Ethan Browne

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Ethan Browne
Born
New Zealand [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present
Children1

Ethan Browne is a New Zealand actor, known for playing Tane Parata on the Australian soap opera Home and Away since 2020.

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Early life and career

He grew up in Wairoa in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island. [2] At the age of 16, he became a father to a daughter. [2] After high school, he took a gap year and then studied civil engineering. [2] In 2015, Browne left New Zealand and relocated to Brisbane in Australia to live closer to his daughter. He pursued a career as a civil engineer. [2]

He then decided to pursue his passion for acting, beginning with weekly acting classes in Brisbane. [3] [2] He was then accepted to study a BA in acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, where he studied alongside his future Home and Away co-star, Nicholas Cartwright. [2] [4] He worked as a bouncer at night to support his studies. [2]

After graduating from NIDA, Browne landed the role of Tane Parata, brother of Ari Parata in Home and Away in late 2019. [2] [5]

He has also appeared in Australian action films, Suka and Life After Fighting with Bren Foster. [6] [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020–present Home and Away Tane Parata Series regular
2023 Suka JayFilm
2024Life After FightingSamuelFilm

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