Andrew Lees (actor)

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Andrew Lees
Born (1985-06-10) 10 June 1985 (age 38)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Andrew Lees (born 10 June 1985) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Lucien Castle in the CW series The Originals and Damon in Unfriended: Dark Web (2018).

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Early life

Lees was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He studied at NIDA since 2005 and graduated in 2007. [1] [2]

Career

Shortly after graduating NIDA, Lees began appearing in television in 2008. His first role was several guest appearances on popular soap opera Home and Away , in which he played Nathan Cunningham, a university student and residential advisor. [3] He has also made guest appearances on television series City Homicide , [3] H2O: Just Add Water , [4] and The Pacific . [3] In 2009, Lees joined new Nine Network series Rescue: Special Ops , his first leading role, playing Chase Gallagher. His role in the show has earned him notability as an actor.

Lees also appeared in the theatre production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2009. [5]

In 2011 Lees featured in a trio of short adverts for the Australian travel company STA Travel Australia STA Travel , titled "Move", [6] "Eat" [7] and "Learn". [8]

In 2014, Lees played drag queen "Peggy", a supporting character in the telemovie Carlotta broadcast in Australia on ABC TV.

Recently, he starred as Lucien Castle in the CW supernatural drama series The Originals. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Flame of the WestDavoShort film
2010The TalkManShort film
2013Australian Pilot SeasonAussie ActorShort film
2014 Carlotta PeggyTV film
2017Brown GirlsBrianTV film
NewnessNathaniel
2018 Unfriended: Dark Web Damon HortonFeature film
2018 Mortal Engines Herbert MelliphantFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Home and Away Nathan Cunningham Season 21 (recurring, 4 episodes)
2009 City Homicide Jake LockwoodSeason 2, episode 21 (guest)
2009–2011 Rescue: Special Ops Chase GallagherSeasons 1–3 (main, 48 episodes)
2010 H2O: Just Add Water RyanSeason 3 (recurring, 5 episodes)
The Pacific Robert OswaltTV miniseries (main, 3 episodes)
2013 Dance Academy Wes CooperSeason 3 (recurring, 6 episodes)
2015 Your Family or Mine Blake WestonSeason 1 (main, 9 episodes)
Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door Greg ConellTV miniseries (main, 2 episodes)
2015–2016 The Originals Lucien CastleSeason 3 (recurring, 14 episodes)
2017Throwing ShadrJaytenSeason 1, episode 8 (guest)
2018 Legends of Tomorrow Ernest Hemingway Season 4, episode 6 (guest)
2020All the Way to the TopRobSeason 1, episode 5 (guest)
2021SidetrackedGuidoSeason 1 (recurring, 2 episodes)
2022 Roswell, New Mexico ClydeSeason 4 (recurring, 11 eisodes)

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