Jeffrey Walker (actor)
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| Jeffrey Walker | |
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| Born | 10 July 1982 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor / Director |
| Years active | 1988 – Present |
| Spouse | Brooke Harmon (?-present) |
Jeffrey Walker (born on 10 July 1982 in Melbourne) was an Australian child actor best known for his appearances in Ocean Girl and Round the Twist. He is currently a director of Australia's soaps Neighbours and Home and Away, and H2O: Just Add Water.
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[edit] Career
Walker's first acting credit was a small role in The Flying Doctors in 1989. In 1992, he took over the role of Bronson Twist in the television series Round the Twist, based on the books by Paul Jennings. In 1994 he received a leading role in Ocean Girl as "Brett Bates". He had another major role as the brother Royce on Mirror, Mirror.
Walker received leading roles in The Wayne Manifesto in 1996 (for which he received a Young Actor's Award from the Australian Film Institute) and Thunderstone (1999), in which he played Wayne and Noah Daniels respectively.
Since his appearance in Thunderstone, Walker has focused his efforts on directing, working on soaps such as Neighbours and Home and Away and series such as Holly's Heroes and children's series Wicked Science, H2O: Just Add Water, The Elephant Princess and Blue Water High.
Walker also plays guitar in Sydney band Ballet Imperial.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | House Rules | Youngest Son | Episode: "The Honourable Housewife" |
| 1989 | The Flying Doctors | Mikey Maguire | Episode: "Dad's Little Bloke" |
| 1990 | The Man in the Blue and White Holden | Colin | |
| 1991 | Pugwall's Summer | Banziel Wall | Episode: "Christmas Hocking" |
| 1991 | Proof | Young Martin | |
| 1992 | Good Vibrations | Jack | TV miniseries |
| 1993 | Round the Twist | Bronson Twist | 13 episodes |
| 1993 | Police Rescue | Tommy Campbell | Episode: "Rush Hour" |
| 1994 | Sky Trackers | Timothy Bolderwood | Episode: "Trees a Crowd" |
| 1994 | Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left | Qwrk | 28 episodes |
| 1994–1997 | Ocean Girl | Brett Bates | 78 episodes |
| 1995 | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | Jamie Ross | Episode: "The Railroad" |
| 1995 | Mirror, Mirror | Royce Tiegan | 20 episodes |
| 1996 | Blue Heelers | Rowdy Yates | Episode: "A Fair Crack of the Whip: Part 1" Episode: "A Fair Crack of the Whip: Part 2" |
| 1996–1997 | The Wayne Manifesto | Wayne Wilson | 26 episodes |
| 1998 | The Silver Brumby | Tom #1 (voice) | TV series |
| 1999 | Blue Heelers | Tim Sullivan | Episode: "Miracle at Rabbit Creek" |
| 1999–2000 | Thunderstone | Noah Daniels | 51 episodes |
| 2007 | Spy Shop | Dale Deakin | 10 episodes |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–2004 | Neighbours | 25 episodes |
| 2004 | Fergus McPhail | TV series |
| 2004 | Blue Heelers | TV series |
| 2005 | Home and Away | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Holly's Heroes | Episode: "Double Team" |
| 2005 | All Saints | Episode: "Life's Lottery" |
| 2005 | Last Man Standing | Episode: "1.11" Episode: "1.15" |
| 2006 | All Saints | Episode: "Dead Girl Walking" |
| 2006–2010 | H2O: Just Add Water | 40 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | City Homicide | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | The Elephant Princess | Episode: "Coming of Age" |
| 2010 | Not Available | TV movie |
| 2010 | Dance Academy | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Rake | Episode: "R vs Chandler" Episode: "R vs Langhorn" |
| 2011 | Small Time Gangster | TV series |
| 2011 | Angry Boys | TV series |
[edit] Trivia
- Walker appeared in the video clip of the John Butler Trio's song titled 'Something's Gotta Give'.[1]
[edit] References
- Jeffrey Walker at the Internet Movie Database.
- Jeffrey Walker at TV.com.
- Jeffrey Walker at h2O – Just Add Water
[edit] External links
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