Alec Doomadgee

Alec Doomadgee is an Australian actor, television host and presenter. He is also an Indigenous Australian community leader, mentor and activist.

Alec Doomadgee
Born
Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, community leader

Background

Born and raised on the born and raised with his extended family on the Waanyi / Garawa Land Trust, he is from the Doomadgee community in the Gulf of Carpentaria. He is also a descendant of Waanyi, Garawa and Gangalidda tribes.[1] Involved in Native Title issues, he is also chairman for the Waanyi PBC.[2]

Film and television

In 2008, he appeared in the short film, Joonba then later Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins. He also played the role of Wesley, Grace's husband in episode 1. of Redfern Now.[3] He also made another appearance in the series in episode "Starting Over", this time as Koorioke Announcer.[4] He also had recurring roles as Darana in the 2017 series, Cleverman.[5]

Doomadgee was the driving force behind the acclaimed 2016 documentary, Zach's Ceremony which took ten years to make. It covered his son's initiation into tribal lore. Doomadgee both directed and produced the film[6] which was shown at New York's Margaret Mead Film Festival.[7] He received a Best Documentary Award for the film at the 2016 Byron Bay Film Festival.[8]

Qantas boomerang incident

In 2015, he was stopped by security at Brisbane Airport when he tried to take his boomerangs onto a flight. The reason given, as he was told later, they were considered to be weapons. He told staff that they were not weapons, they were spiritual items. In spite of that he was still not allowed to take them on. He did later get an apology from a Qantas spokeswoman.[9]

Filmography
Film
Title Role Director Year Notes #
Joonba Dean Gibson 2008
Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins Pentangle Jeremy Dylan 2011
Welcome to Country Mayor Neville Dean Gibson 2017
Television roles (dramatic)
Title Episode Role Director Year Notes #
The Strip "Murdered, Chopped Up, and Frozen" Gardener #2 Ken Cameron 2008
Redfern Now "Family" Wesley Catriona McKenzie 2012
Redfern Now "Starting Over" Koorioke Announcer Rachel Perkins 2013
Ready for This "Brand New Me" Lily's Dad Daina Reid 2015
Cleverman "Bindawu" Darana Wayne Blair 2017
Cleverman "Dark Clouds" Darana Wayne Blair 2017
Cleverman "Muya" Darana Leah Purcell 2017
Cleverman "Skin" Darana Leah Purcell 2017
Documentary and non dramatic roles
Title Role Director Year Notes #
On the Edge Self Ben Rose 2010
Blow Away The Smokes Presenter Fil Baker, Gillian Gould 2011 Documentary short
Blackfellas, Bulls & Bucking Broncos Director, Producer Alec Doomadgee, Martin Guinness 2012
Zach's Ceremony Himself, associate producer Aaron Petersen 2016
Host
Title Role Director Year Notes #
Volumz Self, host 2011 - 2012 Production company NITV

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References
  1. TEDxSydney - Speaker > Alec Doomadgee < Actor, speaker, cultural advisor
  2. The North West Star, September 24, 2021 - Waanyi People win new native title battle by Derek Barry
  3. ABC - REDFERN NOW, CHARACTERS EPISODE 1 - WESLEY
  4. Australia Television Information Archive - Redfern Now: episode guide, Starting Over, Cast:
  5. TV Guide - Cleverman - Full Cast & Crew
  6. The Brisbane Times, DECEMBER 18, 2021 - Big trouble on a small Queensland hill by Zach Hope
  7. ABC, Wed 26 Oct 2016 - Zach's Ceremony, film about Aboriginal identity, shown at New York's Margaret Mead Film Festival By Lindy Kerin
  8. Byron Bay Film Festival 2016 - Announcement - Awards - BBFF2016 Dec 31 Zach's Ceremony and The Bentley Effect take top awards at BBFF
  9. Brisbane Times, August 17, 2015 - Qantas stops Aboriginal actor Alec Doomadgee from carrying boomerangs on plane By Jorge Branco
  10. IMDb - Acec Doomadgee, Actor | Producer | Director | Self
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