Portrait of a young man with shoulder-length wavy brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a dark blazer over a white shirt and gold necklaces, against a plain light background.

Reviews

STC (2025) · Comedy Theatre (2024) · Red Stitch (2023)

“This spectacular cast delivers a knock-out punch… Wonderful too are Harvey Zielinski’s Nick...” — The Australian

Zielinski nails the slick, colourless swagger of Nick, while conveying a sense of wistfulness and self-awareness...” — The Guardian

“The hope of seeing something like this production is what makes people keep coming to the theatre… Recommended without reservation...” ★★★★★ — Stagenoise

“Combative, enthralling and memorable… Zielinski excels as the frustrated husband...” ★★★★★ — Bacchus at the Theatre

“Electrifying… a masterclass in rhythm, restraint, and ruin...” — Time and Tide“

Ambitious, strategic and slick… Zielinski embodies the role of Nick with the assurance of a wunderkind...” ★★★★★ — Time Out Sydney

★★★★½ — Sydney Morning Herald

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Red Stitch

“Max is played splendidly by Harvey Zielinski… the acting is outstanding...” — ArtsHub

“Zielinski’s spunky, naive and narcissistic Max is both adorable and relatable...” — Daily Review

“Zielinski hovers quite perfectly between confidence and uncertainty...” — In Review

“A joy to watch...” — Time Out

HIR

“Achingly vulnerable...” — The Age (186,000)

“A killer cast… Zielinski is a riot...” — Time Out (SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER)

“A beautifully distilled account of forming one’s identity, where what was left unsaid sung loud...” — ArtsHub (GENDER EUPHORIA)

“So compelling… Zielinski and McLelland nail the remorseless banter…” – The Age (CAVEMXN)

“A cast that could not be better...” — Stage Whispers (THE ANTIPODES)

Selected Career Highlights

Screen Daily: SWEET MILK LAKE one of ‘75 films to tempt festival directors in 2026’

Inside Film: SWEET MILK LAKE nominated for an AWGIE in the Feature Originals category

ScreenHub: SWEET MILK LAKE one of ten top Australian films to watch in 2026

Flicks: SWEET MILK LAKE one of fifteen top Australian films to watch in 2026

Screen Australia: Announces Generate funding for THUGS

State Library NSW: WHITE FEVER episode 5 nominated for Betty Rowland prize

Inside Film: WHITE FEVER episode 5 nominated for an AWGIE

VicScreen: Profile on SWEET MILK LAKE

Inside Film: VicScreen greenlights SWEET MILK LAKE

Pedestrian: Harvey’s Op-Ed for VicGov’s THE UNSAID SAYS A LOT campaign

Premier.Vic: THE UNSAID SAYS A LOT campaign launches

ScreenHub: WHITE FEVER review

ABC: WHITE FEVER launches

Inside Film: DEADLOCH wins Equity Ensemble Award for Comedy

Variety: Production launches on DEADLOCH

Inside Film: 2021 Heath Ledger Scholarship finalists announced

Screen Australia: Announces development funding for SWEET MILK LAKE

Inside Film: SWEET MILK LAKE selected for Impact Australia 2

Film Ink: Harvey chats DON’T LOOK DEEPER

Deadline: DON’T LOOK DEEPER announcement

OutFront Magazine: Harvey chats DON’T LOOK DEEPER

Archer Magazine: Harvey chats GENDER EUPHORIA

Vogue: Harvey in Vogue Australia - HLS 2018

Daily Mail: Harvey named first transgender Heath Ledger Scholarship finalist

Vogue: 2018 Heath Ledger Scholarship finalists announced

Sydney Morning Herald: Harvey named first transgender Heath Ledger Scholarship finalist

Inside Film: 2018 Casting Guild of Australia Rising Stars announced

Arts Review: On the Couch with Harvey Zielinski

ABC Radio National The Drawing Room: Harvey chats Taylor Mac’s HIR

Sydney Morning Herald: Harvey chats Taylor Mac’s HIR

ABC Melbourne The Conversation Hour: Harvey chats Taylor Mac’s HIR

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