Schmid is best known for playing
Todd Landers in the Australian
soap opera Neighbours from 1988 until 1992. He then appeared as Adam Newman in the British children's science fiction television series
The Tomorrow People from 1992-1995. While on a four-year work permit in the UK, he made appearances on several UK television shows, such as
Noel’s House Party where he was voted into the
gunge tank by the voting public, as well as the plays
The Lion in Winter and
Laura. In 2002, Schmid played Brad the Goth in the film
Scooby-Doo, and Danny in the Australian film
Blurred, about
Schoolies week. He played a newspaper journalist in the Foxtel comedy
Stupid Stupid Man and has appeared on several Australian television dramas including
Blue Heelers and
All Saints. From 2007, he played
Leading Seaman Robert Dixon on the prime time
Nine Network drama,
Sea Patrol, starring in all five seasons of the show. From 2009, he also had a recurring role on
Packed to the Rafters as Alex Barton, a character who had cerebral palsy. He has performed in two versions of the play
Two Weeks with the Queen by Morris Gleitzman. The first time was for the
BBC in London and the second was for the Windmill Theatre Company in 2006. He has performed in three versions of
Shakespeare's ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and numerous pantomimes in the UK with Richard Cheshire. Schmid also appeared on the Nine Network show
20 to 1, hosted by Bert Newton. From 2016 to 2017, Schmid portrayed
Mick Jennings on
Home and Away. == Filmography ==