▁won ▁awards ▁at ▁Edinburgh ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁Montreal ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁The ▁next ▁ten ▁years ▁would ▁see ▁him ▁take ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁film , ▁television ▁and ▁stage ▁roles , ▁including ▁st arring ▁in ▁Water ▁R ats , ▁All ▁Sain ts , ▁Out ▁in ▁the ▁Open , ▁Lower ▁Dep th s ▁at ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Theatre ▁Company , ▁and ▁P AN ▁at ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Sydney ▁among ▁others . ▁In ▁Australia ▁he ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁playing ▁aut istic ▁school boy ▁Mi key ▁D unn ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁soap ▁opera ▁Home ▁and ▁A way . ▁While ▁continu ing ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁film ▁and ▁television , ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁became ▁secondary ▁to ▁what ▁was ▁becoming ▁a ▁full - time ▁writing ▁career . ▁ ▁Writing ▁A ▁self - t aught ▁screen writer , ▁Tr ent ▁sold ▁his ▁first ▁attempt ▁at ▁feature ▁film ▁writing ▁to ▁a ▁British ▁Production ▁Company , ▁Mid sum mer ▁Films . ▁At ▁around ▁this ▁time , ▁Tr ent ▁also ▁began ▁writing ▁for ▁television , ▁par lay ing ▁his ▁acting ▁work ▁on ▁" Home ▁and ▁A way " ▁into ▁writing ▁for ▁the ▁show . ▁His ▁extensive ▁television ▁cred its ▁include ▁Home ▁and ▁A way , ▁Head land ▁and ▁All ▁Sain ts . ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁saw ▁him ▁pen ▁the ▁award ▁winning ▁" Ch oc olate ▁Face " ▁and ▁" Cat ▁& ▁Mouse ", ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁directed . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Tr ent ▁was ▁brought ▁in ▁as ▁lead ▁writer ▁on ▁A ▁Place ▁to