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.

SWEET MILK LAKE

The Age: SWEET MILK LAKE nominated for both the Bright Horizons Award and the CinefestOZ Film Prize

TimeOut: SWEET MILK LAKE one of ten best films to see at MIFF this year

The West Australian: SWEET MILK LAKE makes history with CinefestOZ shortlist

Fashion Journal: What to see at MIFF 2026

Inside Film: SWEET MILK LAKE in MIFF first look line-up

Screen Daily: SWEET MILK LAKE a critics’ pick for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival

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

Press

Reviews

Sydney Theatre Company (2025) · Comedy Theatre (2024) · Red Stitch (2023)

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

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

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

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF

“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)

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

Selected Career Highlights