september-2011

STAR STRUCK
always get there easily, grab
your mates and chill out, go for a
swim then have a few beers.” At
school, he played AFL football
and did athletics in between
acting studies. He clearly still likes
keeping fi t.
“I love going to Centennial Park
for a jog, listening to and playing
music, and getting out in the sun
on my bike. I exercise every day… I
fi nd if I don’t, I can’t sleep.”
Clearly, winning awards and
having legions of fans from his
role as loveable rogue Ben Rafter
hasn’t shaken his down-to-earth
roots (he still barracks for the Port
Adelaide AFL Club).
“I feel very blessed to have
grown up in Adelaide. There’s a
huge sense of community. We had
a great big backyard and lots of
room to run around.
“I grew up in a very musical
household. My dad is a singer
so it was an artistic upbringing.
I was always doing shows and
performing. I’ve wanted to be an
actor since I was a little kid so my
parents put me into acting classes
when I was fi ve. Growing up, I had
fi ve older siblings who all loved
performing, telling stories and
singing, too.
“I guess my relationship with
my dad is diff erent to a lot of
“I GREW UP IN A VERY
MUSICAL HOUSEHOLD. MY
DAD IS A SINGER SO IT WAS
AN ARTISTIC UPBRINGING”
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PHOTO: NICK SCOTT