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Rhys Wakefield Profile |
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Birth Date: November 20, 1988
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Birth Place: Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Birth Name: Rhys Wakefield
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Height: 5'9"
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Biography |
Rhys Wakefield (born 20 November 1988 in Cairns, Queensland)
is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying
Lucas Holden in the long running TV series Home and Away a
role he has played since August 2005. He has recently
completed filming the forthcoming movie The Black Balloon.
Prior to appearing as Lucas in Home and Away, Rhys had been
acting for over 6 years. He attended classes at The McDonald
College of Performing Arts where he won an acting
scholarship in 2003. As well as performing in a number of
school productions he appeared in numerous Shakespeare
festivals and has worked with Opera Australia and the
Australian Ballet. In addition to attending the McDonald
College he also attended an acting course at the Zenith
Theatre in 2003. Wakefield finished Year 12 at McDonald
College of Performing Arts in 2006.
His first professional acting role was an uncredited
appearance in the film Bootmen in 2000. This was later
followed by a television appearance playing Brad, a guest
star in the 2001 series Don't Blame Me for which he appeared
in two episodes, Best Foot Forward and The Dingo Made Me Do
It.
In August 2005, Rhys secured his first regular TV role
playing Lucas Holden in the long running Australian Soap
opera Home and Away. His character is the youngest of the
Holden family. His performance in series has brought him to
the public attention and led to a Logie Nomination, for the
Best New Talent, 2006. During his time on the show he was
involved in a controversial storyline which led the
Australian broadcasting regulator (ACMA) to conclude that
scenes had breached the Australian broadcasting code, a
finding which was responsible for the series being
re-classified as PG.
Rhys dated his onscreen co-star Indiana Evans, who plays the
role of Matilda Hunter for several months but confirmed that
the couple ended this relationship in early 2006. Rhys is
now going out with female actress Basia A'Hern, the two met
in elementary performaing arts school Mc Donald's College. |
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Other Information |
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Went to the same school as Sarah Murdoch (O'Hare), Nikki
Webster, Josh Quong Tart, Bojana Novakovic and many other
prominent Australians in the entertainment industry. |
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since February 12, 2008