In 1990, Campbell moved to Sydney, where he pursued acting at The Actors Center in Surry Hills. Campbell soon appeared in several Australian television shows, before performing with the
Sydney Theatre Company in
Six Degrees of Separation. He then co-starred in the feature film,
The Nostradamus Kid, alongside
Noah Taylor and
Miranda Otto. From 1996 to 1998, Campbell had a leading role in the New Zealand drama series,
City Life playing the Prime Minister's rebellious son, Aaron Kellett. After this, he starred in the successful New Zealand medical drama,
Shortland Street as romantic lead, Dr. Daniel Buchanan (1998–2000). Campbell also appeared in New Zealand dramas, ''
Jackson's Wharf and The Legend of William Tell'', before travelling to New York where he studied at The Cay Michael Patten Acting Studio. In 2003 Campbell returned to Australia where he created and hosted a popular internet radio show called "A Positive Spin". The radio show was a labor of love, sponsored by "
The Salvation Army", it incorporated cognitive behavioral therapy, philosophy, humor, music and live studio interviews, and was designed to teach people, specifically Sydney's Inner City street kids, how to turn negatives into positives. In 2006, Campbell starred in the first three episodes of the BBC/Nine Network co-production of ''
Maddigan's Quest, a young adult - post apocalyptic drama series. This was followed by the feature film, Gabriel where he played Archangel Raphael. After this, Campbell starred in the BBC/ABC Co-Production of Catalpa Rescue'', playing Captain Anthony. In 2007–2009, Campbell played Dr. Steve Taylor in Australia's number one medical drama,
All Saints on the
Seven Network. During this time at the request of
Tourism Tasmania, Campbell hosted
Discover Tasmania, a lifestyle program that also aired on the
Seven Network. Campbell then joined soap opera,
Home and Away as Michael Patton, before guest starring in the Australian TV drama,
Sea Patrol playing troubled mercenary, Garth Davidson. In 2011 Campbell appeared in the feature film,
Burning Man, before starring as Sydney's infamous 1920s gangster,
Jim Devine in Australia's highest rating television drama series,
Underbelly: Razor for the
Nine Network. In 2014 Campbell starred as hardened farmer and devoted family man, Adam Wilson in the feature film,
The Pack. This thriller made its world premiere at the 2015 Fantasy Filmfest and later secured United States distribution on
Netflix in 2016. In 2015 Campbell starred as author and widowed father, Alex Gibbs in the feature film,
Without a Body which co-stars
Kevin Sorbo,
Michael Welch,
Rena Owen and
Isabella Kai Rice. In 2017 Campbell appeared for the Nine Network in the mini-series
House of Bond playing
America's Cup skipper
John Bertrand. Campbell also starred alongside
Lee Byung-hun and
Gong Hyo-jin in the dramatic South Korean feature film
A Single Rider which was released by
Warner Bros in 2017. In 2018 Campbell starred in a
weird western film called
Aurora about the first recorded UFO crash in American history. Then in 2019 Campbell played a private detective in an Australian
film noir titled
The Case of the Shanghaied Songbird. It premiered at the Křivoklát Castle north of Prague in 2019. Campbell then appeared in the feature film
The American King which was released in the U.S. in 2020. And most recently Campbell starred in the feature film
Risen which was released in the U.S. in 2021. Campbell was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1994 Australian Film Critic's Awards. He was nominated for his role of MacAlister in the feature film,
The Nostradamus Kid. Campbell was also nominated for Most Popular New Male Talent at the Australian
2008 Logie Awards. He was nominated for his role of Dr. Steve Taylor in the award-winning television medical drama,
All Saints. Campbell was also nominated for Best Actor at the 2021 Toronto Beach Film Festival in Canada. He was nominated for his performance in the feature film
Risen. And most recently Campbell won Best Actor at the 2021
Macabre Faire Film Festival in Long Beach New York, for his standout performance in the feature film
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