Robert Coleby

Robert Coleby is a British actor whose career has largely been in Australia. Born in Ipswich in 1947, he has been active since the 1970s and has more than 70 film and television credits. His first screen role came in 1970, as Fortinbras in a television Hamlet for the American series Hallmark Hall of Fame, and he next appeared as a hitchhiker in the 1971 film The Last Run. After moving to Sydney in 1975, he made his Australian television debut in Rush in 1976. He became a regular on Australian television, with roles including Dr Barrett in The Young Doctors, Barry Drummond in Chopper Squad, Lieutenant Fisher in Patrol Boat and Reverend Lonsdale in Anzacs. Later credits included Richard Craig in All Saints and Rock Hudson in Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure. He also appeared in The Marine 2 (2009) and took the title role in Queensland Theatre Company's 2007 production of John Gabriel Borkman.