Anthony Hammer (born 1 March 1986) is an Australian actor. He played lead roles in ''
Bootleg'' and ''
Driven Crazy
''Driven Crazy'' is an Australian children's television series, based on the short stories by author Paul Jennings. It first aired in 1998 on Network Ten, and was the second television series based on his works.
Plot
Driven Crazy follows the ...
''.
Career
After a series of stage roles Hammer got the role of Ned in ''
Driven Crazy
''Driven Crazy'' is an Australian children's television series, based on the short stories by author Paul Jennings. It first aired in 1998 on Network Ten, and was the second television series based on his works.
Plot
Driven Crazy follows the ...
'' at age 12. He followed this up with ''
High Flyers'' the next year.
He went on to play
Leo Hancock on the Australian soap opera ''
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...
'' in 2001–2002 and acted in ''
The Secret Life of Us
''The Secret Life of Us'' is an Australian television drama series set in the beachside neighbourhood of St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is primarily a drama with some comedic moments. The series was produced by South ...
'', ''
The Saddle Club
''The Saddle Club'' is an Australian-Canadian children's television series developed by Sarah Dodd, based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant. Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three best friends in ...
'' and ''We Jimmy''.
After this, he finished school and appeared in the UK as a main character in the 2002
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
miniseries ''
Bootleg'', which was filmed in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...
over a three-month period. He has worked in the theatre too.
References
External links
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Australian male television actors
Australian male child actors
1986 births
Living people
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