Gulliver McGrath
Gulliver McGrath | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gulliver William[citation needed] McGrath August 15th 1998 (age 17) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Gulliver William McGrath (born August 15, 1998) is an Australian child actor.
Life and career
McGrath played Charlie in the Australian crime series Rush.[2] He also starred as the title character in the Melbourne Theatre Company production Poor Boy alongside Guy Pearce and Abi Tucker.[3][4]
Recently, McGrath portrayed David Collins in the 2012 feature film Dark Shadows, which earned him a 2013 Young Artist Award nomination as Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film.[5] He portrayed Tad Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012). Gulliver will be playing the teenage version of Jerry Hickfang in "The Voices". The Voices is currently filming. He was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. He then moved to Birmingham, U.K, and was raised there. His mother, Heidi Chapman, is a neuroscientist, and his father, Craig, is an anaesthetist.[6] He is the older brother of actors Zen and Winta McGrath.[7] 2014 portrayed Jerry Hickfang in the Comedy thriller The Voices, which was played as elder person by Ryan Reynolds.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Wake | Charles | Billed as Gully McGrath |
| 2009 | The Loved Ones | 8-year-old Keir Willis | Billed as Gully McGrath |
| 2010 | The Long Night | Luke | Short film |
| 2011 | Hugo | Young Tabard | |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | David Collins | Billed as Gully McGrath
First Major Role |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Tad Lincoln | |
| 2015 | The Voices | Teenage Jerry |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rush | Charlie | Series 1, episode 12 |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Poor Boy | Main character |
Further reading
- "Young Children As Active Citizens" edited by Glenda Mac Naughton, Patrick Hughes and Kylie Smith, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2008). Gulliver co-authored a chapter in this book with his brother, Zen McGrath.
References
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/hes-13-from-brunswick-and-hes-worked-with-scorsese-burton-and-spielberg-20120503-1y1w6.html
- ^ "Rush: Credit List - episode 12" (PDF). Ten.com.au. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "Agency News November 2008". Centre Stage Agency. November 2008. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "POOR BOY a play with songs by Matt Cameron and Tim Finn". Melbourne Theatre Company. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ^ http://www.thecityweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/gulli
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3164335/bio#trivia
- ^ The Voices
External links
- Gulliver McGrath at IMDb
- Gulliver McGrath at Showcast