Gulliver McGrath
{{short description|Australian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gulliver McGrath
| image = Gulliver McGrath at age 13.jpg
| caption = McGrath in 2011
| birth_name = Gulliver William McGrath{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/gulliver-mcgrath/|title=Gulliver McGrath News & Biography|date=August 17, 2015|access-date=February 1, 2021|website=Empire}}
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|15 August 1998}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/hes-13-from-brunswick-and-hes-worked-with-scorsese-burton-and-spielberg-20120503-1y1w6.html|title=He's 13, from Brunswick, and he's worked with Scorsese, Burton and Spielberg|first=Stephanie|last=Bunbury|date=May 4, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2020|website=The Age}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2008–present
}}
Gulliver William McGrath (born 15 August 1998) is an Australian actor.
Life and career
McGrath played Charlie in the Australian crime series Rush.{{cite web|url=http://ten.com.au/media/rush_episode_12.pdf|title=Rush: Credit List - episode 12|publisher=Ten.com.au|accessdate=2009-02-08}} He also starred as the title character in the Melbourne Theatre Company production Poor Boy alongside Guy Pearce and Abi Tucker.{{cite web|url=http://www.centrestageagency.com.au/content/view/30/47/ |title=Agency News November 2008 |date=November 2008 |publisher=Centre Stage Agency |accessdate=2009-02-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106151230/http://www.centrestageagency.com.au/content/view/30/47/ |archivedate=January 6, 2009 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtc.com.au/tickets/production.aspx?performancenumber=1177#cast|title=POOR BOY a play with songs by Matt Cameron and Tim Finn|publisher=Melbourne Theatre Company|accessdate=2009-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716022754/http://www.mtc.com.au/tickets/production.aspx?performancenumber=1177#cast|archive-date=2011-07-16|url-status=dead}}
McGrath portrayed David Collins in the 2012 feature film Dark Shadows, which earned him a 2013 Young Artist Award nomination as Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film.{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html|title=34th Annual Young Artist Awards|accessdate=2013-03-31|work=YoungArtistAwards.org}} He portrayed Tad Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln.
He was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. He then moved to Birmingham, UK, and was raised there. His mother, Heidi Chapman, is a neuroscientist, and his father, Craig, is an anaesthetist.http://www.thecityweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/gulli{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He is the older brother of actors Zen and Winta McGrath.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3164335/bio#trivia|title = Gulliver McGrath|website = IMDb}} He portrayed Jerry Hickfang in the 2014 comedy thriller The Voices as the younger version of Ryan Reynolds's character.[http://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3333462/ryan-reynolds-hears-voices-home-video/ The Voices]
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| The Wake | Charles | Billed as Gully McGrath |
| 2009
| 8-year-old Keir Willis | Billed as Gully McGrath |
| 2010
| The Long Night | Luke | Short film |
| 2011
| Hugo | Young Tabard | |
| 2012
| Billed as Gully McGrath First Major Role |
| 2012
| Lincoln | |
| 2014
| Teenage Jerry | |
| 2016
| Jonah | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| Rush | Charlie | Series 1, episode 12 |
| 2022
|Ciaran |ABC TV series 6 episodes |
| 2023
|Dale Quinn |Stan TV series 6 episodes |
= Stage =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| Poor Boy | | Main character |
Further reading
- "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723180950/http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/9781847185389-sample.pdf Young Children As Active Citizens]" edited by Glenda Mac Naughton, Patrick Hughes and Kylie Smith, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2008). Gulliver co-authored a chapter in this book with his brother, Zen McGrath.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3164335|Gulliver McGrath}}
- Gulliver McGrath at [http://www.showcast.com.au/showcast/View/ViewActorProfile?actorId=50355&d=o6FU6f9nV0an5KwBQoG6uA Showcast]
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Category:Australian male child actors
Category:Australian male film actors