Matthew Walker (actor)
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Matthew Walker is an Australian – New Zealand actor.
Walker was born on 11 May 1984 in Hamilton, New Zealand
.
Towards the end of high school, Walker was cast in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
and Dark Night. After school, he completed a business and arts degree at Victoria University of Wellington
, majoring in marketing, and theatre and film.
In 2001 he travelled to Melbourne after backpacking around Asia where he auditioned for, and was accepted into, the National Institute of Dramatic Art NIDA
, Australia's leading drama school.
He graduated in 2004, and was immediately cast as the over-achieving rich kid Heath Forbes in Seven Network's drama HeadLand
.
Matthew was recently cast in the Chinese war epic The Children of Huang Shi
appearing alongside Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
.
He has also appeared in "The Cut" for the ABC playing twins, and "Legend of the Seeker" for Disney.
He has also appeared on-stage at the Sydney Opera House with the Bell Shakespeare Company
, and with Griffin Theatre Company in the world premiere of Colder. In February 2009, he played Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Mendelssohn with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy.
He is most recently playing the part of Justin Jefferies, the elder brother of Aden Jefferies
in the channel 7 soap Home and away
Matthew's mother and stepfather ran a theatre company Theatrevue in New Zealand when he was a child.
Walker was born on 11 May 1984 in Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
.
Towards the end of high school, Walker was cast in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...
and Dark Night. After school, he completed a business and arts degree at Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...
, majoring in marketing, and theatre and film.
In 2001 he travelled to Melbourne after backpacking around Asia where he auditioned for, and was accepted into, the National Institute of Dramatic Art NIDA
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
, Australia's leading drama school.
He graduated in 2004, and was immediately cast as the over-achieving rich kid Heath Forbes in Seven Network's drama HeadLand
HeadLand
headLand is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network filmed 52 episodes in the first series. Production on the second series had begun before any episodes were aired.Set in a university, headLand...
.
Matthew was recently cast in the Chinese war epic The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi is a Chinese 2008 film...
appearing alongside Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is an Irish actor and model.He is best known for his roles in the films Velvet Goldmine, Mission Impossible III, Bend It Like Beckham, Match Point and his television roles as Elvis Presley in the biographical miniseries Elvis, which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor,...
.
He has also appeared in "The Cut" for the ABC playing twins, and "Legend of the Seeker" for Disney.
He has also appeared on-stage at the Sydney Opera House with the Bell Shakespeare Company
Bell Shakespeare Company
Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare. It was founded in 1990 by John Bell..Bell Shakespeare is Australia's only national touring theatre company. Its current practice is to tour three mainstage productions to each Australian state in...
, and with Griffin Theatre Company in the world premiere of Colder. In February 2009, he played Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Mendelssohn with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy.
He is most recently playing the part of Justin Jefferies, the elder brother of Aden Jefferies
Aden Jefferies
Aden Jefferies is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Todd Lasance. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 4 August 2005. Aden was introduced in 2005 as a recurring character and as part of Cassie Turner's storylines. Lasance was...
in the channel 7 soap 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...
Matthew's mother and stepfather ran a theatre company Theatrevue in New Zealand when he was a child.