Erik Thomson

Erik Thomson is a Scottish-born New Zealand-Australian actor. 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.

Erik Thomson
Born
Inverness, Scotland
OccupationActor
Years active1990−present
Spouse
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(m. 1999)​
Children2

Thomson won an Australian Film Institute Award for his performance in the Australian feature film Somersault.

Early life

Erik Thomson was born c. 1967[1] 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][3]

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,[4] Xena: Warrior Princess and Young Hercules, all three series of which were filmed in New Zealand.

In 1995, Thomson 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 had the lead role in 800 Words.[5]

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

Thomson's film 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. He also featured in Accidents Happen with Geena Davis and Storm Boy with Geoffrey Rush, and Finn Little.[6]

Personal life

Thomson has been married to actress Caitlin McDougall since 1999, and the couple have a daughter named Eilish and a son named Magnus.[7][8]

As of July 2022 they live at Port Willunga, South Australia.[9]

In 2023, Thompson appeared as Don Spiers in the Channel 7 miniseries The Claremont Murders.

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. For television, he has been nominated for a Logie Award five times and has won two Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor.

Awards
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)

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
199813 Gantry RowKieronTV movie
2004SomersaultRichardFeature film
2006BlackJack: Dead MemoryRobTV movie
2007We're Here to HelpDave HendersonFeature film
2008The Black BalloonSimon MollisonFeature film
2009The Boys Are BackDigbyFeature film
2009BeautifulFrankFeature film
2009Accidents HappenBobFeature film
2013The Broken ShoreSteve VillaniTV movie
2015Now Add HoneyRichard MorganFeature film
2018Storm BoyMalcom DownerFeature film
2019AwokenRobertFeature film
2021Coming Home in the DarkHoaggieFeature film
2022BluebackCostelloFeature film
2022MonolithVoiceFeature film[10]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992-94Marlin BayTV series
1992The Ray Bradbury TheaterYoung ManTV series
1995-99Hercules: The Legendary JourneysHadesTV series
1995–98Xena: Warrior PrincessHadesTV series
1996-97Pacific DriveBrett BarrettTV series
1998-99Young HerculesHadesTV series
1997-99WildsideGuest roleTV series
2001-03Always GreenerGuest roleTV series
1999-03All SaintsDr. Mitchell StevensTV series
2001Justin BrownJustin Brown
2004Through My EyesProfessor James CameronTV miniseries
2005MDADavid SimpsonTV series
2005–06The AliceJack JaffersTV series
2008–13Packed to the RaftersDave RafterTV series
2014The CodeNiko GaelleTV series
2015–18800 WordsGeorge TurnerTV series
2020The LuminariesDick ManneringTV miniseries
2021-22AftertasteEaston WestTV series, 12 episodes
2021Back to the RaftersDave RafterTV series, 6 episodes
2022Black SnowSteve WalcottTV series, 6 episodes
2023The Claremont Murders[11]Don SpiersTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2023CaughtIn production

References
  1. Quinn, Karl (25 February 2021). "Aftertaste's Erik Thomson changes course from nice to nasty: 'I could end up playing arseholes for the next 20 years'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  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. Edwards, Verity (2016). "Q&A: Erik Thomson, actor, 49". The Australian. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys". IMDb.
  5. "800 Words". IMDb. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. "Accidents Happen (2009)". IMDb.
  7. "Inside Rafters star Erik Thomson's marriage to actress Caitlin McDougall". New Idea. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  8. Clune, Richard (7 September 2008). "Packed to the Rafters' Erik Thomson rates being a dad". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  9. Debelle, Penelope (15 July 2022). "Seconds, please: ABC dishes up a new season of Aftertaste". InDaily. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  10. Debelle, Penelope (7 October 2022). "The state of science fiction". InDaily . Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  11. "FIRST LOOK | KATE RITCHIE and ERIK THOMSON to star in Australian drama event THE CLAREMONT MURDERS". 5 April 2023.
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