Matthew Le Nevez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 January 1979 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Partner | Michelle Smith |
| Children | 2 |
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 .
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 ]
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]
Le Nevez and his American-born wife Michelle Smith welcomed their son Levi Le Nevez in 2014. In 2017, they had a daughter, Wren. [10]
Le Nevez is an avid supporter of Richmond [11] in the AFL and Canberra Raiders in the NRL. [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Garage Days | Toby | Feature film |
| 2004 | Peaches | Brian | Feature film |
| 2005 | A Family Legacy | New Zealand Batsman 1 | Short film |
| 2005 | Man-Thing | Sheriff Kyle Williams | Feature film |
| 2005 | Feed | Nigel | Feature film |
| 2005 | Paradise Lost | Daniel | Short film |
| 2006 | Emulsion | Actor | Short film |
| 2007 | What They Don't Know | Stan | Short film |
| 2008 | The Tender Hook | Art Walker | Feature film |
| 2011 | Deserted | Boyfriend | Short film |
| 2017 | Australia Day | Detective Mitchell Collyer | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Farscape | Caveman Crichton | TV series, season 2, episode 10: "My Three Crichtons" |
| 2001 | Head Start | Terry Vaughan | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2001 | All Saints | Andy Barton | TV series, season 4, episode 26: "Law of the Jungle" |
| 2002 | MDA | Sam Livingstone | TV series, season 1, 4 episodes |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Larry Drevo | TV series, season 1, episode 20 |
| 2003 | The Postcard Bandit | Aaron Reynolds | TV film |
| 2003 | Marking Time | Bullet Sheather | TV film |
| 2004 | Blue Heelers | Matt Proctor | TV series, season 11, episode 12: "Reasonable Doubt: Live" |
| 2004 | Love My Way | Jai | TV series, season 1, episode 4: "Spin Cycle" |
| 2006 | The Society Murders | Matthew Wales | TV film |
| 2007 | Sea Patrol | Jullian Wiseman | TV series, season 1, episode 2: "What Lies Beneath" |
| 2010 | CIA: Crime Investigation Australia | John Myles Sharpe | TV series, season 1, episode 4: "Contract to Kill/The Mornington Monster" |
| 2010 | Legend of the Seeker | Leo | TV series, season 2, 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Cops L.A.C. | Ben Ellis | TV series, season 1, episode 10: "Ghost House" |
| 2011–2016 | Offspring | Patrick Reid | TV series, seasons 2–6, 47 episodes |
| 2012 | Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | Dennis Lillee | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Parer’s War | Damien Parer | TV film |
| 2013 | The Glades | Alexanders Barnes | TV series, season 4, episode 10: "Gallerinas" |
| 2015 | The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | Bat Masterson | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2015–16 | Love Child | Jim Marsh | TV series, seasons 2–4, 8 episodes |
| 2016 | The Kettering Incident | Detective Brian Dutch | TV miniseries, 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Runner | Adam | TV film |
| 2016 | Brock | Peter Brock | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Kingdom | TV series, season 3, episode 7: "Platinum Level" | |
| 2017 | Unit Zero | Dave Trace | TV film |
| 2019 | The Widow | Will Mason | TV miniseries, 7 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | Absentia | Cal Isaac | TV series, seasons 2–3, 20 episodes |
| 2021 | Celebrity MasterChef Australia | Himself (contestant) | TV series, season 2, 13 episodes |
| 2023 | Luxury Escapes: The World’s Best Holidays | Himself | TV series, season 1, episode 5: "European Cruise" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Don’s Party | Evan | NIDA Parade Theatre |
| 1997 | The Father We Loved on a Beach by the Sea | Geoff / Second Man | NIDA Parade Theatre |
| 1998 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Aide Turkle | NIDA |
| 1998 | A Cry from the City of Virgins | NIDA Parade Theatre | |
| 1998 | Julius Caesar | Cinna / Marullus / Pindarus | NIDA |
| 1998 | A Chaste Maid in Cheapside (or Carry on Chaste Maid) | Touchwood Jnr | NIDA Parade Theatre |
| 1999 | Twelve Angry Men | Juror # 6 | NIDA Parade Theatre |
| 1999 | Cloud 9 | Betty / Gerry | NIDA Parade Theatre |
| 1999 | Celluloid Heroes II | Brett | NIDA Parade Theatre |
| Year | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Murders | Won |
| 2013 | Logie Award for Most Popular Actor | Offspring | Nominated |
| 2014 | Logie Award for Most Popular Actor | Nominated | |