Miles Buchanan

Miles Buchanan (born 1966) is an Australian actor. He is the brother of Simone and Beth Buchanan.

He was a popular actor as a child and young man, winning a Logie in 1979 for his performance in the TV movie A Good Thing Going.^[1] However his career was hurt by social phobia and depression.^[2] His mother wrote a book about his experiences, called The Wings of Madness.^[3]

Select credits

• Secret Valley,
• Runaway Island,
• Home Sweet Home,
• Young Doctors,
• A Country Practice,
• The Sullivans,
• Sons and Daughters,
• Hosted The Mike Walsh Show during the International Year of the Child,
• A Good Thing Going (won Logie for Best Juvenile Performer,)
• The Girl From Tomorrow,
• Newsfront,
• Dangerous Game,
• Bliss,
• Flying Doctors,
• The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole,
• Brighton Beach Memoirs,
• Biloxi Blues,
• Broadway Bound,
• Torchsong Trilogy,
• The Restless years,
• The Marriage of Figaro,
• Midsummer Night's Dream,
• Once In a Lifetime,
• Possession
• Carson's Law
• Skyways
• Cop Shop
• Young Ramsey

References

1. "Miles ahead of his time!.". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 1 July 1981. p. 107. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
2. Carol Nader, "Fallen star picks up the pieces", The Age, 7 Oct 2004 accessed 23 Oct 2012
3. Kate Bruce-Rosser, "it's OK 2 discuss illness', Stonnington Leader, 30 Sept 2008 accessed 23 Oct 2012

External links

• Miles Buchanan at the Internet Movie Database
• Miles Buchanan theatre credits at AusStage