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series ''

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'' (2017–2022),

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in the 2017 action film ''

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'', and

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in 2022 biographical film

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. In 2019, he released his own podcast titled "DKMH", which features his own poetry.

Early life

Montgomery was born in

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, to a

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mother Judith Barrett-Lennard and a

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father Scott Montgomery-Harvey. He has one younger sister, Saskia. His parents worked in the screen industry in Australia. Montgomery began performing on screen and in theater at the age of nine. Montgomery attended

Mount Lawley Senior High School Mount Lawley Senior High School is a public co-educational high day school in the City of Stirling, located in Mount Lawley, a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school consists of three separate sub-schools: Middle School for Yea ...

in his hometown. When Montgomery was in Year 12, his fellow students voted for him to be "The most likely student to become a Hollywood star" in the annual yearbook. Montgomery continued his studies in the dramatic arts throughout his secondary schooling. Montgomery completed his acting degree at the

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in 2015. In an Instagram post, Dacre said that he was a lost kid. He had a hard time in school, due to the fact he was suffering from anxiety at a young age. He claims he was bullied through his school years due to his weight. He also failed his drama exams in high school. At the age of 18, he was fired from his job, and was told to leave his drama school.

Career

Montgomery's first role came when he appeared in ''Betrand the Terrible'' as Fred, in 2010. In 2011, he appeared in a TV Pilot called ''Family Tree''. In 2015, Montgomery appeared in the music video for "Old Souls" by Australian

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directed by Jason Eshraghian. Montgomery starred as

, leader of the Power Rangers, in the ''

'' feature film reboot. The film was released in 2017. Montgomery also appeared in Australian music duo

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's music video for their song " Chateau". He also appeared in the sequel to the Australian comedy ''

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'', titled ''A Few Less Men''. In 2017, Montgomery joined the cast for the second season of the

series ''

'' as character Billy Hargrove. In 2019, he returned for the role in season 3 and a guest role in season 4 in 2022. On 6 November 2017, Montgomery was announced to be joining '' The True History of the Kelly Gang'' based on the novel of the same name by Peter Carey, alongside

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. However, he does not appear in the final film. On 11 July 2019, he released his own podcast titled "DKMH", which features his own poetry. The description of the podcast states that he spent two years compiling his own poetry and getting "wonderfully talented" musicians to help him "bring it to life". On 19 October 2022, he was announced to appear in a leading role on 'Went Up the Hill' film co-scripted and directed by Samuel Van Grinsven.

Personal life

Montgomery has been dating model Liv Pollock since 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Dacre Male actors from Perth, Western Australia Australian people of Canadian descent Australian people of New Zealand descent Living people 1994 births Australian expatriates in Canada People educated at Mount Lawley Senior High School Edith Cowan University alumni