Baykali Ganambarr
Baykali Ganambarr | |
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Born | Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia | 30 August 1994
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Baykali Ganambarr (born 30 August 1994) is an Australian actor and dancer.[1] He received the 2018 Marcello Mastroianni Award for his role in The Nightingale and was nominated for the 2019 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[2] for the same role. He was nominated for the 2021 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in The Furnace.[3]
After posting Youtube videos of himself dancing he joined Djuki Mala. While still with the group he was cast in The Nightingale which was his first acting role.[1] In the film, which was released in August 2019, he played an Aboriginal tracker named Billy.[4]
Ganambarr's older sister Rarriwuy Hick is an actress who appears in Cleverman.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Thompson, Jesse (18 September 2018), "From YouTube dancer to break-out acting star: Who is Baykali Ganambarr?", ABC Radio Darwin
- ^ Keast, Jackie (23 October 2019), "'Lambs of God', 'The Nightingale' lead AACTA nominees", if
- ^ Maddox, Garry (31 October 2021), "The Newsreader and Wakefield dominate AACTA nominations", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Wood, Julian, "The Nightingale", filmink
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Categories:
- Living people
- Australian male film actors
- Indigenous Australian male actors
- Marcello Mastroianni Award winners
- 1994 births