Harrison Gilbertson

Harrison Gilbertson
Gilbertson in 2012
Born	(1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present

Harrison Gilbertson (born 29 June 1993) is an Australian actor.

Early life

Harrison Gilbertson was born in Adelaide, South Australia. ^[1]

Career

Gilbertson began acting at the age of six when he played the character of Sorrow in a local production of Madama Butterfly . He made his screen debut in 2002, playing the role of the protagonist's younger brother Greggy in Australian Rules . ^[2] His breakthrough came in 2009, when he landed the lead role of Billy Conway in Accidents Happen . Reviewers commended his performance and acting abilities. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2010, Gilbertson won that year's AFI Young Actor Award for his performance as the underage WW1 soldier Frank Tiffin in Beneath Hill 60 . He made his US acting debut that same year, starring in the lead role of Emmett in Virginia , directed by screenwriter Dustin Lance Black.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2014, Gilbertson starred as Charlie Boyd in My Mistress , and played the role of Little Pete in the action crime film Need For Speed .

Gilbertson is also known for his work in The Turning (2013), Fallen (2016), Hounds Of Love (2016), Upgrade (2018), Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018), In The Tall Grass (2019), The Peripheral (2022), and the Christopher Nolan–directed film Oppenheimer (2023).

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Australian Rules	Greggy
2009	Accidents Happen	Billy Conway
2009	Blessed	Daniel
2010	Beneath Hill 60	Frank Tiffin
2010	Virginia	Emmett
2011	Bush Basher	Weed
2013	Haunt	Evan Asher
2013	The Turning	Vic Lang
2014	My Mistress	Charlie Boyd
2014	Need for Speed	Pete Coleman
2016	Fallen	Cameron Briel
2016	Hounds of Love	Jason
2018	Upgrade	Eron
2018	Look Away	Sean
2019	Measure For Measure	Claudio
2019	In the Tall Grass	Travis McKean
2022	Freedom's Path	Lewis
2023	Oppenheimer	Philip Morrison
2023	Where All Light Tends to Go	Bull
2025	Deliver Me from Nowhere †	Matt Delia	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Conspiracy 365	Callum Ormond [5] [6]
2018	Picnic at Hanging Rock	Michael Fitzhubert
2021	Harrow	James Reed [7]
2022	The Peripheral	Atticus

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2010	Australian Film Institute Awards	Young Actor Award	Beneath Hill 60	Won

References

1. "Mum's the word, says actor Harrison Gilbertson". The Advertiser. 8 May 2011.
2. Eccleston, Roymund (13 March 2010). "Why Hollywood's mad about the boy". AdelaideNow . Retrieved 23 January 2011.
3. Kane, Phil Jeng; Smith, Burleigh; Sideris, Liz (25 April 2010). "3 Filmmakers Review ACCIDENTS HAPPEN". Film & Television Institute WA Inc. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
4. Williams, Evan (24 April 2010). "Gilbertson performance worth the Accident". The Australian . Retrieved 23 January 2011.
5. Lee, Hannah (20 June 2011). "Conspiracy 365 pay-TV series begins production". Inside Film magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
6. Sobolewski, Helene; Iannella, Antimo (21 June 2011). "Our lad lands major television role". AdelaideNow . Retrieved 2 July 2011.
7. "Harrison Gilbertson". IMDb .

External links

• Harrison Gilbertson at IMDb