Leon Burchill is an Australian actor. He played Charlie in '' Stone Bros.'', Frankie in ''

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'' and Benny in '' Wyrmwood''. On stage he played Jim Krakouer in ''Krakouer!'' which toured in 2011. Burchill studied at NIDA, graduating in 2005 after being accepted into the school in 2003 on his second attempt. He was the only Aboriginal student there at the time. Outside of acting Burchill worked at

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and the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens as an Aboriginal education officer, teaching visitors about bush tucker and medicine.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Leon Burchill interviewed by Jackie Huggins and Peter Read in 1999 for the Seven years on - continuing life histories of Aboriginal leaders oral history project
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burchill, Leon Living people Australian male film actors Indigenous Australian male actors Year of birth missing (living people)