Erik Thomson

Erik Thomson (born 27 April 1967) is a Scottish-born New Zealand-Australian actor.[1] He is known for playing Hades in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena Warrior Princess and Young Hercules, Dr. Mitch Stevens in All Saints and Dave Rafter in Packed to the Rafters. Thomson won an Australian Film Institute Award for his performance in the Australian feature film Somersault.

Erik Thomson
Born (1967-04-27) 27 April 1967
Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
NationalityScottish/New Zealand/Australian
OccupationActor
Years active1990−present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1999)​
Children2

Early life

Erik Thomson was born in Inverness, Scotland, and his family emigrated to New Zealand when he was seven. He studied performing arts at the New Zealand Drama School in Wellington and English Literature and drama at Victoria University of Wellington.[2]

Career

Thomson had a number of television roles in New Zealand, starting with Marlin Bay, a drama set in a casino and resort. He won a wider fan following for his occasional appearances as the god Hades in the series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess Young Hercules, all three series of which were filmed in New Zealand.

In 1995 he moved to Australia and landed regular roles in Pacific Drive, medical series All Saints (1999–2003) and The Alice (2005). He has had guest roles on such series as Wildside and Always Greener. From 2008 to 2013, Thomson played Dave Rafter on the Seven Network dramedy series Packed to the Rafters. from 2015 to 2018 he has the lead role in 800 Words.

Thomson's work in theatre includes roles in Complete Works of Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Twelve Angry Men, and Angels in America.

His movie credits include the role of soldier Simon Mollison in the 2008 film The Black Balloon with Toni Collette. He appeared in Somersault with Abbie Cornish and Sam Worthington, which scored him an AFI Award, and also featured in Accidents Happen with Geena Davis.

Another Thomson role is as Malcom Downer in the 2019 film Storm Boy with Geoffrey Rush, and Finn Little.

Filmography
Film and Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992The Ray Bradbury TheaterYoung Man
1995–1998Xena: Warrior PrincessHades
199813 Gantry RowKieron
1999–2003All SaintsDr. Mitchell Stevens
2001Justin BrownJustin Brown
2004Through My EyesProfessor James Cameron
2004SomersaultRichard
2005MDA (TV series)David Simpson
2005–2006The AliceJack Jaffers
2006BlackJack: Dead MemoryRob
2007We're Here to HelpDave Henderson
2008The Black BalloonSimon Mollison
2008–2013Packed to the RaftersDave Rafter
2009The Boys Are BackDigby
2009BeautifulFrank
2009Accidents HappenBob
2013The Broken ShoreSteve Villani
2014The CodeNiko Gaelle
2015Now Add HoneyRichard Morgan
2015–2018800 WordsGeorge Turner
2018Storm BoyMalcom Downer
2019AwokenRobert
2020The LuminariesDick Mannering
2021AftertasteEaston West
TBABack to the RaftersDave Rafter

Awards

Thomson won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Somersault, and was nominated for his work in The Black Balloon. On television he has been nominated for a Logie Award five times, and has won two Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor.

Awards for Erik Thomson include:

Organizations Year[lower-alpha 1] Category Work Result
Logie Awards 2002 Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor All Saints Nominated
2003 Won
2004 Nominated
2009 Packed to the Rafters Nominated
2010 Nominated
2016 800 Words Won
2017 Nominated
2018 Nominated
AFI Awards 2004 AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Somersault Won
2008 The Black Balloon Nominated
  1. Indicates the year of the ceremony.

(The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor was referred to as "Best Actor" in 2016 and 2017)

Personal

Thomson is married to actress Caitlin McDougall and has a daughter named Eilish and a son named Magnus.[3]

References
  1. Edwards, Verity. "Q&A: Erik Thomson, actor, 49". The Australian. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. Cuthbertson, Ian (20 June 2009). "First Impressions: Erik Thomson, actor". The Australian. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  3. Clune, Richard (7 September 2008). "Packed to the Rafters' Erik Thomson rates being a dad". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 8 July 2009.
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