Hugh Sheridan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the New Zealand boxer, see Hugh Sheridan (boxer).

Hugh Sheridan
Hugh Sheridan 2011 (cropped).jpg
Sheridan at the 2011 GQ Men of the Year Awards
Born (1985-06-30) 30 June 1985 (age 36)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
OccupationActor, singer, television presenter
Years active2008–present

Hugh Sheridan (born June 30, 1985) is an Australian actor, musician and television presenter who is known for their role as Ben Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters. They[a] are a four-time Logie Award winner, in the Logie Award for Most Popular Actor category.

Early life[]

Born in Adelaide, Sheridan was the second youngest of seven children. They grew up in the suburb of Millswood, and completed their early years of schooling at Loreto College Marryatville, before changing to Saint Ignatius' College, and then in their senior years to University Senior College. It was during primary school that they began their training at Unley Youth Theatre and Terry Simpson Studios in Adelaide, after which they went on to study Music at the Victorian College of the Arts and Dance at The Australian Ballet School.[citation needed]

In their youth, they sang with the State Opera of South Australia, played football for St Ignatius and studied drama at Unley Youth Theatre. They left the Australian Ballet School when they were accepted into the prestigious Bachelor of Dramatic Art, actor course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. In 2007, Sheridan was awarded the Adele Koh Memorial Scholarship by the State Theatre Company of South Australia to study acting in New York.[1]

Career[]

Sheridan performed in The Lost Echo with the Sydney Theatre Company, and was then hired for the Seven Network series Packed to the Rafters as Ben Rafter. In 2009, Sheridan won the Logie Award for "Most Popular New Male Talent". In February 2011, Sheridan filled in as host on The Kyle & Jackie O Show alongside fellow Packed to the Rafters star George Houvardas.[2] In 2012, Sheridan hosted the Network Ten talent show series I Will Survive, during their production break for Packed to the Rafters.

In 2014, Sheridan appeared in the Seven Network mini series, INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, about the Australian rock band INXS, as the group's bassist Garry Gary Beers.

In 2017, they were appointed as one of three Fringe Ambassadors for the Adelaide Fringe.[3]

In March 2021, Sheridan debuted their stage show, Hughman, at Adelaide Fringe.[4] Sheridan will reprise their role as Ben Rafter in Back to the Rafters, an Amazon Prime Video reboot of Packed to the Rafters.[5]

Music[]

In December 2008, Sheridan performed on Seven Network's television concert special Carols in the Domain in which they performed "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". In August 2009, they signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia, releasing their first single "Just Can't Throw Us Away" on Seven's Dancing With the Stars in September 2009. The following month they released the follow up single, "All About Me". Their first album, Speak Love, was released on 27 November 2009 and peaked at number 86 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. In June 2010, a remix of the album's title track was released as the album's third and final single. In 2015, Sheridan formed The California Crooners Club with mates Emile Welman and Gabe Roland. In Spring 2016, CCC toured Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne to great critical acclaim.[citation needed]

Personal life[]

Sheridan's sister is Zoe Sheridan, the radio announcer and television presenter on the children's game show Challenger and daytime chat show The Catch-Up.[citation needed]

Sheridan's brother Zachary was reported missing after the April 2015 Nepal earthquake,[6] but was later located unharmed.[7]

In an October 2020 interview with Stellar, Sheridan revealed that they had been in relationships with both women and men but preferred not to label their sexuality.[8]

On 5 March 2021, Sheridan proposed to boyfriend Kurt Roberts during the opening night of their Hughman stage show.[9][10]

Sheridan came out as non-binary in an Instagram post on 26 June 2021 with they/them pronouns.[11] They are also bisexual.[12]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2008–2013 Packed to the Rafters Ben Rafter Won—2009 Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent
Nominated—2009 Logie Award for Most Outstanding New Talent
Won—2010 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor
Won—2011 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor
Nominated—2011 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor
Won—2012 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor
Nominated—2013 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor
2009–2013 Play School Themselves; presenter
2012 I Will Survive Themselves; presenter
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Garry Gary Beers
2015 The Divorce Toby
2017 House Husbands Nick Gazecki Main Cast
2019–present Five Bedrooms Lachlan Best Main Cast
TBA Back to the Rafters Ben Rafter Main Cast

Discography[]

Albums[]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[13]
Speak Love 86

Singles[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[13]
"Just Can't Throw Us Away"[14] 2009 73 non-album single
"All About Me"[15] —[A] Speak Love
"Speak Love"[16] 2010 —
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Notes

  1. ^ "All About Me" did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Physical Singles Chart .[13]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Sheridan came out as non-binary in 2021 and, at the time of writing, has not specified preferred pronouns; this article uses they/them for neutrality.

References[]

  1. ^ "Crowded house". 18 August 2008.
  2. ^ POPSUGAR Celebrity AU. "Fun and Funny Celebrity Twitter Pictures From Lea Michele, Justin Bieber and More". POPSUGAR Celebrity Australia.
  3. ^ Staff Writer, Arts Review (3 October 2016). "Adelaide Fringe Announces 2017 Ambassadors". Arts Review. Byte Media. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ Moylan, Ali (7 March 2021). "Adelaide Fringe review: Hughman". InDaily. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Hugh Sheridan talks Packed to the Rafters reboot, their new man and upcoming show". 7NEWS.com.au. 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Australian actor Hugh Sheridan heads off in desperate rescue mission for brother on Mount Everest, as 3218 confirmed dead". news.
  7. ^ "Nocookies". The Australian.
  8. ^ Milton, Josh (18 October 2020). "Actor Hugh Sheridan says he's been with men and women but prefers not to label his sexuality". Pink News. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. ^ Paine, Hannah (6 March 2021). "'Thrilled': Hugh Sheridan engaged to boyfriend". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. ^ Harris, Amy (6 March 2021). "Hugh Sheridan proposes to boyfriend Kurt Roberts on stage". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Packed to the Rafters star Hugh Sheridan identifies as non-binary". New Zealand Herald. 27 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Australian actor Hugh Sheridan comes out as 'non-binary bisexual human'". GAY TIMES. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c "ARIA Report Issue 1033" (PDF). 14 December 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Just Can't Throw That Away – single". iTunes Australia. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  15. ^ "All About Me – single". iTunes Australia. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Speak Love – single". iTunes Australia. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""