Kenneth Moraleda (born 17 April 1973) is an actor. Of Filipino descent, Moraleda was born in

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, and has lived in

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, the

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and is now based in Sydney, Australia. Moraleda trained at Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) before being accepted into the prestigious

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(NIDA) graduating with a Bachelor of Acting in 1995. Moraleda's first lead in a feature film is the role of Arun in ''

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'' directed by

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. Other film roles include Monsod in Miramax's ''

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'' directed by

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and Tony in the short film ''Sweet and Sour''. Numerous television credits include playing Tim Young in the SBS series ''

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'', Michael Lee in ''City Life'' for

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and appearances on '' Water Rats'', '' Wildside'', ''

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'', '' Comedy Inc.'', ''

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'' and '' Jay's Jungle''. Notable theatre credits include creating the role of Roger Chan in Nick Enright's ''A Man With Five Children'' for the Sydney Theatre Company directed by

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and most recently playing Banzai in the Australian/Asian Tour of Disney's ''The Lion King'' directed by

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. He won the Vic Silayan Award for best actor (''

'') in the 10th 2008

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at Malacañan Palace's Kalayaan Hall. bworldonline.com, Arroyo awards winners in 10th Cinemanila festival
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moraleda, Kenneth 1973 births Living people Male actors from Cambridge, Massachusetts American male film actors American male television actors American male actors of Filipino descent