Joel Lok

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Joel Lok (born September 6, 1994) is a Singaporean-Australian actor born in Singapore and based in Melbourne, starring in the recent Australian film in 2007, The Home Song Stories , as the young character, Tom. Joel is the youngest actor to receive an IF Award for his performance in this film. [1] Also widely known for starring in the 2013 Australian TV show 'Nowhere Boys' as Andrew 'Andy' Lau. [2]

<i>The Home Song Stories</i> 2007 film by Tony Ayres

The Home Song Stories is an Australian film released in 2007. Written and directed by acclaimed Tony Ayres of Walking on Water (2002), The Home Song Stories stars Joan Chen, Joel Lok, Qi Yuwu, Irene Chen, Steven Vidler and Kerry Walker.

The Inside Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony and broadcast platform for the Australian film industry, developed by the creators of Inside Film Magazine, Stephen Jenner and David Barda, and originally produced for television by Australian Producer Andrew Dillon. The awards are determined by a national audience poll, which differentiates it from the Australian AACTA Awards, which are judged by industry professionals.

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 The Home Song Stories TomDebut Film
2016 Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows Andy Lau

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Thank God You're Here Additional1 Episode
2009/2010 Sea Patrol Tiken/Gisang2 Episodes
2012 Tangle Year 8 Church Boy1 Episode
2013-2015 Nowhere Boys Andy Lau23 Episodes

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References

  1. The Home Song Stories shines at IF Awards
  2. "ABC confirms the return of Nowhere Boys". 27 October 2014.