Kelly Dingwall

Kelly Dingwall
Born~1964[1] or ~1966[2]
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Other namesKelly Dale
OccupationActor
Years active1979–1997
Notable workRaw Nerve
The Custodian
Secret Valley
Home and Away
Children1
FamilyJohn Dingwall

Kelly Dale Dingwall (born 23 September 1966) is an Australian former actor. He is known for his roles as Brian 'Dodge' Forbes in the soap opera Home and Away, and a rookie reporter Tony Reynolds in the 1993 mystery thriller film The Custodian.

Early life

Dingwall is the son of scriptwriters John Dingwall and Margaret Kelly.[3][4] He is the oldest of five children.[5]

His family travelled around Australia for work, which meant Dingwall changed schools often.[6] At the age of 11, he attended a writing workshop and wrote a children's play. The play was subsequently picked up by Australian television and he starred it.[6]

Career

After appearing in miniseries Top Mates in 1979,[1] Dingwall took on the regular role of Spider McGlurk (leader of the Spider gang) in children's adventure series Secret Valley from 1980 to 1983.[1] He appeared in several miniseries including The Challenge (1986)[7] and Vietnam (1987), starring Nicole Kidman in an early role.[8] He also had guest roles in soap operas E Street[2] and A Country Practice as well as police procedural series Police Rescue.[8]

Dingwall's film roles during this time included playing Barry in 1987 coming-of-age drama The Year My Voice Broke, alongside Ben Mendelsohn and Noah Taylor,[9] and Eddie in 1988 comedy Around the World in 80 Ways.[10] He also featured in a 1987 stage production of I'm Not Rappaport at Sydney Opera House.[11]

In 1989, Dingwall landed the regular role of antagonist Brian 'Dodge' Forbes in long-running soap opera Home and Away[2] and in 1990, he played David in the film Raw Nerve.[12] That same year, he left Home and Away, adopted the stage name 'Kelly Dale' and relocated to the UK to further his acting career.[6]

In 1993, Dingwall played the role of Tony Reynolds in mystery thriller The Custodian,[2] written and directed by his father John Dingwall and starring Hugo Weaving, Anthony La Paglia, Barry Otto and Essie Davis, with Naomi Watts in an early role.[13] In 1995, he resumed the role of Dodge in Home and Away, until the character was killed off. He next had a recurring role as police diver Senior-Constable Sam Bailey in Water Rats in 1997,[14] and a starring guest role in an episode of drama series Big Sky.[15] He officially retired from the industry.

Personal life

Dingwall met his wife Kristin, a casting consultant, on the set of 1993 film The Custodian. In January 1996, they were married and 18 months later in 1997, they had a daughter.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 The Empty Beach Head Punk [8]
1987 The Year My Voice Broke Barry [9]
1988 Around the World in 80 Ways Eddie Davis [10]
The First Kangaroos Jim Devereux [16]
Vicious! (aka To Make a Killing) Benny [17]
1990 Raw Nerve David [12][18]
1993 The Custodian Tony Reynolds [2]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1979 Top Mates Miniseries [1]
1980–1983 Secret Valley Spider McGlurk 13 episodes [1][19]
1983; 1985; 1991 A Country Practice Wayne Bailey / Ross Thompson / Robert McNichol 6 episodes
1986 The Challenge Damian Fewster Miniseries, 2 episodes [8]
I Own the Racecourse TV film [8][20]
Double Sculls Experimental Subject #1 [8]
1987 Vietnam Serge's flatmate Miniseries, 1 episode [8]
1987; 1989 Rafferty's Rules Billy / Shane Stevens 2 episodes [21][22]
1988 The Fremantle Conspiracy Sean Miniseries
1989 E Street Kevin 'Lucky' Johns 4 episodes [2]
1989; 1995 Home and Away Brian 'Dodge' Forbes 68 episodes [2]
1990 Shadows of the Heart Andy Keegan Miniseries, 2 episodes
1991 Police Rescue Dylan 1 episode
The Miraculous Mellops Attendant [23]
Heroes II: The Return Able Seaman Walter 'Poppa' Falls Miniseries, 2 episodes
1994 G.P. Simon Bennet 1 episode
1996 Whipping Boy Dismal TV film
1997 Big Sky Mac McLoughlin Episode: "Mac's Time" [15]
Water Rats Sam Bailey 9 episodes [14]

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1984 Torch Song Trilogy Understudy for David & Alan York Theatre, Sydney, Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, National Theatre, Melbourne with J. C. Williamson's [24]
1987 I'm Not Rappaport Sydney Opera House [11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Morris, Jill (10 January 1980), "Paid to throw stink bombs", The Age
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Robinson, Judy (24 March 1994), "Kelly finally grows up for a police whistle blower", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ Morris, Jill (5 July 1984). "Secret resolved, after five years". The Age.
  4. ^ Kuipers, Richard. "Curator's notes: Around the World in 80 Ways (1986) on ASO". Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  5. ^ Kuipers, Richard (28 May 2004). "John Dingwall – Screenwriter, producer, director". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b c "Kelly Dingwall now known as Kelly Dale talks to Richard Keyes and Lorriane Kelly". www.lolaclips.com. 1990. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  7. ^ Lee Lewes, Jacqueline (24 March 1994), "Livvy to pitch in for the kids", The Sydney Morning Herald
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Kelly Dingwall". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  9. ^ a b "The Year My Voice Broke – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  10. ^ a b Benson, Sheila (18 March 1988), "MOVIE REVIEW : 'Around the World' Is the Right Prescription", Los Angeles Times
  11. ^ a b Kippax, H.G. (1 July 1987), "Warm study of resilience", The Sydney Morning Herald
  12. ^ a b Macdonald, Dougal (1 August 1990). "Fears beneath the bravado". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 20, 199. p. 24. Retrieved 3 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "The Custodian – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  14. ^ a b c Sutton, Shane (19 July 1997). "What's New Kelly?". TV Week via www.tvflashback.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  15. ^ a b "Big Sky: episode guide". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  16. ^ "The First Kangaroos". AustLit. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  17. ^ "Vicious! – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  18. ^ "Fears Beneath the Bravado". The Canberra Times via National Library of Australia / Trove. 1 August 1990. p. 24. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  19. ^ "Out of the ashes comes Secret Valley". The Australian Women's Weekly via National Library of Australia / Trove. 24 December 1980. p. 48. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  20. ^ "I Own the Racecourse". AustLit. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  21. ^ "Rafferty's Rules: episode guide Series 2 & 3". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  22. ^ "Rafferty's Rules: episode guide Series 5". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  23. ^ "The Miraculous Mellops: cast". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  24. ^ "Kelly Dingwall". AusStage. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
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