Whether on the stage or behind it, Dirk Hoult is proving to be one of Brisbane’s most aspiring emerging artists. Since graduating from USQ in 2001 he has appeared in numerous film, theatre, cabaret and musical theatre engagements across Queensland. Performance highlights include ‘Daryl Van Horne’ in The Witches of Eastwick (Turkish Delight Theatre), ‘Abel’ in Children of Eden (Harvest Rain), The Rainbow Dark (Metro Arts), Godspell (Starlight Musical Theatre), Assassins (Warehaus Theatre), The Watcher, Nightcap @ The Studio (Metro Arts) and most recently the multi-award winning production of The Kursk by Sasha Janowicz (Metro Arts).  

Dirk has appeared in numerous children’s theatre and T.I.E. productions including a state wide tour of Tim Winton’s The Bugalugs Bum Thief with the Queensland Arts Council. His short film credits include: Ascension for Vizpoets & the PFTC, The War of Jenkins Ear (PFTC), The moment After (QPIX), Big Night (Taxi Films), Circus Kitchen (QPIX), Engaged (Pash Films).

Also a budding director, Dirk recently directed a moved reading of The People Next Door for 23^rd Productions and was Assistant Director for Forward Movement’s sell out production of The Laramie Project at the Powerhouse late last year.  Dirk has been heavily involved with creative realization of several projects including Jason Robert Brown’s Parade (Warehaus Theatre) and most recently A Slightly Sondheim Wedding (Oscar Theatre Co.) at the Judith Wright Centre. Earlier this year, Dirk was nominated as 'Best Newcomer’ at the Matilda Awards for the third consecutive year.