Jeffrey Walker (actor)
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Jeffrey Walker (born on July 10, 1982 in Melbourne) was an Australian child actor best known for his appearances in Ocean Girl and Round the Twist. Nowadays, he's a director on Australia's famous soaps like Neighbours and Home and Away. He is married to his Wayne Manifesto co-star Brooke Harman.
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[edit] Career
Jeffrey's first ever acting credit was a small role in The Flying Doctors in 1989. In 1992, he took over the role of Bronson Twist in the television series Round the Twist based on the books by Paul Jennings. In 1994 he received a leading role in Ocean Girl as Brett Bates. He had another small role as the brother Royce on Mirror, Mirror.
Then in 1995 he played a central role and directed, a low budget, but high quality film, "Ormond Holiday Lodge", where he played the mask murder, which he wrote with his equally talented younger brother Scott Walker. The film had a strong cult following and is one of his finest works.
After that, he again received leading roles in The Wayne Manifesto in 1996 (for which he received a Young Actor's Award from the Australian Film Institute) and Thunderstone (1999), in which he played Wayne and Noah Daniels respectively.
Since his appearance in Thunderstone, Walker has focussed his efforts on directing, working on soaps such as Neighbours and Home and Away and series such as Holly's Heroes and Wicked Science.
[edit] Selected filmography
[edit] Actor
| Year | Show | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Flying Doctors | Mikey Maguire | (in the episode "Dad's Little Bloke") |
| 1992 | Good Vibrations | Jack | (TV miniseries) |
| 1992 | Round the Twist | Bronson Twist | |
| 1994 | Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left | "Qwrk" (George) | |
| 1994 | Ocean Girl | Brett Bates | |
| 1995 | Mirror, Mirror | Royce Tiegan | |
| 1996 | The Wayne Manifesto | Wayne Wilson | (Walker received Young Actor's Award for this role) |
| 1999 | Thunderstone | Noah Daniels |
[edit] Director
| Year | Show |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Neighbours |
| 2003 | Home and Away |
| 2004 | Fergus McPhail |
| 2004 | Wicked Science |
| 2004 | Blue Heelers |
| 2005 | Last Man Standing |
| 2005 | Holly's Heroes |
| 2005 | All Saints |
| 2006 | H₂O: Just Add Water |
[edit] Trivia
- Walker appeared in the video clip of the John Butler Trio's song titled 'Something's Gotta Give'.
[edit] References
- Jeffrey Walker at the Internet Movie Database.
- Jeffrey Walker at TV.com.
