Keegan Joyce (born 25 August 1989) is an Australian actor and singer.

Early life

Joyce attended The King's School from 2002 until his graduation in 2007. He graduated from the

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in 2014.

Career

Joyce began his professional career when he portrayed the eponymous character in ''Cameron Mackintosh's'' production of '' Oliver!''. He was the longest serving actor to play Oliver in the musical production of ''Oliver!'' touring Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore. In 2006, Joyce joined the cast of the Australian production of ''Titanic: A New Musical''. He also appeared in the 2006 film ''

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'' as a boy with a camera. In 2009, Joyce played the character Starkey in the '' Doctor Who'' spin-off series '' K9''. He portrayed the role of Andrej in the 2014-2015 Australian season of the musical Once. In 2010, Joyce played Finnegan "Fuzz" Greene in Australian television series '' Rake''. His character, teenage son of the series' protagonist "Cleaver Greene" played by

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, appeared in all 8 episodes of the first season and has since appeared in all subsequent seasons of the show. In 2014, he joined the cast of ''

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'' as Arnold, a young gay man who has an anxiety disorder. On 1 September 2016, Joyce independently released his first album, '' Snow on Higher Ground''. This was released on