Brandon Walters

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Brandon Walters (* 1996 in Western Australia ) is an Australian child actor . He achieved worldwide fame in 2008 through the role of Nullah in the film Australia by Baz Luhrmann .

Life

The Aboriginal Brandon Walters was born near Broome in Western Australia to Janie and Paul Walters. When he was six years old, he was diagnosed with leukemia . After spending a year in a Perth hospital , he was discharged cured in 2003.

While looking for an actor for the Aboriginal boy "Nullah" in the Australian epic film Australia , one of director Baz Luhrmann's talent scouts found what he was looking for in 2007 when Brandon saw Walters with his father in a swimming pool. Luhrmann, who Walters now already for an advertising campaign of the Australian tour operator Tourism Australia had cast, said "Our next leading man is about four-foot high, [with] long, sort of gold hair, and is boy on Aboriginal." Though Walters Having only seen a few films and had little experience in front of the camera, Luhrmann attested him a 'captivating, authentic screen presence' (“Brandon is a very capable young man with natural cinematic chemistry”) .

Leading actress Nicole Kidman and Baz Luhrmann set up an escrow account to secure the future of Walters. Kidman says: "I feel very protective of him ... [and] if the film does really well he's going to need a lot of protection"

Brandon Walters received a Satellite Award for New Talent for his portrayal of Nullah . He also received nominations for Best Young Actor at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards and as a Promising Actor at the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards .

The artist Vincent Fantauzzo won the Archibald Prize in the People's Choice Award category for his portrait of Brandon Walters in 2009 .

Brandon Walters now lives with his partner Kanishah and two sons in Broome / West Australia.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Katie Hampson: Broome boy rides high in Aussie blockbuster ( English ) In: The West Australian . April 18, 2007. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved on May 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ Christine Sams: New face of Australia . The Sydney Morning Herald . May 27, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  3. ^ Baz Luhrmann tips big things for Australia star Brandon Walters . Herald Sun . October 9, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  4. ↑ 'AUSTRALIA' welcomes BRANDON WALTERS (PDF; 112 kB) Bazmark Film II. April 18, 2007. Accessed November 22, 2008.
  5. ↑ Belinda Goldsmith: Brandon Walters - the real star of Australia . Reuters . November 18, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  6. ↑ Sophie Tedmanson: Brandon Walters - the real star of Australia . The Times . November 18, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  7. ↑ Gregg Kilday: 'Slumdog,' 'Happy' top Satellite nods . The Hollywood Reporter . December 15, 2008. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
  8. ↑ Brandon Walters US Critic's Choice Best Young Actor nominee . The Daily Telegraph . December 12, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
  9. ^ Chicago Film Critics Association Announces 2008 Nominees . Chicago Film Critics Association . December 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
  10. ↑ https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/australia-movie-kid-nullah-now-57491
personal data
SURNAME Walters, Brandon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Western Australia