Brenton Thwaites Biography

Fast Facts

• Received the CinemaCon Breakthrough Performer of the Year Award in 2017
• Graduated from the Queensland University of Technology
• Started out in acting in the soap opera "Home & Away․"
• Started acting at the age of 16 after a friend took him to a theater audition
• Quote: "(On why he chose acting as a career): "I almost failed drama at school․ I hated it․ It was all about the history of theatre․․․[but] I realised learning the history of theatre wasn't acting․․․[it's] about delving in and telling stories․""
• Possesses the ability to play the guitar
• Favorite film is "Robin Hood: Men in Tights!"