POSTER REVEAL: RONGO from 'RESIDENCE' + PREMIERE DETAILS

July 24, 2024

A series of character posters for the film Residence (IG: @residencethefilm) have been released in the lead up to the premiere - with me as Rongo included! Shoutout to Fabrizio Evans (IG: @fabrizio.photography) for all his creative work and photography!

The screening will be held on August 3rd at the Capitol Theatre, Melbourne. At the time of writing this post, there are limited tickets left - you can get in touch with director Matt Mirams (IG: @mattmirams) to get yours!

Will Rongo make it to the end? You’ll have to wait and see…

June Catch Up: Kennards Hire - meet Lil Ken; Filming complete for short film ‘Grape’; ‘Residence’ now in Post Production, plus shooting currently underway for new Feature Film in Newcastle.

June 25, 2023

t has been a long while since I’ve last posted here, so here’s a catch up of the things that have happened thus far!

There are new Kennards Hire spots released recently which introduces the character of Lil’ Ken. I was fortunate enough to have a puppet made in my likeness to use and operate for these spots, so it’s definitely one of the highlights of my career thus far! A big thanks to Kennards Hire (shoutout to Reshma and the team) Enigma, Toybox Films and Rhiannon Paige Artistry for a smooth 2 days of shooting!

For the entire Ken and Lil’ Ken series, visit the Kennards Hire Youtube Page

I recently completed filming on the Gold Coast for the short Grape, written and directed by the talented Aurora Iler. Aurora is a young creative who has already achieved many things at such a young age. She was one of the winners in the 2022 World Monologue Games and a finalist in the 7 NEWS Young Achiever of the Year Award for her work in her previous work Melonhead, which stars Nick Hardcastle. Grape highlights the impact of teenage vaping and has The Queensland Family and Child commission behind it as a distributor, so keep an eye out for it down the line. Here are a few snaps on set below:

A big thanks to Aurora and her Family for facilitating a wonderful experience on set, and the wonderful Bronte Larson, Lucas Bell and Liliya Ho for playing the rest of my family.

Another big thanks to the S Club (Sarah [of Sarah Disney Film Productions - cool news on this soon], Shan and Sam for looking after me between shooting/post shoot)

You can keep up to date by visiting Grape IG Page, as well as checking out the current Go-Fund me page used to help raise funds for post-production and it’s festival screenings.

Recently, the feature film Residence completed principal photography and is now in post prod! It’s been a while since shooting began and little by little, the wonderful film has finally completed the biggest undertaking. I can’t wait for the world to see Rongo and what role he plays in the Residence world.

What is Rongo thinking? *Photo by Fabrizio Evans*

And finally, I’m currently part way through shooting another movie in Newcastle. There have been many a trip back and forth between Sydney and Newy but it’s been a wonderful ride. It’s also a major opportunity for me, as it is a lead role and the opportunity to showcase sides of my acting I’ve not had the chance to before. I’m so proud of what’s been shot thus far, and can’t wait to get this out into the world. More news on this very very soon!

'Latecomers' now on SBS on Demand; Scenes completed for Horror/Comedy 'Residence'

December 6, 2022

The SBS on Demand series, Latecomers was released over the weekend on Dec 3rd. I make an appearance in the first episode, but I encourage you to stick around for the full series as the show explores narratives around disability and dating, and breaks some new ground. Check out the trailer below.

This same weekend, I was in Melbourne to shoot my scenes for the indie Horror/Comedy ‘Residence’ A big shoutout to all the folks on set, in front of and behind camera. It was an especially hot weekend in Melbourne, making me think I was still in Sydney! Please check out their project and support locally made content. For more about the project via their official site and instagram page.