Toby Wallace (born 6 June 1995) is a British-born Australian actor, known for his role in '' Babyteeth'' (2019), for which he won the

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at the

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and the

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for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2020.

Early life and education

Wallace was born in the United Kingdom on 6 June 1995, living there until he was aged eight. After the family moved to Australia, he went to Jells Park Primary School in the

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suburb of

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until Year 6, before transferring to

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, where he trained in drama and theatre.

Career

Wallace's first appearance in a

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, aged 13, was in '' Lucky Country'', a 2009 film by Australian filmmaker

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. It was for this role that he was nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Young Actor. In 2012, Wallace had a role in the TV movie '' Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away''. In 2012, Wallace played a month-long guest role in the long-running TV series ''

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''. Wallace played the young

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in the miniseries about the rock band

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, called '' INXS: Never Tear Us Apart'', released in 2014. Wallace played a leading role in the Australian feature ''

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'', starring

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as the artist

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and Wallace as his biographer, and was in the TV miniseries ''

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'', both released in 2018. Wallace plays

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of the

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, in the 2022 TV series ''

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'', directed by

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Filmography

Film

Television

Recognition

Wallace was nominated for an

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for Best Young Actor in '' Lucky Country''. He won the

at the 2019

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and the

for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2020, for his role in '' Babyteeth''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, Toby 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Living people Best Actor AACTA Award winners 1995 births British emigrants to Australia Male actors from Melbourne People educated at Caulfield Grammar School Marcello Mastroianni Award winners