 By the 1980s Little had turned to full-time acting, making his theatre debut in "Black Cockatoos" before appearing in director Wim Wenders' 1991 film "Until the end of the World".As well as appearing in Tracy Moffatt's "Night Cries" and Andrew Schultz's opera "Black River", his teaching and community work earned him the title of NAIDOC Aboriginal of the Year in 1989.After winning that award Little returned to working in the music industry.