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{{Actor infobox |
{{Actor infobox |
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|name = Xavier Samuel |
|name = Xavier Samuel |
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+ | |born = {{Birth date and age|1983|12|10}}; Hamilton, Victoria, Australia |
|nationality = Australian |
|nationality = Australian |
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|gender = Male |
|gender = Male |
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|hair = Brown |
|hair = Brown |
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|yearsactive = 2003 - present |
|yearsactive = 2003 - present |
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− | |sagarole = [[Riley]] |
+ | |sagarole = [[Riley Biers]] |
|notableroles = *Fergus in ''Newcastle'' |
|notableroles = *Fergus in ''Newcastle'' |
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− | *Ed Anderson in ''September'' |
+ | *Ed Anderson in ''September''}} |
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− | '''Xavier Samuel''' (born December 10, 1983) |
+ | '''Xavier Samuel''' (born December 10, 1983) appears in ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]'' as [[Riley Biers]]. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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+ | [[File:19-twilight-eclipse.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Xavier Samuel as [[Riley]]]] |
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− | + | Xavier was born in Victoria and grew up in Adelaide, South Australia. He graduated from Rostrevor College in 2001. Despite completing his studies at Rostrevor College, he undertook final year drama at Christian Brothers College, where his father taught English, due to a timetable clash. This notwithstanding, he played the part of Tom Snout in Rostrevor College's production of William Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' as well as playing the part of Belvile in CBC's production of Aphra Behn's ''The Rover'' (The Banished Cavaliers). He attended Flinders University Drama Centre in 2005 where he played Hamlet in the graduate production. During his time at university he was the lead singer of Adelaide band, Hyatus (formerly Degrees of Freedom).<ref>[http://xaviersamuel.net/information/biography]</ref> Samuel was recruited into the band by its bass player, Kelstar, who performed with him in the Banished Cavaliers.<ref>http://www.hyatus.com/bio.htm</ref> Samuel ultimately left Hyatus to pursue his film career.<ref>http://www.flixster.com/actor/xavier-samuel</ref> Samuel has also made theatre appearances in ''Osama the Hero'', for which his performance was well-received by the Sydney Morning Herald. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films ''September'' and ''Newcastle'', and confirmed in July 2009 that he had been cast to play [[Riley Biers]] in ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]'', the third movie in the ''Twilight'' film franchise. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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+ | ===Theater=== |
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− | !'''Year''' |
+ | !style="background:#7b0a16;"|'''Year''' |
− | !'''Film''' |
+ | !style="background:#7b0a16;"|'''Film''' |
− | !'''Role''' |
+ | !style="background:#7b0a16;"|'''Role''' |
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|rowspan="2"|2006 |
|rowspan="2"|2006 |
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− | |'' |
+ | |''2 Weeks with the Queen'' |
|Colin |
|Colin |
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− | |'' |
+ | |''Osama the Hero'' |
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− | |2007 |
+ | |rowspan="1"|2007 |
− | |'' |
+ | |''Mercury Fur'' |
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− | !'''Year''' |
+ | !style="background:#7b0a16;"|'''Year''' |
− | !'''Film''' |
+ | !style="background:#7b0a16;"|'''Film''' |
− | !'''Role''' |
+ | !style="background:#7b0a16;"|'''Role''' |
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|2003 |
|2003 |
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− | |'' |
+ | |''McLeod's Daughters'' |
|Jason |
|Jason |
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|rowspan="2"|2006 |
|rowspan="2"|2006 |
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− | |'' |
+ | |''2:37'' |
|Theo |
|Theo |
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|rowspan="2"|2008 |
|rowspan="2"|2008 |
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− | |'' |
+ | |''Newcastle '' |
|Fergus |
|Fergus |
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|2010 |
|2010 |
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|''[[Eclipse (film)|The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]'' |
|''[[Eclipse (film)|The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]'' |
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+ | |[[Riley Biers]] |
+ | |- |
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+ | |rowspan="3"|2011 |
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+ | |''Bait'' |
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+ | |Josh |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |''Anonymous'' |
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+ | |Southampton |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |''A Few Best Men'' |
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+ | |David |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |rowspan=2|2013 |
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+ | |''Adore'' |
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+ | |Ian |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |''Plush'' |
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+ | |Enzo |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |rowspan=2|2014 |
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+ | |''Healing'' |
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+ | |Paul |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |''Fury'' |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |2015 |
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+ | |''Frankenstein'' |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |rowspan=3|2016 |
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+ | |''Love & Friendship'' |
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+ | |Reginald DeCourcy |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Mr. Church |
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+ | |Owen |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |''The Death and Life of Otto Bloom'' |
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+ | |Otto Bloom |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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+ | *{{IMDb name|1882152}} |
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− | *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1882152/ Xavier Samuel] at the '''[[wikipedia:Internet Movie Database|Internet Movie Database]]''' |
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+ | *[[wikipedia:Xavier Samuel|Xavier Samuel]] on Wikipedia |
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+ | [[Category:Actors]] |
+ | [[Category:Eclipse film]] |
Revision as of 15:32, 14 October 2018
Xavier Samuel (born December 10, 1983) appears in Eclipse as Riley Biers.
Biography
Xavier was born in Victoria and grew up in Adelaide, South Australia. He graduated from Rostrevor College in 2001. Despite completing his studies at Rostrevor College, he undertook final year drama at Christian Brothers College, where his father taught English, due to a timetable clash. This notwithstanding, he played the part of Tom Snout in Rostrevor College's production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as well as playing the part of Belvile in CBC's production of Aphra Behn's The Rover (The Banished Cavaliers). He attended Flinders University Drama Centre in 2005 where he played Hamlet in the graduate production. During his time at university he was the lead singer of Adelaide band, Hyatus (formerly Degrees of Freedom).[1] Samuel was recruited into the band by its bass player, Kelstar, who performed with him in the Banished Cavaliers.[2] Samuel ultimately left Hyatus to pursue his film career.[3] Samuel has also made theatre appearances in Osama the Hero, for which his performance was well-received by the Sydney Morning Herald. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films September and Newcastle, and confirmed in July 2009 that he had been cast to play Riley Biers in Eclipse, the third movie in the Twilight film franchise.
Filmography
Theater
Year | Film | Role |
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2006 | 2 Weeks with the Queen | Colin |
Osama the Hero | ||
2007 | Mercury Fur |
Films
Year | Film | Role |
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2003 | McLeod's Daughters | Jason |
2006 | 2:37 | Theo |
Angela's Decision | Will Turner | |
2007 | September | Ed Anderson |
2008 | Newcastle | Fergus |
Dream Life | Boyd | |
2009 | The Loved Ones | Brent |
Road Train | Marcus | |
2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Riley Biers |
2011 | Bait | Josh |
Anonymous | Southampton | |
A Few Best Men | David | |
2013 | Adore | Ian |
Plush | Enzo | |
2014 | Healing | Paul |
Fury | ||
2015 | Frankenstein | |
2016 | Love & Friendship | Reginald DeCourcy |
Mr. Church | Owen | |
The Death and Life of Otto Bloom | Otto Bloom |
References
External links
- Xavier Samuel at the Internet Movie Database
- Xavier Samuel on Wikipedia