Orpheus Pledger

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Orpheus Pledger
Born
Orpheus Pledger

(1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 30) [1] [2]
Melbourne, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Notable work Home and Away (2016–2019)

Orpheus Pledger (11 May 1993) is an Australian actor. He played Tycho Everson in the children's series Silversun , and appeared as Noah Parkin in Neighbours in 2011. From 2016 to 2019, Pledger starred as Mason Morgan in the Australian soap opera Home and Away .

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Career

In 2002, an eight-year-old Pledger starred in writer-director Emma Freeman's short film Lamb. [3] The following year, Pledger began appearing as Lewis Harfield in the drama series CrashBurn . [4] Pledger starred as Tycho Everson in the science fiction children's series Silversun in 2004. [5] [6] Pledger has also made appearances in The Secret Life of Us , Welcher & Welcher , Scooter: Secret Agent and Nick Giannopoulos' film The Wannabes . [5]

Pledger joined the cast of Neighbours as student Noah Parkin in 2011. [7] Pledger's agent told him about the role and asked him to read through Noah's character notes. After deciding that he wanted the role, Pledger attended a screen test with the Neighbours casting director. [8] After a recall, Pledger was told he had the role. He was contracted for six months. [8] In 2014, Pledger appeared in the Nine Network television film Schapelle . [9]

On 5 December 2015, Jonathon Moran of The Daily Telegraph reported Pledger had joined Home and Away as Mason Morgan. [1] Pledger relocated from Melbourne to Sydney for filming. [1] He chose to leave the role in 2019, and his character was killed off in the season finale on 27 November. [10]

In February 2022, Pledger took part in Season 3 of SAS Australia , but voluntarily withdrew after two days. [11] He quit during a psychological evaluation with Ant Middleton and Doctor Dan to discuss his "erratic behaviour", after he was shown refusing to help out at the camp and receiving backlash from his fellow recruits. [11]

Personal life

On 19 February 2021, Pledger was charged with possessing half a gram of Methylamphetamine and 30 tablets of Diazepam without a prescription. [12] During the hearing at Melbourne Magistrates Court on 16 November, which Pledger did not attend, he accepted responsibility for the charges and was placed on a diversion program, which meant he did not have to enter a plea and was spared a criminal record. The Magistrate also ordered Pledger to be of good behaviour for six months, donate $150 to the court fund, complete a drug awareness course, and thank the officer who charged him. [12]

On 25 March 2024, Pledger was arrested for an alleged assault on a woman and later remanded after bail was refused. [13] On 23 April, Pledger was set to appear via video link at the Melbourne Magistrates Court for a bail hearing, but he failed to appear having absconded from the Royal Melbourne Hospital while waiting for a medical assessment. [13] His bail was revoked, an arrest warrant issued, and the case rescheduled to be heard on 10 May. [13] Two days later, he was arrested and taken into custody by police. [14]

Filmography

Acting
YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 The Secret Life of Us JamesEpisodes: "Intimations of Mortality" and "Now or Never"
2002LambSonShort film
2002 Blue Heelers Scott RobbinsEpisode: "The Last Jar"
2002 Marshall Law FreddieEpisode: "Snorting Charlie"
2003ForbiddenBoy at GateShort film
2003 Welcher & Welcher WinslowEpisode: "The Winslow Boy"
2003 The Wannabes Young DannyFeature film
2003 The Forest JamesTV movie
2003 CrashBurn Lewis HarfieldMain cast
2004Replacing BradleyBradleyShort film
2004 Silversun Tycho EversonMain cast
2005 Scooter: Secret Agent Beast BoyEpisode: "Operation: Beast Boy"
2005 McLeod's Daughters Max WakefieldEpisode: "Body and Soul"
2006Blue HeelersOlek JasinskiEpisode: "Going Down Swinging"
2011 Neighbours Noah Parkin Recurring role
2014 Schapelle JamesTelevision film
2014 House Husbands IanEpisode: "3.4"
2016–2019 Home and Away Mason Morgan Main cast
Self appearances
YearTitleNotes
2019Home and Away: Christmas in Summer BayEpisode: "The Morgan Family"
2020Q&AmyLiveSeason 1, episode 11
2022 SAS Australia Season 3
TBASurviving Sunset an Actor's Hollywood JourneyDocumentary

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