Jeffrey Walker (actor)
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| Jeffrey Walker |
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| Born: 10 July 1982 |
 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation |
| Actor, Director |
| Notable Roles |
| Bronson Twist in Round the Twist Brett Bates in Ocean Girl Royce Tiegan in Mirror, Mirror Wayne Wilson in The Wayne Manifesto Noah Daniels in Thunderstone. |
Jeffrey Walker (born on 10 July 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) was an Australian child actor best known for his appearances in Ocean Girl and Round the Twist. Nowadays, he's a director on Australia's soaps Neighbours and Home and Away, as well as H2O: Just Add Water.
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[edit] Career
Jeffrey's first ever acting credit was a small role in The Flying Doctors in 1989. In 1992, he took over the role of Bronson Twist in the television series Round the Twist based on the books by Paul Jennings. In 1994 he received a leading role in Ocean Girl as Brett Bates. He had another role as the brother Royce on Mirror, Mirror.
After that, he again received leading roles in The Wayne Manifesto in 1996 (for which he received a Young Actor's Award from the Australian Film Institute) and Thunderstone (1999), in which he played Wayne and Noah Daniels respectively.
Since his appearance in Thunderstone, Walker has focussed his efforts on directing, working on soaps such as Neighbours and Home and Away and series such as Holly's Heroes and Children's series Wicked Science and H2O: Just Add Water.
[edit] Selected filmography
[edit] Actor
| Year | Show | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Flying Doctors | Mikey Maguire | (in the episode "Dad's Little Bloke") |
| 1992 | Good Vibrations | Jack | (TV miniseries) |
| 1992 | Round the Twist | Bronson Twist | |
| 1994 | Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left | "Qwrk" (George) | |
| 1994 | Ocean Girl | Brett Bates | |
| 1995 | Mirror, Mirror | Royce Tiegan | |
| 1996 | The Wayne Manifesto | Wayne Wilson | (Walker received Young Actor's Award for this role) |
| 1999 | Thunderstone | Noah Daniels |
[edit] Director
| Year | Show |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Neighbours |
| 2003 | Home and Away |
| 2004 | Fergus McPhail |
| 2004 | Wicked Science |
| 2004 | Blue Heelers |
| 2005 | Last Man Standing |
| 2005 | Holly's Heroes |
| 2005 | All Saints |
| 2006 | H2O: Just Add Water |
| 2007 | City Homicide |
[edit] Trivia
- Walker appeared in the video clip of the John Butler Trio's song titled 'Something's Gotta Give'.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- Jeffrey Walker at the Internet Movie Database.
- Jeffrey Walker at TV.com.
- Jeffrey Walker at h2O - Just Add Water
