Matthew Walker (Australian actor)
 | This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (March 2011) |
Matthew Walker | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 11 May 1979 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | , Filthy Rich, Home and Away, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, HeadLand, The Children of Huang Shi, Shortland street |
Matthew Walker is a New Zealand–born Australian-trained actor and performer.
Background[]
Walker was born on 11 May 1979 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Walker trained at the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art NIDA, Australia's leading drama school, boasting graduates such as Cate Blanchette, Toni Collette and Sam Worthington. He was accepted into NIDA in 2002, after auditioning alongside over 4000 other people for the 20 places in the schools acting course. He graduated in 2004.
Walker also completed a business and arts degree at Victoria University of Wellington, majoring in marketing, and theatre and film.
Television roles[]
Walker currently plays Dr. Karl Vanderbeck in New Zealand's popular prime time drama series Shortland Street.
Walker played the leading role of Adam Martini in Danish / New Zealand co-production Straight Forward. Described as an international crime caper the big budget 8 part series is currently filming in Auckland, Queenstown and Copenhagen.
Walker appeared in the TVNZ drama "" as bad guy Nikki Rossini, and played a recurring character, Ford Hathaway, in the second season of TVNZ's "Filthy Rich". He also played Vince Cully, a recurring character in the final season of Australian Channel 7 series 800 Words.
Other television and film credits include Chinese war epic The Children of Huang Shi appearing alongside Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. "Rake" and The Cut for the ABC (playing identical twins in "The Cut"), and "Legend of the Seeker" for Disney.
Walker is well known for his role as Justin Jefferies, the elder brother of Aden Jefferies in the popular channel 7 soap Home and Away.[1][2][3]
Filmography (incomplete)[]
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Children of Huang Shi[4] | Andy Fischer | Television film | |
| 2019 | Strait Forward[5] | Adam | Television series (7 episodes) | |
| 2021 | Love Knots[6] | William "Will" Calvin | Television film |
Stage[]
He has appeared on-stage at the Sydney Opera House[7] with the Bell Shakespeare Company, and with Griffin Theatre Company in the world premiere of Colder, and the Australasian premiere of Tracey Letts "Bug". He played Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Mendelssohn with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy.
References[]
- ^ "Matthew Walker". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "From Home and Away to Hamilton - Kiwi TV star comes home to direct play". TVNZ. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (24 March 2010). "New 'H&A' star praises "legend" Symons". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Info on the movie
- ^ Info on the television series
- ^ Info on the movie Love Knots
- ^ "Our Summerr Bay Hunk Comes Home". Women's Day (New Zealand). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
External links[]
 | This article about a New Zealand actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1979 births
- Australian male film actors
- Australian male television actors
- Living people
- New Zealand male film actors
- New Zealand male television actors
- People from Hamilton, New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington alumni
- New Zealand actor stubs