1. Toby Schmitz was born on 4 May 1977 and is an Australian actor and playwright.
12 Facts About Toby Schmitz
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Toby Schmitz was born in Perth, Western Australia, attended Perth's Scotch College and briefly studied law at the University of Western Australia.
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Toby Schmitz graduated from the acting course at National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1999 and has performed many times on stage for Sydney Theatre Company, Company B at Belvoir St Theatre and Griffin Theatre Company.
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Toby Schmitz has appeared in film and television, and writes plays.
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Toby Schmitz performed the role of Coleman in The Lonesome West at Belvoir St Theatre in 2009.
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Toby Schmitz appeared in Strange Interlude in 2012 played the title role in Hamlet in 2013.
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Toby Schmitz appeared in the premiere of Brendan Cowell's Men for Rogue Star Productions.
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In 2015, Schmitz appeared in Andrew Upton's adaptation of Chekhov's play Platonov, titled The Present, for the Sydney Theatre Company.
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In 2014, Toby Schmitz joined an ensemble cast in the Starz dramatic series Black Sails as historical pirate Calico Jack Rackham.
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In 2017, Toby Schmitz starred in the ABC legal drama Newton's Law opposite Claudia Karvan, appearing as the SC Lewis Hughes.
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Toby Schmitz appeared in Griff the Invisible, which was released in 2010.
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In 2002, Toby Schmitz won Sydney Theatre Company's Patrick White Playwrights' Award with his play Lucky, which was later produced by the Australian Theatre for Young People.