Rhys Wakefield facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rhys Wakefield
Wakefield at the 2013 Tropfest
Born	Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	2000–present

Rhys Wakefield is an actor and director from Australia. He is well-known for his roles in the Australian TV show Home and Away. He also starred in the movie The Black Balloon (2008). More recently, he appeared in HBO's season 3 in 2019.

Rhys also directs movies. His first movie as a director was Berserk, which came out in 2019. He also helped create a science fiction podcast series called From Now. This podcast is now being made into a TV show by Amazon Studios.

Early Life and School

Rhys Wakefield was born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. His mother worked with medical standards. His father served in the navy.

Rhys started acting when he was very young. He acted for over six years before joining Home and Away. He went to the McDonald College of Performing Arts. In 2003, he won an acting scholarship there. During his time at college, he performed in many Shakespeare plays. He also worked with Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet. Rhys finished school in 2006.

Acting and Directing Career

Rhys's first acting job was in the Australian TV show Don't Blame Me. He appeared in two episodes of that show.

Becoming a Star on TV

In 2005, Rhys was cast as Lucas Holden in Home and Away. This is a very popular Australian TV show. Lucas was the youngest child in the Holden family for a while. Rhys's acting on the show earned him a 'Best New Talent' nomination for a Logie Award in 2006.

Big Screen Roles

Rhys got his first main role in a movie called The Black Balloon. He played a character named Thomas Mollison. For this role, he was nominated for 'Best Actor' by the Australian Film Institute. The movie first showed at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany. It won an award there called the Crystal Bear.

Rhys has also played important roles in other movies. He was in Sanctum. He played the Polite Leader in The Purge movie series. He also played Dick Cheney in the TV show The First Lady.

Working Behind the Camera

Rhys is also a filmmaker. He helped write and direct a short film called A Man Walks Into a Bar. This film was a finalist at a festival in Sydney in 2013. He also wrote a movie script called Please Close the Gate. This script was chosen for film festivals in 2016.

In 2019, Rhys played Freddy Burns in season 3 of HBO's True Detective.

His first movie as a director was Berserk. It was released in cinemas in April 2019. The movie stars actors like Nick Cannon and James Roday. Rhys also helped write and produce Berserk.

Rhys was named one of the 'Breakout Stars to Watch' by TVLine. This was for his main role as Matty in the show Reprisal on Hulu.

From Podcast to TV Show

In 2021, Amazon Studios decided to make a TV show from a science fiction podcast. The podcast is called From Now. It was created by Rhys Wakefield and William Day Frank. Famous actors like Richard Madden and Brian Cox are involved in making the TV show. The podcast was very popular. Rhys said that they always hoped the podcast would become a TV show.

Awards and Nominations

Rhys Wakefield was nominated for 'Best Actor in a Feature Film'. This was for his role in The Black Balloon. The nominations came from the Australian Film Institute and the Film Critics Circle of Australia. The Australian Film Institute awards are like the Academy Awards in Australia. Rhys was nominated alongside other great actors. The Australian Film Institute is now known as the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards.

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  Wakefield at the 2013 Tropfest

See also

In Spanish: Rhys Wakefield para niños