Lincoln Younes (born 31 January 1992) is an

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actor. He made his debut in an episode of ''

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'' in 2009, before playing Romeo Kovac in

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drama series ''

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'' until 2012. He received the ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for the role. From 2011 until 2014, Younes portrayed Casey Braxton in the Australian soap opera ''

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''. After leaving the serial, he went on to appear in two seasons of '' Love Child'' as Chris Vesty, as well as the miniseries '' Hiding''. In 2019, Younes played main character Danny Garibaldi in American series ''

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'', which was cancelled after one season. He then joined the cast of '' Doctor Doctor'' for its fifth and final season in 2021.

Early life

Lincoln Younes was born in

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, but grew up in

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, where he was raised by his mother. He has a younger brother. Younes confirmed that his surname is Arabic and he is half Lebanese. He attended

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for 14 years, Younes initially chose to pursue a sporting career. However, he later realised he preferred acting when he starred in a school production of ''

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''. He was accepted onto a one-year weekend course at the

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(NIDA), and he also started a Bachelor of Arts at

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, but he decided to defer after six months.

Career

In 2009, Younes made his debut in acting when he guest starred in an episode of the crime drama ''

'' as Tyler Drew. After attending his first audition, Younes was cast as Romeo Kovac in the

drama series ''

''. Younes commented that the show was "the best training ground I could have had and I am really appreciative of the chance to do it." In 2013, Younes won the ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for his portrayal of Romeo. Younes also appears in the feature film ''The Wedding Party'', along with

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and

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. The film was shown at the

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. In 2011, Younes successfully auditioned for the role of Casey Braxton in the soap opera ''

''. He relocated to Sydney for filming. Of his character, Younes said "Casey's come from the wrong side of the tracks. He's come to a new place and is trying establish himself on the straight and narrow, while his brothers are doing anything but that." Younes was nominated for ''

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s "Bachelor of the Year" in 2013. The following year, he won the ''Inside Soap'' Award for Best Daytime Star for his portrayal of Casey. Younes decided to leave ''Home and Away'' in 2014 and he filmed his final scenes that May. Younes collaborated with the serial's writing team on his character's exit, which saw him killed-off after being shot. Following his departure from ''Home and Away'', Younes joined the cast of the

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's drama '' Love Child'' as Chris Vesty. After flying to Los Angeles for acting work, Younes returned two days later to join the cast of

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miniseries '' Hiding''. The series centres on a family forced to enter into a witness protection program. Younes plays teenager Mitchell and he had to dye his hair with peroxide for the part. He described his character: "Mitchell is basically a stereotypical 17-year-old. He’s got his priorities set: his girlfriend, surfing, not much school, just living that beach life. Then all of a sudden the rug gets pulled out from under him." Younes appears in the 2016 black-comedy film ''

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''. He played Jewish male model, Lucacz, in the play ''The Homosexuals, Or 'Faggots written by Declan Greene. In 2018, Younes appeared in the SBS crime drama ''

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'', alongside

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. Younes plays Danny Garibaldi, one of the main characters, in the

drama ''

'', which is produced by

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and based on a Spanish format. The series centres on a family and the staff who own and run a Miami Beach hotel. The series was cancelled after one season. In February 2020, Younes was cast in

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'' pilot as Benjamin, the leader of a gang of vampires. The role is similar to the character of

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, played by

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in the 1987 film. The pilot ceased, due to COVID-19. Younes was an ambassador for the 2020 MEN-tality project for Beyond Blue, shot by Peter Brew-Bevan alongside

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and

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. He also joined the cast of

drama series '' Doctor Doctor'' for its fifth season in 2021. Younes has a supporting role in the 2022 surfing drama series ''

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'', which was filmed in New South Wales. He also appears in Nine Network's drama '' After the Verdict'', alongside

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and

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. Younes will star as

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in the biographical series ''

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'' for

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. The ten-episode series, based on Ibrahim's autobiography, is being filmed and produced in Sydney.

Personal life

Younes was in a relationship with Australian actress Amy Ruffle from 2011 until 2016. In 2021, Younes founded The 10 Challenge, a charity initiative dedicated to raising $10,000 for mental health awareness and suicide prevention by running 10 kilometres every day for the month of October.

Filmography

Film and television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Younes, Lincoln 1992 births Living people Australian male television actors People from Bendigo Australian people of Lebanese descent