Dacre Kayd Montgomery-Harvey (; born 22 November 1994)
is an Australian actor. Montgomery began acting in short films as a teenager before making his feature film debut in the adventure comedy ''
A Few Less Men
''A Few Less Men'' is a 2017 Australian adventure film, adventure comedy film directed by Mark Lamprell and written by Dean Craig. It is a sequel to ''A Few Best Men'' (2011).
Cast
*Xavier Samuel as David Locking
*Dacre Montgomery as Mike
*Kris ...
'' (2017).
In 2017, Montgomery starred as
Jason Scott / Red Ranger in the superhero film ''
Power Rangers
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'' and began playing
Billy Hargrove in the
Netflix
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science fiction horror series ''
Stranger Things
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'' (2017–2025). His performance in the latter earned him critical acclaim and
various awards nominations. He has since starred in the Christmas horror film ''
Better Watch Out'' (2017) and the romantic comedy ''
The Broken Hearts Gallery
''The Broken Hearts Gallery'' is a 2020 romantic comedy film written and directed by Natalie Krinsky, in her directorial debut. Executive produced by Selena Gomez, the film stars Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Molly Gor ...
'' (2020) and portrayed
Steve Binder
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in
Baz Lurhmann's ''
Elvis
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'' (2022).
Early life
Montgomery was born in
Perth, Western Australia
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, to New Zealand-born Scott Montgomery-Harvey and Judith, daughter of Dr Godfrey Barrett-Lennard, professor of psychology at the
University of Waterloo
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, Ontario,
Canada
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and a descendant of the politician
Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, 1st Baronet via his fifth son,
Edward Pomeroy Barrett-Lennard
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, an early settler in Western Australia. He has one younger sister, Saskia. His parents worked in the screen industry in Australia. Montgomery began performing on screen and in theater at the age of nine. Montgomery attended
Bayswater Primary School and then later attended
Mount Lawley Senior High School in his hometown. When Montgomery was in Year 12, his fellow students voted for him to be "The most likely student to become a Hollywood star" in the annual yearbook. Montgomery continued his studies in the dramatic arts throughout his secondary schooling. Montgomery completed his acting degree at the
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at
Edith Cowan University
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in 2015. In an Instagram post, Montgomery said that he was a "lost kid." He had a difficult time in school and started to suffer from anxiety at an early age. He claims he was bullied throughout his school years due to his weight and interest in theater. He also failed his drama exams in high school. At the age of 18, he was fired from his job.
Career
Early work (20112016)
Montgomery's first role came when he appeared in ''Betrand the Terrible'' as Fred, in 2010. In 2011, he appeared in a TV Pilot called ''Family Tree''. In 2015, Montgomery appeared in the music video for "Old Souls" by Australian
deathcore
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band
Make Them Suffer directed by Jason Eshraghian.
Montgomery starred as
Jason Scott, leader of the Power Rangers, in the ''
Power Rangers
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'' feature film reboot. The film was released in 2017. Montgomery also appeared in Australian music duo
Angus & Julia Stone
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's music video for their song "
Chateau". He also appeared in the sequel to the Australian comedy ''
A Few Best Men'', titled ''A Few Less Men''.
''Stranger Things'' and worldwide recognition (2017present)
In 2017, Montgomery joined the cast for the
second season of the
Netflix
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series ''
Stranger Things
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'' as
Billy Hargrove, an abusive and unpredictable teenager. He reprised the role in the
third
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Places
* 3rd Street (di ...
and
fourth seasons, receiving critical acclaim for his performance. Montgomery was nominated for an
MTV Movie & TV Award for his performance and, along with his castmates, received two nominations for the
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
On November 6, 2017, Montgomery was announced to be joining ''
The True History of the Kelly Gang'' based on the
novel of the same name by
Peter Carey, alongside
Russell Crowe
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and
Nicholas Hoult. However, he does not appear in the final film.
On October 19, 2022, he was announced to appear in a leading role in ''
Went Up the Hill'', co-scripted and directed by
Samuel Van Grinsven. The film premiered at the
2024 Toronto International Film Festival
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The festival opened with David Gordon Green's film ''Nutcrackers (film), Nutcrackers'', and closed with Rebel Wilson's directorial debut film ''The Deb (fil ...
.
Other ventures
On July 10, 2019, he released his own podcast titled "DKMH," which features his own poetry. The description of the podcast states that he spent two years compiling his own poetry and getting musicians to help him "bring it to life".
Personal life
Montgomery has been in a relationship with model
Liv Pollock since 2017. Pollock announced the pair's engagement on Instagram in December of 2023.
Montgomery has opened up about having
OCD in an
Instagram
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post about an episode of his podcast, stating how it is a condition that both "fuels" and "hinders" him.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Male actors from Perth, Western Australia
Australian people of Canadian descent
Australian people of New Zealand descent
Australian male film actors
Living people
1994 births
Australian expatriates in Canada
People educated at Mount Lawley Senior High School
Edith Cowan University alumni
Australian expatriate male actors in the United States
21st-century Australian male actors
Australian male television actors