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k-wame · 1 year

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James Bligh & Henry Fox | A Place to Call Home 2016 ‧ 1950s ‧ Period Drama ‧ S04.E05

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userkayjay · 7 months

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A PLACE TO CALL HOME 4.06

Come on. No, no... I'm fine here. Thank you.

#a place to call home #aplacetocallhomeedit #aptchedit #perioddramaedit #tvedit #lgbtqedit #mlmedit #james bligh #henry fox #david berry #tim draxl #saltybenchday #singinprincess #packedtotheaussies #usergay #mlmsource #romancegifs #cinematv #perioddramasource

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newsatsix1986 · 11 months

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Happy Pride Month to these four gorgeous fictional blokes, as well as all the queer creatives behind The Newsreader and all the show’s fans who fall under the rainbow umbrella!

How lucky we are to have the stories of Dale, Tim, Adam and Russ on our screen, perfectly written by a wonderful set of diverse writers, and directed by an incredible creative eye. They were told with such heart and empathy, and there is so much we are able to take away from them.

Remember, dear fellow fans - you are all loved just the way you are. 💖🏳️‍🌈🌟

#dale jennings #sam reid #tim ahern #chai hansen #adam lindell #tim draxl #russ the newsreader #mark leonard winter #the newsreader #happy pride month newsreader fans!

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clarkkantagain · 2 months

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#tim draxl #style #veins #nubs

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ballumville · 1 year

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Oh the intrigues of Love...I love Harry and Henry's love story... 🥰😍

#tim draxl #dominic allburn #loveislove #lgbt drama #harry polson #a place called home #henry fox

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mundaneandmagicalcreature · 1 year

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#the newsreader #cheryl ricci #maria angelico #tim draxl #mark leonard winter #this moment is so sweet

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h-omo-ero · 10 months

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filmpalette · 2 years

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Swimming Upstream (2003) dir. Russell Mulcahy

#swimming upstream #russell mulcahy #2003 #jesse spencer #tim draxl #geoffrey rush #req #2000s

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badmovieihave · 7 months

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Bad movie I have Blacklight 2022

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oceanusborealis · 1 year

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Blacklight - Movie Review

Blacklight – Movie Review

TL;DR – An action film that wastes a lot of its runtime, forgetting it is an action film. ⭐⭐ Rating: 2 out of 5. Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit sceneDisclosure – I paid for the Amazon Prime service that viewed this film Blacklight Review – As we continue our run to the end of the year, I thought I would continue my catch-up by continuing my look at Liam Neeson’s after…

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#Action #Aidan Quinn #American Cinema #Australian Cinema #Blacklight #Claire van der Boom #Emmy Raver-Lampman #Georgia Flood #Liam Neeson #Melanie Jarnson #Taylor John Smith #Tim Draxl #Yael Stone

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k-wame · 1 year

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davιd вerry aѕ jaмeѕ вlιgн & тιм draхl aѕ нenry ғoх a place тo call нoмe ‧ 2016 ‧ 1950ѕ ‧ perιod draмa ‧ ѕ04.e03

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userkayjay · 8 months

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A PLACE TO CALL HOME 3.10

-It's all getting a bit on top of me, I'm afraid. -What is? The world's not gonna end, James. Just let it out.

#a place to call home #aplacetocallhomeedit #aptchedit #perioddramaedit #tvedit #lgbtqedit #mlmedit #aussietvedit #james bligh #henry fox #david berry #tim draxl #saltybenchday #weloveperioddrama #perioddramasource #periodedit

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newsatsix1986 · 1 year

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Courage: "Mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear or difficulty."

~ (Merriam-Webster)

🌟 24 + 25/04/1986 🌟

#helen norville #anna torv #dale jennings #sam reid #adam lindell #tim draxl #mark leonard winter #the newsreader #plus many many others in the show 💖

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shoessocksfeetetc · 1 year

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Tim Draxl Handsome devil cute feet

A PLACE TO CALL HOME

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ballumville · 3 months

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'Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.'

#harry polson #henry fox #a place to called home #dominic allburn #tim draxl #lgbtq #quotes #loveislove #gay tv series #immanuel kant

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qnewslgbtiqa · 3 months

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Meet the actor set for stardom in 2024: Matthew Backer

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Meet the actor set for stardom in 2024: Matthew Backer

Brisbane’s own Matthew Backer chats to QNews about his career as an out gay actor, being a Play School presenter and his big year ahead.

Matthew has just flown in to visit family for the holidays and joins our video interview from his childhood bedroom.

He explains that his parents have turned it into a spare room, although they still have some posters of him on the wall.

It’s clear his parents are proud of his achievements and they have every reason to be.

Matthew’s rise as an actor and TV presenter has grown each year over the last decade and it feels he is on the precipice of something even bigger.

Matt grew up in Brisbane because of his dad’s rugby league career. His father, Bradley Backer, played for Easts and was in the first-ever State of Origin series for Queensland.

Other pursuits were Matt’s passions though.

“I went to an all-boys Catholic school in the 90s, enough said on that, but that’s where I found acting doing school musicals and plays,” he tells me.

Journalism

Despite his love of acting, his first career went down a different path.

He studied journalism at the University of Queensland and went on to become a cadet reporter at the Fraser Coast Chronicle in Maryborough.

Maryborough was his family’s home town and despite not living there he knew the place inside out as a regular visitor.

Although he loved the job and living with his grandparents, he started to feel it wasn’t the right path for him.

“I just constantly had that little voice going like ‘you should be acting’. So at the end of that cadetship, I was like It’s now or never. I just really wanted to audition for NIDA, so I came back to Brisbane for a year and did every amateur play you could think of and short films and promo work and then I auditioned.”

Matthew got into the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) on first go and then moved to Sydney for his new life as an actor.

Acting career

Matthew’s credits since then are extensive.

After landing his first professional gig as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys he went on to a substantial theatre career.

In 2016 he won a Matilda Award for Best Male Actor in Queensland Theatre’s production of Switzerland and a 2016 Broadway World Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Sydney Theatre Company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

He hasn’t shied away from screen roles with credits in Wellmania, Five Bedrooms, A Place to Call Home and Home and Away to name just a few.

The versatility of roles and medium has helped shape the longevity of his career.

“You just gotta take what you can get, the industry is not big enough,” he says.

“Thankfully, I can act and I can sing and I can move well. So I tick a few boxes, which you have to be able to do in Australia. Otherwise, there’s just not enough arenas for you to play in. But thankfully, I’ve got many fingers in many pies.”

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Queer representation

Being boxed in as a “gay actor” has been a frustrating experience for Matt at times, particularly early in his career when the roles he was typecast for were consistently going to his straight colleagues.

“Six, seven years ago, it was pretty much all straight actors playing gay roles and the gay roles were not even that developed. I think some of the soaps had two gay stalkers on there,” he says.

“I don’t subscribe to the belief that only gay actors should play gay characters. That’s not it at all, but when the seesaw is like this [he puts out his hands to symbolise unbalanced scales] we have to level it out a bit.”

However, since he first began acting he has seen a demonstrable difference in the industry.

“I’ve noticed much more developed interesting queer characters that are really exciting. My mate Tim Draxl just got nominated for two actor awards for playing two gay roles and he’s openly gay. Like, that was not happening when I graduated, there was no gay actor openly succeeding that you could go ‘cool, I can do it’, but it is changing,” he says.

Play School

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For all his thespian prowess, there’s one role he is probably best known for: Play School.

Matt became a presenter on the iconic program back in 2017.

“It’s just so fun. It’s so silly. I mean, it’s in the name. We just get to go in and play and be big kids, and I’m such a big kid,” he laughs.

He has also been part of the program as so many children in his life grow up with it.

“When I started, I had two nephews and they were like, in the right age bracket. So they’ve grown up with Uncle Matt on TV. Now I’ve got two more nephews and a little niece and so they’re all watching and my friends are having kids and I think I got it at the perfect time. It’s a reminder of how special it is, it’s like the funnest job I’ve ever had.”

With his exposure across so many different mediums, I ask him who recognises him the most. He says kids often spot him but he also gets approached out on the scene.

“I was at Mardi Gras, and you know, everyone’s dressed up and having a good old time and a lovely gay guy skipped up to me and pointed in my face and was like you’re on Play School and skipped off into the night!”

A big year ahead

2024 looks to be a big year for Matthew.

On January 18, the Stan series Prosper comes out where he stars alongside Richard Roxburgh and Rebecca Gibney which he describes as “his biggest TV role so far.”

The show has been described as Succession meets Hillsong drama series.

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Also coming out during the year will be Die Bully Die.

The film is one that Matthew and his friend Drew Weston co-wrote and will star in together.

It’s a comedy horror that takes some inspiration from Matt’s experiences at that 90s Catholic school in Brisbane as well as an incident he had later in life at Tropical Fruits.

“I looked across the dance floor and saw one of my worst bullies and they’re shirtless and gay. It was fine, he came up and gave me a big hug, but I felt really angry and I didn’t show it. I remember thinking, gosh, there’s so much drama and conflict in what I felt because I was happy for him, but also really angry at him.”

“So we developed this idea, based around a character who maybe hasn’t let that go and is a little warped. Horror is my favourite genre, so we just made it a horror comedy. Hopefully, people love it, it’s it’s bloody entertaining.”

The film’s budget was crowdfunded and the pair are hoping to have it played in a number of festivals this year.

Matthew’s ability to be a chameleon throughout his career stands him in good stead.

He’s gone from journalist to theatre and screen actor, Play School presenter, and now film writer. All while fully embracing his queer identity.

There’s no doubt there is more to come in his career and the boy from Brisbane will continue to do his parents and his community proud.

You can follow Matthew Backer on Instagram. Photos by Johnny Diaz Nicolaidis.

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