Alex Outhred (born 1977) is a former Australian actor. He starred as a young pubescent boy going through a sexual awakening in the 1992 Australian film, ''

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'', opposite

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. His character has

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, and following a long line of actors who won awards for playing people with disabilities, he won awards for his performance. Outhred won the

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Young Actors Award. His co-star, Crowe, one-upped him several years later for playing someone with

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. Ann Turner, the director, praised Outhred's ability to feign admiration with regular smiles and distant dreamy looks. Outhred now works as a research scientist.

References

External links

Hammers Over the Anvil press kit
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