SUMMARY
PLAYWRIGHT | SCREENWRITER | CHARACTER ACTOR
Based in Melbourne, Australia Sean McIntyre has been an active participant in Melbourne's thriving arts scene since 1998. As well as acting, performing and singing in theatre, Sean has produced and written pieces for the theatre, short stories, screenplays and original songs. His plays have been performed in Australia, Ireland and the United States.
In August 2010, Sean was accepted into UK’s prestigious Oxford University where he completed a 3-week intensive course in Creative Writing with UK writer Tim Pears (In a Land of Plenty) and script consultant Dr John Ballam (The Road to Harmony). His short story ‘The Tic Tac Men’ was published in an Oxford anthology titled ‘On The Grass’ and he is a regular contributor to its sister publication, 'The Turl Times'.
Producer of 'A Fistful of Scripts', he is a current member of the Australian Writers Guild.
FILM
Sean’s recent film roles include a sociopathic Irish mercenary in The Exile of Francis Kinnear. The key support role of the jaded sniper allowed him to work with weapons specialist John Fox, a fully licensed film armourer who has worked on MacBeth, Ned Kelly and Sniper 3.
Sean will also be seen as 'Gareth' in Obstruction, a satire where desperate times call for desperate measures (Official Selection - 2010 Bayside Film Festival | Jump Cut Program) and Everybody Wants To Be Unique, a comedy about train commuters.
Feature film’s include Simon Wincer’s The Cup and Vanished from Michael Adante’s Hammer Film Group
TELEVISION
Sean appeared on Channel 10's Australian police drama series Rush 2 (Producer - John Edwards, Southern Star Productions) as well as Tangle 2 (Producer - John Edwards, Southern Star Productions). He recently completed filming for Foxtel’s Killing Time.
THEATRE
The Pickup
Written in 2005, his 10 minute play - The Pickup - was selected as a Top 30 finalist from over 1100 entries worldwide to Short and Sweet, the world's largest 10 Minute play festival held annually in Australia.
The Pickup’ is a riveting piece that deals with friendship, loneliness and change through the eyes of a backpacker and his guitar. Directed by Caroline Stacey, it was performed nightly to sell out audiences at Melbourne’s prestigious Arts Centre during week 2 from 30 November to 3 December, 2005. It received widespread, mainstream press coverage in Melbourne media.
It also earned selection for the Sydney season of Short and Sweet. Presented in five performances during week 3 of the festival from February 14 to February 19 2006, the script was again a top 30 finalist from 1200 entries worldwide. The play was performed again in Melbourne October 2006, at the Drifters Alibi in Port Melbourne. Directed by Sharni Page (Big Reef – Channel 9) and it featured an impressive cast that included Angus Grant (M.D.A. – Channel 2), Christopher Parker and Hunter Perske (Short and Sweet Week 1, 2006).
Sean has collaborated on and edited screenplays for both short and feature films. As script editor and 1st assistant director on the short film 'All The Kings Horses', Sean was part of a dedicated and hard working team that brought a breakthrough international award.
Shown at the 2004 St Kilda Film Festival, 'All The Kings Horses' also won Best Short Film at the 2004 Downunder Film Festival. Sean also worked the feature film script 'Shackle' as an uncredited script editor.
MEDIA
Sean has been featured in profile articles and interviewed by the Herald-Sun and The Irish Echo:
Herald-Sun Theatre correspondent Shaunagh O'Connor interviewed Melbourne playwright Sean McIntyre to pickup the inside story on how he turned a real life adventure to his theatrical debut as a playwright at the prestigious Melbourne Arts Centre.
OZ BACKPACKER PLAY HITCHES LIFT TO DUBLIN (May, 2007 Melbourne, Australia)
Melbourne playwright Sean McIntyre speaks about the selection of his play 'The Pickup' for the International Dublin Theatre Festival, 2007.
