Rhys Wakefield

Infobox actor


imagesize = 150px
name = Rhys Wakefield
birthdate = birth date and age|1988|11|20
location = Cairns, Queensland
height = 181 cm
yearsactive = 2002 - present
notable role = Lucas Holden

Rhys Wakefield (born 20 November 1988 in Cairns, Queensland) is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Lucas Holden cite web|url=http://www.seven.com.au/homeandaway/meetthecast_rhys-wakefield|title= Rhys Wakefield Profile |accessdate=2007-02-03 |work=Home and Away Official Site in the long running TV series "Home and Away", a role he had played since August 2005 until February 2008, and for portraying the main character Thomas in the 2008 film "The Black Balloon". [cite web |url=http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=BLABAL |title= Black Balloon, The|accessdate=2007-02-03 |format= HTML|work= Australian Film Commission ]

Biography

Prior to appearing as Lucas in "Home and Away", Rhys had been acting for over 6 years. He attended classes at The McDonald College of Performing Arts where he won an acting scholarship in 2003 cite web |url=http://www.matricsmanagement.com/rhysbio.htm |title=Matrics Management Profile |accessdate=2007-02-03 |format=HTML . As well as performing in a number of school productions he appeared in numerous Shakespeare festivals and has worked with Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet . In addition to attending the McDonald College he also attended an acting course at the Zenith Theatre in 2003. Wakefield finished Year 12 at McDonald College of Performing Arts in 2006. [cite web |url=http://www.mcdonald.nsw.edu.au/mcd/newsfolder/rhys-wakefield-year-12-2006.html/ |title=Rhys Wakefield (Year 12 - 2006) |accessdate=2007-10-20 |format=HTML |work=The McDonald College Website ]

His first professional acting role was an uncredited appearance in the film "Bootmen" in 2000. This was later followed by a television appearance playing Brad, a guest star in the 2001 series "Don't Blame Me" for which he appeared in two episodes, "Best Foot Forward" and "The Dingo Made Me Do It". Rhys Wakefield played his first leading role in a feature film in "The Black Balloon" as Thomas Mollison , which opened March 6, 2008 in Australian cinemas. Its world premiere was at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany in February 2008, where the film received a Crystal Bear as the best feature-length film in the "Generation 14plus" category.cite web | author = Berlinale | title = The Festival - Awards & Prizes - Prizes Generation | url = http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_generation/index.html | accessdate = 2008-02-16 ]

Home and Away

In August 2005, Rhys secured his first regular TV role playing Lucas Holden in the long running Australian Soap opera "Home and Away". His character is the youngest of the Holden family. His performance in series has brought him to the public attention and led to a Logie Nomination, for the Best New Talent, 2006. During his time on the show he was involved in a controversial storyline which led the Australian broadcasting regulator (ACMA) to conclude that scenes had breached the Australian broadcasting code, a finding which was responsible for the series being re-classified as PG. [cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a77169/home-and-away-rapped-by-regulator.html |title='Home and Away' rapped by regulator |accessdate=2007-10-20 |format=HTML |work=Digital Spy]

Personal

Rhys dated his onscreen co-star Indiana Evans, who plays the role of Matilda Hunter for several months but confirmed that the couple ended this relationship in early 2006.

elected filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

*imdb name|name=Rhys Wakefield|id=1973422
* [http://www.matricsmanagement.com/rhysbio.htm Matrics Management]
* [http://bellaboobabe.com/story/120208/24/celebrity-access-with-rhys-wakefield Rhys Wakefield chats to Bellaboo about The Black Baloon, kissing Gemma Ward, and more]