澳大利亚演员理查德·考索恩（Richard Cawthorne）于1976年出生于香港，是两个孩子中最小的一个，他的母亲塞尔达（Zelda）是《南华早报》的记者，父亲罗素（Russell）是香港电影公司嘉禾影业（Golden Harvest Studios）的营销主管。在英国度过了最后一年的寄宿教育后，理查德在90年代中期移居澳大利亚。理查德最初在圣马丁青年艺术中心接受培训，然后继续在墨尔本国家剧院学习，并于 1999 年毕业。早期在澳大利亚电视台的客串演出为理查德在流行的澳大利亚肥皂剧中饰演“鲁班'罗'豪斯曼”铺平了他的第一个半常规角色

邻居 （1985） （2004/2005）.2003年，理查德被选为独立故事片的主角

剃刀食客 （2003），虽然这部电影没有取得商业上的成功，但理查兹的作品赢得了评论界的赞誉，并随后在 2005 年的 Shreikfest 电影节（洛杉矶）上获得了最佳男演员奖。2012年，理查德因在黄金时段电视剧中饰演臭名昭著的澳大利亚黑社会人物丹尼斯·艾伦而获得澳大利亚电影和电视艺术学院奖（AACTA）

消磨时间 （2010）。

Australian actor Richard Cawthorne was born in Hong Kong in 1976, the youngest of two, his mother Zelda was a journalist for the South China Morning Post, and his father Russell, a Marketing Executive for Hong Kong film company Golden Harvest Studios. After spending his final year of education boarding in the UK, Richard moved to Australia in the mid 90's. Training initially at St Martins Youth Arts Centre, Richard then went on to study at Melbourne's National Theatre where he graduated in 1999. Early guest appearances on Australian television paved the way to Richard earning his first semi regular role as 'Ruban 'Roo' Hausman' on the popular Australia soap

Neighbours (1985) (2004/2005). In 2003 Richard was cast as the lead in the independent feature 

Razor Eaters (2003), though the film was not a commercial success, Richards work won both critical praise and a subsequent Best Actor Award at the Shreikfest Film festival (Los Angeles) in 2005. In 2012 Richard won the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award (AACTA), for his critically acclaimed portrayal of notorious Australian underworld figure Dennis Allan in the prime time drama 

Killing Time (2010).