Noel Hodda

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Noel Hodda is an Australian actor, writer, dramaturge, director and teacher. He was born in 1954 in Albury, New South Wales.

He is a graduate of The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Prior to attending NIDA he was a founding member of The Riverina Theatre Company, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and Project TYER, a Theatre In Education Co., for whom he also wrote and appeared in the play "Strata Digger". Post-NIDA he has worked as an actor for the Sydney Theatre Company, the Queensland Theatre Company, The Griffin Theatre Company, The Ensemble Theatre, The Q Theatre, Marian Street Theatre and others as well as performing in major national and international tours. He has also appeared in countless Australian television series and tele-dramas as both a lead and guest character, including continuing roles in the dramas 'Sons and Daughters' and 'E Street'. Film appearances include 'Emoh Ruo', 'The Highest Honour' (aka 'Heroes Of The Krait'/'Southern Cross'), 'The Bet' and others.

His plays "The Secret House", "Half Safe", "Photographs", and "On The Public Record" have had productions around the country. His play "Later" was chosen to be workshopped at the prestigious Banff playRites Colony, Banff, Canada in 2004.

He was a Board Member and Chairman of the Board of the Griffin Theatre Co. and a member of that company's Literary Committee. Currently he still acts, directs and teaches. He assesses plays for Page To Stage (a young Playwright's organisation) and did so for the Australian National Playwright's Centre until that organisation's recent demise. He has also been a script assessor for The Australia Council for The Arts and Belvoir Street Theatre and has conducted acting and writing workshops for many organisations. He has been Artist-In-Residence at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga and has also taught Acting/Voice there on short-term appointments.

His dramaturgical work on the play 'Codgers' by Don Reid contributed to that play winning the prestigious 'Rodney Seaborn Playwright's Award' 2006.