Mark Furze (born 7 May 1986) is an Australian actor and musician.

Career

Furze starred in several productions by the

Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...

Theatre Company, playing the lead role in a version of ''

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...

'' aged 10. His first TV appearance was in the children's television program '' Outriders'', followed by a role in the film '' Balmain Boys''. At the age of 14 Furze was cast in '' Water Rats''. He appeared also in the movie '' Jessica'' as the son of the main character. Furze was cast to play Ric Dalby in ''Home and Away'' from September 2004 until he left on 24 July 2008. He took part in '' It Takes Two'', a celebrity singing challenge, partnered with

Rachael Beck Rachael Elizabeth Beck (born 9 February 1971) is an Australian stage and television singer-actress. From 1991 to 1994 Beck had a major role on the popular sitcom, '' Hey Dad..!'', as Samantha Kelly. From 2006 to 2008, Beck appeared on all thre ...

. The pair came third overall. Furze appeared as a contestant on the 2007 UK TV show ''Soapstar Superstar'', filmed in Manchester, England, finishing third in the competition behind

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...

Hayley Tamaddon Hayley Soraya Tamaddon (born 24 January 1977) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the ITV soap operas as Del Dingle in ''Emmerdale'' and Andrea Beckett in ''Coronation Street''. Tamaddon won the fifth series of ''Dancing on I ...

and

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

Antony Cotton Antony Cotton (born Antony Dunn; 5 August 1975) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Sean Tully in ''Coronation Street'', as well as portraying Alexander Perry in the original '' Queer as Folk'' series. In 2007, Cotton hosted ...

. He was listed in ''

Cleo Cleo may refer to: Entertainment * ''Cleo'' (magazine), an Australian magazine established in 1972, now active in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand * Cleo (group), a South Korean girl group formed in 1999 * ''Cleo'' (play), by Lawren ...

'' magazine's annual Most Eligible Bachelors list in 2006. He played the lead role in the short film "Count Me In", written and directed by Johnny Barker and Jared Kahi. Produced by Lense Flare productions as part of the Coca-Cola beach base activation in Summer 2008–2009, this interactive short film was shot on location at beaches around New Zealand and stars Furze as 'Cam'. Furze portrayed "Trent" in the television series '' Underbelly: The Golden Mile'' in 2010. He also played the role of Damian in the Australian feature film ''A Heartbeat Away'', and played the role of "Dodd" in the US thriller ''Strays''. Furze has also played in rock bands, forming the band Falcon Road, and joining New Zealand-based Shotgun Alley in February 2011, who released three albums. He was also seen in the video clip of

Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's ''The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...

's single " Elevator Love" in 2006, playing Bass guitar.

Personal life

Furze is married to Laural Barrett, 2007 winner of Miss New Zealand, they met while on the set of New Zealand rock group ShotgunAlley music video for Eventually in 2011

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Furze, Mark Australian male television actors 1986 births Living people People from Orange, New South Wales