Biography
Tom Burlinson (born 14 February 1956) is a Canadian-born Australian actor and singer His English parents had migrated to Canada after World War II. The family transferred to New Jersey in 1958, and Tom was the typical all-American youngster with the Little League baseball cap, striped T-shirt and turned-up jeans. In 1962 the family transferred to England with the father's job and young Tom went to school with a North American accent. In 1965, just before Tom turned 10, the family transferred again, this time to Australia. After six months his parents divorced and his mother and two younger sisters went back to England, leaving him with dad and his older sister. After graduating from NIDA in 1976, he appeared in several television shows before landing the title role in the big-budget movie, The Man from Snowy River (1982). Since then he has always put in fine performances, deviding his career between Australia and United States, on stage often performing his Frank Sinatra tribute show. He has been married to singer-dancer Mandy Carnie since 1996 and they have three children.
Filmography
Cast Credits

Dead Howling
Character: The Chairman
MOVIE • 2026

The Doctor Blake Mysteries
Character: Richard Taylor
TV • 2013

The Cup
Character: Dave Phillips
MOVIE • 2011

Australia's Got Talent
Character:
TV • 2007

Australia's Got Talent
Character: Himself — Judge
TV • 2007

The Night We Called It a Day
Character: Frank Sinatra (singing voice)
MOVIE • 2003

Landslide
Character: Howard Matterson
MOVIE • 1992

Showdown at Williams Creek
Character: Kootenai Brown
MOVIE • 1991

Piece of Cake
Character: 'Fanny' Barton
TV • 1988

The Man From Snowy River II
Character: Jim Craig
MOVIE • 1988

The Time Guardian
Character: Ballard (The Time Guardian)
MOVIE • 1987

Windrider
Character: Stewart 'P.C.' Simpson
MOVIE • 1986

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Character: Quasimodo (voice)
MOVIE • 1986

Kidnapped
Character: Alan Breck (voice)
MOVIE • 1986

King Solomon's Mines
Character: Sir Henry Curtis (voice)
MOVIE • 1986

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Character: Ned Land (voice)
MOVIE • 1985

Flesh + Blood
Character: Steven
MOVIE • 1985

Eureka Stockade
Character: Father Smythe
TV • 1984

Phar Lap
Character: Tommy Woodcock
MOVIE • 1983

The Man from Snowy River
Character: Jim Craig
MOVIE • 1982