Xander Speight

Xander Speight
Born (1996-03-25) March 25, 1996
Residence Melbourne, Victoria, AUS
Nationality Australian
Occupation Actor, writer
Years active 2009-present
Website http://www.xanderspeight.com/

Xander James Speight (born March 25, 1996) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Parker in the ABC 3 TV series, Worst Year of My Life Again.[1]

Biography

Career

Xander got his start in the entertainment industry through working as an extra on features, TV series and commercial projects to gain on set experience, while training as an actor at Screen Actors Australia.[2] Since then he has been featured in a number of short films as well as having had guest roles on Prank Patrol and Neighbours. In 2014 he was featured as the school bully, Parker, in the ABC 3 TV series Worst Year of My Life Again[3] which has gone on to be nominated for a number of awards. Recently he has been featured in the upcoming independent feature, Frankie,[4] which is due for release mid 2016. He is currently training at Melbourne Acting School, 16th Street.

In April 2015, Xander was nominated by StarCentral Magazine for actor of the month.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2016 Frankie Blake
2017 The Lucifer Killings Viktor Golovkin

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Prank Patrol (Australian TV series) Actor Season 1, Episode 7
2013 Neighbours Justin De Goldi Episode 6643
2014 Worst Year of My Life Again Parker Supporting Role

Awards

Year Awards Show Category Work Result
2014 47th Awgie Awards Children's Television (C Classification) Worst Year of My Life Again Nominated
2015 AACTA Awards Best Children's Television Series Worst Year of My Life Again Nominated
2015 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Children's Program Worst Year of My Life Again Nominated

References

  1. ↑ August 2015 "Worst Year of My Life, Again" Check |url= value (help).
  2. ↑ October 2014 "Screen Actors Australia" Check |url= value (help).
  3. ↑ April 2013 "Australian Television Information Archive" Check |url= value (help).
  4. ↑ April 2015 "Frankie" Check |url= value (help).
  5. ↑ 25 March 2015 "StarCentral Magazine" Check |url= value (help).

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