Michael Balk

Michael Balk is an Australian actor, television presenter and producer.[1]

Personal life

Michael grew up in the Clarence Valley in Northern Rivers New South Wales.[2] He attended primary and secondary school in Grafton[3] before moving to Brisbane to study Arts/Law at Queensland University of Technology.[4]

Balk is the nephew of acclaimed filmmaker Philip Hearnshaw,[5] and grandson of Australian Liberal Politician Eric Hearnshaw.[6]

Career

Balk is best known for his original television roles, notably scrapboy in dirtgirlworld[7][8] & Get Grubby TV,[9] Glen Goosebump in SMASHHDOWN!,[10] and various characters on BrainBuzz.[11]

Michael appears in musicals,[12] theatre productions[13] and television commercials.[14][15]

Between 2006 and 2010 Michael was Lead Presenter and Producer at Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo.[16]

Michael is the Vice-President[17] of the Australian charity the Actors & Entertainers Benevolent Fund of Queensland.[18] He is also President of Actors Equity Queensland.[19]

Awards and nominations

Michael was nominated for Best Emerging Artist at the Matilda Awards in 2005 and 2006.[20]

In 2010 dirtgirlworld was nominated for a Logie Award in the Outstanding Children’s Program category.[21] The creators of the show dedicated the nomination to key creatives on the team citing Michael Balk among them.[22]

The stars of dirtgirlworld were recognized with an AFI Award in Melbourne, Australia in 2010.[23]

dirtgirlworld also received nominations for a BAFTA[24] and Prix Jeunesse Award[25] in 2010, and for Outstanding Preschool Programme at the 2011 JAPAN prize[26] in Tokyo.

In 2013, Balk and the team from the ABC went on to win the International Digital Emmy Award in Cannes for their work on dirtgirlworld.[27]

Balk was voted in the Clarence Valley's Most Influential People of 2019.[28]

References
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  2. "Dirtgirlworld creators win AFI". Northern Star. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. Apps, Lesley. "Australia going bananas for Dave". Daily Examiner. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. "Michael Balk: Education". LinkedIn.
  5. "Australian film's right-hand man". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  6. "Eric Hearnshaw", Wikipedia, 2020-04-08, retrieved 2020-04-12
  7. "Logie nomination for dirtgirlworld". Coffs Coast Advocate. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  8. "Valley's dirtgirlworld success". Coffs Coast Advocate. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  9. LukeMortimer. "Local kids will Get Grubby in Dirtgirlworld spin-off". Northern Star. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  10. "Airdate: Smashhdown!". TV Tonight. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  11. Apps, Lesley. "Grafton actor's newest roles of a lifetime". Daily Examiner. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  12. Kellar, Jim (2016-01-09). "MAKING HER OWN BREAKS". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  13. Blake, Elissa (2016-01-11). "Costa Georgiadis gets grubby on stage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  14. "Second fiddle to a whopper". Daily Examiner. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  15. "Balk hops into mockumentary". Queensland Times. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  16. "TV: Mouse a must for preschoolers". www.couriermail.com.au. 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  17. "Tough fight for actors and entertainers before the curtain rises again". InQueensland. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  18. "Our Committee | Actors' & Entertainers' Benevolent Fund of QLD Inc". Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  19. "Equity Foundation".
  20. "Matilda Awards", Wikipedia, 2020-04-09, retrieved 2020-04-12
  21. "Logie nomination for dirtgirlworld". Daily Examiner. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  22. "Logie nomination for dirtgirlworld". Tweed Daily News. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  23. "Dirtgirlworld creators win AFI". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  24. "dirtgirlworld nominated for BAFTA". TV Tonight. 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  25. "Dirtgirlworld a celebration of outdoors fun for children". The West Australian. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  26. "Cate McQuillen". Screenworks. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  27. "ABC TV's dirtgirlworld cleans up at Digital Emmys". About the ABC. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  28. Howard, Lesley Apps, Tim. "Clarence Valley's most influential people #18-15". Daily Examiner. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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