Background:

Marcus Graham is an Australian television, film and stage actor. He came to fame as Stanley 'Wheels' Kovac on the television soap opera “E Street” (1989-1993), from which he got a Silver Logie nomination for Most Popular Actor as well as his teen heartthrob status. He has since starred or recurred in the TV series  “Good Guys Bad Guys” (1997-1998), “Underbelly” (2008), “Time Trackers” (2008), “Crownies” (2011) and “Home and Away” (2011-?). Graham's feature film credits include “Point of No Return” (1994), “Mulholland Dr.” (2001), “Josh Jarman” (2004), “Three Blind Mice” (2008) and “Blockhouse Blues and the Elmore Beast” (2011).   

Graham was romantically linked to actress Nicole Kidman before she met Tom Cruise.     


Ron's Son

Childhood and Family:

Marcus Graham was born on October 11, 1963, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. He is the son of popular character actor Ron Graham. His  mother was a ballerina. Marcus left school at the age of 15 and discovered that he suffered dyslexia seven years later. He later studied acting at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

“I had basically been the kid at the back of the classroom who stared out the window. I was sight reading at drama school and the teacher picked up I was dyslexic.” Marcus Graham (about suffering dyslexia)


Home and Away

Career:

Marcus Graham first appeared on television in an episode of the miniseries “A Fortunate Life” called “Providence (1914-1916)” in 1985. Two years later, he landed the co-starring role of Jack on the Australian drama film “Dangerous Game,” directed by Stephen Hopkins. Graham's first big break arrived when he was cast in the leading role of Stanley 'Wheels' Kovac on the Aussy soap “E Street,” which aired on Network Ten from January 24, 1989 to May 13, 1993. For her bright acting, he received a 1992     Silver Logie nomination for Most Popular Actor. The character successfully catapulted Graham's reputation as a teenage heartthrob in the early 1990s.

Graham worked with Josephine Byrnes and Jerome Ehlers in the Australian TV film “Shadows of the Heart” (1990), which was nominated for an AFI Award in the category of Best Television Mini-Series or Telefeature, co-starred in the TV film version of “Ratbag Hero” (1991) as well as appeared as Sean Bracey in two episodes of “G.P.” (1991). He had a supporting roles in the film “Mad Bomber in Love” (1992, starred Craig Pearce, Rachel Szalay and Zachery McKay), starred with Bruce Venables and Lucy Bell in “Crimetime” (1993) and portrayed the lead role of Grady/Christian in the indie thriller “Point of No Return” (1994).

After appearances in the TV films “The Battlers” (1994) and “Blue Murder” (1995), not no mention a guest spot in “Halifax f.p.” (1994), Graham resurfaced on the big screen by playing bartender in the American romance film “The Last Embrace” (1997), starring Ethan Wayne, Kathy Shower and Kehli O'Byrne. The same year, he offered a memorable starring turn as Elvis Maginnis in the made for television movie “Good Guys Bad Guys: Only the Young Die Good.” He went on to reprise the role on the 26-episode TV show “Good Guys Bad Guys,” which was written especially for Graham. Running on Nine Network from March 30, 1997 until June 23, 1998, the series won Best Mini-Series or Telefeature and Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama at the 1997 AFI Awards. Meanwhile, in 1998, Graham starred with Kerry Armstrong in the indie film “Justice,” scored a leading role on the Brendan Young short “Three Chords and a Wardrobe” and  played the role of  Vince Karol on the short lived American TV series “Sins of the City.” The actor closed the decade with a costarring role opposite Ben Mendelsohn and Simon Baker on the Aussie TV movie “Secret Men's Business” (1999).

Entering the new millennium, Graham could be seen in “Green Sails” (2000), an adventure TV film which he starred in along side Alexandra Paul and Dennis Garber, the episode “Be Careful What You Witch For” (2000) of the popular American supernatural series “Charmed,” the American film “Nicolas” (2001), where he played the title role, and the David Lynch Academy Award nominated drama “Mulholland Dr.” (2001), in which he portrayed the role of Vincent Darby. He continued to appear in films such as “Horseplay” (2003), “Roll” (2004, TV), “Josh Jarman” (2004, played the title role), “Cool” (2005, short) and “Spike Up” (2007, short).    

After making guest appearances in “Blue Heelers” (2006), for which he won an AFI in the category of Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama for his role as Pilgrim Bond, and “Stupid Stupid Man” (2007), Graham lplayed the recurring role of convicted killer Lewis Caine in the Australian drama series “Underbelly” (2008, starring Rodger Corser, Caroline Craig, Gyton Grantley and Kat Stewart. He also recurred as Kevin in the adventure/family series “Time Trackers” (2008), which received an AFI nomination for Best Children's Television Drama in 2009, and was cast as John in the Australian comedy/drama film “Three Blind Mice” (2008), which was written and directed by and starred Matthew Newton.

In 2011, Graham played the role of  Michael Lombardi in a six episode miniseries, “No Greater Honour: Ghosts,” of Seven Network's “City Homicide.” The same year, he jointed the cast of the ABC1 legal drama series “Crownies” in the recurring role of Danny Novak, as well as made guest appearances in “Laid” (2 episodes, as Telly) and “SliDE” (as Patrick). He co-starred with Kristian Beddow, Peter Berzanskis and Paul Cousins in the comedy/crime movie “Blockhouse Blues and the Elmore Beast” (2011), which was directed and written by Ross McQueen.

Currently, Graham plays Harvey Ryan, a newly elected Councillor, in the Channel 7 series “Home and Away,” a gig he began on January 1, 2011.     

Graham has worked in many stage productions. His theaters credits include “The Rocky Horror Show,” “The Blue Room” (with Sigrid Thornton) and “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” for the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Bell Shakespeare Company's production of “Pericles” (2009).


Awards:

Australian Film Institute (AFI): Best Guest or Supporting Actor in Television Drama, “Blue Heelers,” 2006
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