--- name: "Russell Dykstra" canonical: "https://film.one/person/russell-dykstra" fi1m_id: "russell-dykstra" imdb_id: "nm0245873" tmdb_id: 94349 wikidata_id: "Q7381475" roles: ["Actor"] born: "31 December 1966" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T17:57:10.746013+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Russell Dykstra ## Identity Russell Dykstra - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/russell-dykstra - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** russell-dykstra - **IMDb ID:** nm0245873 - **TMDB ID:** 94349 - **Wikidata ID:** Q7381475 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Dykstra, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7381475, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0245873/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94349 Actor. Born 31 December 1966 in Brisbane. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 31 December 1966, Brisbane - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Dykstra, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7381475, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0245873/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94349 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Lantana*](https://film.one/film/lantana.md) (78) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Russell Dykstra is an Australian actor of screen, stage and television. He was born on 31 December 1966 in Brisbane, Queensland, and grew up in the suburb of Calamvale. He studied at the University of Southern Queensland, graduating with a Diploma of Creative Arts in 1987, and trained at the school of Jacques Lecoq in Paris and with Philippe Gaulier in London. In his early career he worked with Geoffrey Rush in the Grin and Tonic theatre troupe. Dykstra made his feature film debut in *Soft Fruit* (1999), for which he received an AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His other film roles include Michael in *Lantana* (2001), Bruno in *Garage Days* (2002), Wild Wright in *Ned Kelly* (2003), Mitru in *Romulus, My Father* (2007) and Dan in *Oranges and Sunshine* (2010). On television he is known for playing Barney Meagher in the series *Rake* (2010–2016). He has also appeared in numerous stage productions and received several theatre awards. In 2024 Dykstra was honoured as a Fellow of the University of Southern Queensland. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Lantana* (2001), Fi1m 78, as Michael — [page](https://film.one/film/lantana.md) ## Complete filmography (33) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Dalliance* (2026), series, Actor - *Ladies in Black* (2024), series, as Stefan Szombathelyi - *In Limbo* (2023), series, as Frank - *Irreverent* (2022), series, as Lester - *Fires* (2021), series, as David Jasic - *Why Are You Like This?* (2021), series, as Secret Boy - *Slam* (2019), as Paul Koustakidis - *Wild Boys* (2011), series, as Winston - *Rake* (2010), series, as Barney Meagher - *Oranges and Sunshine* (2010), as Dan - *Spirited* (2010), series, as Adam One - *Scorched* (2009), as Keith - *The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry* (2008), as Henry's Dad (voice) - *8* (2008), as Father (segment "The Water Diary") - *The View from Greenhaven* (2008), as Tim - *Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger* (2008), as Osmond Blueburger · Music Teacher - *BlackJack: Ghosts* (2007), as Buchanan - *Clubland* (2007), as Shane - *Romulus, My Father* (2007), as Mitru - *BlackJack: Ace Point Game* (2006), as Buchanan - *The Water Diary* (2006), as Dad - *BlackJack: In the Money* (2005), as Buchanan - *BlackJack: Sweet Science* (2004), as Buchanan - *Loot* (2004), as Bruno Batelli - *The Wannabes* (2003), as Marcus - *Ned Kelly* (2003), as Wild Wright - *BlackJack* (2003), as Buchanan - *Garage Days* (2002), as Bruno - *White Collar Blue* (2002), series, as Dale Trindle - *Lantana* (2001), as Michael — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/lantana.md) - *Soft Fruit* (1999), as Bo - *Water Rats* (1996), series, as Tino Girodelli - *Fog City*, Actor ## Gallery - ![The Addams Family Broadway musical comes to Sydney, Australia... This morning The Addams Family (the musical) held a media call and rehearsed at the ABC Studios (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/3933228/gallery-307b98bd4a8a.jpg) The Addams Family Broadway musical comes to Sydney, Australia... This morning The Addams Family (the musical) held a media call and rehearsed at the ABC Studios (2013) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/The_Addams_Family_Rehearsal_%288471630481%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Russell Dykstra](https://film.one/media/person/3933228/gallery-dc25b3a83bd3.jpg) Russell Dykstra — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/The_Addams_Family_Rehearsal_%288472723828%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![The Addams Family Media Event (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/3933228/gallery-f55705af5901.jpg) The Addams Family Media Event (2013) — Eva Rinaldi from Sydney, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/The_Addams_Family_%288564469202%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![The Addams Family Media Event (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/3933228/gallery-c360bf2ae864.jpg) The Addams Family Media Event (2013) — Eva Rinaldi from Sydney, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/The_Addams_Family_%288563370205%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![The Addams Family Media Event (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/3933228/gallery-3ec7dd721fed.jpg) The Addams Family Media Event (2013) — Eva Rinaldi from Sydney, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/The_Addams_Family_%288563370437%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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