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Aidan Gillett (born 12 April 1986) is an Australian actor and stunt performer, who is best known for his roles as Daniel McManus in the
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-commissioned soap opera '' Out of the Blue'' and Robert Cruze in '' Home and Away''.


Early life

Gillett was born and raised in the Blue Mountains region west of Sydney, Australia. In his early years, his main interests were music and sport, studying piano at the age of five, learning to play guitar at seven and focusing on jazz by the age of ten. He chose not to study drama at high school, instead continuing to focus on music and sport, particularly soccer and snowboarding. In 2004, while working as a concierge and pursuing a
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, Gillett was encouraged by his manager to pursue an acting career. He subsequently trained at the
National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...
in Sydney.


Career

Gillett appeared in the
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play Attempts on Her Life while studying at the
National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...
late in 2007. After graduating from NIDA, Gillett appeared in Steven Spielberg's Australian production '' The Pacific''. In early 2008, it was announced that he had been cast in '' Out of the Blue'', a
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-commissioned soap opera, playing the role of Daniel McManus. The series premiered in the UK on
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on 28 April 2008 but was later moved to BBC Two after three weeks. The show ran for 130 episodes but is not expected to be commissioned for a second series following disappointing ratings. It started airing nightly in Australia on 17 November 2008 on Network Ten,TV Week, 15–21 November 2008, p.13 before being moved to an earlier slot on Sunday evenings in January 2009. In 2009, Gillett started appearing in '' Home and Away'', playing the guest role of Robert Cruze. In 2010, Gillett appearing in the first episode of
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as Peter, the grieving partner. In 2014 Aidan began a transition into stunt work, grading with the MEAA in 2015. He has since performed in many feature films and television shows including
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, Cargo and
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Filmography

* 2007 '' The Pacific'' * 2008 '' Out of the Blue'' as Daniel McManus * 2009 '' Home and Away'' as Robert Cruze * 2010 ''
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'' as Peter * 2015 ''
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'' * 2015 Racka Racka * 2015 Home and Away


Awards and recognition


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gillett, Aidan 1986 births Living people Australian male soap opera actors