Kyle Pryor (born 10 January 1984) is a British actor from

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. He is known for his roles as Nate Cooper in the Australian soap ''

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'' and Laurie Shelby in the

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British soap opera, ''

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''. Before these appearances, he was a stunt man on several films including '' Underworld: Rise of the Lycans''. He also acted on several New Zealand–based television dramas, including '' This Is Not My Life'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Pryor began training in the Korean martial art of

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at age 14. He competed in various national competitions, winning the British and English Championships in his weight and grade category. In 2003, he was awarded a 'Distinction' Black Belt. Between 2003 and 2006, he attended the

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to complete a Joint Honours Bachelor of Arts in Media and Culture and Sports Science. In late 2011, Pryor received full New Zealand citizenship.

Career

Pryor emigrated to New Zealand in 2006 and he became a stuntman due to his fitness training and martial arts skills on ''Underworld: Rise of the Lycans'' in 2009 and ''

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'' in 2010. He got his first major acting role as Marcus in the series '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' in 2010. He later starred in '' This Is Not My Life'', a local New Zealand production, and in the ABC series ''

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''. In 2012, the actor moved to Australia, auditioning for the role of Kyle Braxton. He was considering returning to the UK, when he auditioned for the role of Andy Barrett in ''Home and Away'' in September 2013. He was unsuccessful, but was later cast as doctor Nate Cooper. Pryor made his final appearance as Nate on 5 June 2017. On 7 August 2018, it was announced that Pryor had joined the cast of British soap opera ''

''. He left the show when his character Laurie Shelby was killed off in August 2019. Pryor made a guest appearance in fellow British soap opera ''

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'' as Darren in December 2022. Pryor stars as the romantic lead in the 2024 television film ''Christmas at Plumhill Manor'' which premiered on the Great! Christmas channel on 15 November.

Personal life

Pryor was previously engaged to creative director Julia-Rose O'Connor. He has been in a relationship with his former ''Hollyoaks'' co-star Anna Passey since 2019. The couple run the candle company Kip Candle Co. Pryor took up candle making while he was in ''Home and Away'' as a way to decompress. When he took it up again, Passey suggested they turn it into a business.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pryor, Kyle 1984 births Living people Alumni of the University of Worcester Male actors from Surrey English male film actors English male television actors British soap opera actors Naturalised citizens of New Zealand