John Orcsik

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John Orcsik is perhaps best known for his role as detective Mike Georgiou in Cop Shop and more recently has been seen as Ron Kirk in Neighbours. His career in fact spans many facets, including acting, writing and directing. John has been involved in educating other actors through an acting academy, the film Academy was about the events surrounding such a place. John is also remembered for an early land breaking role in controversial soap Number 96.

Name

John Orcsik

Birthday

May 3rd

Favourite Role

Miklos Radnotti "Displaced Persons" ABC

Mike Georgiou - Cop Shop

Latest Role

Brett Macintosh MDA ABC

Ron Kirk - Neighbours

Career Memories you wish to share

Playing Miklos Radnotti a Hungarian-Jewish refugee in a telemovie by Louie Nowra called 'Displaced Persons' ABC

Highlights of Blue Heelers you wish to share

Directing a couple of scenes

Memories of Neighbours you wish to share

Working with a great cast

Memories of Zoo Family you wish to share

Just working so close to the animals for 6 months was wonderful, patting a cheetah, holding baby Mizure (Gorilla)

Memories of Cop Shop you wish to share

Working with the closest and best cast ever. 6 years of fun & hard work. Too many great memories to list.

Memories of The Sullivans you wish to share

Trying to dye my hair red - but the dye wouldn't take

Memories of Number 96 you wish to share

The huge hooha surrounding the on screen kiss with Joe Hasham

Memories of Academy you wish to share

Discovering that I could direct under immense pressure

Memories of Paradise Beach you wish to share

Learning to Ball Room dance

Memories of The Flying Doctors you wish to share

One of my favourite roles. A crazy man. Lots of fun.

Memories of Prisoner you wish to share

Writing 11 episodes

Preferred Medium (Stage, Screen, Television)

Screen & TV

Hobbies

Golf (play very badly), Horseriding, Drinking & Eating

Favourite Book

Poor Fella My Country

Favourite Movie

Apocolypse now

True Romance

The Usual Suspects

Favourite Song

Desperado

Hotel California

Favourite Television program

Nikita La Femme

Favourite Person you have acted with

Peter Adams

Actor you would like to work with

Robert De Niro

Favourite Quote, Saying or Motto

As one door opens another slams in your face - but don't give up

Favourite Possession

Don't have one

Future Ambitions

To direct movies

Why you became an Actor

Don't really know except that's all I ever remember wanting to be

If you were'nt an Actor other career choice

Academic