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Clayton Watson
Clayton Watson (born 23 March 1977) is an Australian producer, actor, writer, and director. He grew up in the Australian outback on a sheep station close to Morgan, a small town in South Australia. He is best known for his breakthrough role as Kid in the films of ''The Matrix''. Career Watson broke through playing the role of Kid next to Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ''The Matrix Revolutions'', and the short film "Kid's Story" in '' The Animatrix''. He reprised his role for ''The Matrix Online'', and was nominated for Best Newcomer at the American Sci-Fi Awards. He won an AFI for his role in ''Always Greener''. Watson appeared in the lead role of David in Stephen King's ''Willa'', and worked alongside Guy Pearce in the 2011 feature '' 33 Postcards'', and was a voice in the film '' Oranges and Sunshine'' with Hugo Weaving, Emily Watson, and David Wenham. He played Mick Barrow in the 2012 feature ''Shadows from the Sky'' alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Weaving
Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is an English actor. Born in Colonial Nigeria to English parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career. He is the recipient of six Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA) and has also been recognised as an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. Weaving landed his first major role as English cricket captain Douglas Jardine on the Australian television series ''Bodyline'' (1984). Continuing to act in Australia, he rose to prominence with his appearances in the films ''Proof'' (1991) and ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (1994), winning his first AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role with the former. By the turn of the millennium, Weaving achieved international recognition through appearances in mainstream American productions. His most notable film roles include Agent Smith in the first three ''The Matrix'' films (1999–2003), Elrond in ''The Lord of the Rings'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Blue (2008 TV Series)
''Out of the Blue'' is an Australian serial drama commissioned by the BBC, produced by Australia's Southern Star Entertainment. It began screening on BBC One on weekday afternoons on 28 April 2008. The programme attracted lower than desired ratings figures, prompting the broadcaster to shift it to its second channel BBC Two from 19 May 2008. The BBC eventually decided not to commission a second series, and the final episode aired on 29 January 2009. The rights to show the first series in Australia were purchased by Network Ten, while in the UK, Channel 5 has picked up the repeat rights to ''Out of the Blue'', and began airing all 130 episodes on digital sister channel Fiver in February 2009. Premise Set in Sydney beach suburb of Manly, New South Wales, ''Out of the Blue'' is a drama shown five days a week about a group of thirty-year-old friends returning home for a high school reunion, which is brought to an end when someone is murdered. An investigation follows as the gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrod O'Donnell
This is a list of the characters from the BBC television soap opera ''Out of the Blue''. Gabby West (Sophie Katinis) is a high school PE and science teacher. She lives in a small apartment close to the beach in Manly with Poppy and Peta, and teaches a weekly boot camp on the beach. Her closest friend is Jarrod, and she's in a secret relationship with Paul, Jarrod's younger brother. Bec Quilter ( Renai Caruso) is a surgeon. Her closest friends are Gabby, Poppy and Stavva. She was Jarrod's first love. Bec's parents are divorced and live in Sydney. Jarrod O'Donnell (Clayton Watson) is owner/operator of his own Nursery and Landscaping business. He is married to Tracy and the father of Zoe. His father is Ron and his brothers are Addo and Paul. Jarrod's mother, Diane, is dead. Tracy O'Donnell (Charlotte Gregg) is the wife of Jarrod, mother of Zoe. She is the partner and bookkeeper in their Nursery/Landscaping business. Tracy's foster family live in New South Wales. Tracy was the sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gargantua
''The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel'' (french: La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais, telling the adventures of two giants, Gargantua ( , ) and his son Pantagruel ( , ). The work is written in an amusing, extravagant, and satirical vein, features much erudition, vulgarity, and wordplay, and is regularly compared with the works of William Shakespeare and James Joyce. Rabelais was a polyglot, and the work introduced "a great number of new and difficult words ..into the French language". The work was stigmatised as obscene by the censors of the Collège de la Sorbonne, and, within a social climate of increasing religious oppression in a lead up to the French Wars of Religion, it was treated with suspicion, and contemporaries avoided mentioning it.Le Cadet, Nicolas (2009) Marcel De Grève, La réception de Rabelais en Europe du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle', Cahiers de recherches médiévales et humanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Radar (film)
''Under the Radar'' is a 2004 Australian adventure comedy film directed by Evan Clarry and starring Nathan Phillips, Clayton Watson, Steady Eddy and Chloe Maxwell. It was filmed in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Cast * Nathan Phillips as Brandon *Clayton Watson as Adrian * Steady Eddy as Trevor *Chloe Maxwell as Jo *Robert Menzies as Ched * Syd Brisbane as Garry *Gyton Grantley as Trent * Teo Gebert as Ash *Damien Garvey as Gene * Robert Rabiah as Mario *Steve Mouzakis as Lee * Rory Williamson as Ricardo *Marg Downey as Maxine Reception Australia's SBS review of the film noted an indecisiveness of what genre was intended, yet concluding the production "harks back to a more innocent era of Australian film making and has all the elements of becoming a cult film in years to come". Awards The film was nominated for the Australian Film Institute award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Chloe Maxwell) and won the Australian Screen Sound Guild award for Best Achievement i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Gately
Stephen Patrick David Gately (17 March 197610 October 2009) was an Irish singer, who, with Ronan Keating, was co-lead singer of the pop group Boyzone; all of Boyzone's studio albums during Gately's lifetime hit number one in the United Kingdom, their third being their most successful internationally. With Boyzone, Gately had a record-breaking sixteen consecutive singles enter the top five of the UK Singles Chart. He performed for millions of fans globally. He released a solo album in 2000, after the group's initial break-up, which charted in the UK top ten and yielded three UK hit singles, including the top three hit "New Beginning". Gately went on to appear variously in stage productions and on television programmes as well as contributing songs to various projects. In 2008, he rejoined his colleagues as Boyzone reformed for a series of concerts and recordings. Gately made his sexuality known in 1999 and came out to publicity. He married Andrew Cowles, first in a commitment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MyAnna Buring
MyAnna Buring (; born 22 September 1979 as Anna Margaretha My Rantapää) is a Swedish actress, known for her roles in '' The Descent'', '' Kill List'', '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' and ''Part 2'', '' Ripper Street'', '' The Witcher'' and '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine''. Early life Buring was born 22 September 1979, in Sundsvall, Sweden, as Anna Margaretha My Rantapää, but grew up in the Middle East. She attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, with her childhood friend Stegath Dorr, who is a character actor and a prolific horror filmmaker. When she turned 16, she moved to the United Kingdom and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2004. She was the associate director of the MahWaff Theatre Company. Career Television In 2006, Buring appeared in " The Impossible Planet", the first episode of a two-episode ''Doctor Who'' story. Her character, Scooti, perished in the vacuum of spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Salmon
Colin Salmon (born ) is a British actor. He is known for playing Charles Robinson in three James Bond films and James "One" Shade in the ''Resident Evil'' film series. He has had roles on many television series such as '' Doctor Who'', ''Merlin'', ''Arrow'', and '' The Musketeers''. He also played General Zod on the Syfy series ''Krypton'' and provided his voice and likeness as Agent Carson in the PlayStation VR video game '' Blood & Truth''. Early life Salmon was born in Bethnal Green, London, England, the son of Sylvia Ivy Brudenell Salmon, a nurse. He is of Jamaican descent. He grew up in Luton and attended Ramridge Primary School, Ashcroft High School. and Luton Sixth Form College. On leaving school, Salmon became the drummer in the punk rock band the Friction, which he formed along with three friends from Ashcroft High School.Ogg, Alex (2006), "Friction", in ''No More Heroes: A Complete History of UK Punk from 1976 to 1980'', Cherry Red Books, , pp. 254–255. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Credo (2008 Film)
''Credo'', also known as ''The Devil's Curse'', is a 2008 low-budget psychological horror film directed and produced by Toni Harman and written by Alex Wakeford. It stars MyAnna Buring, Clayton Watson, and Nathalie Pownall, Rhea Bailey, and Mark Joseph as five British college students that find themselves trapped in an abandoned seminary with a demon. The film was given an American direct to DVD release under the title ''The Devil's Curse'' through Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Plot ''Credo'' opens with white text on a black background explaining the origin of the real Credo. It cuts to a radio recording of two men discussing the nature of evil while close-ups of insects and occult writings play. Alice (MyAnna Buring) is alone in a library studying. After the librarian (Chris Courtenay) notes that she is always the last to leave, she packs up her belongings and heads home to find a loud, raucous party already in progress. The party was a touch too rowdy and Alice, along wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor best known for portraying Sallah in the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise and Gimli in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. His other roles include Michael Malone in the 1993 series ''The Untouchables'', Vasco Rodrigues in the miniseries '' Shōgun'', Professor Maximillian Arturo in '' Sliders'', King Richard I in '' Robin of Sherwood'', General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film '' The Living Daylights'', and Macro in '' I, Claudius''. In voice acting, he portrayed Treebeard in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, Cassim in ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'', Ranjan's father in '' The Jungle Book 2'', Macbeth in '' Gargoyles'', Man Ray in '' SpongeBob SquarePants'', Hades in '' Justice League'', and Tobias in ''Freelancer''. Early life John Rhys-Davies was born in Salisbury on 5 May 1944, the son of Welsh parents. His mother, Phyllis Jones, was a nurse, while his father, Rhys Davies, was a mechanical engineer and colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manu Bennett
Jonathan Manu Bennett (born 10 October 1969) is a New Zealand actor. He is primarily known for portraying characters in epic fantasy works, such as Crixus in the TV series ''Spartacus'', Allanon in ''The Shannara Chronicles'', Slade Wilson / Deathstroke in ''Arrow'', and Azog the Defiler in '' The Hobbit trilogy''. Early life Bennett was born in New Zealand in 1969. His mother Jean Bennett was an Australian bikini model and father Ted Bennett a New Zealand singer. The family moved to Australia when Bennett was a few months old. Bennett's father is of Māori (specifically Te Arawa and Ngāti Kahungunu) and Irish descent. His mother is of Scottish descent. He was raised mostly between Sydney and Newcastle in Australia, where he attended Merewether High School. In 1986, Bennett returned to New Zealand to attend Te Aute College, where he played for the 1st XV. Upon returning to Australia, Bennett was chosen in the New South Wales Schoolboys Rugby Union Team. Interested in moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
