Zbych Trofimiuk
Australian language teacher, academic and actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zbych Trofimiuk (born 7 April 1979)[1] is a Czech-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]
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]
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]
- Australian Film Institute's Young Actor Award, for Sky Trackers, 1994[5]
- Premier's VCE Award, 1996[1]
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Choices | TV series | |
| 1994 | A Country Practice | TV series, episode 14.14: "Tuesday's Child"[9] | |
| 1994 | Sky Trackers | Mike Masters | TV series[19] |
| 1995 | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | TV series, episode 2.4: "Fathers and Sons"[14] | |
| 1995 | Spellbinder | Paul Reynolds | TV series |
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Clean | Kane | Independent feature film |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bunny | La Mama Theatre | |
| 2007 | Elmo | Co-director | Follow-up to Bunny and second play in the "Trilogy of Love Stories" |
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