Drew Curtis (Home And Away)
Andrew "Drew" Curtis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Home and Away'', played by Bobby Morley. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 7 July 2006. He departed on 21 March 2008. Casting While he was appearing in a production of ''Angels with Dirty Faces'', Morley was spotted by the ''Home and Away'' casting agents who asked him to come in and have a chat. The chance to audition for Drew came up and Morley was cast in the role, despite being older than the character. Morley relocated from Melbourne to Sydney for the show and he admitted that he was quite nervous during his first six weeks on set and that he had to get used to the fast speed at which they shoot scenes. Morley quit ''Home and Away'' at the end of 2007. Of his reason for leaving, Morley said "It wasn't a good place to be in. ''Home and Away'' is a great place to learn, but it's a machine and it can chew people up and spit them out. I stepped out not really caring ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bobby Morley
Robert Alfred Morley (born 20 December 1984) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Bellamy Blake in The CW's ''The 100'' (2014–2020). After appearing in school plays, Morley was cast as Drew Curtis in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' in 2006. For the role, he received a nomination for the Most Popular New Male Talent Logie Award. Morley appeared on the Australian music talent show '' It Takes Two'' in 2007, and joined the cast of drama series ''The Strip'' (2008). He played Aidan Foster in ''Neighbours'' in 2011, and starred in the Australian sports drama film '' Blinder'' in 2013. Early life Morley grew up on a farm in Kyneton, a town in Victoria, Australia. He is the son of a Filipina mother and an Australian–Irish father, who died when he was young. Morley has two older sisters and one older brother. He studied drama at school all the way through to Year 11, until he was asked not to continue. Morley told ''The Age'' that he was a "naughty ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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News Limited
News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of the American News Corp. One of Australia's largest media conglomerates, News Corp Australia employs more than 8,000 staff nationwide and approximately 3,000 journalists. The group's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, subscription television in the form of Foxtel, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets. News Pty Limited (formerly News Limited) is the holding company of the group. News Corp Australia owns approximately 142 daily, Sunday, weekly, bi-weekly, and tri-weekly newspapers, of which 102 are suburban publications (including 16 in which News Corp Australia has a 50% interest). News Corp Australia publishes a nationally distributed newspaper in Australia, a metropolitan newspaper in each of the Australian cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, and Sydney, as well as groups of suburban n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ric Dalby
Eric "Ric" Dalby is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Mark Furze. He appeared in the series from 15 September 2004 until 24 July 2008. Furze was cast into the role after an audition and a screen test impressed producers. Furze said he was attracted to the role because of Ric's characterisation. Ric was initially portrayed as a bully of vulnerable people and held no respect for authority. Through his storylines, Ric transforms into one of the serial's "good guys" but his violent temper remained. Both Furze and interested media noted that Ric getting involved in fights became a dominant feature throughout his tenure. Ric's use of violence has been central to various plots which have led him into trouble. In one Ric faces a murder charge for a crime he did not commit. Ric later becomes embroiled in an illegal bare-knuckle boxing plot which endangers his life. Furze trained and carried out research for the storyline, which ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rachel Gordon
Rachel Gordon (born 10 May 1976) is an Australian actress. Early life Gordon was born in Brisbane, Australia, the daughter of Donna Gordon. Her great-grandfather was Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, and her great-grandmother was Dame Enid Lyons, who was the first woman in the Australian parliament. Gordon is a 1997 graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. Since her graduation, she has combined stage acting with various roles in Australian television and films. Roles Gordon played Amy Fox (Blue Heelers), Detective Senior Constable Amy Fox in the long-running television show ''Blue Heelers'', from 2004 to 2006. She appeared in long-running soap opera ''Neighbours'' in 2007, playing Charlotte Stone. She followed this with ''Home and Away'', playing the estranged mother of Drew Curtis (Home and Away), Drew Curtis. In 2016, Gordon began appearing in the Seven Network drama ''The Secret Daughter''. Personal life In late 2004, Gordon married her partner of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Danny Adcock
Danny Adcock (born 29 June 1948) is an Australian actor, known for his work in television and theatre. His television acting roles include 7 different roles in Crawford Production series ''Matlock Police'' as the killer of Michael Pate's character, ''Division 4'', ''Homicide'', ''Patrol Boat'', '' Sons and Daughters'' as Joe Parker, ''Prisoner'' as Deputy Governor Geoff Carlson of fictional prison Woodridge, ''A Country Practice'', '' E Street'', ''Fire'' as "Nugget", ''Blue Heelers'', '' All Saints'', '' Stingers'', and ''Home and Away'' as Bishop Pitt. Long Lost Family 2 more Season between 2014 And 2015 He was a regular cast member of short-lived soap opera ''Arcade'' (1980) as Duncan Adams. In ''Farscape'' he played T'raltixx in the second-season episode "Crackers Don't Matter", and Co-Kura Strappa, a recurring character throughout the third season. His first film role was in ''The Cars That Ate Paris''. He played a small part in the films ''Quigley Down Under'' starrin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dennis Gillen
''Home and Away'' is an Australian soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' in 2006, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's series producer Julie McGuaran. The 19th season of ''Home and Away'' began airing on the Seven Network on 16 January 2006 and concluded on 1 December 2006. The first introduction of year was Amy Mathews as Rachel Armstrong in the year's premiere. Jessica Tovey joined the cast as Belle Taylor in February. Sam North began portraying Dom Moran in April. Rodger Corser and Trent Baines also joined the cast as Doctor Hugh Sullivan and Macca MacKenzie respectively. In July, Bobby Morley arrived as Drew Curtis and Chris Sadrinna was cast as Rachel's brother Brad Armstrong. October marked the introductions of Jessica Chapnik as Sam Tolhurst, her son Rory Tolhurst and the Cooper brothers Rocco and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rhys Wakefield
Rhys Wakefield is an Australian actor and director, known for his roles in Australian TV series ''Home and Away'', the feature film ''The Black Balloon'' (2008) and in season 3 of HBO's ''True Detective'' in 2019. Wakefield's debut feature film as director, ''Berserk'', was released in American cinemas on 5 April 2019. He is also the director and co-creator of sci-fi podcast series, From Now, which is being developed into a TV Series with Amazon Studios. Early life and education Wakefield was born in Cairns, Queensland, to a medical standards officer mother and a father who serves in the navy. Before appearing as Lucas in ''Home and Away'', Wakefield had been acting for more than six years. He attended classes at McDonald College of Performing Arts where he won the acting scholarship in 2003, during which time he performed in numerous Shakespeare festivals, working with both Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet. Wakefield graduated in 2006. Career His first professiona ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lucas Holden
Lucas Holden is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Rhys Wakefield. The character made his first screen appearance on 5 August 2005. Lucas was the youngest member of Holden family. Wakefield left the show in 2008. Casting Actor Rhys Wakefield joined the cast when he was 16 years old. Following his departure in 2008, the producers asked Wakefield to return for a short stint. The actor said they were unable to work out the scheduling and he did not appear. Storylines Lucas arrives in Summer Bay with his father Tony Holden (Home and Away), Tony (Jon Sivewright) and brother Jack Holden (Home and Away), Jack (Paul O'Brien (actor), Paul O'Brien). He quickly makes friends with Ric Dalby (Mark Furze), Cassie Turner (Sharni Vinson) and Matilda Hunter (Indiana Evans). When Colleen Smart (Lyn Collingwood) puts on a production of "Rex and Summer" at the Surf Club, Lucas and Matilda star opposite each other as the leads and fall for ea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ada Nicodemou
Ada Nicodemou (Greek: Άντα Νικοδήμου) (born 14 May 1977) is an Australian actress of Greek Cypriot descent . She began her acting career in 1994 in TV serial ''Heartbreak High'' as Katerina Ioannou. She also starred in ''Police Rescue'' and '' Breakers''. In 2000, Nicodemou joined the cast in the soap opera ''Home and Away'' as Leah Patterson, which gives her the distinction of being the third longest actor in an Australian TV soap opera, coincidently behind fellow Home and Away cast members Ray Meagher and Lynne McGranger She hosted reality series ''Please Marry My Boy'' in 2012. Early life Nicodemou was born on 14 May 1977 in Carlton, New South Wales. Nicodemou's parents were both migrants, who met in Australia. Her Greek Cypriot family comes from Limassol. Nicodemou grew up in Minto along with her younger brother. Nicodemou attended The Grange Public School, and the Johnny Young Talent School, where she learned to sing, dance and act. Career Nicodemou bega ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leah Patterson-Baker
Leah Patterson (also Poulos and Patterson-Baker) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Ada Nicodemou. She made her screen debut during the episode broadcast on 22 March 2000. Leah is one of the longest featured characters in the serial's history and has been involved in storylines including the deaths of her husbands, her many relationships, surrogacy, suffering anxiety and the victim of racism. Nicodemou took a temporary break from ''Home and Away'' in late 2012, following the birth of her first child. She returned from her break on 19 June 2013. Casting In 1999, Nicodemou was approached by the producers of ''Home and Away'' with an offer of a six-month contract. Nicodemou was not required to audition and began filming in November that year. Before Leah appeared on-screen, Nicodemou had already been offered an extension to her contract. She had already spent four years in the cast of television programme ''Heartbreak High''. Nicodem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tim Campbell (actor)
Tim Campbell (born 27 September 1975) is an Australian television and stage actor and singer, best known for playing the character of Dan Baker (Home and Away), Dan Baker in the soap opera ''Home and Away'' between 2004 and 2008. In 2007, he came third Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 6), series 6 of ''Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series), Dancing with the Stars''. Career Television In 1993, Campbell appeared in two episodes of ''Home and Away'' as Brad. Throughout the 1990s, Campbell appeared in episodes of ''Heartbreak High'', ''Police Rescue'', ''The Day of the Roses'' and ''Wildside (Australian TV series), Wildside''. In 1999, he appeared in 13 episodes of ''Big Sky (Australian TV series), Big Sky'' as Blake Wallace. Smaller roles continued throughout the early 2000s, until 2003 where he played Constable Stubbs in the children's television series, ''Snobs (TV series), Snobs''. In 2004, Campbell was cast to play Dan Baker (Home and Away), Dan Baker on ''Home ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nicholas Bishop
Nicholas Bishop (born 19 September 1973) is an English-born Australian actor. He is best known for his television roles as Detective Peter Baker on the soap opera ''Home and Away'' (2004–07) and as Peter Dunlop on the ABC medical drama ''Body of Proof'' (2011-2012). Early life Bishop was born in Swindon, England. His parents emigrated to Australia when he was six months old and the family settled in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. His father was a former Australian Army officer and diplomat. Bishop attended Radford College in Canberra. Bishop graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in performing arts (acting) in 1996, and has been a regular screen acting tutor there since 1997. He was a 2006 Australia Day Ambassador. Career Bishop is most recognized by his role for four seasons as Detective Peter Baker in the Australian series ''Home and Away''. In 2002, Bishop appeared in the critically acclaimed film '' Walking on Water'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |