Richard Lindsell is an Australian actor, screenwriter, director and producer with over three decades of professional experience across theatre, film, television and documentary production. Trained at Ensemble Acting Studios, Richard brings a deep, practical understanding of performance — not only from the actor’s point of view, but from the perspective of the entire screen storytelling process.

As an actor, Richard has appeared in a wide range of Australian television productions including A Country Practice, Heartbreak High, Home and Away, Big Sky, Murder Call, E-Street, GP and Family and Friends, as well as the feature film A Wreck a Tangle and the made for television film, The Phantom Horseman. 

His theatre career includes work with the Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir Street Theatre, Ensemble Theatre, Crossroads Theatre Company and numerous repertory and independent theatre companies, performing classical, contemporary and Australian works.

Alongside acting, Richard has maintained an extensive career as a writer, director and producer. His screen credits include award-screened short films such as Gone (HOF - Home of Film festival, Berlin and screened at Cannes) as writer and producer, The Bathroom (Tropfest finalist as writer/director), The Bedroom (The Comedy Channel as writer/director), Burnout (Co-writing the screenplay. Screened in competition at the Sundance Film Festival and Edinburgh Film Festival), and Get Spiderman, as well as development of feature projects supported by Screen Australia and Screen NSW, including Belly of a Whale and Fables. His television writing credits also include most notably the arts documentary series I.O.U. and the drama series Fireflies  for ABC Television.

In recent years, Richard has continued working across documentary, production and post-production, including the 2024 documentary Cyclone Warriors, exploring Cyclone Tracy and the Australian Defence Force response. His broader industry experience includes editing, live streaming, set construction, educational video content, podcast writing, producing and performing, and freelance voice-over artist. He was one of the original freelance writing contributors for IF Magazine (Inside Film).

This breadth of professional experience underpins Richard’s approach to teaching screen acting. Students benefit from training that reflects real industry practice and an understanding of how performances are shaped by script, camera and editing.