Andrew Lees (born 10 June 1985) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Lucien Castle in the CW series The Originals and Damon in Unfriended: Dark Web (2018).
Andrew Lees | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 June 1985 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Early life
editLees was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He studied at NIDA since 2005 and graduated in 2007.[1][2]
Career
editShortly after graduating NIDA, Lees began appearing in television in 2008. His first role was several guest appearances on popular soap opera Home and Away, in which he played Nathan Cunningham, a university student and residential advisor.[3] He has also made guest appearances on television series City Homicide,[3] H2O: Just Add Water,[4] and The Pacific.[3] In 2009, Lees joined new Nine Network series Rescue: Special Ops, his first leading role, playing Chase Gallagher. His role in the show has earned him notability as an actor.
Lees also appeared in the theatre production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2009.[5]
In 2011 Lees featured in a trio of short adverts for the Australian travel company STA Travel Australia STA Travel, titled "Move",[6] "Eat"[7] and "Learn".[8]
In 2014, Lees played drag queen "Peggy", a supporting character in the telemovie Carlotta broadcast in Australia on ABC TV.
Recently, he starred as Lucien Castle in the CW supernatural drama series The Originals.[9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Flame of the West | Davo | Short film |
| 2010 | The Talk | Man | Short film |
| 2013 | Australian Pilot Season | Aussie Actor | Short film |
| 2014 | Carlotta | Peggy | TV film |
| 2017 | Brown Girls | Brian | TV film |
| Newness | Nathaniel | ||
| 2018 | Unfriended: Dark Web | Damon Horton | Feature film |
| 2018 | Mortal Engines | Herbert Melliphant | Feature film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Home and Away | Nathan Cunningham | Season 21 (recurring, 4 episodes) |
| 2009 | City Homicide | Jake Lockwood | Season 2, episode 21 (guest) |
| 2009–2011 | Rescue: Special Ops | Chase Gallagher | Seasons 1–3 (main, 48 episodes) |
| 2010 | H2O: Just Add Water | Ryan | Season 3 (recurring, 5 episodes) |
| The Pacific | Robert Oswalt | TV miniseries (main, 3 episodes) | |
| 2013 | Dance Academy | Wes Cooper | Season 3 (recurring, 6 episodes) |
| 2015 | Your Family or Mine | Blake Weston | Season 1 (main, 9 episodes) |
| Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door | Greg Conell | TV miniseries (main, 2 episodes) | |
| 2015–2016 | The Originals | Lucien Castle | Season 3 (recurring, 14 episodes) |
| 2017 | Throwing Shadr | Jayten | Season 1, episode 8 (guest) |
| 2018 | Legends of Tomorrow | Ernest Hemingway | Season 4, episode 6 (guest) |
| 2020 | All the Way to the Top | Rob | Season 1, episode 5 (guest) |
| 2021 | Sidetracked | Guido | Season 1 (recurring, 2 episodes) |
| 2022 | Roswell, New Mexico | Clyde | Season 4 (recurring, 11 episodes) |
References
edit- ^ Field, Katherine (27 July 2009)"Andrew Lees tipped to be next big thing". ninemsn.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "The Class of 2007 - NIDA Graduates - where are they now?". smh.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ a b c Schwartzkoff, Louise (10 October 2008). "Act II: the difference a year can make". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "H2O - Just Add Water: episode guide". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "Lust in the forest". smh.com.au. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "Move". 4 August 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Eat". 4 August 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Learn". 4 August 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Roffman, Marisa (27 July 2015). "'The Originals': 'The Pacific' and 'Pretty Little Liars' Vets to Recur". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
External links
edit- Andrew Lees at IMDb