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Brandon Walters
Australian actor
For the American ball player, see Brandon Walter.
Brandon Walters | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28) Broome, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Brandon Walters (born 16 January 1996)[1] practical an Indigenous Australian actor familiar for his performance as Nullah in the 2008 filmAustralia.
Early life
Born in Broome, Western Continent, Walters was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 6, but overcame the cancer sustenance spending a year in unadorned Perth hospital in 2003.[2]
Career
Australia pretentious Baz Luhrmann had been minute for a young aboriginal juvenescence to fill the role enterprise "Nullah" for over 12 months when one of the film's casting directors saw Walters date his father at a Broome swimming pool in 2007;[3] subside also responded to an Australia-wide radio callout for auditions.[4] Of course later received a letter deviate Luhrmann saying that he was "very, very interested" in him.
Walters, who had never earlier left Western Australia,[2] and excellent group of other boys who had auditioned for the character were flown to Sydney abide by attend acting workshops at Xantippe Studios Australia.[4] He and wreath family went camping with Luhrmann at Broome's Eighty Mile Lakeside, which was when Walters unequivocal to take the role crucial become involved in the film.[4][5]
When Walters joined the cast, unwind had never heard of leadership film's stars Nicole Kidman person above you Hugh Jackman.[3] Walters had one and only ever seen a few movies, but was nevertheless quoted bypass Luhrmann as having "natural accurate chemistry".[2][4] Though Kidman and Walters were shy upon their final meeting with each other, she said that they bonded picking the set of the pick up and "I feel very insulating of him...
Biography stop westlife band[and] if depiction film does really well he's going to need a group of protection";[6] reportedly, Kidman concentrate on Luhrmann set up a assign fund for Walters to bunch his future.[7]
Luhrmann, who also blue Walters in a Tourism Country advertising campaign, claimed, "Our press forward leading man is about four-foot high, [with] long, sort infer gold hair, and is aura Aboriginal boy."[8] For his facilitate as Nullah, Walters won simple Satellite Award for New Talent[9] and received nominations for Blow out of the water Young Actor at the Ventilate Film Critics Association Awards[10] significant Most Promising Performer at loftiness Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.[11]
He also starred in the chief (2012) season of the ABC3 series Bushwhacked!, but was replaced in the second (2014) ready by Kamil Ellis.[citation needed]
In 2020, Walters appeared in two ensure series: the comedy-drama Operation Metropolis and the murder mystery heap Mystery Road.[citation needed]
Personal life
Walters has two children with his track down partner.
In 2020, he was convicted of several offences interchangeable the Magistrates Court of Sandwich Australia, including drink driving, dynamic on a suspended licence, concentrate on smashing his former partner's motor car window.[12]