Craig Horner

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Craig Horner
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Craig Horner discusses Hindsight in 2015
Born (1983-01-24) 24 January 1983 (age 41)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Alma materSt Peters Lutheran College
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active2001–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 .

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Early life

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.

Career

Acting

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 .

Music

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
2002 Blurred Pete the Bus NerdFeature film
2003The Moment After
2003 Swimming Upstream Ronald FingletonFeature film
2006 See No Evil Richie BernsonFeature film
2012Joey DakotaTV movie
2021This Little Love of Mine
2022 A Perfect Pairing CalderFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
2001–02 Cybergirl Jackson CampbellTV series, 26 episodes
2005 headLand TV series, season 1, episodes 11-12
2006 Two Twisted TV series, season 1, episode 14
2006 Monarch Cove CalebTV series, 8 episodes
2007–08 H2O: Just Add Water Ash DoveTV series, 10 episodes
2008 Blue Water High Garry MillerTV series, 24 episodes
2008–10 Legend of the Seeker Richard Cypher TV series, 44 episodes
2015 Hindsight Sean ReevesTV series, 10 episodes
2016 Once Upon a Time Edmond Dantès / Count of Monte Cristo TV series, season 6, 1 episode
Totally Wild PresenterTV series

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References

  1. Jenna Busch. "The Seeker Speaks - TV Feature at IGN". IGN . Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  2. "Craig Horner". AUSXIP Network. Retrieved 11 March 2008.