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, 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, 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 Six Characters in Search of an Author, 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, 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

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and Stephen Sondheim, 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 Disney Channel, shot on location in South Africa, and '' Power Rangers Dino Thunder''. In 2012, McMillan appeared in the feature film '' Swerve'', followed by the role of "Adauto Agallo" in the award-winning miniseries Mrs Biggs. From 2013 to 2015 he filmed the Australian television drama

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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, Roger Gracie, and his purple belt from Fabio Gurgel. 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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