Steve Peacocke

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Steve Peacocke

Steve Peacocke at the Hercules premiere in Sydney (June 2014)
Born Stephen Peacocke
30 October 1981
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006–present
Spouse(s) Bridgette Sneddon (m. 2014)

Stephen "Steve" Peacocke (born 30 October 1981) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Darryl Braxton, on popular soap opera Home and Away.

Early life

Peacocke was born and raised in Dubbo, New South Wales. He spent three years unloading freight trucks and when he was 18, he spent a year working as a jackaroo in Bourke, for which he worked for $3 an hour. A year later he went to the University of Newcastle and studied communications. During his time at university, Peacocke took a keen interest in rugby, which he later gave up after many injuries and while recovering from an injury he auditioned for a play, leading to many performances for Newcastle University Conservatorium Theatre Productions.

Career

Peacocke knew he wanted to be an actor from the age of 16. He had many performances on stage at Newcastle University, one of which he was awarded a City of Newcastle Drama Award for his portrayal of Ricko in Nick Enright's A Property of the Clan in 2004.[1] He went on to act in the short play festival Brand Spanking New with actress Bel Deliá [2] in playwright/director Augusta Supple's work Interrupting Grace directed by Nick Curnow,[3] and also on Supple's later venture Stories from the 428. He also had a role in Kit Brookman's It Was Raining All Afternoon.[4]

Peacocke began his on-screen acting career in 2006 when he appeared in a small role in the award-winning Australian film Suburban Mayhem. His second feature is the 2011 film Burning Man, with Matthew Goode and Bojana Novakovic. Peacocke began appearing on television in 2007, when he played the role of Zeb Hall in medical drama series All Saints. His other television credits include Packed to the Rafters, Rake and the television film Emerald Falls in 2008, which starred Georgie Parker. Peacocke played a role in a parody of Rihanna's "Umbrella" music video called "Drifting in my cappella" with 1BUCK80.[5]

In early 2011, Peacocke received the role of Darryl "Brax" Braxton, a local River Boy, on the Australian soap opera Home and Away.[6] Peacocke also revealed his plans to work in the United States in the future.[7] In 2012, Peacocke won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent.[8] The following year, he won the Most Popular Actor award.[9] He also received a nomination for the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.[10] Peacocke announced his departure from Home and Away in February 2015. He filmed his final scenes in late 2014 and his character will make his screen exit later in the year.[11]

Peacocke will appear in the film adaptation of Kim Barker's memoir The Taliban Shuffle.[12] He will also appear the adaptation of Me Before You as Nathan, opposite Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin.[13]

Personal life

Peacocke has been in a relationship with actress Bridgette Sneddon since 2005.[1][14] The couple met at the University of Western Sydney.[15] The couple announced their engagement on 7 March 2014 and married on the 24 December 2014 in a private ceremony.[16]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Suburban Mayhem Store Attendant
2007 All Saints Zeb Hall Episode: "Balancing Act"
2008 Emerald Falls Bushwalker Television film
Cue Howard Sir William Delamere Short film
2009 Packed to the Rafters Waiter Episode: "Belonging"
2010 Rake Michael Warner Episode: "R v Mark"
The Black Dog[17] Steven Short film
The Robbery Interrogator Short film
2011 Telethon Himself Episode: 15 October 2011
Burning Man
2011–15 Home and Away Darryl "Brax" Braxton Main role
2014 Hercules Stephanos Supporting role
2016 The Taliban Shuffle Nic Filming

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Work
2012 Inside Soap Awards[18] Best Daytime Star Nominated Home and Away
Logie Awards Most Popular New Male Talent Won
2013 Inside Soap Awards[19] Best Daytime Star Won
Logie Awards Most Popular Personality on Television Nominated
Most Popular Actor Won

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Devlyn, Darren (2 March 2011)"Peacocke struts his stuff". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Bel Deliá".
  3. ↑ "Nick Curnow". Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hop On The Bus – Gus!". jameswaites.ilatech.org. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Drifting in my Capella 1BUCK80 *OFFICIAL* Youtube Clip".
  6. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (15 March 2011). "Steve Peacocke (Brax, 'Home and Away')". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  7. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (12 September 2011) "'Home and Away' Steve Peacocke: 'US film work is my goal'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Burgess, Matthew (15 April 2012) "2012 Logie Awards: all the action". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  9. ↑ Bodey, Michael (8 April 2013). "Third time lucky for Asher Keddie busts Nine's Logie run". The Australian (News Limited). Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Nominees revealed for the 2013 TV Week Logie Awards!". TV Week. ninemsn. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  11. ↑ Moran, Jonathon (1 February 2015). "Actor Steve Peacocke leaving Home and Away for Hollywood". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Former Home and Away star Steve Peacocke’s next big gig opposite Tina Fey and Margot Robbie". The Daily Telegraph. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Dainty, Sophie (25 March 2015). "Home and Away's Steve Peacocke lands role in new Emilia Clarke film". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Soap heart-throb turns up the heat". The West Australian. Seven West Media. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  15. ↑ Byrnes, Holly (7 December 2013). "Bridgette Sneddon thrilled to join her Logie-winning boyfriend Steve Peacocke on Home And Away". Herald Sun (The Herald and Weekly Times). Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  16. ↑ "Steve Peacocke and Bridgette Sneddon are married!". New Idea. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Black Dog a review". screentrek.com. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  18. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (9 July 2012). "Inside Soap Awards 2012 - longlist nominees in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  19. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (21 October 2013). "Inside Soap Awards 2013 – winners list in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 October 2013.

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