Tim Conigrave (19 November 1959 – 18 October 1994) was an Australian actor, activist and author of the internationally acclaimed memoir, Holding the Man. Education and Career Conigrave was born in Melbourne, and attended the Jesuit-run Xavier College, and later Monash University, where he appeared in Bertolt Brecht‘s A Man’s a Man and Ariane Mnouchkine‘s 1789. Following graduation, he worked with St Martin’s Youth Arts Centre. Under […]
Holding the Man – 2015 (127mins) Holding the Man is a 2015 Australian romantic drama film adapted from Timothy Conigrave‘s 1995 memoir of the same name. It was directed by Neil Armfield and stars Ryan Corr and Craig Stott, with supporting performances from Guy Pearce, Anthony LaPaglia, Sarah Snook, Kerry Fox and Geoffrey Rush. The screenplay was written by Tommy Murphy who also adapted the memoir for the stage play. Trailer […]