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Martin Sacks

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Martin Sacks
A criminal from Chicago is forced to hide in a small Australian reef town posing as the new church Reverend.
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Martin Sacks has worked in Film, Television and Theatre for over forty years. Having studied acting at the prestigious Stella Adler Acting School in New York, Martin has appeared in many varied film and television roles including the feature films 'Emoh Ruo', 'Slate, Wyn and Me', 'Love in Limbo' with Russell Crowe, as well as the French film 'LaTricheuse' co-starring Kristen Scott Thomas. His US television credits include , 'Jake and the Fatman' and the groundbreaking character drama, 'ThirtySomething'. In Australia, his television credits include the miniseries 'Do or Die', 'Fields of Fire', the telemovie 'My Husband My Killer' playing the lead role of Andrew Kalajzic & ABC telemovie "Cliffy", playing Sid Young. It was the police drama 'Blue Heelers' that established Martin as one of Australia's most talented actors, earning him five consecutive silver Logies for best actor. Following his departure from the show after eleven years, Martin moved behind the camera to direct his first film, 'Crushed', which screened at the LA International Film Festival. He also directed numerous episodes of Blue Heelers and the medical drama, 'All Saints'. His real passion, however, was acting and after gaining experience behind the camera, was offered the role of loan shark, Mario Condello, in the original and highly acclaimed crime drama, Underbelly. Since then he has featured in roles on television dramas including City Homicide, Sea Patrol, Rescue: Special Ops, Lowdown, Offspring ,The Straits, Jack Irish, Wonderland, The Gods of Wheat Street, A Place to Call Home, Reef Doctors, Rake and Wentworth Martin starred in feature films 'The Cup' (2011), BAIT 3D (2012), Rise (2014), Truth (2015), Don't Tell (2016), The Second (2018), Ride Like a Girl (2019), Sweet River (2020), Buckley's Chance (2021), Bosch & Rockit (2021).
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      • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Blue Heelers (1994)
    Blue Heelers
    7.0
    TV Series
    • P.J. Hasham
    Kate Atkinson, Danielle Cormack, Robbie Magasiva, Leah Purcell, Pamela Rabe, and Nicole da Silva in Wentworth (2013)
    Wentworth
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Derek Channing
    Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett in Truth (2015)
    Truth
    6.8
    • Robert Strong
    • 2015
    Underbelly (2008)
    Underbelly
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Mario Condello

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    Actor



    • The Survivors
      • Julian Gilroy
      • Completed
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2025



    • Greta Scacchi and Bryan Brown in Darby and Joan (2022)
      Darby and Joan
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Doug Malcolm
      • 2024
    • With or Without You (2024)
      With or Without You
      7.9
      • Stevo
      • 2024
    • An Ordinary Day
      • 2023
    • Irreverent (2022)
      Irreverent
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Victor
      • 2022
    • Heather Mitchell, Martin Sacks, Leeanna Walsman, Jamie Arscott, Luke Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Ryan Oliver Gelbart, Drue Metz, Tyler Atkins, Michael Sheasby, Savannah La Rain, and Rasmus King in Ocean Boy (2022)
      Ocean Boy
      6.0
      • Derek
      • 2022
    • Bill Nighy and Milan Burch in Buckley's Chance (2021)
      Buckley's Chance
      5.6
      • Cooper
      • 2021
    • Lisa Kay in Sweet River (2020)
      Sweet River
      5.0
      • John Drake
      • 2020
    • Sam Neill, Stevie Payne, and Teresa Palmer in Ride Like a Girl (2019)
      Ride Like a Girl
      7.0
      • Owner #2
      • 2019
    • Gemma Forsyth, Marlikka Perdrisat, Tariro Mavondo, and Genna Chanelle Hayes in Sisters: Online series (2018)
      Sisters: Online series
      TV Mini Series
      • 2018
    • Kate Atkinson, Danielle Cormack, Robbie Magasiva, Leah Purcell, Pamela Rabe, and Nicole da Silva in Wentworth (2013)
      Wentworth
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Derek Channing
      • 2013–2018
    • Rachael Blake, Vince Colosimo, and Susie Porter in The Second (2018)
      The Second
      5.0
      • The Brother
      • 2018
    • Brett Climo, Marta Dusseldorp, Craig Hall, Noni Hazlehurst, Frankie J. Holden, Deborah Kennedy, Sara Wiseman, Jenni Baird, Tim Draxl, Abby Earl, Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood, and David Berry in A Place to Call Home (2013)
      A Place to Call Home
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Isaac Gold
      • Itzaak Goldberg
      • 2013–2017
    • Don't Tell (2017)
      Don't Tell
      7.3
      • Tony
      • 2017
    • Martin Sacks and Miranda Tapsell in The Kindness of Strangers (2017)
      The Kindness of Strangers
      Short
      • Man
      • 2017
    • Hitch (2016)
      Hitch
      Short
      • The Man
      • 2016

    Director



    • Jack Campbell, John Howard, Judith McGrath, Tammy Macintosh, John Waters, Andrew Supanz, and Mirrah Foulkes in All Saints (1998)
      All Saints
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006–2008
    • Blue Heelers (1994)
      Blue Heelers
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005–2006

    Writer



    • An Ordinary Day
      • writer
      • 2023

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    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • 1959
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Children
        Ned Sacks
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Channel 7's 40 Years of TV (1996)
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      • 1 Portrayal

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      • Male

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      Left "Blue Heelers" because as he had moved up to Byron Bay for his son to attend pre-school
    • Nickname
      • Marty

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