Reviews
Sydney Theatre Company (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
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
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
SWEET MILK LAKE
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
Screen Vixens: SWEET MILK LAKE one of thirteen Australian films to get excited about in 2026
Flicks: SWEET MILK LAKE one of fifteen top Australian films to watch in 2026
VicScreen: Profile on SWEET MILK LAKE
Inside Film: VicScreen greenlights SWEET MILK LAKE
Screen Australia: Announces development funding for SWEET MILK LAKE
Inside Film: SWEET MILK LAKE selected for Impact Australia 2
THUGS
Screen Australia: Announces Generate funding for THUGS
WHITE FEVER
State Library NSW: WHITE FEVER episode 5 nominated for Betty Rowland prize
Inside Film: WHITE FEVER episode 5 nominated for an AWGIE
ABC: WHITE FEVER launches
THE UNSAID SAYS A LOT
Pedestrian: Harvey’s Op-Ed for VicGov’s THE UNSAID SAYS A LOT campaign
Premier.Vic: THE UNSAID SAYS A LOT campaign launches
DEADLOCH
Inside Film: DEADLOCH wins Equity Ensemble Award for Comedy
Variety: Production launches on DEADLOCH
DON’T LOOK DEEPER
Film Ink: Harvey chats DON’T LOOK DEEPER
Deadline: DON’T LOOK DEEPER cast announcement
OutFront Magazine: Harvey chats DON’T LOOK DEEPER
HEATH LEDGER SCHOLARSHIP - 2018 & 2021
Inside Film: 2021 Heath Ledger Scholarship finalists announced
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
Vogue: Harvey in Vogue Australia - HLS 2018
GENDER EUPHORIA
Archer Magazine: Harvey chats GENDER EUPHORIA
CASTING GUILD OF AUSTRALIA RISING STAR AWARD
Inside Film: 2018 Casting Guild of Australia Rising Stars announced
HIR BY TAYLOR MAC
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