Patrick is an actor/teacher/creative with fifty years of experience in the industry. He is a Bachelor of Education. He is a founding member of O’Punksky’s theatre, one of the most seasoned independent theatre companies in Sydney, creating work since 1990. Roles for O’Punksky’s include JPW King in The Gigli Concert, Sharkey in The Seafarer, Malcolm in Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs, Maurice in The Night Alive and Hugo in The Brainstorm.

Patrick has gradually moved to the far south coast where he has engaged with the performing arts community, teaching with Footprint, adjudicating for small film competitions, performing is small films etc. Patrick wrote and produced The Brainstorm at The Murrah Hall with local artists together with creatives from O’Punksky’s in Sydney. He toured the show overseas.

Other stage acting credits include leading roles at the Ensemble Theatre, Bell Shakespeare Co, MTC, SATC, Q Theatre, The Druid and The Studio Co. He has performed in Australia, UK, Ireland, Japan and Europe. TV and film credits include The Timeless Land, Carson’s Law, Sea Change, Rake 3, Home and Away, Lillian’s Story, A Bridge Too Far, Pride (Japan), Off the Rails, Panacea and Little Jetty (filmed in Merimbula ‘24).

Patrick is an accomplished Voice artist working often with the ABC and many Commercial producers. Recent Voice Performances: with Jeremy Rose Iron in the Blood @ Angel Place, with The Novellas (various venues in BVS), Wales Visitation @ Four Winds ’21.

He has written and directed corporate training films. He has production experience of short films, theatre and now self-produces Audio Books in his Murrah studio. Teaching experience includes Uni Western Sydney, ACTT, Footprint Theatre, Bell Shakespeare in Schools, Corporate training workshops.

Patrick Dickson