Rhys Sutherland

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Rhys Sutherland
Portrayed by Michael Beckley
First appearance June 19, 2000
Episode 2856
Last appearance September 28, 2004
Episode 3827
Cause/reason Reunited with ex-wife Shelley
Profile
Gender Male
Age 45

Rhys Sutherland was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actor Michael Beckley from 2000 to late 2004.

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Rhys moved to Summer Bay in early 2000, with his wife Shelly (Paula Forrest) and his teenaged daughters, Dani (Tammin Sursok), Kirsty (Christie Hayes) and Jade (Kate Garven).

Rhys was fiercely protective of his daughters, disapproving of most of their boyfriends. Most notably when Kirsty married Kane (Sam Atwell), who had raped Dani two years prior. Although eventually the Sutherland clan came to accept this marriage.

Rhys and Shelley Sutherland's marriage fell apart in late 2002, when it was discovered that Rhys had a long-lost son, Dylan Brett Hicks-Maitland, as a result of a one-night stand with Angie Russell Laurie Foell almost twenty years ago. Despite revelations that Dylan wasn't Rhys' son, Shelley divorced Rhys and moved to Sydney.

Rhys found happiness again in early 2003, when he met his second wife Beth Hunter (Clarissa House). Dani was dating her son Scott (Kip Gamblin). Rhys and Beth married in February 2004, but later that year Rhys and his ex-wife Shelley Sutherland reconnected and began an affair. Rhys eventually moved to Sydney to live with Shelley.