Mark

Mark Coles Smith (born February 22, 1987) is an Indigenous Australian actor originally from Broome, Western Australia.

Coles Smith made his debut in the Network Ten children's TV show Ocean Star at the age of 14 after being taken to an open audition by his aunt.

In 2007 Coles Smith received the VCA Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts' Yvonne Cohen Award, and graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Aboriginal Theatre. He currently resides in Melbourne, Australia.

In 2015 Coles Smith won the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Tilly [left] in Last Cab to Darwin. He was also nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role by both the Australian Film Institute and the Australian Film Critics Association.

His most recent role was as Tom [below] in the 2018 television series Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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Related Off-site Links:
Mark Coles Smith on What Indigenous Film and Television Characters Mean for Aboriginal Australia – Ben Collins (ABC News, January 31, 2017).
An Interview with Indigenous Actor Mark Coles Smith – Jim Schembri (Street Smart, April 22, 2016).

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