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Helen Thomson

Helen Thomson

6 movies on Netflix

Biography

The Australian actress Helen Thomson grew up on a farm in central Queensland and studied drama at the University of Southern Queensland before a 1991 Queensland Theatre Company production of The Crucible, as Abigail Williams, helped launch her stage career. She played Desdemona in Othello and appeared in The Dutch Courtesan for the Melbourne Theatre Company, then worked extensively with the Sydney Theatre Company in productions including Arcadia, The School for Scandal and God of Carnage. Her stage work brought several Helpmann Award nominations, and she won for After Dinner. On screen she has appeared in television series such as A Country Practice, Blue Heelers and Colin from Accounts, earning an AACTA nomination and an Equity Ensemble Award with the cast. Her films include Gettin' Square (2003), which brought an Australian Film Institute Awards nomination, Elvis (2022), in which she played Gladys Presley, and Spit (2025).

Movie Career

Films
6
Career span
35 years1990 to 2025

Genres

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  1. First role

    Thomson credits her casting as Abigail Williams in The Crucible with helping launch her career. The Queensland Theatre Company production was staged in 1991, when she was beginning to act.

Helen Thomson movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Elvis2022 Drama, History, Musicas Gladys Presley

    IMDb rating 7.3265K votes

  2. Spit2025 Comedy, Crime, Dramaas Marion Barrington

    IMDb rating 6.1965 votes

  3. Bloodmoon1990as Mary Huston

    IMDb rating 4.7927 votes

  4. Kangaroo Jack2003as TV Announcer

    IMDb rating 4.536K votes

  5. Gettin' Square2003as Marion Barrington

    IMDb rating 6.73.6K votes

  6. A Savage Christmas2023as Brenda Savage

    IMDb rating 5.6256 votes

Most often with

Jonathan Teplitzky directed two of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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David Wenham, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with David WenhamGary Sweet, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Gary SweetDavid Roberts, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with David RobertsDavid Field, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with David FieldJonathan TeplitzkyDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jonathan Teplitzky

Films together

  • David Wenham3 films together, 2003 to 2025
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    • Spit2025IMDb rating 6.1Thomson as Marion BarringtonWenham as Johnny 'Spit' Spitieri
    • Elvis2022IMDb rating 7.3Thomson as Gladys PresleyWenham as Hank Snow
    • Gettin' Square2003IMDb rating 6.7Thomson as Marion BarringtonWenham as Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri
  • Gary Sweet3 films together, 2003 to 2025
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    • Spit2025IMDb rating 6.1Thomson as Marion BarringtonSweet as Charles 'Chicka' Martin
    • A Savage Christmas2023IMDb rating 5.6Thomson as Brenda SavageSweet as Peter Hall
    • Gettin' Square2003IMDb rating 6.7Thomson as Marion BarringtonSweet as Chicka Martin
  • David Roberts3 films together, 2003 to 2025
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    • Spit2025IMDb rating 6.1Thomson as Marion BarringtonRoberts as Niall Toole
    • A Savage Christmas2023IMDb rating 5.6Thomson as Brenda SavageRoberts as James Savage Jnr.
    • Gettin' Square2003IMDb rating 6.7Thomson as Marion BarringtonRoberts as Niall Toole
  • David Field2 films together, 2003 to 2025
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    • Spit2025IMDb rating 6.1Thomson as Marion BarringtonField as Arne Deviers
    • Gettin' Square2003IMDb rating 6.7Thomson as Marion BarringtonField as Arnie DeViers
  • Jonathan TeplitzkyDirector, 2 films, 2003 to 2025
    All films by Jonathan Teplitzky
    • Spit2025IMDb rating 6.1Thomson as Marion Barrington
    • Gettin' Square2003IMDb rating 6.7Thomson as Marion Barrington

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