Xavier Samuel . Australian actor best known for his portrayal of the vampire Riley Biers in the film Eclipse and for his portrayals in the Australian films September and Newcastle. He was born ( December 10 ), 1983 in Hamilton, Victoria.
Summary
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- 1 Biography
- 2 Start
- 3 Filmography
- 4 Sources
Biography
He is the son of Samuel and Maree Clifford, (stage director) has a younger brother (writer, producer and actor).
In 2001 he graduated from Rostrevor College, he also took drama classes at Christian Brothers College under the tutelage of Amanda Portus.1 In 2005 he attended Flinders University Drama Center, where he studied under renowned acting teacher Professor Julie Holledge.
Samuel follows Australian football and is a defender for the Adelaide Crows of the AFL.
In 2010, he got engaged to Shermine Shahrivar, winner of Miss Europe in 2005. In 2012, he formalized with actress Emily Browning, also an Australian and a co-star in the movie Plush.
Start
Xavier Samuel made his Australian TV debut in 2003, on the show McLeod’s Daughters. He starred in the horror film Road Train, as Marcus, and was in Drowning, opposite Miles Szanto, directed by Craig Boreham, both Australian films. In 2009, he was cast as Brent in the Australian comedy / thriller The Loved Ones in the title role opposite Robin McLeavy. Despite receiving several award nominations, the film was a financial failure.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
| 2016 | Love and friendship | Reginald | with Kate Beckinsale , Chloë Sevigny , Stephen Fry , James Fleet & Jemma Redgrave |
| 2015 | Della mortika | Lt. Pasha Dimitrikov | short – with Gigi Edgley , Dena Kaplan , Laura Brent & Noni Hazlehurst |
| 2015 | Henry Joseph Church | Owen | with Britt Robertson , Eddie Murphy , Natascha McElhone , Lucy Fry & Madison Wolfe |
| 2015 | Frankenstein | – | with Carrie-Anne Moss , Danny Huston , Tony Todd , Adam Nagaitis & Carol Anne Watts |
| 2014 | Fury | Lieutenant Parker | with Brad Pitt , Logan Lerman & Shia Labeouf |
| 2014 | Healing | Paul atherton | with Hugo Weaving , Robert Taylor , Justine Clarke & Anthony Hayes |
| 2013 | Plush | Enzo | with Emily Browning , Cam Gigandet , Brandon Jay McLaren & Frances Fisher |
| 2013 | Drift | Jimmy kelly | with Sam Worthington , Lesley-Ann Brandt & Myles Pollard |
| 2013 | Adore | Ian | with Robin Wright , Naomi Watts , Ben Mendelsohn & Sophie Lowe |
| 2012 | Bait | Josh | with Phoebe Tonkin , Cariba Heine & Julian McMahon |
| 2012 | Sanctuary | Brother / Boyfriend | short – with Tabrett Bethell , Peter McAllum & Heather Mitchell |
| 2012 | A Few Best Men | David locking | with Olivia Newton-John & Steve Le Marquand |
| 2011 | Anonymous | Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton | with Joely Richardson , Rhys Ifans & Vanessa Redgrave |
| 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Riley biers | with Bryce Dallas Howard |
| 2010 | Road train | Marcus | with Georgina Haig , Bobby Morley & Sophie Lowe |
| 2009 | The Loved Ones | Brent | with Robin McLeavy & Jessica McNamee |
| 2009 | Drowning | Dan | short – with Bren Foster & Tess Haubrich |
| 2008 | Dream life | Boyd | with Sigrid Thornton & William Zappa |
| 2008 | Newcastle | Fergus | with Lachlan Buchanan & Rebecca Breeds |
| 2007 | September | Ed anderson | with Clarence John Ryan, Sibylla Budd & Kieran Darcy-Smith |
| 2006 | Angela’s Decision | Will turner | with Rhiannon Owen |
| 2006 | 2:37 | The O | with Teresa Palmer & Sam Harris |
