Fletcher O'Leary (born 10 June 1997) is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing the role of

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in the Australian soap opera ''

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'' from 19 June 2007 to 14 July 2009.

Biography

Fletcher O'Leary was born in

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. His mother was a primary school theatre teacher and his father was a financial businessman. O'Leary has one younger brother and one younger sister. Fletcher shares a birthday with his brother and his father. O'Leary attended Warranwood Primary School, where his mother taught, and then Eltham High School. He played football for a local team as well as trained in dance. O'Leary was cast in the Australian soap opera ''

'' in 2007, where he played

until 2009. His younger brother Blake originally auditioned for Mickey at the same time as his brother, but instead was cast as

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Awards and nominations

For his role as Mickey, O'Leary was nominated for "Best Child Actor (Under 16)" at the 2008

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. The same year also saw O'Leary nominated for "Best Young Actor" at the ''Inside Soap'' Awards. In 2009, O'Leary was again nominated for "Best Young Actor" at the ''Inside Soap'' Awards.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oleary, Fletcher 1997 births Living people Australian male actors Australian male soap opera actors