Matthew Le Nevez

Matthew Le Nevez

Nacimiento : 1979-01-10, Canberra, Australia

Historia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matthew "Matt" Le Nevez (born 10 January 1979) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Doctor Patrick Reid in the TV series Offspring and as Detective Brian Dutch in the Tasmanian Gothic sci-fi television show The Kettering Incident. Le Nevez was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 1979 and attended The French-Australian Preschool, Telopea Park School and St Edmund's College, Canberra before accepted into NIDA aged 17. He graduated in 1999. Le Nevez took a small role in an Australian-made sci-fi series, Farscape, followed by a part in teen drama Head Start. In 2002 he appeared in his first feature film Garage Days playing a drug-fuelled rock star. He then played Aaron Reynolds, accomplice to the notorious Brenden James Abbott the Post Card Bandit, in the TV miniseries of the same name. In 2003 came a break-through role, that of rough and ready Bullet Sheather in the ABC Television miniseries Marking Time, for which Le Nevez won an AFI Television Award in 2004 for Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama or Comedy. In 2005 Le Nevez star in his first American film in one Marvel feature film Man-Thing as Sheriff Kyle Williams. The film Peaches saw him sharing a screen with Hugo Weaving and Jacqueline McKenzie, but it was the role in 2006 of notorious Mathew Wales (convicted of the murders of his mother Margaret Wales-King and stepfather Paul King) in the TV movie The Society Murders that won Le Nevez critical acclaim. He won the Most Outstanding Actor on Australian television Logie Award in 2006. Le Nevez stars in the Australian film The Tender Hook. Written and directed by Jonathan Ogilvie, it is the story of Iris (Rose Byrne) and a love triangle that includes her roguish English lover, McHeath and Art (Matt Le Nevez), an earnest young boxer. The film also stars his previous acting colleague, Hugo Weaving. Le Nevez appeared as the boyfriend of "Kate" (Sibylla Budd) in the Come Walkabout commercial for Tourism Australia, directed by Baz Luhrmann. In 2010, he appeared in Legend of the Seeker as Leo, the new Seeker. In 2011, he became a regular in the Network Ten comedy/drama Offspring as anaethetist Dr Patrick Reid, and continued in season 3 (2012), 4 (2013) and after his characters death in dream sequences during season 5 (2014). His character was killed off due to his choice to leave the show in 12th episode of season 4 on 7 August 2013, and made Australian headlines following an outpouring of grief from Offspring fans. In 2012 he played the part of former Australian cricketer Dennis Lillee in the miniseries Howzat! Kerry Packer's War about Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket. He played the part of Damien Parer in the 2014 television film Parer's War. In 2014 despite leaving Offspring to pursue acting in America it was reported that Le Nevez was joining the cast of Australian T.V. series Love Child. It was announced in July 2014 that he would be co-starring in upcoming drama series The Kettering Incident. In 2016 he starred in Brock, a Channel 10 miniseries, as Australian motor racing legend Peter Brock.

Perfil

Matthew Le Nevez
Matthew Le Nevez

Películas

Australia Day
Australia Day
Detective Mitchell Collyer
On Australia's most controversial national holiday, the lives of three Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds will collide, illuminating contemporary issues of racial tension and national identity that simmer beneath the surface of modern Australia.
Parer's War
Parer's War
Damien Parer
Parer's War is the true story of World War II frontline cameraman, Damien Parer, whose work won Australia’s first Oscar. His desperate efforts to return to the battlefield to capture what he believed was the ‘truth’ of war were thwarted by his own government. Caught between two worlds, his own personal demons almost cost him the woman he loved.
The Tender Hook
The Tender Hook
Art Walker (as Matt Le Nevez)
La historia es sobre el ascenso de Iris a la cúspide de un triángulo de amor / poder que incluye a su pícaro amante inglés, McHeath and Art, un joven boxeador serio. Dentro del paisaje moral defectuoso, cada personaje lucha por establecer su soberanía.
Asesinatos de la Sociedad
Asesinatos de la Sociedad
Matthew Wales
Basada en un caso real, este film se centra en la desaparición de Margaret Wales-King y su esposo, Paul, un matrimonio de avanzada edad de la clase alta australiana.
Peaches
Peaches
Brian
Esta es la historia de la adolescente Steph, que es criada por su tía Jude después de que su madre embarazada y su padre vietnamita fueran muertos en un accidente de coche. La llegada de el diario de su difunta madre revela los secretos sexuales de Jude y el capataz Alan, lo que permite a Steph reinventar su visión del mundo.
Feed
Feed
Nigel
A cybercrime investigator tracks a man suspected of force-feeding women to death.
Man-Thing - La naturaleza del miedo
Man-Thing - La naturaleza del miedo
Sheriff Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams creía que encargarse del puesto de sheriff en la tranquila ciudad de Bywater sería exactamente el cambio de vida que necesitaba. Aire fresco, paz y calma, una ciudad a la que los autóctonos denominaban orgullosamente "el paraíso de los amantes del pantato" parecía ser el lugar perfecto. Pero la plácida ciudad no es lo que parece. Mientras investiga una serie de espeluznantes asesinatos, Kyle descubre que los nativos esconden un escalofriante secreto. En lo más profundo de las aguas pantanosas, hay algo que está matando a su gente.
The Postcard Bandit
The Postcard Bandit
Aaron Reynolds
The story of notorious Australian bank robber Brendan Abbott, who according to the myth, sent postcards to authorities hot on his trail while on the run across the country.
Días de garaje
Días de garaje
Toby
Una joven banda de garaje de Sidney, Australia, sueña con lo mismo que todas: triunfar en el mundo de la música. Su manager finalmente consigue ponerlos en contacto con un ejecutivo de una importante discográfica, pero los problemas personales entre los distintos componentes del grupo comienzan a aparecer, complicándolo todo... El realizador australiano de origen egipcio Alex Proyas ("El cuervo", "Dark City") dirige esta historia que, a ritmo de música y en clave de comedia, explora los entresijos del nacimiento de una banda de rock, el oscuro mundo de las discográficas y los problemas implícitos de la fama y el estrellato. Proyas, que también es coautor del guión, introdujo aspectos autobiográficos en la historia, de cuando él, siendo un joven que todavía vivía en Australia y formaba parte de un grupo experimental de teclados, soñaba con alcanzar algún día la fama.