Hamilton Morris (actor)

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Hamilton Morris is an Australian actor. [1] He is a Warlpiri man from the small community of Nyirripi, Northern Territory. [2] He won the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in the drama film Sweet Country . [3]

In 2015, he appeared in two episodes of the comedy television series 8MMM Aboriginal Radio . [4]

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References

  1. Hughes, Teghan (19 September 2018), "Aboriginal Actor takes out Top Award at the Darwin International Film Festival", CAAMA Radio
  2. Sleath, Emma (21 January 2018), "Sweet Country preview for proud and excited local cast draws stars' families to Alice Springs", ABC Alice Springs
  3. Maddox, Gerry (5 December 2018), "Sweet Country dominates AACTA Awards, with a surprise best actor win", Sydney Morning Herald
  4. Hamilton Morris at IMDb Retrieved 14 August 2019.