Sean Keenan (actor)

Sean Keenan (born 18 January 1993 at Busselton, Western Australia ) is an Australian actor who mainly through the title role in the television series Lockie Leonard and the supporting role of Ted Pickles in the miniseries Cloudstreet, in which he in all three parts of publication occurred is known.

Life and career

Born in Busselton in the state of Western Australia on the west coast of Australia in 1993, Keenan grew up, like many Australians in the coastal areas, as a surfer, and the sport began at a young age. The absolutely no acting experience grew Keenan had won in 2006 by a competition in which he asserted itself against thousands of competitors, the title role of Lockie Leonard in the eponymous television series. He was nominated as a student of Busselton Primary School, as the auditions for budding series in the southwest of Australia took place. Even before he had all the books Tim Winton read, whose novel was filmed here still from 2006. For the shooting, which took place almost exclusively in the coastal town of Albany in Western Australia, he moved with his family especially for the three -month shoot to Albany and returned only after back to his homeland. Through his Schaulspielengagement also Keenan's education, what this however was not able to disrupt delayed. For his title role of Lockie he was nominated in 2007 for a Young Actor's Award and also received in 2008, even a nomination for a " Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent " at the Logie Awards and was nominated for a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor". The Young Artist Awards but he could not against Jamie Johnston of Degrassi to: enforce The Next Generation. Already at this time he was by the talent agency Shanahan Management Pty Ltd.. represented based in Surry Hills, New South Wales. In 2008, he was hired for a role in Nim's Island, where he was the imaginary friend of the main character Rusoe Nim (played by Abigail Breslin ) represent. In the final version of the film, the scenes in which he had participated, however, were cut out, as it is too affected the length of the film. However, these scenes are all seen in the bonus material of the DVD version, and went not be lost.

In 2011, Keenan took over even a minor supporting role in the three-part mini-series Cloudstreet, in which it made ​​its appearance in all three parts. Since 2012 he plays the main role of Gary Hennessey in the television series Puberty Blues. 2013 he had a supporting role in the third season of youth series Dance Academy - Dance your dream! held.

Filmography

  • 2007-2010: Lockie Leonard (TV series, 41 episodes )
  • 2011: Cloudstreet ( mini-series, all three parts )
  • Since 2012: Puberty Blues
  • 2013: Drift - Defeat the wave (drift )
  • 2013: Dance Academy - Dance your dream! ( Dance Academy, TV series, 5 episodes )

Nominations

  • 2007: Young Actor's Award for his commitment to Lockie Leonard
  • 2008: Logie Award → " Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent " for his involvement in Lockie Leonard
  • 2008: Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor" for his involvement in Lockie Leonard
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