Tony Briggs
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| Born | 3 July 1967 |
| Occupation | Actor, Writer, Producer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Tony Briggs (born 3 July 1967) is an Australian actor, writer and producer. He was a former track and field athlete.
Between 1987 and 1988, Briggs had the recurring role of banker Pete Baxter on television soap opera Neighbours. This was followed by many roles in television series such as Blue Heelers, Stingers and The Man From Snowy River. From 1997 he appeared in children's television series Ocean Girl as Dave Hartley. From 2009, Briggs appeared in the television series The Circuit as Mick Mathers. In 2011, Briggs played Bilal in The Slap, based on the book by Christos Tsiolkas. He also had a small role in Redfern Now in 2012. In 2016, he played the role of Boondee in the television drama series Cleverman, and later portrayed Brett in Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising.
Briggs wrote the Helpmann Award winning play The Sapphires which was first performed in 2004. It tells the story of The Sapphires, a singing group of four Koori women who tour Vietnam during the war. It is inspired by the true story of his mother, Laurel Robinson, and aunt, Lois Peeler, who toured Vietnam as singers in 1968. Briggs adapted the play for the 2012 film The Sapphires.
His movie roles include Australian Rules in 2002,Bran Nue Dae in 2009 and Healing in 2014.
Briggs was a successful 400m hurdler and was runner-up at the Australian Athletics Championships from 1990 to 1992. He also finished third at the 1990 Championships in the 110m hurdles. He was an Australian Institute of Sport athletics scholarship holder from 1986 to 1987.
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