Brenton Thwaites born 10 August is an Australian actor. Beginning his career in his home country in , he had a starring role on the series Slide and later appeared on the soap opera Home and Away. Thwaites was born in Cairns , Queensland. He graduated from Cairns State High School in During his youth, Thwaites was drawn to the idea of becoming a policeman or a firefighter, having been interested in movies involving the latter. However, his interests changed to filmmaking and "letting [one's] personality shine through so many different characters".
At the age of 16, Thwaites gave his first performance in front of a live audience in Romeo and Juliet. He watches. He's struggling with family issues. He's drawn in as it was a chance to find better friends and an opportunity to be part of a group. He's a cool, accepted kid. Some friends he can love and help him mature. The series ran one season. Shortly after Thwaites moved to Sydney in April , he was given a five-month recurring role of Stu Henderson in the 24th season of Home and Away. Production on the film began in October in Alabama, and was completed a few weeks later.
In , Thwaites briefly returned to Australia for the filming of crime thriller Son of a Gun. Primarily shot in Perth, Kalgoorlie and Melbourne, [ 23 ] Thwaites had to audition for the part of JR "up to 10 times before landing the role. I just thought that was interesting as a young man myself.
In , Thwaites appeared in Maleficent as Prince Phillip. The film opened at the Sundance Film Festival in January, seven months after shooting on location in the desert of New Mexico. Later in the year, Thwaites also had the lead role in The Giver , playing Jonas. Thwaites starred in Gods of Egypt. He played Bek, a human thief. Thwaites has been in a relationship with Chloe Pacey since , [ 51 ] [ 52 ] after they both lived in the same sharehouse in Australia while Thwaites was filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
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