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John Wood (born 14 July 1946 in Melbourne) is a Gold Logie Award-winning Australian actor and writer, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Network's long running police drama ''Blue Heelers''. ==TV career== Wood began his acting career in 1967, where he had a guest role in ''Bellbird'', an Australian television series. He then appeared in several Australian drama series and mini-series in minor roles. John also wrote eleven episodes of the series ''Prisoner''. It wasn't until 1987 that John Wood became a well-known actor, taking the lead in ''Rafferty's Rules'', as magistrate Michael Rafferty. Wood twice won a Logie for "Most Outstanding Actor" for his role in the show during its four seasons. In 1993 Wood landed a leading role in ''Blue Heelers'' as Tom Croydon. This show became a big hit in Australia. As well as starring in the show, he also wrote several episodes. The show was finally cancelled in 2006, and Wood is one of only two actors (the other being Julie Nihill) to star in ''Blue Heelers'' from its beginning in 1993 to its end in 2006, although Wood is the only character to be seen in every single episode. Wood also wrote three episodes for the series. Wood was a contestant in the 2004 edition of the Australian ''Dancing with the Stars''. In 2007, Wood appeared on Channel Ten's tele-movie, ''Joanne Lees - Murder in the Outback'', where he played barrister Grant Algie. He currently hosts Channel Nine's travel series Wine Me, Dine Me. In 2009, Wood has appeared in the drama ''The Cut'' on ABC1, in the historical dramatised documentary Rogue Nation, also on ABC1, and in Channel Nine's drama-series ''Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' playing Murray Farquhar. In 2010, Wood had a recurring role in ''Offspring''. In June 2011, it was announced that Wood had joined the cast of ''Neighbours'' for a six-month guest role as Martin Chambers. He made his first on screen appearance in September.〔 In 2012, he had a recurring role in ''The Doctor Blake Mysteries''. In 2013, Wood had a guest role on ''It's a Date (TV series)''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Wood (Australian actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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