From about 2012 , LaPaglia began accepting work in Australia more frequently . Following major roles in '' Underground '' ( 2012 ) ( a biopic about Julian Assange and the comedy '' Mental '' ( 2012 ) , LaPaglia had a supporting role in the Neil Armfield 's Australian romantic-drama film '' Holding the Man '' , as Bob Caleo . The 2015 film stars Ryan Corr and Craig Stott , with supporting performances from LaPaglia , Guy Pearce and Geoffrey Rush . '' Holding the Man '' was adapted from Timothy Conigrave 's 1995 memoir of the same name . For his role within the film , LaPaglia was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 5th AACTA Awards in 2015 . In that year LaPaglia returned to his home city , Adelaide , to star in '' A Month of Sundays '' as Frank , a miserable real estate agent who finds solace and redemption in a chance friendship with an elderly woman ( played by Julia Blake ) who reminds him of his mother . In 2016 he appeared in his first Australian TV series : '' The Code '' , a political thriller set against rising geopolitical tensions between the US and China . The following year he starred in the four-part miniseries '' Sunshine '' , set in the western Melbourne suburb of the same name , playing the role of mentor to a promising young Sudanese-Australian soccer player . And in 2018 , LaPaglia appeared in the fifth season of the comedy '' Rake '' , based loosely on the life and misadventures of Charles Waterstreet
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