Mark Coles Smith is a proud Nyikina man and an award winning Australian film, television and theater actor, as well as a writer, producer and sound designer. He grew up in Broome, Western Australia and received a certificate in Aboriginal Theatre from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, a Diploma of Indigenous Studies through Southern Cross University and a Post-Grad in Indigenous Arts Management. His award credits include, the Yvonne Cohen Award from VCA for Indigenous Arts, a Helpmann award for ‘Best Actor in a Play’ (The Drover’s Wife) and an AACTA award for best lead in an Australian drama (Mystery Road: Origin).