Tony Briggs | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Briggs in 2012 | |
| Born | 3 July 1967 Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Damienne Pradier[1] |
| Children | 3[1] |
Tony Briggs (born 3 July 1967) is an Aboriginal Australian actor. He is best known for creating the stage play The Sapphires (later a 2012 film), which tells the true story of an Aboriginal singing girl group who toured Vietnam during the war. Briggs is also a former track and field athlete.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Kerrie (21 June 2019). "We don't say 'the white actor Cate Blanchett': Tony Briggs on racism". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2020.