James Frecheville

Birth Name:

James Aitken Frecheville

Birth Place:

Melbourne, Australia

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

His role in "Animal Kingdom" earned him a nomination for the AFI Young Actor Award
Was nominated for best actor in a leading role at the 2011 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for his role in "Animal Kingdom․"
Was nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award for best lead actor for his role in "Animal Kingdom․"
Was involved in youth theatre and high school productions
Was an extra on "City Homicide," playing a teenager who runs into a toilet and sees a dead body
Had very little acting experience before he got his big break at 17 in a main role in the 2010 crime drama "Animal Kingdom․"
Quote: "I'd love an opportunity that would require a solid bit of preparation․ I just want to take five months off and grow a beard and pack on, like, 10 kilograms․"
Quote: "[on "Animal Kingdon"] "It was adulthood all of the sudden․ I'm still on this run, whatever it is․""
Is particularly attracted to roles that allow for mutation
Because Ben Mendelsohn's character in "Animal Kingdom" considered Frecheville's character an irrelevant non-entity, the more experienced actor treated the young actor the same way on set

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