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For the New Zealand boxer, see Hugh Sheridan (boxer).

Hugh Sheridan
Sheridan at the 2011 GQ Men of the Year Awards
Born (1985-06-30) 30 June 1985 (age 39)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, television presenter
Years active2008–present

Hugh Sheridan (born 30 June 1985) is an Australian actor, musician and television presenter who is known for their role as Ben Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters. Sheridan is a four-time Logie Award winner, in the Logie Award for Most Popular Actor category.

Early life

Born in Adelaide, Sheridan was the second youngest of seven children, growing up in the suburb of Millswood, and completing early years of schooling at Loreto College Marryatville, before changing to Saint Ignatius' College, and in senior years to University Senior College. It was during primary school that Sheridan began training at Unley Youth Theatre and Terry Simpson Studios in Adelaide, then going on to study Music at the Victorian College of the Arts and Dance at The Australian Ballet School.[citation needed]

As a youth, Sheridan sang with the State Opera of South Australia, played football for St Ignatius and studied drama at Unley Youth Theatre. Upon leaving the Australian Ballet School, Sheridan was accepted into the prestigious Bachelor of Dramatic Art course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. In 2007, Sheridan was awarded the Adele Koh Memorial Scholarship by the State Theatre Company of South Australia to study acting in New York.[1]

Career

Sheridan performed in The Lost Echo with the Sydney Theatre Company, and was then hired for the Seven Network series Packed to the Rafters as Ben Rafter. In 2009, Sheridan won the Logie Award for "Most Popular New Male Talent". In February 2011, Sheridan filled in as host on The Kyle & Jackie O Show alongside fellow Packed to the Rafters star George Houvardas.[2] In 2012, Sheridan hosted the Network Ten talent show series I Will Survive, during a production break for Packed to the Rafters.

In 2014, Sheridan appeared in the Seven Network mini series, INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, about the Australian rock band INXS, as the group's bassist Garry Gary Beers.

In 2017, Sheridan was appointed as one of three Fringe Ambassadors for the Adelaide Fringe.[3]

In 2020, the Australian production of ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ was postponed after a petition highlighted the lack of LGBTQ representation in the show and expressed “disappointment” over the casting of Sheridan in the lead role of Hedwig, whom many believe to be a transgender character.[4] On Instagram, Zoe Terakes shared an open letter to the Sydney Festival penned by a group of people including Daya Czepanski, David Campbell and Michaela Banas, explaining why trans representation is vital when telling the story of a trans character.[4] The letter also called for the recasting of Sheridan, who stated an attraction to both men and women but avoids a sexuality label.[4] In response to the letter, the American creators of Hedwig, John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, issued a statement saying they did not believe that Hedwig was transgender, and that anyone could play the role, however, the Australian producers, Showtune Productions, cancelled the show.[5] Sheridan shared with the Sydney Morning Herald how this letter, and the following cyber bullying, caused shock and serious mental health issues, including twice considering harm.[5]

In March 2021, Sheridan debuted their stage show, Hughman, at Adelaide Fringe.[6] Sheridan reprised their role as Ben Rafter in Back to the Rafters, an Amazon Prime Video reboot of Packed to the Rafters.[7]

In 2022, Sheridan was revealed to be Rooster when he placed third in Season 4 of The Masked Singer Australia.

Music

In December 2008, Sheridan performed on Seven Network's television concert special Carols in the Domain in which they performed "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". In August 2009, they signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia, releasing their first single "Just Can't Throw Us Away" on Seven's Dancing With the Stars in September 2009. The following month they released the follow up single, "All About Me". Their first album, Speak Love, was released on 27 November 2009 and peaked at number 86 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. In June 2010, a remix of the album's title track was released as the album's third and final single. In 2015, Sheridan formed The California Crooners Club with mates Emile Welman and Gabe Roland. In Spring 2016, CCC toured Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne to great critical acclaim.[citation needed]

Personal life

Sheridan's sister is Zoe Sheridan, the radio announcer and television presenter on the children's game show Challenger and daytime chat show The Catch-Up.[citation needed]

Sheridan's brother Zachary was reported missing after the April 2015 Nepal earthquake,[8] but was later located unharmed.[9]

Sheridan came out as non-binary in an Instagram post on 26 June 2021,[10] and is also bisexual.[11]

In an October 2020 interview with Stellar, Sheridan revealed relationships with both women and men but preferred not to label their sexuality.[12]

On 5 March 2021, Sheridan proposed to boyfriend Kurt Roberts during the opening night of the Hughman stage show,[13][14] however their separation was announced in November 2021.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Dark Place Mike
2021 Christmas on the Farm David
2017 Boar (film) Robert

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008–2013 Packed to the Rafters Ben Rafter Won—2009 Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent
Nominated—2009 Logie Award for Most Outstanding New Talent
Won—2010 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor
Won—2011 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor
Nominated—2011 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor
Won—2012 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor
Nominated—2013 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor
2009–2013 Play School Themself; presenter
2012 I Will Survive Themself; presenter
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Garry Gary Beers
2015 The Divorce Toby
2017 House Husbands Nick Gazecki Main Cast
2019–present Five Bedrooms Lachlan Best Main Cast
2021 Back to the Rafters Ben Rafter Main Cast

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[16]
Speak Love 86

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[16]
"Just Can't Throw Us Away"[17] 2009 73 non-album single
"All About Me"[18] —[A] Speak Love
"Speak Love"[19] 2010 —
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Notes

  1. ^ "All About Me" did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 6 on the Physical Singles Chart .[16]

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Crowded house". 18 August 2008.
  2. ^ POPSUGAR Celebrity AU. "Fun and Funny Celebrity Twitter Pictures From Lea Michele, Justin Bieber and More". POPSUGAR Celebrity Australia.
  3. ^ Staff Writer, Arts Review (3 October 2016). "Adelaide Fringe Announces 2017 Ambassadors". Arts Review. Byte Media. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Hedwig Postponed Over Casting Of Hugh Sheridan As Trans Lead". HuffPost. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Button, James (19 November 2021). "'They cancelled me as a human': What nearly killed Logie winner Hugh Sheridan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ Moylan, Ali (7 March 2021). "Adelaide Fringe review: Hughman". InDaily. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Hugh Sheridan talks Packed to the Rafters reboot, their new man and upcoming show". 7NEWS.com.au. 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Australian actor Hugh Sheridan heads off in desperate rescue mission for brother on Mount Everest, as 3218 confirmed dead". news.
  9. ^ "Nocookies". The Australian.
  10. ^ "Packed to the Rafters star Hugh Sheridan identifies as non-binary". New Zealand Herald. 27 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Australian actor Hugh Sheridan comes out as 'non-binary bisexual human'". GAY TIMES. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  12. ^ Milton, Josh (18 October 2020). "Actor Hugh Sheridan says he's been with men and women but prefers not to label his sexuality". Pink News. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  13. ^ Paine, Hannah (6 March 2021). "'Thrilled': Hugh Sheridan engaged to boyfriend". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  14. ^ Harris, Amy (6 March 2021). "Hugh Sheridan proposes to boyfriend Kurt Roberts on stage". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  15. ^ Cartwright, Lexie (18 November 2021). "Hugh Sheridan announces split from fiance Kurt Roberts". news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "ARIA Report Issue 1033" (PDF). 14 December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Just Can't Throw That Away – single". iTunes Australia. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  18. ^ "All About Me – single". iTunes Australia. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Speak Love – single". iTunes Australia. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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