Alex Cubis is an Australian actor and attorney, known for his roles on

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fantasy series ''Mako Mermaids'',

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drama ''Between Two Worlds'' and

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drama series ''

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''. Cubis has also appeared in ''Dear White People'', ''Rake'' and ''Unverified'' for

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. He was named one of

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’s Sexiest People.

Education

Cubis attended St. Aloysius' College, where he was

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. He then received a scholarship to study a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws at the

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where he was an editor on the Social Justice

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, and resided at St. Andrew's College. While a student, he was signed to Chadwick Models. In the United States, Cubis passed the New York Bar Exam.

Career

In 2015, Cubis starred as Erik in series 2 of '' Mako: Island of Secrets'' (known internationally as ''Mako Mermaids''). The series was created by

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and streams on

. Cubis thereafter played a leading role in the world premiere of the National Theatre production at

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of ''The Incredible Here and Now'' alongside

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, which was directed by Wayne Harrison. In the United States, Cubis was cast in feature films opposite Oscar-nominee

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in ''Hope for the Holidays'' and

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and

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in ''Just Within Reach''. In 2019, Cubis joined the cast of Seven Network’s ''Between Two Worlds'', directed by

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and created by

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. The series was released in 2020 and was acquired by

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for international distribution. Cubis was named the series' "breakout star." In 2021, Cubis joined the cast of

drama, ''Ruthless''.

Other work

Cubis hosted the podcast Honest Conversations for

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and also produced the film project ''Rocket Man.'' He was an ambassador for the 2020 MEN-tality project and

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, alongside

David Wenham David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Friar Carl in '' Van Helsing'', Dilios in ''300'' a ...

Ryan Corr Ryan Corr (born 15 January 1989) is an Australian actor. Corr is known for his roles in the Australian drama series '' Packed to the Rafters'' and '' Love Child'' along with film roles in '' Wolf Creek 2'' (2013), '' The Water Diviner'' (2014) an ...

and

Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first ''Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's '' The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

External links

References

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