Max Brown (Australian actor)

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Max Brown is an Australian film, television and theatre actor from Melbourne, Victoria. [1] Max is best known for his portrayal of Oscar Wolfe in the TV series The Gloaming on Stan. [2] His mainstream theatrical debut was in Benjamin Law's play Torch the Place for Melbourne Theatre Company in 2020. [3] [4]

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Biography

Brown was born in Sydney the eldest of three children. He made his onscreen acting debut on Neighbours as Robin Dawal in 2015.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Waiting for AngelAaronShort film
2021We're Not Here To Fuck SpidersJimmy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Neighbours Robin DawalGuest role (3 episodes)
2016Bringing Our Stories HomeSamuel TongwayOn The Margins
2016 Secret City Kevin DangRecurring (4 episodes)
2017-2019 Glitch David GoldmanRecurring (6 episodes)
2019 Bad Mothers TroyRecurring (3 episodes)
2019 The Gloaming Oscar WolfeMain cast (8 episodes)
2020 Retrograde RobMain cast (6 episodes)
2020 Hungry Ghosts James HoangGuest (2 episodes)
2020 The Tourist Nathan Wong

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Torch the PlacePaulActor

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2021 Equity Ensemble Awards Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (with Maria Angelico, Nicholas Boshier, Pallavi Sharda, Esther Hannaford & Ilai Swindells) Retrograde Won
2021Heath Ledger ScholarshipScholarship AwardFilmNominated

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References

  1. "Max Brown" (PDF). BGM Agency. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. "TV: The Gloaming". Artshub. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. Stynes, Yumi (29 January 2020). "'Boat person, ladyboy or drug dealer': how Australian TV sidelines Asians". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. "'Torch the Place'". Melbourne Theatre Company. Retrieved 7 August 2020.