Glenn Aguiar McMillan (born October 5, 1984) is a Brazilian-Australian actor and lawyer best known internationally as Dustin, the Yellow Wind Ranger, on ''

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''. His father is

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and his mother is Brazilian.

Biography

McMillan was born in

São João da Boa Vista São João da Boa Vista (; "Saint John of the Good View" in English) is a municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 91,771 and the area is . The elevation is . The foundation history The city ...

, Brazil and was raised in

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, Australia from the age of three. He remains close to his Brazilian heritage, speaks fluent Portuguese and revisits his place of birth often. Glenn holds a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of

Adelaide Law School Adelaide Law School is a law school in Adelaide, Australia and is part of the University of Adelaide. It is the second oldest law school in Australia having been founded in 1883 and offers undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. There h ...

, one semester of which he took on exchange at

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, New York. He also holds a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice and a Master of Laws Majoring in Commercial Litigation from the College of Law, Sydney. He is admitted as a lawyer in Australia, England and Wales. McMillan is a property sales consultant with TOOP+TOOP Real Estate in Hyde Park, Adelaide.

Career

Acting career

McMillan's first professional acting role was at age 11 in a

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production of

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, by

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, playing the role of the "Young Boy". In 1998, he played "Ben Handleman" in his first feature film,

Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien ''Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien'' is a 1999 family drama film starring Helen Neville, Natalie Vansier, and Thea Gumbert. It was released on July 1, 1999, in Australia. Plot Pip Lawson, a space-obsessed 12-year-old, makes a bet with a local bul ...

, followed by the role of "Tiny Maloney" in the television series 'Chuck Finn' for

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in 1999. He has performed in numerous theatre productions, including the role of "Jack" in

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story ...

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and

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, and "Vyasa" in the

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. From 2002–2003, McMillan played the role of "Dustin Brooks" in ''

'', filmed in New Zealand, then "Bronley Hale" in Zenon: Z3 for

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, shot on location in South Africa, and ''

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''. In 2012, McMillan appeared in the feature film '' Swerve'', followed by the role of "Adauto Agallo" in the award-winning miniseries

Mrs Biggs ''Mrs Biggs'' is a 2012 British television series based on the true story of the wife of the Great Train Robber, Ronnie Biggs. The series covers Mrs Charmian Biggs' journey from naïve young woman to Biggs' wife and the mother of three young so ...

. From 2013 to 2015 he filmed the Australian television drama Wonderland for

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, in which he played "Carlos dos Santos".

Personal life

In 2016, he married Julia Alonso, a

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ian doctor. He trains

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and received his blue belt from multiple world champion,

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, and his purple belt from

Fabio Gurgel Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...

. He trains at Alliance Sydney. During the start of COVID-19 quarantine, his wife gave birth to a child.

Filmography

References

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