
Sundance Collab
Directing Actors
Directing
2023
AFTRS
Directing Intensive
Directing
2022
Alexander Techworks LA
Private Tuition - Kristof Konrad
Acting - Alexander technique
2019
Lisa Robertson Studio
Lisa Robertson MEAA masterclass
Acting
2019
Howard Fine Studio
Howard Fine and David Coury Masterclass
Acting
2019
Lisa Robertson Studio LA
Weekly Scene Study
Acting
2015 - 2017
National Theatre Drama School
Advanced Diploma of Acting
Acting
2010 - 2011
The Actors Studio
Foundation Program
Acting
2010
Acting World
Mechanics of Emotion - Chekhov
Chekhov methodology
2009
Perth Actors Collective
Screen Acting 1
Acting for screen
2008 - 2010
James Hagan Private Tuition
Voice and Acting
2005 - 2007
Actors Management
Advanced Film and TV
Film and TV
2004 - 2008
John Curtin College of the Arts
Drama Studies
Acting
2002 - 2004
New Faces Dramatic Arts
Acting for stage
Acting
1999 - 2002
Shine Performance School
Acting for stage
Acting

Skills & Attributes

Shoe Size
9
Clothing Size
Male - M
Natural Accent
Australian
Languages
English
Hair Length
Shoulder Length, Short
Hair Style
Wavy
Sport
Horse Jumping, Horse Riding, Yoga, Netball, AFL Football, Swimming
Drivers Licences
Car
Professional Skills
Actor, Commercial Talent, Director, Voice Artist, Writer, Producer

Media

Public Media
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Public Media
4:08

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Notes

Actor/writer/director/producer Harvey Zielinski has consistently been recognised as one of Australia’s brightest emerging talents. He is a two-time Heath Ledger Scholarship finalist (2018 and 2021), a Casting Guild of Australia Rising Star Award recipient (2018), and was the Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre graduate ensemble member for 2018. As an actor, Harvey has worked for legendary directors such as Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) and Emma Freeman (The Newsreader) and opposite stars such as Don Cheadle (Avengers), Emily Mortimer (Mary Poppins Returns), Markella Kavenagh (TLOTR: The Ring of Power), Belinda McClory (The Matrix), Bojana Novakovic (I, Tonya), Kat Stewart (Offspring), Kate Box (Wentworth) and Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd). Harvey is best known as series lead Abel in Catherine Hardwicke’s (Twilight) sci-fi series Don’t Look Deeper, and as Gez Rahme in Amazon Prime original comedy series Deadloch. Other screen credits include Love Me (Warner Bros), Spreadsheet (Paramount+), Metrosexual (9Now), My First Summer (STAN), Why Are You Like This (ABC/Netflix) and Get Krack!n (ABC). Harvey also plays a lead role in the ABC series White Fever (due for release in 2024). Harvey’s stage credits include Nick in Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf (directed by Sarah Goodes for Red Stitch, featuring Kat Stewart, Emily Goddard and David Whiteley), Malthouse Theatre Company’s production Because the Night (Matt Lutton), cavemxn (Anthropocene Theatre Company), Suddenly Last Summer (Red Stitch), The Antipodes (Red Stitch) and Hir (Red Stitch). Harvey’s screenwriting has been supported by ABC’s Fresh Start Fund, Imagine Impact, Screen Australia, the VicScreen/Arenamedia/SBS ‘Originate’ program and the 17th Annual Ontario Creates Film Financing Forum at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022. He is a Malthouse Theatre commissioned playwright and a writer on ABC comedy series White Fever. He was recently part of a writer's room adapting a best-selling novel to limited series. Harvey’s debut feature film Sweet Milk Lake was recently fully financed and greenlit by the inaugural Originate Features initiative, a partnership between VicScreen, SBS, Arenamedia and Screen Australia. Harvey is the writer, director and lead actor of Sweet Milk Lake. Harvey was the Director’s Attachment for The Newsreader S2 (Emma Freeman) and the Assistant Director for Right Now (Red Stitch). He just directed his first TVC. Harvey is represented by Mollison Keightley Management in Australia and Artists First in the US. He holds O1 visa status for the USA. “A joy to watch…” – Time Out “The lead actors are all fantastic, especially Zielinski…(His) performance as a betrayed best friend is an exceptional one” – Cinema Australia “Achingly vulnerable…” – The Age “Remarkable work…” – Australian Arts Review “Zielinski hovers quite perfectly between confidence and uncertainty” – In Review “Zielinski and Boesen are a riot” – Time Out “The wattage emanating from the cast is often electrifying…Zielinski nails the slick, colourless swagger of Nick, but he’s also able to convey a sense of wistfulness and self-awareness that isn’t necessarily on the page” – The Guardian “He is especially good – sly, ingratiating and likeable while never wholly trustworthy – in the opening scene of Act Two” – Australian Book Review “Best on the night…”– Australian Arts Review “Act II’s opening scene between Nick and George is a standout…Zielinski’s subtle naturalism adds a magnetic believability” – Limelight “You forget they are acting; the quartet are that good…Zielinski’s Nick has the cocky pugilism required…it is fascinating to watch the two men go at it.” – Theatre Matters “Stunning performances…Zielinski as Honey’s husband, Nick, is particularly well cast. His very affable appearance allows him to turn his character’s naivety into deceit with the art of a grifter.” – Stage Whispers “Zielinski’s spunky, naive and narcissistic Max is both adorable and relatable.” – Daily Review