Kevin Wilson (actor)
Kevin Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1972-1989 |
Kevin Wilson was a New Zealand born actor who worked Australia. He featured in TV series Class of '74 as John Ward, the school boxing champion,[1] The People Next Door as 19-year-old son Martin,[2][3] and Alpha Scorpio as lead character Stephen Lee.[4] He appeared in The Cousin from Fiji as Darky Tyrell[5] The Bushranger as Dermot Reilly,[6] and played Les Darcy in the Behind the Legend episode on Darcy.[7]
Born in New Zealand, Wilson came to Australia in 1971 as a boxer and appeared on a TV boxing show before becoming a TV stuntman, first appearing as an extra on Spyforce. He took acting lessons with Brian Syron and moved into acting.[1][7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "And Class of '74 'good fun'", The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March 1974
- ↑ Dreverman, Pat (8 March 1973), "Kids take on "96"", The Age
- ↑ Musgrove, Nan (4 April 1973), ""The People Next Door" move in", The Australian Women's Weekly
- ↑ Musgrove, Nan (17 October 1973), "Aplpha Sorpio - Based on fact", The Australian Women's Weekly
- ↑ Musgrove, Nan (2 August 1972), "Lindsay novels on TV", The Australian Women's Weekly
- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p21
- 1 2 Musgrove, Nan (4 October 1972), "Legendaries", The Australian Women's Weekly
External links
[edit]- Kevin Wilson at IMDb