Tim Minchin - Comedian

Tim Minchin is a multiple Olivier and Helpmann Award-winning, Tony and Grammy-nominated composer-lyricist known for the stage musicals Matilda the Musical and Groundhog Day. The film adaptation of Matilda the Musical was released in 2022. As a singer-songwriter and comedian, he has toured the UK, US, and Australia, performing at venues like The Royal Albert Hall, The Sydney Opera House, and Wembley Arena. He has released four specials, including Back (2022) and Tim Minchin Vs the Heritage Orchestra Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2012).

His 2020 studio album, Apart Together, debuted at #3 on the Australian charts and reached the top 30 in the UK. In screen acting, he won an AACTA award for his role as Lucky Flynn in Upright and appeared as Atticus Fetch in season 6 of Californication. He played Friar Tuck in Robin Hood (2018) and Smasher Sullivan in the Logie award-winning Secret River. He will feature as Darius Cracksworth in the upcoming Disney Plus series, The Artful Dodger. Tim is the head writer and co-producer of Upright, earning an Australian Writer’s Guild (AWGIE) award for his writing.

On stage, he is known for his portrayal of Judas in the 2013-14 Arena Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Sydney Theatre Company. He voiced characters in Shaun Tan’s Oscar-winning The Lost Thing, Netflix’s Back To The Outback, and the upcoming Scary Girl. Tim has published a graphic novel, Storm, and two children’s books. He is a member of the Order of Australia and has received three honorary doctorates of letters. His acceptance speech for his UWA doctorates has been viewed over 150 million times.