Jeffrey Walker (born 10 July 1982) is an Australian director and former actor, best known to the Australian public for his appearances as a child actor in ''

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'' and ''

Round the Twist ''Round the Twist'' is an Australian children's comedy television series based on stories by author Paul Jennings that follows the supernatural adventures of the Twist family. The series was created and produced by Patricia Edgar, and develope ...

''. He moved on to direct episodes of Australian soaps '' Neighbours'', '' Home and Away'', and '' H₂O: Just Add Water''. He is married to American-born Australian actress

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-Walker.

Career

Walker's first acting credit was a small role in ''

The Flying Doctors ''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. ...

'' in 1989. In 1992, he took over the role of Bronson Twist in the television series ''

'', based on the books by Paul Jennings. In 1994 he received a leading role in ''

'' as "Brett Bates". He had another major role as the brother Royce on '' Mirror, Mirror''. Walker received leading roles in '' The Wayne Manifesto'' in 1996 (for which he received a Young Actor's Award from the Australian Film Institute) and '' Thunderstone'' (1999), in which he played Wayne and Noah Daniels respectively. Since his appearance in ''Thunderstone'', Walker has focused his efforts on directing, working on soaps such as '' Neighbours'' and '' Home and Away'' and series such as '' Holly's Heroes'' and children's series

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, ''

Wicked Science ''Wicked Science'' is an Australian television series, which debuted on 24 February 2004. The series focuses on Toby (played by André de Vanny) and Elizabeth (played by Bridget Neval), two teenagers who are mysteriously turned into wizards of ...

'', '' H₂O: Just Add Water'', ''

The Elephant Princess ''The Elephant Princess'' is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2008. The series is produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. A second season began screening in 2011. The series revolves around a ...

'' and '' Blue Water High''. Walker also plays guitar in Sydney band Ballet Imperial.

Filmography

Actor

Director

Personal life

Walker met future wife Brooke Harmon while they worked together on The Wayne Manifesto. Together they have two sons, Boston Scott Walker (b. 24 June 2013) and Ace Jackson Walker (b. 24 June 2015). Walker appeared in the video clip of the

John Butler Trio The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/ rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler on ...

's song titled 'Something's Gotta Give'.

References

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Jeffrey Walker
at h2O – Just Add Water

External links

Ballet Imperial on MySpace.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Jeffrey Australian male television actors Australian television directors Australian male child actors Male actors from Melbourne 1982 births Living people