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Zac Drayson | |
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| Born | 14 January 1983 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Sabrina Drayson |
| Children | 1 |
Zac Drayson (born 14 January 1983) is an Australian actor.
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Zac Drayson | |
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| Born | 14 January 1983 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Sabrina Drayson |
| Children | 1 |
Zac Drayson (born 14 January 1983) is an Australian actor.
He is best known for the role of Will Smith, one of Irene Roberts' (Lynne McGranger) many foster children in the soap opera Home and Away . He was a regular from 1998–2002 and made occasional guest appearances from 2003 to 2005. [1]
His character, Will, left Summer Bay after marrying the mother of his child Lily, Gypsy Nash (Kimberley Cooper). Will later returned to the Bay on a number of occasions to see his friends and family. His first being when brother Nick (Chris Egan) ran away as he was in trouble, he later returned after drifting apart from Gypsy. On this occasion Will hoped to win back his ex-girlfriend Dani Sutherland (Tammin Sursok) but she turned him down and told him to repair his rocky marriage. He also returned for his younger sister Hayley Lawson's (Bec Hewitt) wedding to Noah (Beau Brady). Drayson's more recent stints as Will have seen his character adopt Rachel McGregor, and the 4000th episode of the soap.
He also appeared in an episode of All Saints in 2006. He played a young boy stuck on a bus that had crashed with no hope of survival.
Drayson returned to Home and Away from 14 October 2010 to 7 February 2011.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Girl | Jo | Short film | |
| 1998–2002, 2003–05, 2010–11 | Home and Away | Will Smith | Seasons 11–15 (main role) Seasons 16–18, 23–24 (recurring role) | [2] [3] |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Jay Stubbings | Season 1, episode 9 | [4] |
| 2002 | Always Greener | Devo | Season 2, episodes 3 & 10 | [5] |
| 2006 | All Saints | Billy Longley | Season 9, episode 34 | [6] |
| 2009 | Packed to the Rafters | Fergus | Season 2, episode 3 | [7] |
| 2010 | Rescue: Special Ops | Leroy | Season 2, episode 3 | [8] |
| 2013 | Let It Rain | Right Hand Man | Short film | [9] |
| 2014 | Town Centre | Stan | Webseries | [10] |
| 2015 | Winter | Luke Thompson | Season 1 (recurring, 4 episodes) | [11] |
| 2016 | Tender | Matt | Short film | [12] |
| 2018 | Resting Pitch Face | Trevor | Season 1, episodes 2 & 3 | |
| 2018 | The Marshes | Pig Hunter | Feature film | [13] |
| 2022 | The Secrets She Keeps | John Jones | Season 2, episodes 1 & 2 | [14] |
| 2022 | Carmen | Pete | Feature film | |
| 2022 | Learning the Curvature of the Earth | Dan | Short film | [15] |
| 2023 | RFDS | Mobby | Season 2, episode 6 | [16] |
| 2023 | The Redemption | Bandit 1 | Short film |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Underbelly | Grip | Season 5, episode 8 |
| 2013 | Let It Rain | Grip | Short film |
| 2015 | Strangerland | Assistant grip | Feature film |
| 2015 | Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye | Assistant grip | Streaming special |
| 2016 | Factory Hands | Grip | Short film |
| 2016 | Doctor Doctor | Grip | Season 1, episodes 7 & 8 |
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Thomas "Tom" Nash is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Graeme Squires. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 18 February 1998. Tom was introduced to Home and Away along with his family. Zac Drayson was originally cast in the role, but when the producers thought he would be more suitable for Will Smith, Squires received the part. The actor decided to leave Home and Away in early 2000 after two years and he made his screen exit on 16 May 2000. Squires returned to film the show's 3,000th episode special in 2001.