Rel Hunt

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Rel Hunt
Born
Aurel Mitteldorfer

(1974-08-15) 15 August 1974 (age 50)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1993–2011

Aurel Mitterdorfer, professionally known as Rel Hunt, is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Ryan Scheppers in the television series Heartbreak High .

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Early life

Hunt was born 'Aurel Mitteldorfer', in Sydney, Australia on August 15, 1974. He is the oldest of four sons, born to a Hungarian father and an Australian mother.

At high school, Hunt was banned from acting classes for misbehaving. After finishing school he began a Commerce degree at the University of New South Wales, and modelled on the side.

Career

While modelling, Hunt landed a guest role in two episodes of Police Rescue . Following this, came guest roles in Police Rescue: The Movie , G.P. , Blue Heelers , Home and Away , Blue Heelers and several television commercials.

Within days of finishing his university degree, he earned the role of Ryan Scheppers in Heartbreak High , which he played from 1997 to 1999.

Hunt starred as Butch Yunkin in the made for television film, The Stalking of Laurie Show (2000). In 2005, he played Angus in Macbeth , an updated modern version of the Shakespeare play. That same year, he portrayed Al Corley in the fictionalised American television movie/docudrama Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure , based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time American soap opera Dynasty . [1] [2]

In 2011 Hunt starred in Underbelly: Razor , playing William Archer – Razor man and Crown Street bath house proprietor.

Hunt is a part of the rugby league back-to-back premiership winning team, the Eastern Suburbs Wombats.

Personal life

Hunt dated actress Kelley McMaster while working together on Heartbreak High , after she played the part of Hunt's character Ryan's ex-girlfriend. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1994 Police Rescue HugoTV movie
1996Page 73DannyShort film
1999 Dear Claudia AntonFeature film
1999Time and TideJustinTV movie
2000 Devil in the Flesh 2 Buddy LyleFilm
2000 Cruel Intentions 2 Nigel DanbyFeature film
2000Rivals (aka The Stalking of Laurie Show)Butch YunkinTV movie
2005 Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure Al CorleyTV movie
2006 Macbeth AngusFeature film
2009 A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne Peter ByrneTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1990; 1993; 2010 Home and Away Brian / Dave Morgan / Street KidTV series, 4 episodes
1993 Police Rescue DogTV series, season 3, episode 8: "Speeding"
1994 G.P. Sean de BeerTV series, season 6, episode 22: "The Chicken Run"
1994 Blue Heelers Ben MurphyTV series, season 1, episode 29: "A Matter of Trust"
1997–99 Heartbreak High Ryan ScheppersTV series, seasons 5–7, 89 episodes
2001 Head Start Jordan GrayTV miniseries, 6 episodes
2002 Rocket Power Tatupu / Māori (voice)Animated TV series, season 3, episode 9: "Race Across New Zealand"
2002 Static Shock Frankie D'Amico (voice)Animated TV series, season 2, episode 7: "Pop's Girlfriend"
2003 Farscape KarohmTV series, season 4, episode 19: "We're So Screwed Part 1: Fetal Attraction"
2005 Blue Water High CaseyTV series, 3 episodes
2005 The Alice KaneTV miniseries, 1 episode
2007 Sea Patrol Captain Craig BoltTV series, season 1, episode 8: "Through the Storm"
2011 Underbelly: Razor William ArcherTV series, 5 episodes

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References

  1. ↑ Heffernan, Virginia (1 January 2005). "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure: If You've Got It, Flaunt It: ABC Trumpets an 80's Hit". The New York Times . NYTimes.com. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure: Credits". Der-denver-clan.de. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  3. ↑ https://www.tvflashback.com.au/tv-week-in-bed-with-rel-hunt-heartbreak-high-19th-july-1997/
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