Working constantly in theatre, television, film and radio since 1976.
Founding member of The Riverina Theatre Co in 1976. NIDA graduate 1980. Theatre includes plays with The Sydney, Queensland, Griffin, Merrigong, Apocalypse, Marian Street, Q and Railway Street Theatre Companies, The Ensemble Theatre, The State Theatre Co. of S.A., Street Theatre Canberra, White Box Theatre, Sport For Jove, Red Line Prods/NY Rep/Neil Gooding Prods and many others as well as national and international tours. Recent stage appearances include multiple productions of Mary Rachel Brown’s award winning The Dapto Chaser; Blackrock at The Seymour Centre; The Three Sisters for Sport For Jove (nominated for a GLUG Award); Stalking The Bogeyman at The Old Fitz Theatre and the world premieres of Campion Decent’s Unprecedented for HotHouse Theatre, Stephen Sewell’s The Lives of Eve for White Box Theatre at KXT On Broadway and Chenturan Aran’s Cut Chilli for New Ghosts at The Old Fitz Theatre as well as the Australian premiere of Eugene O’Brien’s Heaven at The Loading Dock Theatre. Multiple television and film appearances include Rake, Janet King, The Bet, Out Of The Blue (BBC), Home and Away, All Saints, Farscape, E Street, Neighbours, Sons and Daughters and others too numerous to mention.
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For all acting and voice engagements Noel can be contacted through his agent, Mary Ann Vale at BMEG :
OFFICE EMAIL: info@bmegonline.com
MARY ANN VALE mav@bmegonline.com
(+61) (0) 418 608 194
Web: www.bmegonline.com
Recent stage work:
‘Heaven’ by Eugene O’Brien. Australian premiere. Directed by Kate Gaul A two-hander alongside Lucy Miller. The Loading Dock Theatre QTOPIA, Sydney May 14-31 2025.
“…two mesmerising performances from Noel Hodda (Mal) and Lucy Miller (Mairead)… Stage Noise
“…Lucy Miller and Noel Hodda are absolutely superb…” Theatre Red
“Hodda is completely endearing in his performance…” Sydney Morning Herald
‘Seventeen’ by Mathew Whittet. Directed by Mary-Anne Gifford. Wild Thing Productions at The Seymour Centre. October 2024.
“Actors Noel Hodda and Di Smith are particularly captivating, both bringing a savvy to their performative representations of personalities decades their junior.” Suzy Goes See
‘Cut Chilli’ by Chenturan Aran. Directed by David Burrowes. New Ghosts Theatre at The Old Fitz. July 2024. World Premiere.
(Photo by Robert Catto)
The wonderful photographer Robert Catto has included The Dapto Chaser in a list of his favourites on his own website. Visit the page here.
(Photo by Danielle Lyonne)
Sons and Daughters on YouTube
A groundbreaking series that aired from 1982-1987, Sons and Daughters was Noel’s first major television gig and the first Australian continuing drama to make a splash overseas. The entire series is now on YouTube. Noel first appears in ep 74 and leaves the series in ep 319. Follow this link to the series.
Out Of The Blue on 10 Play
The 2008 series Out Of The Blue was a co-production between the BBC and Southern Star Entertainment. In Australia it screened on Network 10. Noel played patriarch Ron O’Donnell. The complete series can now be viewed via 10 Play.
For all acting and voice engagements Noel can be contacted through his agent, BMEG (Mary Ann Vale & Raquel Benassy):
OFFICE EMAIL: info@bmegonline.com
MARY ANN VALE mav@bmegonline.com 0418 608 194
Main Office Telephone: (+61) (0) 432 941 066
Web: www.bmegonline.com