He first appeared on the TV series
The Miraculous Mellops. He has since appeared as Campbell Todd on the Australian TV series
Always Greener, starred in the mini-series
Marking Time and starred and directed the 2003 film
Ned. He also directed and starred in a parody of
The Matrix called
Computer Boy. He also starred in the Australian/British television series co-production
Tripping Over. Forsythe has also guest starred in several Australian TV shows, including
Blue Heelers,
All Saints,
Water Rats and
Blue Water High. In 2009, Forsythe wrote and directed the
Tropfest short
Being Carl Williams. The short won second prize and the Best Comedy award. The 2010 Tropfest saw him win first prize with
Shock, a short tribute to radio personality
Kyle Sandilands. In 2012, he played a lead role in one of Australia's most popular TV mini-series ever. Forsythe played
John Cornell in the Australian drama ''
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War'' which was based on Packer's takeover of cricket in 1977, and the establishment of
World Series Cricket. Along with directing the second series of
Laid (TV series). In 2016, he wrote and directed the controversial
2005 Cronulla riots inspired black comedy
Down Under. Followed in 2019 by
Little Monsters a horror/comedy starring
Lupita Nyong'o and
Josh Gad, which premiered at the
Sundance Film Festival. In November 2019, he was confirmed to direct the next installment of the
RoboCop franchise, titled
RoboCop Returns. ==Personal life==