Mark Coles Smith | |
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.jpg) Coles Smith in 2020 | |
| Born | 1987 (age 36–37) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | First Indigenous Australian actor nominated for a Gold Logie |
| Notable work | |
| Television | |
| Awards | FCCA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (2015) Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play (2017) AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Series (2022) AACTA International Award for Best Actor in a Series (2022) |
Mark Coles Smith (born 1987), also known by his musical identity as Kalaji, is an Aboriginal Australian actor of stage and screen, sound designer, field recordist, writer, and composer. He is known for his roles in the feature films Last Cab to Darwin (2015), Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018), and Occupation: Rainfall (2020), as well as the television series Mystery Road: Origin (2022), and the Canadian series Hard Rock Medical (2013–18).
In 2023 he became the first Indigenous Australian actor to be nominated for a Gold Logie and won Best Actor in a Series in both the AACTA International Awards as well as the domestic AACTA Awards for his role in Mystery Road: Origin.