Yes he is Australian. I should have recognised him but didn't. He is very popular here as being one of our genuine stars and quite an affable sort of bloke. A great many of my friends (RL Aussie ones) went to see him last year in The Boy from Oz for the sole purpose of drooling. Plus there were rumours that he came down into the audience and sat on a woman's lap each show so that seat choice became very important.