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Drew Curtis (Home and Away)
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Andrew "Drew" Curtis is a fictional character
from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
, played by Bobby Morley. He made his first on-screen appearance on 7 July 2006.
Morley quit Home and Away at the end of 2007. Of his reason for leaving, Morley said "It wasn't a good place to be in. Home and Away is a great place to learn, but it's a machine and it can chew people up and spit them out. I stepped out not really caring whether I had another job." Morley told The Daily Telegraph
that he often had to take his shirt off for scenes and that he was treated like a "meat puppet" on the show.
that Drew is "very strong-willed and stubborn and headstrong", which is similar to how he was at seventeen. Drew is also quite defensive and independent. Morley added "I do remember what I was like when I was younger and I thought that I knew everything and it's quite easy to go back to that mentality when I'm playing Drew." The official Home and Away website described Drew as "brooding" and having a "chip on his shoulder the size of Queensland." Drew is cocky, tough and a bit of a loner. Despite giving off the impression that he does not need anyone, Drew desperately wants love and acceptance.
Drew ruins his relationship with Belle Taylor
(Jessica Tovey
) when he has an affair with her mother Amanda Vale
(Holly Brisley
). Morley told Inside Soap
that the storyline was uncomfortable for both himself and Brisley. He said "It was such an intense storyline, and Holly and I put a lot of work into figuring out how to play the scenes." Morley explained that it was a hard thing to motivate why Amanda would sleep with her daughter's boyfriend and why Drew would go along with it all. Tovey said Belle was left "angry and humiliated", when she discovered the reason Drew ended their relationship. She added that though Drew felt terrible about his actions, Belle was unable to forgive his deceit because "she thinks he and Amanda are as bad as each other."
) 'death' and left boarding school to attend the memorial. His uncle, Dan Baker (Tim Campbell) was surprised but allowed Drew to stay with him and Leah.
As soon as he arrived, Drew began to have feelings for feisty, Belle. Although Dan was against this, Drew and Belle got together. But Drew broke up with Belle after he fell for her mother, Amanda. Although, after her relationship with Lucas Holden
(Rhys Wakefield
), Drew and Belle were reunited as a couple. But Drew broke up with Belle again when he discovered that she knew about Amanda's affair with Peter but they soon got back together.
After all the events that occurred, Drew decided to leave Summer Bay. On his way out of town, a masked man dragged Drew out of his car and drove him to an abandoned building. The mystery captor was later revealed to be his father, Peter. The mystery of Peters fake death was revealed during the 'kidnapping'. He explained to Drew that he was in Witness Protection from Dennis Gillan (Danny Adcock
) and Drew decided that he wanted to get to know his dad. When Dennis and his men showed up at the building, Peter told Drew to run and get help but Drew heard a gunshot and he broke down- crying. But Peter was not dead and Drews relationship with his dad grew.
Drew had broken up with Belle and decided to leave Summer Bay and go to the city. Jazz Curtis
(Rachel Gordon
), Drews mother who arrived to buy Amanda's house, and Ric Dalby (Mark Furze
) went to the city to persuade him to come back but failed. He lives with Amanda and Peter in the city.
in 2007
. Scott Ellis of The Sun-Herald
branded Drew a "teenage tearaway." While Paul Kalina of The Age
called him a "bad-boy heart-throb."
Character (arts)
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
, played by Bobby Morley. He made his first on-screen appearance on 7 July 2006.
Casting
Whilst acting in a production of Angels with Dirty Faces, Morley was spotted by the Home and Away casting agents who asked him to come in and have a chat. The chance to audition for Drew came up and Morley was cast in the role, despite being older than the character. Morley relocated from Melbourne to Sydney for the show and he admitted that he was quite nervous during his first six weeks on set and that he had to get used to the fast speed at which they shoot scenes.Morley quit Home and Away at the end of 2007. Of his reason for leaving, Morley said "It wasn't a good place to be in. Home and Away is a great place to learn, but it's a machine and it can chew people up and spit them out. I stepped out not really caring whether I had another job." Morley told The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
that he often had to take his shirt off for scenes and that he was treated like a "meat puppet" on the show.
Character development
Morley told The AgeThe Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
that Drew is "very strong-willed and stubborn and headstrong", which is similar to how he was at seventeen. Drew is also quite defensive and independent. Morley added "I do remember what I was like when I was younger and I thought that I knew everything and it's quite easy to go back to that mentality when I'm playing Drew." The official Home and Away website described Drew as "brooding" and having a "chip on his shoulder the size of Queensland." Drew is cocky, tough and a bit of a loner. Despite giving off the impression that he does not need anyone, Drew desperately wants love and acceptance.
Drew ruins his relationship with Belle Taylor
Belle Taylor
Susan "Belle" Jefferies is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Jessica Tovey. She made her first on-screen appearance on 3 February 2006. Belle's storylines included finding her birth mother, a drug addiction, her relationship with Aden Jefferies and being...
(Jessica Tovey
Jessica Tovey
Jessica Tovey is an Australian actress. Tovey graduated from the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts and has made appearances for various drama companies. She is best known for her role of Belle Taylor on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away. Tovey joined the show in 2006...
) when he has an affair with her mother Amanda Vale
Amanda Vale
Amanda Baker , is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Holly Brisley. She made her first on-screen appearance on 30 June 2005 and departed in 2007. The character returned for a brief guest appearances in 2008 and 2009.-Casting:Brisley reprised her role of...
(Holly Brisley
Holly Brisley
Holly Brisley is an Australian actress and television presenter. She began her career at the age of 15 on Agro's Cartoon Connection and more recently portrayed Amanda Vale-Baker on Home And Away...
). Morley told Inside Soap
Inside Soap
Inside Soap is a weekly UK magazine, released every Tuesday. It covers current and future storylines in soap operas shown in the United Kingdom....
that the storyline was uncomfortable for both himself and Brisley. He said "It was such an intense storyline, and Holly and I put a lot of work into figuring out how to play the scenes." Morley explained that it was a hard thing to motivate why Amanda would sleep with her daughter's boyfriend and why Drew would go along with it all. Tovey said Belle was left "angry and humiliated", when she discovered the reason Drew ended their relationship. She added that though Drew felt terrible about his actions, Belle was unable to forgive his deceit because "she thinks he and Amanda are as bad as each other."
Storylines
Drew first arrived in Summer Bay when he found out about his father Peter Baker's (Nicholas BishopNicholas Bishop
Nicholas Bishop is an English-born Australian actor. He is best known for his television roles as Detective Peter Baker on the soap opera Home and Away and as Peter Dunlop on the ABC medical drama Body of Proof .-Early life:Bishop was born in Swindon, England...
) 'death' and left boarding school to attend the memorial. His uncle, Dan Baker (Tim Campbell) was surprised but allowed Drew to stay with him and Leah.
As soon as he arrived, Drew began to have feelings for feisty, Belle. Although Dan was against this, Drew and Belle got together. But Drew broke up with Belle after he fell for her mother, Amanda. Although, after her relationship with Lucas Holden
Lucas Holden
Lucas Anthony Holden is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, first introduced in 2005 and portrayed by actor Rhys Wakefield. Lucas was the youngest of the Holden family. He left the Bay in 2008.- Background :...
(Rhys Wakefield
Rhys Wakefield
Rhys Wakefield is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying the main character Thomas in the 2008 film The Black Balloon., for the 2011 film Sanctum, and portraying Lucas Holden in the long-running TV series Home and Away.-Biography:Before appearing as Lucas in Home and Away, Wakefield...
), Drew and Belle were reunited as a couple. But Drew broke up with Belle again when he discovered that she knew about Amanda's affair with Peter but they soon got back together.
After all the events that occurred, Drew decided to leave Summer Bay. On his way out of town, a masked man dragged Drew out of his car and drove him to an abandoned building. The mystery captor was later revealed to be his father, Peter. The mystery of Peters fake death was revealed during the 'kidnapping'. He explained to Drew that he was in Witness Protection from Dennis Gillan (Danny Adcock
Danny Adcock
Danny Adcock is an Australian actor, best known for his work in television and theatre.His television acting roles include Matlock Police as the killer of Michael Pate's character, Division 4, Homicide, Patrol Boat, Sons and Daughters as Joe Parker, Prisoner as male warder Geoff Carlson, A Country...
) and Drew decided that he wanted to get to know his dad. When Dennis and his men showed up at the building, Peter told Drew to run and get help but Drew heard a gunshot and he broke down- crying. But Peter was not dead and Drews relationship with his dad grew.
Drew had broken up with Belle and decided to leave Summer Bay and go to the city. Jazz Curtis
Jazz Curtis
Jacinta 'Jazz' Curtis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Rachel Gordon. She made her first on-screen appearance on 18 June 2007, and left on 3 October the same year...
(Rachel Gordon
Rachel Gordon
Rachel Gordon Rachel Gordon Rachel Gordon (born 10 May 1976 in Brisbane, Australia is an actress.Gordon is a 1996 graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. Since her graduation, she has combined stage acting with various roles in Australian television and films.In late...
), Drews mother who arrived to buy Amanda's house, and Ric Dalby (Mark Furze
Mark Furze
Mark Furze is an Australian actor and singer who is best known for his role as Eric "Ric" Dalby on the popular Australian soap opera Home and Away. Mark played the role of Ric from September 2004 to July 2008.-Career:...
) went to the city to persuade him to come back but failed. He lives with Amanda and Peter in the city.
Reception
For his portrayal of Drew, Morley was nominated for the "Most Popular New Male Talent" Logie AwardLogie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
in 2007
Logie Awards of 2007
The 49th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 6 May 2007 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne and televised on the Nine Network. The three key presenters were Adam Hills, Dave Hughes and Fifi Box...
. Scott Ellis of The Sun-Herald
The Sun-Herald
The Sun-Herald is an Australian tabloid newspaper published on Sundays in Sydney by Fairfax Media. It is the Sunday counterpart of The Sydney Morning Herald. In the 6 months to September 2005, The Sun-Herald had a circulation of 515,000...
branded Drew a "teenage tearaway." While Paul Kalina of The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
called him a "bad-boy heart-throb."
External links
- Drew Curtis at the Official Home and Away website
- Drew Curtis at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...