Acting

Colin McEwan

Acting credits

Fran poster
8.3

Fran, a single mother, is selflessly devoted to her children. But something is lacking in her life, and that something is the love of a man her own age. Her efforts to juggle a love life with her home life are largely unsuccessful.

Fran

1985

Grendel Grendel Grendel poster
4.8

This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, the "monster" in the legend. Aimed more at adults than children, this version holds some interesting twists on the traditional tale, and is based on a novel by American critic and academic John Gardner.

Grendel Grendel Grendel

1981

Melvin, Son of Alvin poster
4.9

A shy young man is irresistible to women.

Melvin, Son of Alvin

1984

Sugar poster
6.5

To get one over on her husband, molecular biologist Leo Kaminski, Lydia Kaminski-Smith sets about cultivating bacteria that decompose waste and thus solve the garbage problem. Some insatiable microbes turn paper into sugar. Once released, nothing is safe from them - not books, letters or files. Everything turns to sugar. The sweet catastrophe progresses inexorably...

Sugar

1989

The Great Gold Swindle poster
9.0

The true story of a half million dollar gold robbery which took place in Perth Western Australia in 1982.

The Great Gold Swindle

1984

News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future poster
3.8

The wife of a reporter, who turned up missing while investigating reports of illegal toxic dumping, teams up with a photographer to find her husband.

News Report on a Journey to a Bright Future

1986

Daisy and Simon poster
10.0

Daisy, a gun-toting grumpy old battle-axe, eeking out her life in a tumbledown shack in the middle of nowhere. Into her life stumbles Simon, a mild-mannered accountant. Together, they form an uneasy alliance that is hilarious to watch. Gradually he helps her rediscover her zestful youth in return for stability in his troubled life.

Daisy and Simon

1989