Hunter Page-Lochard

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Hunter Page-Lochard
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Hunter Djali Yumunu Page-Lochard

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor

Hunter Djali Yumunu Page-Lochard is an Australian stage and screen actor of both Aboriginal Australian and African-American descent. He is known for his roles in the films The Sapphires (2012), Around the Block (2013) and The Djarn Djarns (2005), and the 2016 TV series Cleverman .

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Early life and education

Page-Lochard is the son of Stephen Page, who is from Brisbane, and Cynthia Lochard, who is from Manhattan. [1] He was born in Sydney. His mother, who is of African-American descent, was a dancer for the New York City Ballet [2] and is now a teacher for the Pilates Method. His father, who is descended from the Nunukul people and the Munaldjali of the Yugambeh people from southeast Queensland, was a dancer turned choreographer and became the artistic director for Bangarra Dance Theatre. [3]

Page-Lochard attended St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, Page-Lochard graduated from Australian Film, Television and Radio School, receiving a certificate in screenwriting [4] and completed an Actors Residency course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.[ citation needed ]

Career

Stage

Page-Lochard first appeared on stage at six months old, held by his dad when he was dancing. [5] He later appeared in Skin (2000); Boomerang (2005); Bloodland (2012, for the Sydney Theatre Company and Adelaide Festival by Bangarra Dance Theatre); and Blak (2013).[ citation needed ]

He featured in Wesley Enoch's, Black Diggers (2014) a Queensland Theatre Company production. He then played the lead in Brothers Wreck (2014) by Jada Alberts at Sydney's Belvoir directed by Leah Purcell. [6] He played a role in ATYP's Sugarland (2014). He won the Sydney Theatre Awards' Best Newcomer Award for Black Diggers, Brothers Wreck and Sugarland. [7] He was nominated for a Helpmann Award in 2015 for Brothers Wreck.[ citation needed ] In 2015, he starred as Orestes in Belvoir's Elektra/Orestes. [8] [9]

Film and TV

Page-Lochard made his feature film debut in Rachel Perkins' award-winning film, Bran Nue Dae (2010). [10] He appeared in Wayne Blair's The Sapphires , [3] which screened in Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. [11] He also featured as the lead in Sarah Spillane's feature film, Around the Block (2013) [3] alongside Christina Ricci, the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013.[ citation needed ] In 2015, he attended the Toronto International Film Festival for his father's feature film debut Spear (2015). [12]

He has also featured in several short films, including Adrian Wills' Arcadia and Wayne Blair’s Black Talk and The Djarn Djarns (2005), which won the Crystal Bear Award for Best Short Film at the Berlin International Film Festival.[ citation needed ]

Page-Lochard has appeared in guest roles on Water Rats (2001), East West 101 (2007), directed by Peter Andrikidis and ABC2's Soul Mates (2014).[ citation needed ] He also appears as the lead in Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell's Genre series, ABC's Cleverman in 2016. [3] [13]

Advertising

Page-Lochard stars in a 2022 Hyundai television ad, called "Have you tried it?", [14] which was filmed in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Water Rats Max Bullen2 episodes
2003Black TalkN/A
2005 The Djarn Djarns Frankie Dollar
2007 East West 101 Kari KingEpisode: "Death at the Station"
2009 Bran Nue Dae Peter
2012 The Sapphires Stevie Kayne
WoolloTradesmenTelevision film
2013 Around the Block Liam Wood
2014The Palace That I Live InJackShort film
Soul Mates TyrionEpisode: "Father Time"
2015 Spear Djali
Shit CreekBaby-Face Berkley
2016–2017 Cleverman Koen West
Wentworth Shane Butler6 episodes
2018–21 Harrow Callan Prowd28 episodes
2018 Tidelands Jared
2019 Les Norton Billy Dunne10 episodes
2020ThaluThe Trapper1 episode
2021CookedDaz/Dougie/Water Poilce
Fires Mott6 episodes
Eden Fred3 episodes
StreamlineJosh Hill
Lustration VRShort
2022 Barons Reg Thompson8 episodes
Play School Self1 episode
2023 The Newsreader Lynus PrestonEpisode 10: "The Hungry Truth" [16]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleCompany
1993The Cake ManBaby Bangarra Dance Theatre
2000SkinDancer
2005BoomerangDancer
2012BloodlandRunu Sydney Theatre Company
2013BlakDancerBangarra Dance Theatre
2014Black DiggersBertie/Ensemble Queensland Theatre Company
Brothers WreckRuben Belvoir St Theatre
SugarlandJimmy ATYP
2015Elektra/OrestesOrestesBelvoir St Theatre

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  2. ↑ "Hunter Page-Lochard: the Greeks can teach us a thing or two about family | Stage | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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  5. ↑ "Hunter Page-Lochard Interview - The Rap - RollerCoaster". abc.net.au. 21 June 2005. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jada Alberts' play Brothers Wreck aims to get people talking". smh.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hunter Page-Lochard on Elektra/Orestes: 'Absolute colour-blind casting'". smh.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Elektra / Orestes". Belvoir St Theatre. 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  9. ↑ Spring, Alexandra (20 March 2015). "Elektra/Orestes review - Belvoir strips grandiose Greek legend back to reality". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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  11. ↑ "THE SAPPHIRES". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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  13. ↑ "Cleverman breaks new ground for original drama". if.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  14. ↑ Hyundai - starring Hunter Page-Lockhard on Vimeo October 2022
  15. ↑ Hyundai - Behind the scenes - Have you tried it? on YouTube 17 October 2022
  16. ↑ Buckmaster, Luke (10 September 2023). "The Newsreader season two review – raises the stakes and ups the ante". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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