Mark Furze

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| birth_place = Orange, New South Wales, Australia

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| occupation = Actor, Musician

| years active = 1996–present

| height = 5'11 (180 cms)

| spouse = Laural Barrett (m. 2015)

| children = 1

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Mark Furze (born 7 May 1986) is an Australian actor and musician.

Career

Furze starred in several productions by the Orange Theatre Company, playing the lead role in a version of Oliver! aged 10. His first TV appearance was in the children's television program Outriders,{{cite web|url=http://www.hottestontv.com.au/index.php?section=celebs&profile=598&letter=M&sort=firstname&PHPSESSID=0a1ba70deff09a5c5140f2bea7c73f19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903193643/http://www.hottestontv.com.au/index.php?section=celebs&profile=598&letter=M&sort=firstname&PHPSESSID=b5424fce6dffba3e5e774bcf5e8eeee2|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2006|title=Mark Furze|publisher=Hottest on TV|accessdate=12 December 2006}} followed by a role in the film Balmain Boys.{{cite web|title=Independent Movie Database|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312421/|website=www.imdb.com}} At the age of 14 Furze was cast in Water Rats.{{cite web|title=Independent Movie Database|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0744348/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3|website=www.imdb.com|accessdate=13 June 2014}} He appeared also in the movie Jessica as the son of the main character.

Furze was cast in his break-out role as Ric Dalby in Home and Away from September 2004, a role he played until his departure on 24 July 2008.

He took part in It Takes Two, a celebrity singing challenge, partnered with Rachael Beck. The pair came third overall. Furze appeared as a contestant on the 2007 UK TV show Soapstar Superstar, filmed in Manchester, England,{{cite web|url=http://soapstar.itv.com/page.asp?partid=24|title=Soapstar Superstar|accessdate=12 December 2006|publisher=ITV.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121835/http://soapstar.itv.com/page.asp?partid=24|archivedate=29 September 2007}} finishing third in the competition behind Emmerdale's Hayley Tamaddon and Coronation Street's Antony Cotton. He was listed in Cleo magazine's annual Most Eligible Bachelors list in 2006.

He played the lead role of Cam in the interactive short film Count Me In, written and directed by Johnny Barker and Jared Kahi. Produced by Lense Flare productions as part of the Coca-Cola beach base activation in Summer 2008–2009, it was shot in New Zealand.{{cite web|title=The Nelson Mail|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/784823/TV-hunks-mix-beach-fun-with-film-project|website=www.stuff.co.nz|accessdate=17 June 2014}}

Furze next portrayed Trent in underworld crime series Underbelly: The Golden Mile in 2010.{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Janice|title=Central Western Daily|url=http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/780126/furze-gets-in-on-the-act-with-role-in-underbelly/|accessdate=13 June 2014}}{{cite web| url = http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/04/2-23m-underbelly-kinghits-the-ratings.html| title = 2.23m: Underbelly kinghits the ratings {{!}} TV Tonight}} He also played the role of Damian in the Australian feature film A Heartbeat Away,{{cite web|title=A Heartbeat Away|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1612793/|website=Independent Movie Database|accessdate=13 June 2014}} and Dodd in the US thriller short Strays.

Furze has also played in rock bands, forming the band Falcon Road,{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Janice|title=Central Western Daily|url=http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/775364/musicians-on-track-for-bigger-things/|accessdate=13 June 2014}} and joining New Zealand-based Shotgun Alley in February 2011,{{cite web|title=New Zealand Music Commission|url=http://nzmusic.org.nz/artists/rock/shotgun-alley/|website=www.nzmusic.org|access-date=13 June 2014}}{{cite web|title=Sleaze Roxx|url=http://www.sleazeroxx.com/news/01628.shtml|website=www.sleazeroxx.com|accessdate=13 June 2014}} who released three albums. He was also seen in the video clip of Guy Sebastian's single "Elevator Love" in 2006, playing bass guitar.