Acting
Dec 25, 1963
Australia
Keith Agius
Acting
Biography
Keith, a distinguished alumnus of NIDA (class of 1986), left an indelible mark in the world of acting, directing, and producing, both in Australia and internationally. His exceptional talent was recognized when he was nominated for the Green Room Awards as the Outstanding Male Actor in 2014 for his role in "Henry V" (Bell Shakespeare), and again in 2016 for the Sydney Theatre Awards as the Best Male Actor in a Leading Role for "The Whale" (Red Line). His contributions to film and television were significant, with notable roles in Wyrmwood (2014), Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo (2011), Crownies (2011), Home and Away (1988), Fireflies (2004), All Saints (1998), White Collar Blue (2002), State Coroner (1997), Blue Heelers (1994), Phoenix (1992), and Embassy (1990). Keith's theatre credits are extensive and diverse. He performed in "The Whale" (Red Line - Old Fitz), toured the UAE with "Mr Stink" (CDP), and graced the stage in productions of "Twelfth Night", "Henry V", "Julius Caesar" & "King Lear" (all Bell Shakespeare), "Macbeth", "The Comedy of Errors", "The Tempest" & "Twelfth Night" (all Sport for Jove), and "Emily Eye-Finger" (Monkey Baa). He also appeared in "Homebody/Kabul" & "Whore" (B- Sharp - Belvoir St), "The Herbal Bed" (New Theatre), "Much Ado About Nothing", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Night Sky), "Alive At Williamstown Pier" (Griffin), and "Often I Find That I Am Naked" (National & International tour - Savage Wit). Further credits include "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Hamlet" & "After Liverpool" (Theatre UpNorth), "Because You Are Mine" (Red Shed), "Ginger Meggs & the Missing Link" (Vic Arts Centre), "The Adman" & "Heroic Measures" (Playbox - Malthouse), "Wogs Out Of Work" (Australian tour), "Noel Coward in Two Keys" & "A Small Family Business" (Marian St), "Woman In Mind" (STC), and "Hamlet" (Q Theatre). Keith's legacy continues to inspire and influence the world of performing arts.
Feature Films (3)
An unappreciated laborer's patience reaches breaking point when his girlfriend cancels a romantic holiday. Making light of the situation, he decides to tie hundreds of helium balloons to a chair in an outlandish bid to float to a new life.
Danny Deckchair
A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
Mr. Nice Guy
Barry is a talented mechanic and family man whose life is torn apart on the eve of a zombie apocalypse. His sister, Brooke, is kidnapped by a sinister team of gas-mask wearing soldiers and experimented on by a psychotic doctor. While Brooke plans her escape Barry goes out on the road to find her and teams up with Benny, a fellow survivor – together they must arm themselves and prepare to battle their way through hordes of flesh-eating monsters in a harsh Australian bushland.
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead
Television & Series (6)
Fireflies is an Australian television show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia and RTÉ One in Ireland. It debuted on 7 February 2004 and screened as 22 episodes. The series was set in the fictional country town of Lost River, population 487. It was centred on the lives of a group of volunteer firefighters, during the hottest, driest summer in decades. The theme song "Beautiful Feeling" was written and performed by Paul Kelly.
Fireflies
Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional country town of Mount Thomas. Under the watchful eye of Tom Croydon (John Wood), the men and women of Mount Thomas Police Station fight crime, resolve disputes and tackle the social issues of the day. We watch their successes and their failures and learn to grow with them and their loved ones as the heart of the series develops.
Blue Heelers
The Surgeon was an Australian primetime television Medical drama. It screened at 9:30pm on Thursdays on Network Ten and in Ireland early morning on RTÉ One. The show was based at a fictional hospital named Sydney General Hospital. The first season consisted of 8 half-hour episodes. The show was not renewed for a second season due to a number of poor reviews and lack of sufficient ratings.
The Surgeon
In early 1972, Ita Buttrose and Kerry Packer got together to create a magazine that became one of the most dramatic sensations in Australian publishing history. CLEO Magazine - begun in a "fit of pique" - went on to help define women, Australia and the relationship between the two.
