Russell Dykstra

Acting

Russell Dykstra

Known for

Acting

Credits

34 titles

Known for

Water Rats poster
6.2

Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001.

Water Rats

1996

White Collar Blue poster
8.2

White Collar Blue is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003. Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and professional tensions affecting their work and lives. In the pilot episode, Harriet is introduced as the new face to Kingsway station, transferring from the "White Collar" federal police to the "Blue Collar" New South Wales Police. Throughout the series Harriet must deal not only with her husband's brutal murder and the revelation of his adultery, but with learning to adjust and fit into her new surroundings. Joe is Harriet's new partner, and isn't exactly welcoming to her as an addition to the team. With two daughters from previous marriages, Joe needs to juggle his homelife, his dedication to the job and his relationship with Nicole Brown, played by Jodie Dry. The other cops at the station are Ted Hudson, played by Richard Carter, Sophia Marinkovitch and Theo Rahme, and each have their own secrets and problems to deal with. The series was axed after two seasons, however it can be found on cable TV both in Australia and overseas.

White Collar Blue

2002

Rake poster
7.5

Cleaver Greene is not about politics or morality or even justice. Cleaver Greene is about the law. And it is his passion for the law that drives him to use his formidable intelligence to defend people whom society and the justice system might otherwise convict without a fair trial. He uses his encyclopaedic knowledge of human nature and the Byzantine intricacies of our legal codes to guarantee that his clients get what is theirs by the law; the right to a diligent defence.

Rake

2010

Fires poster
7.3

Inspired by true events, the story of everyday Australians at the front line of the devastating fires of the 2019-2020 Australian summer.

Fires

2021

Ned Kelly poster
6.0

After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the members of the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.

Ned Kelly

2003

Irreverent poster
6.7

A criminal from Chicago who bungles a heist is forced to hideout in a small Australian reef town in Far North Queensland posing as the new church Reverend.

Irreverent

2022

Film credits

2010s · 2 titles

2000s · 19 titles

Ned Kelly poster
6.0

After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the members of the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.

Ned Kelly

2003

Lantana poster
6.7

Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit emerges -- drawing in four related couples whose various partners are distrustful and suspicious about each other's involvement.

Lantana

2001

Romulus, My Father poster
5.8

The story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.

Romulus, My Father

2007

Garage Days poster
5.5

The story of a young Sydney band trying to get a foothold in the competitive world of rock n' roll. After the band's first gig is a colossal failure, the lead singer takes it upon himself to go out and pursue the most successful rock manager in the country. Meanwhile, the other members of the band continue to deal with the kind of everyday life issues that can ultimately tear a band apart. It may be the dawn of a new millennium, but it's still a long way to the top if you want to rock n' roll.

Garage Days

2002

BlackJack: Sweet Science poster
5.8

Jack investigates a gangland execution at a children’s football game twelve years ago.

BlackJack: Sweet Science

2004

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger poster
5.9

With help from a new friend, a misfit at a fancy private school secretly enrolls at a public school as a foreign exchange student.

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

2008

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger poster
5.9

With help from a new friend, a misfit at a fancy private school secretly enrolls at a public school as a foreign exchange student.

Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger

2008

BlackJack poster
4.5

Jack Kempson started out as an idealistic cop. Thirty years on, he remains relentless in tracking down villains, but has lost confidence in his moral barometer. He turns a blind eye to the dubious methods employed by some of his contemporaries — prepared to let dodgy means be justified by the noble end.

BlackJack

2003

Clubland poster
5.2

The shy son of an aging comedienne tries to find a balance between his demanding home life, his new girlfriend, and his mother's second chance at fame.

Clubland

2007

8 poster
5.4

8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.

8

2008

BlackJack: In the Money poster
5.7

Jack discovers that a man jailed for matricide could be innocent and the killer could still be close to home. Did Jack's own father-in-law have some part to play in the mystery?

BlackJack: In the Money

2005

The View from Greenhaven poster
4.2

A grumpy old man living in an idyllic coastal town who can't see he has the perfect life.

The View from Greenhaven

2008

The Water Diary poster
6.4

A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.

The Water Diary

2006

The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry poster
NR

Based on the books by Australian author Bob Graham. The movie tells the story of two very different ten year olds and the trials and tribulations of their friendship.

The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry

2008

BlackJack: Ghosts poster
5.3

Nearly 20 years ago a young mother was shot during an apparent kidnapping and subsequent police chase. Now after all that time, the man in jail for the murder is about to be paroled. Jack has two missions - to bring the father and his daughter back together and to find out if any justice has been done by the conviction.

BlackJack: Ghosts

2007

BlackJack: Ace Point Game poster
5.1

After wearing a wire to catch a dirty colleague selling confiscated drugs, detective Jack Kempson is hated by his colleagues. He also gets 'promoted away' to the basement, where old files get transferred to the national computer database. Thus he comes across fingerprints, now identifiable, in the 30 year old case of Ashley, the kidnapped son of lottery winners. Although he's too late to help him now, he tracks the perpetrators down behind his boss's back.

BlackJack: Ace Point Game

2006

Scorched poster
6.0

In a climate change ravaged world in 2012, after 240 days without rain Sydney has only two weeks of water left. When the city is then ringed by severe bushfires, the question becomes, how do you fight fire when you have no water?

Scorched

2009

Loot poster
6.0

Jon Peregrine (Jason Donovan), a financial slueth investigates a stock market rort which caused his brother-in-law to commit suicide. Meanwhile his ex-wife asks for his help to investigate a missing underworld "business" figure.

Loot

2004

The Wannabes poster
4.7

The world's worst actor Danny, meets the world's worst crook Marcus and their lives are changed forever...

The Wannabes

2003

1990s · 1 titles

Series credits

Water Rats poster
6.2

Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001.

Water Rats

1996

White Collar Blue poster
8.2

White Collar Blue is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003. Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and professional tensions affecting their work and lives. In the pilot episode, Harriet is introduced as the new face to Kingsway station, transferring from the "White Collar" federal police to the "Blue Collar" New South Wales Police. Throughout the series Harriet must deal not only with her husband's brutal murder and the revelation of his adultery, but with learning to adjust and fit into her new surroundings. Joe is Harriet's new partner, and isn't exactly welcoming to her as an addition to the team. With two daughters from previous marriages, Joe needs to juggle his homelife, his dedication to the job and his relationship with Nicole Brown, played by Jodie Dry. The other cops at the station are Ted Hudson, played by Richard Carter, Sophia Marinkovitch and Theo Rahme, and each have their own secrets and problems to deal with. The series was axed after two seasons, however it can be found on cable TV both in Australia and overseas.

White Collar Blue

2002

Rake poster
7.5

Cleaver Greene is not about politics or morality or even justice. Cleaver Greene is about the law. And it is his passion for the law that drives him to use his formidable intelligence to defend people whom society and the justice system might otherwise convict without a fair trial. He uses his encyclopaedic knowledge of human nature and the Byzantine intricacies of our legal codes to guarantee that his clients get what is theirs by the law; the right to a diligent defence.

Rake

2010

Fires poster
7.3

Inspired by true events, the story of everyday Australians at the front line of the devastating fires of the 2019-2020 Australian summer.

Fires

2021

Irreverent poster
6.7

A criminal from Chicago who bungles a heist is forced to hideout in a small Australian reef town in Far North Queensland posing as the new church Reverend.

Irreverent

2022

Spirited poster
6.4

Spirited is a romantic look at life and love after death with a rock 'n' roll twist. Uptight dentist Suzy Darling leaves her egotistical husband Steve and moves into a penthouse to start a new life with her children. Seemingly a well orchestrated plan, she quickly discovers that she has to share her penthouse with Henry, who is no ordinary man. Henry is apparently a ghost. Henry awakens form 20 years of deathly slumber when Suzy and her kids move into the apartment. He's a British Rock Star and struggles to understand what is happening to him... or even who he is.

Spirited

2010

Dalliance poster
NR

Billy, a former cameraman, encounters Dani on a Sydney Harbour ferry as their different worlds intersect.

Dalliance

2026

Ladies in Black poster
3.2

Sydney, 1961. The women who work in Goodes ladieswear face tumultuous lives navigating societal shifts and personal challenges amidst the fashion transformation of the sixties.

Ladies in Black

2024

In Limbo poster
7.4

Loss and laughs collide in Limbo, which explores the compelling and charmingly funny story of best friends Charlie and Nate as they’re faced with how hard it is to let go of those we love - especially when they're taken too soon. And when they come back to haunt you. Literally.

In Limbo

2023

Wild Boys poster
7.0

Wild Boys is an Australian television period drama series that began airing on the Seven Network on 4 September 2011. It is produced by Julie McGauran and Sarah Smith from Southern Star and John Holmes. The series is set in and around the fictional town of Hopetoun and principally filmed in Wilberforce on the Hawkesbury, Nelson, and Glenworth Valley on the New South Wales Central Coast.The series premiered in the UK on TCM UK on 3 March 2013. The series was not renewed after the first season of 13 episodes.

Wild Boys

2011

Why Are You Like This? poster
6.5

Penny and Mia are best friends, but they are not good for each other or anyone else. Leaving a path of destruction in their wake wherever they go, they say and do what they want - regardless of the consequences.

Why Are You Like This?

2021