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Rhys Wakefield

Facts of Rhys Wakefield

Date of Birth: 1988 , November-20
Birth Nation: Australia
Height: 5 Feet 10 Inch

Quick Timeline of Rhys Wakefield

1988 Born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
2000 Began his acting career
2003 Joined McDonald College
2005 Appeared in the TV series, Home and Away
2008 First major movie, The Black Balloon
2013 Won Fright Meter Awards
2008 Nominated in Australian Film Institute

Detail Timeline of Rhys Wakefield

November 20 , 1988

Born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Tall and handsome, Rhys Wakefield was born in the late 1980s in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. He was born and raised in a middle class family whose mother is a medical standards officer. He is of white ethnicity.

2000

Began his acting career

He has been pursuing his acting career since 2000. In 2000, he appeared in an Australian comedy-drama film Bootmen where he played the role of a Dancing kid. Two years later he appeared in an Australian children's television program Don't Blame Me starring the role of Brad.

2003

Joined McDonald College

In 2003, Rhys joined McDonald College of Performing Arts after he won an acting scholarship. While he was there, he also appeared in several school productions and he also worked at Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet. He studied there till 2006. He also studied acting at the Zenith Theatre.

2005

Appeared in the TV series, Home and Away

Rhys Wakefield is an actor from Australia. After appearing in about two episodes in the TV series Don't Blame Me, he got the role of Lucas Holden in the TV series Home and Away in 2005. After appearing in this TV series, he earned critical acclaim. 

2008

First major movie, The Black Balloon

He got his rise in fame in 2008 after he starred the role of Thomas Mollison in an Australian, comedy-drama film The Black Balloon and for this role he earned his first nomination in AACTA Award. He is also famous for his role in the movie Echoes of War. 

2013

Won Fright Meter Awards

For starring the role of Polite Leader in the movie The Purge, he earned his one and only nomination in Fright Meter Awards in 2013. He was also honored with this award that year for Best Supporting Actor. 

2008

Nominated in Australian Film Institute

In 2008, he got nominated in Australian Film Institute for the first time in his life for Best Lead Actor. He was nominated in this award for this role in the movie The Black Balloon. He has also once been nominated in Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards. 

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Rhys is an established actor. He is now aged 27 years old and he has a lovely height that measures five feet and ten inches. He has earned the named of an actor among millions of fans but besides his popularity and well known name and fame he is still living a single life and there is no information about his girlfriend in the media. His nationality is Australian.

In 2003, Rhys joined McDonald College of Performing Arts after he won an acting scholarship. While he was there, he also appeared in several school productions and he also worked at Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet. He studied there till 2006. He also studied acting at the Zenith Theatre. He has been pursuing his acting career since 2000. In 2000, he appeared in an Australian comedy-drama film Bootmen where he played the role of a Dancing kid. Two years later he appeared in an Australian children's television program Don't Blame Me starring the role of Brad. He got his rise in fame in 2008 after he starred the role of Thomas Mollison in an Australian, comedy-drama film The Black Balloon and for this role he earned his first nomination in AACTA Award. Till date he has appeared in several movies. His net worth is $3 Million.