Alan Fletcher - Biography

Alan Fletcher began his career on the stage at Perth's Hole in the Wall Theatre, before moving to the Perth Theatre Company at the National Theatre, Western Australia, where he worked opposite such great talents as Warren Mitchell, Honor Blackman, Tom Stoppard, Bill Kerr and Tim Brooke-Taylor.

After three years of solid work, he headed to Sydney, where he played his first television role in Jeunes docteurs (1976), before landing the role that would fully launch him into Australia's lounge rooms - that of "Constable Frank Rossi" on Cop Shop (1977). Various roles in film and television followed, including playing "Martin Blake" on La croisière s'amuse (1977) opposite Morgan Fairchild, "Henry Landers" in _Gross Misconduct (1993/I)_ opposite Jimmy Smits and "Frank Harkin" in Sauvetage en plein vol (1993) opposite Scott Bakula.

Alan returned to the theater in 1998 with the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC), with whom he worked with in various lead roles for the next three years. His return to Australian television was honored when he was nominated for an Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Actor in a Series for his role as Australian Consul, "Michael Clayton" in the Australian series Embassy (1990).

In 1994, Alan took the role of "Dr Karl Kennedy" on Les voisins (1985), a role he plays to the present day. During this time he has also taken to the stage again in "Mame," as well as hosting various television documentaries and lifestyle programs.