Matthew Le Nevez

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Matthew Le Nevez
Born (1979-01-10) 10 January 1979 (age 45)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Education National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
PartnerMichelle Smith
Children2

Matthew Le Nevez (born 10 January 1979) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Doctor Patrick Reid in the TV series Offspring , Detective Brian Dutch in the Tasmanian Gothic sci-fi television show The Kettering Incident and Agent Cal Isaac in the thriller drama series Absentia .

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Early life

Le Nevez was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 1979 and attended The French-Australian Preschool, Telopea Park School and St Edmund's College, Canberra before being accepted into NIDA aged 17. He graduated in 1999.[ citation needed ]

Career

Le Nevez took a small role in Australian-made sci-fi series Farscape , followed by a part in teen drama Head Start. In 2002 he appeared in his first feature film, Garage Days, playing a drug-fuelled rock star. He then played Aaron Reynolds, accomplice to the notorious Brenden James Abbott, the Post Card Bandit, in the TV miniseries of the same name.

In 2003 came a break-through role, that of rough-and-ready Bullet Sheather in the ABC Television miniseries Marking Time , for which Le Nevez won an AFI Television Award in 2004 for Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama or Comedy. [1]

In 2005 Le Nevez starred in his first American film, Marvel feature film Man-Thing, as Sheriff Kyle Williams.

The film Peaches saw him sharing a screen with Hugo Weaving and Jacqueline McKenzie, but it was the 2006 role of notorious Mathew Wales (convicted of the murders of his mother Margaret Wales-King and stepfather Paul King), in the TV movie The Society Murders, that won Le Nevez critical acclaim. [2] He won the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor on Australian television in 2006. [3]

Le Nevez stars in the Australian film The Tender Hook . Written and directed by Jonathan Ogilvie, it is the story of Iris (Rose Byrne) and a love triangle that includes her roguish English lover, McHeath, and Art (Matt Le Nevez), an earnest young boxer. The film also stars his previous acting colleague, Hugo Weaving.

Le Nevez appeared as the boyfriend of "Kate" (Sibylla Budd) in the Come Walkabout commercial for Tourism Australia, directed by Baz Luhrmann. [4]

In 2010, Le Nevez appeared in Legend of the Seeker as Leo, the new Seeker. In 2011, he became a regular in the Network Ten comedy/drama Offspring as anaesthetist Dr Patrick Reid, and continued in season 3 (2012), 4 (2013), and, after his character's death, in dream sequences during season 5 (2014) and 6(2016). [5] Having chosen to leave the show, his character was killed off in the 12th episode of season 4. It was broadcast on 7 August 2013, and made Australian headlines following an outpouring of grief from Offspring fans.

In 2012 he played the part of Australian former cricketer Dennis Lillee in the miniseries Howzat! Kerry Packer's War about Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket. [6]

He played the part of Damien Parer in the 2014 television film Parer's War .

In 2014, despite leaving Offspring to pursue acting in America, it was reported that Le Nevez was joining the cast of Australian T.V. series Love Child . It was announced in July 2014 that he would be co-starring in upcoming drama series The Kettering Incident . [7] [8]

In 2016 he starred in Brock , a Channel 10 miniseries, as Australian motor racing legend Peter Brock. [9]

Personal life

In 2014, Le Nevez and his partner Michelle Smith welcomed their son Levi Le Nevez.[ citation needed ]

Le Nevez is an avid supporter of Richmond [10] in the AFL and Canberra Raiders in the NRL. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Garage Days Tobey
2004 Peaches Brian
2005A Family LegacyNew Zealand batsmanShort film
2005 Man-Thing Sheriff Kyle Williams
2005 Feed Nigel
2006EmulsionActorShort film
2007What They Don't KnowStanShort film
2008 The Tender Hook Art Walker
2011DesertedBoyfriendShort film
2017 Australia Day Detective Mitchell Collyer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Farscape Cavemen CrichtonEpisode: "My Three Crichtons"
2001 Head Start Terry Vaughan3 episodes
2001 All Saints Andy BartonEpisode: "Law of the Jungle"
2002 MDA Sam Livingstone4 episodes
2003 White Collar Blue Larry Drevo1 episode
2003 The Postcard Bandit Aaron ReynoldsTelevision film
2003 Marking Time Bullet SheaterTelevision film
2004 Blue Heelers Matt ProcterEpisode: "Reasonable Doubt: Live"
2004 Love My Way JaiEpisode: "Spin Cycle"
2006The Society MurdersMatthew WalesTelevision film
2007 Sea Patrol Jullian WisemanEpisode: "What Lies Beneath"
2010 Legend of the Seeker Leo3 episodes
2010 Cops L.A.C. Ben EllisEpisode: "Ghost House"
2011–2016 Offspring Patrick ReidMain role
2012 Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Dennis Lillee Television miniseries
2013 The Glades Alexanders BarnesEpisode: "Gallerinas"
2014Parer's War Damien Parer Television film
2015 The Kettering Incident Brian Dutch8 episodes
2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Bat Masterson2 episodes
2015 Love Child Jim Marsh8 episodes
2015RunnerAdamTelevision film
2016 Brock + Peter Brock Television miniseries
2017Unit ZeroDave TraceTelevision film
2019 The Widow Will MasonTV series
2019–2020 Absentia Cal IsaacTV series
2021 Celebrity MasterChef Australia Himself

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkResult
2004 AFI Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama or Comedy Marking Time Won
2007 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor The Society MurdersWon
2013 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor Offspring Nominated
2014 Logie Award for Most Popular Actor Nominated

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References

  1. ↑ "Television categories 1986–2009". AFI Award Winners . Australian Film Institute. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Heat in the coldest blood". The Sydney Morning Herald . 24 June 2006.
  3. ↑ "Matthew le Nevez - Awards Room at the 2007 TV Week Logie Awards - Photo - LIFE". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Baz is the buzz in US adland - Film - Entertainment - Home". Brisbane Times . 17 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Haddow, Nicole (22 July 2011). "Offspring's Matthew Le Nevez charms in the spotlight". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Cricket tragic Matthew Le Nevez has a mo to rival Dennis Lillee in Nine network's new miniseries Howzat". Herald Sun . 8 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Offspring star Matt Le Nevez returns to TV with Elizabeth Debicki in The Kettering Incident". news.com.au. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Le Nevez shows a dark side in The Kettering Incident". dailytelegraph.com.au. The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) . Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Matthew Le Nevez to play Peter Brock in Ten's new miniseries". mediaweek.com.au. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Actor Matthew Le Nevez springs to life for Triple M's Hot Breakfast". triplem.com.au. Triple M. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Doherty, Megan. "Man of the match scores off the field". Canberra Times. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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