Damion Hunter is Bill
Bill is an Aboriginal mechanic whose family has lived in Unagatta forever. Bill is Pip's lover, and they enjoy a very physical relationship.
Practical and down-to-earth, he's a bit of a joker and Paul's only friend outside the observatory.
For Paul, he is swathed in local mystique, and is Paul's unlikely choice as spiritual adviser. But Bill is really just about good common sense.
As the only non-genius and emotional screw-up, he provides Paul with a breath of sanity.
Bill lives in a bus and owns a sacred burial site under the observatory.
He embraces Aboriginal tradition in a modern pragmatist's sort of way. And he's been known to flee from Pip's sometimes voracious advances. It is, after all, an open relationship.
Damion Hunter loved playing alongside his 'love interest', seasoned professional Kris McQuade.
"It was very easy acting with Kris. We have scenes in bed, but she was completely comfortable, and that made it so easy. The relationship between Bill and Pip is very open in some ways – there's mention of a Venetian glass blower, and an incident with Paul's ex-girlfriend – but it's also very fiery.
"Pip can be ravenous, and Bill can't keep up the quota from time to time, especially when Venus is close. But there's also a whole platonic side to their relationship. They can sit in bed and do crosswords."
Damion found it easy to play Bill.
"Bill is like me – he's a sassy kind of guy. He plays it up, he's cheeky and naughty. It's easy to play those things – but usually I'm doing them in the loungeroom in front of my girl!"
Damion Hunter graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1998. He has since had roles in the stage production of Loves Triumph and the television series Farscape. |
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