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Rhys Wakefield

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Rhys Wakefield is an Australian actor who first started out as a regular on the Australian TV series Home and Away. In 2008 he was nominated for Best Actor in a Feature Film by the Australian Film Institute and the Australian Film Critics Circle for his lead role in The Black Balloon. Rhys followed this with a role in the action-adventure feature film Sanctum... See full bio »

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in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Filmography

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2013 Rita (TV movie) (filming)
 
2013 Plus One (post-production)
David
 
2013 The Philosophers (completed)
James
 
2013 The Purge
Polite Stranger
 
2013 A Man Walks Into a Bar (short)
Man
 
2012 Nobody Walks
David
 
2011 Sanctum
Josh McGuire
 
2011/I Scent (short)
Dan
 
2009 Broken Hill
Scott Price
 
2009 Clearing the Air (short)
David
 
2005-2008 Home and Away (TV series)
Lucas Holden
– Episode #1.4671 (2008) … Lucas Holden (credit only)
– Episode #1.4670 (2008) … Lucas Holden (credit only)
– Episode #1.4669 (2008) … Lucas Holden (credit only)
– Episode #1.4668 (2008) … Lucas Holden (credit only)
– Episode #1.4667 (2008) … Lucas Holden (credit only)
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2008 The Black Balloon
Thomas Mollison
 
2002 Don't Blame the Koalas (TV series)
Brad
– Best Foot Forward (2002) … Brad
– The Dingo Made Me Do It (2002) … Brad (as Rhys Wakefields)
 
2000 Bootmen
Dancing kid (uncredited)
 
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2013 A Man Walks Into a Bar (short)
 
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2013 A Man Walks Into a Bar (short)
 
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2013 A Man Walks Into a Bar (short) (producer)
 
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2013 A Man Walks Into a Bar (short) (edited by)
 
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2011 Attack of the Show! (TV series)
Himself
– Joshua Topolosky/Court McGee (2011) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2011 The Daily Habit (TV series)
Himself
– Cory Nastazio/Rhys Wakefield/Carrie Keagan (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The 7PM Project (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.373 (2011) … Himself
 
2007 The 2007 TV Week Logie Awards (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 Sunrise (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 May 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
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2007 Today Tonight (TV series)
 
2007 Home and Away (TV series)
 

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Broken Hill -- Tommy dreams of becoming a great musician but works at the ranch to appease his father. Everything changes, though, when his antics to impress a beautiful new classmate backfire, landing him community service at the local jail. Sanctum -- Clip: Josh And Frank Discover A Sinkhole Sanctum -- Interview: "Rhys Wakefield On The Excitement Of The Role"
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Rhys Wakefields

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Personal Quote:

We wore massive tracksuits and laid out cushions so we could wrestle, and we played Twister and danced to '90s music so, by the time those kissing scenes happened, we felt really comfortable with each other. - On how the director of The Black Balloon (2008) helped Rhys and Gemma Ward break the barrier before their kissing scene in the movie See more »

Trivia:

Went to the same school as Sarah Murdoch (O'Hare), Nikki Webster, Josh Quong Tart, Bojana Novakovic and many other prominent Australians in the entertainment industry. The McDonalds College of Performing arts in Sydney. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio