Meyne Wyatt

Meyne Wyatt
Born (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010–present

Meyne Wyatt (born 14 August 1989) is an Australian actor. Wyatt graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2010 and appeared in several theatre productions around the country. For his performance in Silent Disco, Wyatt was named Best Newcomer at the 2011 Sydney Theatre Awards. In 2012, he played a supporting role in the musical comedy film The Sapphires and also made his debut with the Bell Shakespeare company. The following year, Wyatt appeared in The Broken Shore and The Turning. His appearance in the second season of Redfern Now earned him nominations for Most Outstanding Newcomer at the 2014 Logie Awards and Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama at the 3rd AACTA Awards. In July 2014, Wyatt joined the cast of Neighbours in the ongoing role of Nate Kinski. He departed the cast in 2016.

Early life

Meyne Wyatt was born in Kalgoorlie on 14 August 1989,[1] to Sue, a painter and children's book illustrator, and Brian, a worker for the National Native Title Council.[2][3] His father was a Yamatji, while his mother is from the Wongatha group.[2] Wyatt is the youngest of four siblings and he attended Hale School in Perth from the age of 13.[3] After leaving Hale, Wyatt completed a theatre course at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). He auditioned for full-time places at WAAPA and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), and was accepted into both.[3] He decided to attend NIDA and graduated in 2010.[3]

Career

Following his graduation from NIDA, Wyatt appeared in several theatre productions in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. He won the Best Newcomer accolade at the 2011 Sydney Theatre Awards for his performance as an Aboriginal teenager in Lachlan Philpott's production of Silent Disco.[3][4] In 2012, Wyatt was cast in the supporting role of Jimmy Middleton in the musical comedy film The Sapphires.[3] Wyatt also made his debut with the Bell Shakespeare company, in a production of The School for Wives.[3]

In early 2013, Wyatt starred in the lead role of Ralph Meyers's production of Peter Pan at the New Victory Theater.[5] In that same year, Wyatt filmed a supporting role in The Broken Shore, a television miniseries based on Peter Temple's 2005 novel of the same name.[6] He also appeared in the film adaptation of Tim Winton's short story collection The Turning.[7] Wyatt played Frank Leaper, a footballer "who walks away at a key moment of his career", in the segment titled Family, which was directed by Shaun Gladwell.[7]

Wyatt appeared in the second season of Redfern Now as a father whose newborn baby goes missing. He was initially cast in the first season of the drama, but had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict.[8] For his performance in Redfern Now, Wyatt received nominations for Most Outstanding Newcomer at the 2014 Logie Awards and Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama at the 3rd AACTA Awards.[9][10] Wyatt also joined the cast of feature film Strangerland, alongside Nicole Kidman and Joseph Fiennes.[11]

On 20 July 2014, it was announced that Wyatt had joined the cast of long-running soap opera Neighbours as Nate Kinski.[12] Wyatt is the first indigenous actor to join the main cast since the show began in 1985.[13] Executive producer Jason Herbison stated the decision to cast an indigenous actor was "unintentional" and that Wyatt had been the best actor for the role.[12] Wyatt relocated to Melbourne for filming and made his screen debut as Nate on 18 August 2014.[13] Wyatt began appearing in the six-part sketch-comedy show Black Comedy in November 2014.[14]

Wyatt took a break from Neighbours to appear in a Sydney Theatre Company production of King Lear, alongside Geoffrey Rush from November 2015 to January 2016.[2] Wyatt's father died from throat cancer in October, causing him to miss the first two weeks of rehearsals.[2] The director, Neil Armfield, briefly considered re-casting the role of Edmund, as he was concerned that Wyatt would find it hard to play a man who plots to murder his father.[2] However, Wyatt found the play "a good distraction".[2] Wyatt also appeared in the feature film What Time Is My Heart?[15] The actor left Neighbours in early 2016.[16]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Sapphires Jimmy Middleton
2013 The Broken Shore Donny Coulter
2013 The Turning Frank Leaper
2013 Redfern Now Justin Myles Episode: "Babe in Arms"
Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama
Nominated – Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer
2014–16 Neighbours Nate Kinski Soap Extra Award for Favourite Newcomer[17]
2014– Black Comedy Guest
2015 Strangerland Burtie
2015 What Time Is My Heart? Drew

References

  1. ↑ "Meyne Wyatt". Showcast. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cleary, Paul (7 January 2016). "Meyne Wyatt puts personal tragedy behind him for King Lear role". The Australian. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Neill, Rosemary (2 June 2012). "Indigenous actor Meyne Wyatt's career switches to fast forward". The Australian. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Hook, Chris (21 April 2011). "Wired to a virtual social set". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Saltz, Rachel (7 October 2013). "A Magical, Flying Visit From a Magical, Flying Boy". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Shrivastava, Anshu (31 January 2014). "'The Broken Shore' to Reveal Shocking Face Behind an Aussie Community's Respectable Mask". International Business Times. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  7. 1 2 Hawker, Phillipa (14 September 2013). "West side stories". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Vranjes, Emilia (14 November 2013). "Wyatt's star turn in Redfern Now". The West Australian. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "2014 Logie Awards: full list of nominees". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Australian Academy announces 3rd AACTA Awards Nominees, renewed partnerships with Destination NSW and The Star, and new partners Foxtel and Audi" (PDF). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Bulbeck, Pip (27 March 2014). "Nicole Kidman's 'Strangerland' Begins Shooting in Australia". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  12. 1 2 Blake, Elissa (20 July 2014). "Indigenous actor gets stint on Ramsay St". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  13. 1 2 Milman, Oliver (21 July 2014). "Neighbours adds first Indigenous actor, Meyne Wyatt, to main cast". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  14. ↑ Field, Melissa (5 November 2014). "Wednesday's pick: Black Comedy". TV Week. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  15. ↑ Groves, Don (21 August 2015). "Ford and Samson star in unlikely love story". If Magazine. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  16. ↑ Dainty, Sophie (2 June 2016). "Neighbours will air Nate Kinski's final scenes today... but does Aaron leave with him?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "Favourite newcomer". TV Week Soap Extra. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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