Kenneth Moraleda (born 17 April 1973) is an actor. Of Filipino descent, Moraleda was born in

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, and has lived in

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, the

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and is now based in

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. Moraleda trained at Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) before being accepted into the prestigious

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...

(NIDA) graduating with a Bachelor of Acting in 1995. Moraleda's first lead in a feature film is the role of Arun in '' Lucky Miles'' directed by

Michael James Rowland Michael James Rowland (born 15 January 1964) is an Australians, Australian film director. Early years Prior to his screen career, Rowland studied graphic design at the North Adelaide School of Art in South Australia and started his early worki ...

. Other film roles include Monsod in Miramax's '' The Great Raid'' directed by

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and Tony in the short film ''Sweet and Sour''. Numerous television credits include playing Tim Young in the SBS series '' Bondi Banquet'', Michael Lee in ''City Life'' for South Pacific Pictures and appearances on '' Water Rats'', '' Wildside'', ''

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'', '' Comedy Inc.'', ''

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'' and '' Jay's Jungle''. Notable theatre credits include creating the role of Roger Chan in Nick Enright's ''A Man With Five Children'' for the

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directed by

George Ogilvie George Buchan Ogilvie (5 March 1931 – 5 April 2020) was a prolific Australian theatre director and actor, who also worked as a director and actor in film and television. He was known for being the founding artistic director of the State Theat ...

and most recently playing Banzai in the Australian/Asian Tour of Disney's ''The Lion King'' directed by

Julie Taymor Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of ''The Lion King (musical), The Lion King'' debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Awards, Tony Award nominations, with ...

. He won the Vic Silayan Award for best actor ('' Lucky Miles'') in the 10th 2008

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at Malacañan Palace's Kalayaan Hall. bworldonline.com, Arroyo awards winners in 10th Cinemanila festival
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moraleda, Kenneth 1973 births Living people Male actors from Cambridge, Massachusetts American male film actors American male television actors American male actors of Filipino descent