Josh Heuston

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Josh Heuston
Born
Joshua Heuston

(1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 28)
Sydney, Australia
Alma mater Macquarie University
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2015–present

Joshua Heuston (born 18 November 1996) is an Australian actor. [1] He is best known for his roles in the Australian television series Dive Club (2021), More Than This, Heartbreak High and Bali 2002 (all three 2022); as well as for his work in modelling.

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Early life and education

Heuston was born and raised in Sydney,[ citation needed ] and is of Anglo-Sri Lankan descent. [2]

Career

Modelling

Heuston was working as a bartender during first year at university when he was scouted to be a model. [3] [4] After some thought, he explored photography and style then started seriously posting to Instagram and YouTube where he quickly became a sought after content creator. [3] [4] Heuston has worked on campaigns for major brands such as Fendi, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, David Jones and Burberry among many others. [1] [3] [4] [5] He was invited to sit in the front row of the Milan and Shanghai catwalk for Tommynow Drive by Tommy Hilfiger and did a meet and greet for the brand in Sydney. [4] [6] [7] [8]

In 2018, he made his Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia debut walking for the brand 'Justin Cassin'. [4]

In 2020, Heuston was part of a campaign for Bumble in Australia where his dating profile was featured and encouraged "virtual dating" during the pandemic. [9]

Acting

Heuston stated that he was betrayed by his own shyness and never pursued drama while at school. [3] After featuring in the music video for Super Cruel's song "Sicklaced" with Cartia Mallan in 2017, [10] Heuston fell in love with acting and started classes. [3] [11]

Heuston's screen acting debut came in the Network 10 teen thriller series Dive Club , starring alongside Miah Maddern and Georgia-May Davis, which aired on Network 10 in Australia followed by an international Netflix release. [3] [12] [13] The series is set in the fictional seaside town of Cape Mercy and focuses on a group of school girl ocean divers. Heuston plays the part of Henry, the towns resident sad boy with a heart of gold. [3] The series was filmed on the Great Barrier Reef in Port Douglas, Queensland. [1]

Heuston had a small non-speaking role in Thor: Love and Thunder as a Zeus Pretty Boy. [14] He plays Dusty in Heartbreak High (2022–present), a Netflix reboot of the 1990s series of the same name. [15] In December 2022, it was announced that Heuston has been cast as Constantine Corrino in the 2024 HBO Dune prequel television series, Dune: Prophecy . [16]

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