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Alex Poulos
Alexi "Alex" Poulos is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', portrayed by Danny Raco. He made his first on screen appearance on 26 February 2001 and departed on 13 February 2004. He returned for a brief guest stint in 2007, arriving on 4 June 2007 and made his final appearance on 19 June 2007. Casting Raco joined the cast in 2001 and his first scenes began airing on 26 February 2001. He quit the serial in late 2003 to pursue a career in directing and finished filming in January 2004, his final scenes aired in mid-February 2004. Characterisation Early into Alex's arrival, Raco explained about his character's personality. "Alex isn't very secure, even though he would like everyone to think he is. He comes across as the macho type and thinks that is the way to be accepted. He still has a whole lot to learn in life." Storylines Alex arrives in Summer Bay several days before his sister Leah's (Ada Nicodemou) wedding to Vinnie Patterson (Ryan Kwanten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Raco
Danny Raco (born 24 December 1979) is an Italian Australian actor and director, known for his television work on Home and Away and Blue Heelers.. Raco was born in Rome, Italy. Career He got his start playing Marco Vialli on the teenage soap opera '' Heartbreak High'' from 1998 to 1999. In 2001, he joined the cast of a primetime soap opera, ''Home and Away'', playing Alex Poulos. In 2004, Raco chose to leave ''Home and Away'' to pursue the role of Constable Joss Peroni on ''Blue Heelers''. He remained with the show until its end in 2006. He returned to ''Home and Away'' in June 2007, and is now a director on the series. '' |
Nicholas Papademetriou
Nicholas Papademetriou is an Australian actor of Greek Cypriot descent with many television, film and theatre credits. He is a graduate of Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He has had an extensive career in film and television since he graduated in 1984, but is best known as a stage actor, having appeared in productions in Australia, London, New York and Edinburgh. Career Papademetriou began his acting career in the television soap opera '' Sons and Daughters'' as Nikos Dimitriou. This was followed by many television roles in such series as '' Water Rats, G.P.'' and '' All Saints''. He had a recurring role in ''Home and Away'' in 1988 as Nico Pappas. He returned to the show in another role as Con Poulos in 2001–2002. He had a regular role in both seasons of the ABC series ''Grass Roots'' as Victor Trujillo He was also the Australian lead in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation series ''Stringer''. He has had guest roles in most Australian series including ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen
Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen (born 1980), is a Hong Kong-born Australian actress. Early life and education Jacobsen was born in British Hong Kong. Her family moved to Australia when she was twelve years old. She is of Chinese, Portuguese, Norwegian and English descent. She attended the University of Sydney, from which she graduated with a double-major Bachelor of Arts in English literature and philosophy. Career Jacobsen began her career in the SBS comedy series ''Pizza''. She later appeared in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', playing Charlotte Adams from 2001 to 2002, and in the Australian science fiction series ''Farscape'', as well as a number of TV commercials. In 2007, Jacobsen landed the role of Kendra Shaw in '' Battlestar Galactica: Razor'', a between-seasons television film of the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series. She also played Sam Tyler's future girlfriend in the original pilot of the American television show ''Life on Mars''. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Adams (Home And Away)
Charlotte Adams is a fictional character from the Australian Seven Network soap opera ''Home and Away'', portrayed by actress Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen. She first appeared during the episode that aired on 10 September 2001 and departed following her on-screen death on 3 September 2002. Character development Charlotte is described by Network Seven as "pretty, smart, generous and sincere" and has "an uncanny ability to draw people out and make them feel good about themselves". Charlotte likes to meet new people and learn about their life. Charlotte works in medicine and enrolled in medical school so she could carry out work on a professional level. She is also described "fairly bright" but "no genius" so she struggles to get through her degree. Charlotte often surprises herself when she succeeds in her work and not one to boast Charlotte just "claims she was lucky". Producers decided to write the character out of ''Home and Away'' in 2002. Chaves-Jacobsen told Jason Herbison from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Meagher
Raymond Francis Meagher (born 4 July 1944) is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian film and television since the mid-1970s. He is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, portraying Alf Stewart on ''Home and Away'', having played the role since the first episode in 1988. Meagher won a Gold Logie Award for his role in ''Home and Away'' in 2010 and has currently played the role of Alf for over 37 years. Early life Meagher was born and raised on a sheep and cattle station in Queensland, before attending a boarding school on the Gold Coast from the age of nine. He became a keen sportsman at high school, Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane, representing the school at a number of sports including rugby union, a sport which he ultimately played at state level. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Stewart
Alfred James "Alf" Stewart is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Ray Meagher. Alf was created as one of the show's eighteen original characters. Meagher auditioned for the role of Tom Fletcher, before being cast as Alf. He made his first appearance during the pilot episode broadcast on 17 January 1988. As of 2017, Meagher is the sole remaining original cast member and he holds a Guinness World Record for being the longest-serving actor in an Australian serial. For his portrayal of Alf, Meagher won the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television in 2010. Casting Meagher was cast after appearing as a supporting character in numerous roles. He was one of only eight older actors cast in the serial's original line up. Upon receiving his first regular role, Meagher said, "It's good for me to play someone like that after all the other blokes." During an interview published on the Channel 5 website, Meagher reveal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Rooke
Steven Rooke is an Australian actor who has performed on stage, in films and television. Education Rooke graduated from Noosa District State High School in 1996, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (acting) from the Queensland University of Technology in 2000. Career Rooke joined theatre company ''Shake and Stir'' as a masterclass instructor. Reviews In ''Aussie Theatre'' Bobbie-Lea Dionysius wrote of Rooke's performance in Gasp! that he was, " enjoyable to watch as always". Rooke's performance in ''Gloria'' was reviewed as, Having come into the rehearsal period as a late replacement, Rooke did a great job fitting into the cast. Rooke always has a strong presence onstage and is enjoyable to watch. However, the role felt quite stifling for the actor capable of so much moreSonny Clarke wrote of Rooke in ''Kelly'' "the night really belonged to the exceptional talents of Steven Rooke and ..." Awards *2009 Matilda Awards Winner Best Actor in a Main Role *2010 Matilda Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Alcott
''Home and Away'' is an Australian soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2001, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's then executive producer John Holmes. The 14th season of ''Home and Away'' began airing on 15 January 2001. The first introduction of the year was Alex Poulos in February. Sam Atwell joined the cast as Kane Phillips on 9 April, Kane's brother Scott debuted in the following episode. June saw the respective arrivals of Seb Miller and Flynn Saunders. Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen began playing doctor Charlotte Adams in September, while Jim Tyler appeared at the end of the month. November saw Daniel Collopy join the cast as Josh West and two births occurred; VJ Patterson and Lily Smith. Alex Poulos Alexi "Alex" Poulos', portrayed by Danny Raco, made his first on screen appearance on 26 February 2001 and departed in 2004. Raco returned for a brief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susie Rugg
Brodie Hanson is a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away'', portrayed by actress Susie Rugg. She made her first appearance on 20 July 2000 and departed on 7 November 2002, she briefly returned in February 2004. Development Writers established a relationship between Brodie and recurring character Miles Alcott (Steven Rooke), which is cut short when he has to leave the Bay. Upon his return, a few months later, they pick up where they left off and Brodie is "overjoyed". Brodie's former boyfriend Alex Poulos (Danny Raco) is consumed with jealously. Rugg explained "Alex is none too happy that Brodie is dating Miles – she is his ex-girlfriend and Miles is one of his oldest mates. When Miles left the first time, Alex spent a couple of weeks trying to get Brodie back, to no avail. So with Miles on the scene again, Alex feels doubly threatened." On the night of the school dance, Miles and Brodie dress up as Anthony and Cleopatra, and Alex offers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zac Drayson
Zac Drayson (born 14 January 1983) is an Australian actor. Early life Drayson was born Zachary Lowell Drayson in Sydney, New South Wales. Career He is best known for the role of Will Smith, one of Irene Roberts' ( Lynne McGranger) many foster children in the soap opera ''Home and Away''. He was a regular from 1998–2002 and made occasional guest appearances from 2003 to 2005. His character, Will, left Summer Bay after marrying the mother of his child Lily, Gypsy Nash ( Kimberley Cooper). Will later returned to the Bay on a number of occasions to see his friends and family. His first being when brother Nick ( Chris Egan) ran away as he was in trouble, he later returned after drifting apart from Gypsy. On this occasion Will hoped to win back his ex-girlfriend Dani Sutherland (Tammin Sursok) but she turned him down and told him to repair his rocky marriage. He also returned for his younger sister Hayley Lawson's (Bec Hewitt) wedding to Noah (Beau Brady Beau Brady (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Smith (Home And Away)
William Smith is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Zac Drayson. He made his first on-screen appearance on 13 February 1998. Will was a regular on the show from 1998 to 2002. He continued to make frequent guest appearances until 2005. In 2010, it was announced that the character and Drayson would be returning to the show. Will returned to the series as a guest with his daughter on 14 October 2010. On 7 February 2011, Will was finally revealed to have been the murderer of Penn Graham after a long running storyline. He left the series on 8 February 2011. Casting Drayson was originally cast in the role of Tom Nash, but at the last minute the show's producers thought he would be more suited to the "rougher" upcoming role of Will. Drayson played Will for four years from 1998. The character left Summer Bay after marrying Gypsy Nash ( Kimberley Cooper). Drayson made occasional guest appearances in the show from 2003 to 2005. In Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammin Sursok
Tammin Sursok (born 19 August 1983) is an Australian and American actress. She is best known for her roles on television as Dani Sutherland on ''Home and Away'', Colleen Carlton on ''The Young and the Restless'', and Jenna Marshall on ''Pretty Little Liars''. Early life Sursok was born to musicians Daryl and Julie Sursok in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. When she was six, her family immigrated to Australia. Early on, Sursok was involved with the Sydney Youth Musical Theatre where she pursued her interests in acting, music, and dance. She also studied at the Trinity Speech and Drama College. Sursok was educated at Ravenswood School for Girls, in Gordon, Sydney, studying speech and drama in her final years of school. Career 2000–2004: ''Home and Away'' In 1999, after completing Year 10, Sursok acquired an agent and landed her first audition for a role in the long-running Australian drama series ''Home and Away''. She was cast in the role of Dani Sutherland, the reb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |