Craig Horner | |
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Born | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 24 January 1983
Alma mater | St Peters Lutheran College |
Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
Years active | 2001–present |
Craig Horner (born 24 January 1983) [1] is an Australian actor and musician who first appeared in the Australian television program Cybergirl . He is best known for his role as Richard Cypher in the television series Legend of the Seeker .
Horner attended St Peters Lutheran College in Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Australia.[ citation needed ] Horner discovered a love for acting after appearing in school productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Maids.
Horner has appeared in various TV programs since 2001 – as Jackson in Cybergirl , as Jesse Spencer's character's brother in Swimming Upstream , as a reporter on Totally Wild , and as Caleb in the U.S. series Monarch Cove .
In 2008, Horner joined the cast of the Australian children's drama television series Blue Water High , portraying surfer Garry Miller, followed by Ash Dove in the series H2O: Just Add Water . He starred as Richard Cypher in Legend of the Seeker – the syndicated television adaptation of Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth book series.
He also starred alongside Michael J. Pagan in Gregory Dark’s film, See No Evil .
In addition to acting, Horner has been active as a musician, playing the guitar and writing music. He was a member of the band 'Earth For Now' (known as 'Unstable Conditions' in 2011) who played their first show in Hollywood, California, starting the set with "Howl at the Moon". Horner and bandmate Steve Matsumura announced their departure from the band on 2 February 2012. He published two songs on iTunes, "Avoid" and "Say What You Mean", under the name 'Ithaca'.
Horner also enjoys playing soccer, volleyball, tennis, swimming, skiing, snowboarding, and kayaking. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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2002 | Blurred | Pete the Bus Nerd | Feature film |
2003 | The Moment After | ||
2003 | Swimming Upstream | Ronald Fingleton | Feature film |
2006 | See No Evil | Richie Bernson | Feature film |
2012 | Joey Dakota | TV movie | |
2021 | This Little Love of Mine | ||
2022 | A Perfect Pairing | Calder | Feature film |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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2001–02 | Cybergirl | Jackson Campbell | TV series, 26 episodes |
2005 | headLand | TV series, season 1, episodes 11-12 | |
2006 | Two Twisted | TV series, season 1, episode 14 | |
2006 | Monarch Cove | Caleb | TV series, 8 episodes |
2007–08 | H2O: Just Add Water | Ash Dove | TV series, 10 episodes |
2008 | Blue Water High | Garry Miller | TV series, 24 episodes |
2008–10 | Legend of the Seeker | Richard Cypher | TV series, 44 episodes |
2015 | Hindsight | Sean Reeves | TV series, 10 episodes |
2016 | Once Upon a Time | Edmond Dantès / Count of Monte Cristo | TV series, season 6, 1 episode |
Totally Wild | Presenter | TV series |
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