Episode #78 | Joel Jackson

Welcome to a very special episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. So what’s so special about this episode? Well as regular listeners will know, discussions on this podcast are usually centred around a particular film, and it’s not often that I take listeners on a deep dive into an actor’s career. It’s just the way the publicity machine works, and not everyone, particularly busy actors, have the time to sit for two hours talking about themselves. With the recent announcement that actor Joel Jackson has been appointed as an ambassador for CinefestOZ Albany, I invited Joel to join an episode to discuss his career, which Joel jumped at. Most of you will be familiar with Joel’s work. The Albany-born actor and musician is celebrated for his work on the big and small screen in projects like Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door, Deadline Gallipoli, Jungle, H is For Happiness, Mystery Road, and I Met a Girl, as well as stage productions like Born Yesterday. Here, Joel discusses most of those projects, but he also gives us a fascinating insight into the mechanics of an actor working in Australia today. Joel also talks about growing up in Western Australia and his passion for rural communities. Joel also talks about the hard truths and frustrations of being an actor which some listeners will get a lot out of, especially if you’re an up-and-coming actor yourself. Anyway… Enjoy.