1. Roy Harwood Billing was born on 1947 and is a New Zealand television actor, now based on Waiheke Island, New Zealand.
17 Facts About Roy Billing
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Roy Billing was brought up in Ruawai, Northland, New Zealand.
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In 1965 Roy Billing formed a psychedelic rock band called The Ministry of Fog.
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Roy Billing left advertising to take up the less lucrative new role, at the age of 30.
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Roy Billing has starred in many television shows and had main roles on Bad Cop, Bad Cop, Dossa and Joe and Hell Has Harbour Views.
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Roy Billing had a recurring role on Blue Heelers as Senior Constable Ian Goss, on Always Greener as Eddie McGill, in Packed to the Rafters as Ron Barrett, and in Under the Mountain.
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Roy Billing appeared as part of the ensemble on the 2006 season of Thank God You're Here.
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From 2012 Roy Billing has played Harry Strang in the Jack Irish television drama series and television movies adapted from the detective novels by Peter Temple.
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In 2009, Roy Billing played Griffith drug lord Robert Trimbole in the high-rating drama series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, starring alongside Matthew Newton.
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Roy Billing started acting with Theatre Corporate, Auckland in the late 1970s.
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In 2020, Roy Billing starred in the Australian comedy-drama film Never Too Late.
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Roy Billing returned to New Zealand to live in late 2019.
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In 2023, Roy Billing was announced for the ABC series Austin.
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In 1999, Roy Billing was nominated in the 'Best Actor in a Supporting Role' award at the AFI Awards for his role in Siam Sunset.
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In 2009, Roy Billing won the 'Best Actor in a Television Drama' award at the AFI Awards, and was nominated for the 'Outstanding Actor' award at the 2010 Logies for his role in Underbelly.
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On 26 January 2015, Roy Billing was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to the performing arts, particularly as an actor, and to the community".
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In 2015, Roy Billing became the first person to be honoured with a star on Winton's Walk of Fame which was revealed during The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in Winton, Queensland.