Gulliver McGrath
Gulliver McGrath | |
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Born | Gulliver William McGrath[1] 15 August 1998 (age 23) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2008–present |
Gulliver William McGrath (born 15 August 1998) is an Australian actor.
Life and career[]
McGrath played Charlie in the Australian crime series Rush.[3] He also starred as the title character in the Melbourne Theatre Company production Poor Boy alongside Guy Pearce and Abi Tucker.[4][5]
McGrath portrayed David Collins in the 2012 feature film Dark Shadows, which earned him a 2013 Young Artist Award nomination as Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film.[6] He portrayed Tad Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln.
He was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. He then moved to Birmingham, UK, and was raised there. His mother, Heidi Chapman, is a neuroscientist, and his father, Craig, is an anaesthetist.[7] He is the older brother of actors Zen and Winta McGrath.[8] He portrayed Jerry Hickfang in the 2015 comedy thriller The Voices as the younger version of Ryan Reynolds's character.[9]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | The Wake | Charles | Billed as Gully McGrath |
2009 | The Loved Ones | 8-year-old Keir Willis | Billed as Gully McGrath |
2010 | The Long Night | Luke | Short film |
2011 | Hugo | Young Tabard | |
2012 | Dark Shadows | David Collins | Billed as Gully McGrath
First Major Role |
2012 | Lincoln | Tad Lincoln | |
2015 | The Voices | Teenage Jerry | |
2016 | Boys in the Trees | Jonah |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Rush | Charlie | Series 1, episode 12 |
Stage[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Poor Boy | Main character |
Further reading[]
- "Young Children As Active Citizens" edited by Glenda Mac Naughton, Patrick Hughes and Kylie Smith, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2008). Gulliver co-authored a chapter in this book with his brother, Zen McGrath.
References[]
- ^ "Gulliver McGrath News & Biography". Empire. August 17, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Bunbury, Stephanie (May 4, 2012). "He's 13, from Brunswick, and he's worked with Scorsese, Burton and Spielberg". The Age. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Rush: Credit List - episode 12" (PDF). Ten.com.au. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "Agency News November 2008". Centre Stage Agency. November 2008. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "POOR BOY a play with songs by Matt Cameron and Tim Finn". Melbourne Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ^ http://www.thecityweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/gulli[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3164335/bio#trivia
- ^ The Voices
External links[]
- Gulliver McGrath at IMDb
- Gulliver McGrath at Showcast
- 1998 births
- Australian male child actors
- Australian male film actors
- Living people