Bernard Gallate

Bernard Gallate (Author)
Bernard Gallate began his professional life in the animation industry with Hanna-Barbera, later working for Disney and a multimedia agency. After studying acting, he ran climbing tours of the Sydney Harbour Bridge for six years while writing and illustrating books for younger readers. Bernard currently teaches programs on early Sydney life and archaeology at historical sites across the city. The Origin of Me is his first novel.

Thomas Larkin (Reader)
Thomas Larkin is an award-winning actor, voice artist, and arts educator. A graduate of the Victorian College of Arts (VCA), his professional career spans over a decade. Highlights include lead roles in productions of Death of a Salesman (Queensland Theatre), As You Like It (La Boite Theatre Company) and True West (Brisbane Powerhouse). He is fast becoming a sought-after voice artist, working with BMW, TattsLotto and Beyond Blue. Such experiences have also seen Thomas develop an extensive portfolio of clients as a teaching artist and acting coach, working across school, performing arts and corporate contexts. He is one of five Co-Directors of Brisbane-based theatre collective MYTHS MADE HERE who, in 2020, will stage MEDEA, written by Kate Mulvany & Anne-Louise Sarks at QPAC's Cremorne Theatre.


Thomas can next be seen as Luca in the highly-anticipated new web series Sexy Nails, produced by Photoplay Films and directed by Tom Slater.