1. Callan McAuliffe is known for his roles as Bryce Loski in Flipped and Sam Goode in I Am Number Four.
21 Facts About Callan McAuliffe
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Callan McAuliffe appeared as young Jay Gatsby in the 2013 film The Great Gatsby.
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Callan Ryan Claude McAuliffe is a native of the Sydney suburb of Clontarf.
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Callan McAuliffe attended Scots College, an all-boys school in Bellevue Hill.
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Callan McAuliffe was the head chorister at the school and topped the London Trinity musical theatre exams, scoring a high distinction in 2008.
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Callan McAuliffe was a track athlete until he was injured, leading to a stronger focus on the performing arts.
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Callan McAuliffe began acting at age eight, appearing in the Australian television series Comedy Inc and Blue Water High.
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Callan McAuliffe then had a recurring role on Packed to the Rafters.
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Callan McAuliffe starred in the Australian independent coming-of-age short film "Franswa Sharl" in 2009, and had a role in Resistance.
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Callan McAuliffe made his American feature debut in Flipped, directed by Rob Reiner.
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Callan McAuliffe auditioned for the film while on vacation in the United States and won the role of Bryce, the lead.
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In May 2010, Callan McAuliffe was cast in a lead role in the science fiction film I Am Number Four based on the novel of the same title by Pittacus Lore, the film is produced by Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay.
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Callan McAuliffe played Sam, the best friend of Alex Pettyfer's title character.
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Callan McAuliffe then appeared in the Australian miniseries Cloudstreet, based on the novel of the same title by Tim Winton, playing young Quick Lamb.
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Callan McAuliffe appeared as young Jay Gatsby in the 2013 film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann.
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Callan McAuliffe was cast as the archangel Uriel alongside Djimon Hounsou in Alex Proyas' action film, Paradise Lost, before the project was suspended.
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In 2015, Callan McAuliffe joined the cast of The Legend of Ben Hall, an Australian historical epic based on the true story of bushranger Ben Hall, where he portrays real-life gang member Daniel Ryan.
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In 2018, Callan McAuliffe released his first novel, The Hill Ghost.
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In November 2011, Callan McAuliffe was a presenter at the final edition of the IF Awards, held at Luna Park Sydney.
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Callan McAuliffe was described as IF Magazine as having "already been tipped as the actor to watch", aged just 16.
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Callan McAuliffe was announced as a national ambassador for UNICEF Australia in November 2013.