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In 1994, he appeared in an episode of [[Network 10|Network 10's]] short-lived continuation of the popular Australian soap opera, ''[[A Country Practice]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Zuk|first=T.|date=|title=A Country Practice: episode guide: 1994|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/acp/1994.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Australian Television Information Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Zuk|first=T.|date=|title=A Country Practice|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/acp/acp.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Australian Television Information Archive}}</ref>
In 1994, he appeared in an episode of [[Network 10|Network 10's]] short-lived continuation of the popular Australian soap opera, ''[[A Country Practice]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Zuk|first=T.|date=|title=A Country Practice: episode guide: 1994|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/acp/1994.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Australian Television Information Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Zuk|first=T.|date=|title=A Country Practice|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/acp/acp.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Australian Television Information Archive}}</ref>


In 1995, Trofimiuk starred in the educational drama series ''[[Sky Trackers]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sky Trackers|url=https://actf.com.au/education-programs/show/sky-trackers|access-date=2021-02-04|website=The Australian Children's Television Foundation|language=en}}</ref> playing one of the main roles, Mike Masters,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zuk|first=T.|date=|title=Sky Trackers|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/sky-trackers/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Australian Television Information Archive}}</ref> for which he won the [[Australian Film Institute|Australian Film Institute's]] [[AACTA Award for Best Young Actor|Young Actor Award]];<ref name="AFI1994" /> and he guest-starred in an episode of the second series of ''[[The Man from Snowy River (TV series)|Snowy River - The McGregor Saga]].''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Zuk|first=T.|date=|title=Snowy River: The McGregor Saga: episode guide|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/snowyriver/series2.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Australian Television Information Archive}}</ref>
In 1995, Trofimiuk starred in leading roles in two drama series for children: first in the educational adventure series ''[[Sky Trackers]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sky Trackers|url=https://actf.com.au/education-programs/show/sky-trackers|access-date=2021-02-04|website=The Australian Children's Television Foundation|language=en}}</ref> playing Mike Masters,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zuk|first=T.|date=|title=Sky Trackers|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/sky-trackers/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Australian Television Information Archive}}</ref> for which he won the [[Australian Film Institute|Australian Film Institute's]] [[AACTA Award for Best Young Actor|Young Actor Award]];<ref name="AFI1994" /> and second as the [[protagonist]], Paul Reynolds,<ref name=":2" /> in the science fiction series ''[[Spellbinder (TV series)|Spellbinder]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Spellbinder - Series 1|url=https://actf.com.au/education-programs/id/12|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Australian Children's Television Foundation|language=en}}</ref> Both ''Sky Trackers'' and ''Spellbinder'' won the Australian Film Institute's [[AACTA Award for Best Children's Television Series|Award for Best Children's Television Drama]] (in 1994 and 1996 respectively).<ref name="AFI1994">{{Cite web|title=1994 Winners & Nominees|url=http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/1990-1999/1994.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324094918/http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/1990-1999/1994.aspx|archive-date=2014-03-24|access-date=2021-03-04|website=AFI {{!}} AACTA|language=en-AU}}</ref> Also in 1995, Trofimiuk guested in an episode of the second series of ''[[The Man from Snowy River (TV series)|Snowy River - The McGregor Saga]].''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Zuk|first=T.|date=|title=Snowy River: The McGregor Saga: episode guide|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/snowyriver/series2.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Australian Television Information Archive}}</ref>

In 1995 and 1996<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Browne|first=Rachel|date=3 March 1996|title=Now on Tv|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120370467/|journal=The Sydney Morning Herald|page=162}}</ref> Trofimiuk starred as the [[protagonist]], Paul Reynolds,<ref name=":2" /> in the children's science fiction drama series ''[[Spellbinder (TV series)|Spellbinder]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Spellbinder - Series 1|url=https://actf.com.au/education-programs/id/12|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Australian Children's Television Foundation|language=en}}</ref> Both ''Sky Trackers'' and ''Spellbinder'' won the Australian Film Institute's [[AACTA Award for Best Children's Television Series|Award for Best Children's Television Drama]] (in 1994 and 1996 respectively).<ref name="AFI1994">{{Cite web|title=1994 Winners & Nominees|url=http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/1990-1999/1994.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324094918/http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/1990-1999/1994.aspx|archive-date=2014-03-24|access-date=2021-03-04|website=AFI {{!}} AACTA|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name="AFI1996">{{Cite web|title=1996 Winners & Nominees|url=http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/1990-1999/1996.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324100039/http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/1990-1999/1996.aspx|archive-date=2014-03-24|access-date=2021-03-04|website=AFI {{!}} AACTA|language=en-AU}}</ref>


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Zbych Trofimiuk
Born (1979-04-07) 7 April 1979 (age 45)[1]
Prague, Czech Republic[2]

Zbych Trofimiuk (born 7 April 1979)[1] is an Australian language teacher, academic,[3] and actor. He is known for his award-winning performance as Mike Masters in the children's television adventure series Sky Trackers,[4][5] and as the lead character Paul Reynolds in the children's science fiction series Spellbinder.[6]

Personal life

Born in Prague in the Czech Republic[2] in 1979,[1] to Prague-born sculptor Zoja Trofimiuk and Jurek Trofimiuk,[7] the languages of his early years were Czech, Polish, and German. At four years old, he emigrated with his parents to Melbourne Australia, where he began to learn English.[2]

In 2004, he graduated from Melbourne's Victoria University with a B.A. in Performance Studies.[1]

Career

Television

Trofimiuk is known for his work as a child actor in Australian television productions.

In 1990, he appeared in ABC's Choices, a short series of mini-dramas about peer pressure and the choices individual children have to make.[8]

In 1994, he appeared in an episode of Network 10's short-lived continuation of the popular Australian soap opera, A Country Practice.[9][10]

In 1995, Trofimiuk starred in leading roles in two drama series for children: first in the educational adventure series Sky Trackers,[11] playing Mike Masters,[12] for which he won the Australian Film Institute's Young Actor Award;[5] and second as the protagonist, Paul Reynolds,[6] in the science fiction series Spellbinder.[13] Both Sky Trackers and Spellbinder won the Australian Film Institute's Award for Best Children's Television Drama (in 1994 and 1996 respectively).[5] Also in 1995, Trofimiuk guested in an episode of the second series of Snowy River - The McGregor Saga.[14]

Theatre

In 2005, Trofimiuk performed in the play "Bunny", written and directed by Benjamin Cittadini, at the La Mama Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.[15]

In 2007, he co-directed La Mama's production "Elmo" with its playwright Cittadini.[16] The play was a follow-up to "Bunny," and the second play in the author's "Trilogy of Love Stories."

Film

Trofimiuk played the role of Kane in the 2006 independent film Clean.[17]

Teaching and research

Since 2006, Trofimiuk has taught English as a foreign language, as a teacher in Australia's English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) scheme; and he is an educational researcher at Melbourne's Monash University, in the Digital Education Research Group.[3][18]

Awards

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Trofimiuk, Zbych. "Zbych Trofimiuk Presentation & Biography". Artmajeur. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Trofimiuk, Zbych (February 2015). "Chapter 3". ELICOS Online: Co-creating Flexible Learning Environments (Masters). Monash University. p. 48.
  3. ^ a b Trofimiuk, Zbych. "Zbych Trofimiuk". | Digital Education Research @ Monash. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Sky Trackers". Chip Taylor Communications, LLC. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "1994 Winners & Nominees". AFI | AACTA. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b Zuk, T. "Spellbinder". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. ^ Trofimiuk, Zbych (February 2015). "Acknowledgements". ELICOS Online: Co-creating Flexible Learning Environments (Masters). Monash University.
  8. ^ "Choices (1990) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021. (Please note: at time of writing, the cast info on this webpage does not display in Mozilla Firefox, but it does display in Internet Explorer).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  9. ^ a b Zuk, T. "A Country Practice: episode guide: 1994". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Zuk, T. "A Country Practice". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Sky Trackers". The Australian Children's Television Foundation. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  12. ^ Zuk, T. "Sky Trackers". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Spellbinder - Series 1". Australian Children's Television Foundation. Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ a b Zuk, T. "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Records Description List: Reference Number 2012.0285". University of Melbourne Archives. 20 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Elmo". The Australian Live Performance Database. Retrieved 5 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Clean (2006)". Blue Lotus Productions. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
  18. ^ "About | Digital Education Research @ Monash". Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Sky Trackers (1994) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  20. ^ Cockington, James (13 March 1995). "Young love to lure girls into science". The Sydney Morning Herald: 51.


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