Adelaide’s own Don Christopher is making a big
splash in Australian acting circles just weeks after
graduating from NIDA.
The 28-year-old is starring opposite legendary
Oz actors Colin Friels, William McInnes and
recent AFI award winner Stephen Curry in Ten’s
new Sydney-based drama The Informant.
While the production is slated as a telemovie set
to go to air mid next-year, producers are hopeful
Ten will commission The Informant as a landmark
Australian series.
Centred on a middle-aged character (played by
McInnes) balancing a life in espionage with usual
family life, Don says the production is based on a
true story.And he reckons his first few days on the
six-week Sydney shoot (which wrapped up yesterday)
were a little nerve-wracking considering the acting
elite he was rubbing shoulders with.
“I just didn’t want to be the third wheel,” says Don.
But The Informant directed by Peter Andrikidis is
confident Don’s got the goods, telling Confidential
during a set visit this week that “Don is a star”.
It’s a big coup for the former Pulteney Gramar student
who admits he really only hit his straps in his third
year of NIDA and, thankfully, scooped the big break.
“I have to admit it was a hard three years (at NIDA)
and I didn’t always enjoy myself, but it has so much
to offer,” he says.
The hunk is planning a short visit back home over
the holiday season, after not having made it back
to Adelaide at all this year.
“I miss how relaxed it is. I miss how I can drive
through the city in five minutes,” Don says.
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The Sunday Mail. Jan, 2008.
