David Jones-Roberts (born 9 April 1990) is an Australian actor, best known for portraying Xavier Austin in the soap opera ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Jones-Roberts was born on 9 April 1990 to actors Danny Roberts and Lindsay Neil. He graduated from the

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts The Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school in the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is among a small number of performing a ...

. In his spare time, Jones-Roberts does gymnastics, which he has enjoyed from a young age. His father Danny appeared in ''

'' as

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's younger creepy brother Tony O'Rourke in 1997, and Dennis Harling from 2011 until 2012. On 15 September 2018, Jones-Roberts was involved in a motorcycle accident on

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after he crashed into a car and was flung from his bike. Jones-Roberts had to have surgery to repair a ruptured quadriceps tendon and lost mobility in his leg.

Career

Jones-Roberts previously auditioned for numerous other roles in the series (including the roles of Henry Hunter,

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and Geoff Campbell) in ''

''. He later successfully auditioned for the role of Xavier Austin. The actor was surfing when his agent told him he had won the role. Jones-Roberts quit ''Home and Away'' in 2012 and his final episode was broadcast on 3 July 2012. The actor thanked his fans for their support on

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, writing "Just wanted to say thanks to all my fans out there for your continued support throughout the years. Truly wouldn't be where I am without you guys."

Filmography

References

External links

* 1990 births Living people Australian male television actors People educated at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts Australian male film actors Australian male soap opera actors {{Australia-tv-actor-stub