Hunter Djali Yumunu Page-Lochard is an Australian stage and screen actor of both Aboriginal Australian and African-American descent.
19 Facts About Hunter Page-Lochard
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Hunter Page-Lochard is known for his roles in the films The Sapphires, Around the Block and the 2016 TV series Cleverman.
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Hunter Page-Lochard's mother, who is of African-American descent, was a dancer for the New York City Ballet and is a teacher for the Pilates Method.
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Hunter Page-Lochard's father, who is descended from the Nunukul people and the Munaldjali of the Yugambeh people from southeast Queensland, was a dancer turned choreographer and became the artistic director for Bangarra Dance Theatre.
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In 2012, Hunter Page-Lochard graduated from Australian Film, Television and Radio School with a Graduate Certificate in Story Development and Screenwriting Fundamentals, and completed an Actors Residency course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.
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Hunter Page-Lochard first appeared on stage at six months old, held by his dad when he was dancing.
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Hunter Page-Lochard later appeared in Skin ; Boomerang ; Bloodland ; and Blak.
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Hunter Page-Lochard featured in Wesley Enoch's, Black Diggers a Queensland Theatre Company production.
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Hunter Page-Lochard then played the lead in Brothers Wreck by Jada Alberts at Sydney's Belvoir directed by Leah Purcell.
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Hunter Page-Lochard won the Sydney Theatre Awards' Best Newcomer Award for Black Diggers, Brothers Wreck and Sugarland.
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Hunter Page-Lochard was nominated for a Helpmann Award in 2015 for Brothers Wreck.
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Hunter Page-Lochard appeared in guest roles on Water Rats, East West 101, directed by Peter Andrikidis and ABC2's Soul Mates.
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Hunter Page-Lochard made his feature film debut in Rachel Perkins' award-winning film, Bran Nue Dae.
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Hunter Page-Lochard appeared in Wayne Blair's The Sapphires, which screened in Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Hunter Page-Lochard featured as the lead in Sarah Spillane's feature film, Around the Block alongside Christina Ricci.
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Hunter Page-Lochard appears as the lead in Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell's Cleverman on ABC Television in 2016.
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Hunter Page-Lochard directed and co-wrote his first short film Djali in 2017.
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In 2023, Hunter Page-Lochard appeared in ABC drama The Newsreader, for which he won an AACTA Award for best supporting actor.
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Hunter Page-Lochard plays a drug dealer in the police drama Critical Incident, released on 12 August 2024 on Stan.