Hugo Johnstone-Burt
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Hugo Johnstone-Burt at the premiere ofGoddess in 2013.
Born
1987/1988 (age 27–28)[1]
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2009–present
Hugo Johnstone-Burt (born 1987/1988) is an Australian actor. He grew up in Sydney and decided to become an actor after attending his first drama class. Johnstone-Burt graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2009. He appeared in small roles in Australian dramas Rake, Sea Patrol andUnderbelly: The Golden Mile, before he was cast as Fish Lamb in Cloudstreet. The role earned him two ASTRA Award nominations. Johnstone-Burt went on to star in Carelesss Love and he took on the role of Constable Hugh Collins inABC1's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. In 2012, Johnstone-Burt appeared inTricky Business and filmed a guest role in Home and Away. He has also appeared in the musical drama film Goddess (2013) and the disaster film San Andreas (2015).
Early life[edit]
Johnstone-Burt grew up in Sydney, Australia.[2] His parents were both in the navy and his brother is in the army, while his sister is a lawyer.[2] Johnstone-Burt told TV Week's Erin Miller that he chose a career in acting because he was not good at anything in high school, saying "I was a bit of a clown and liked to muck around and make people laugh, and then I went to my first drama class and thought, 'Well, amazing, I can do this for the rest of my life.'"[2] His parents supported his career choice and after leaving Barker College, Johnstone-Burt auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) aged 18.[2][3] However, he was told he was too young to attend and he decided to go travelling instead.[3] When he returned to Australia, Johnstone-Burt auditioned for NIDA again and was accepted.[3] For his graduation play in 2009, he took on the role of Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest.[2][4]
Career[edit]
Johnstone-Burt had small roles in episodes of Rake and Sea Patrol and starred in the film Before the Rain.[1][5] He also appeared as "a young thug" in Underbelly: The Golden Mile.[1][4] The actor stated that the role allowed him to play tougher than he is in real life and commented that it "gives you a bit of a rush."[4] Johnstone-Burt garnered a nomination for an Out of the Box award from the Inside Film Awards.[6]
A week before he graduated from NIDA, Johnstone-Burt was approached to play the brain damaged Fish Lamb in thetelevision adaptation of Tim Winton's Cloudstreet.[1][7] After attending the audition, the actor believed he had done a good enough job to secure the role.[8] He told a The Daily Telegraph reporter, "I supposed I walked out thinking I did a good job – seeing how I worked with [director Matthew Saville] and taking his direction. Then I had to sit by my the phone for a month and hopefully get a call."[8] To prepare for the role, Johnstone-Burt visited a home for people with intellectual disabilities and he then spent four months shooting the miniseries in Western Australia.[1]
For his performance in Cloudstreet, the actor earned nominations for Best New Talent and Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor at the 2012 ASTRA Awards.[9] A reporter for the Herald Sun also included Johnstone-Burt in their "11 Faces To Watch in 2011" list.[10] The actor next appeared as Seb in John Duigan's film Careless Love.[11] He also travelled to Hollywood for the pilot season, where he auditioned for upcoming television shows and films.[1] Johnstone-Burt was then cast as Constable Hugh Collins in ABC1's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, a drama series based on Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher historical mysteries.[12] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries was later renewed for a second series.[13]
In March 2012, Johnstone-Burt joined the cast of drama series Tricky Business.[14] The following month, Johnstone-Burt revealed that he had filmed a guest role for the soap opera Home and Away.[15] The actor called his character, Jamie Sharpe, "a super-creepy stalker guy" and said he had worked a lot with Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson-Baker).[15][16] He also appeared alongside Magda Szubanski in the musical drama film Goddess.[2] In 2015, Johnstone-Burt continued his role of Hugh in the third season of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, and had a leading role in the feature film San Andreas, alongside Dwayne Johnson.[17][18]
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Hugo Johnstone-Burt at the premiere ofGoddess in 2013.
Born
1987/1988 (age 27–28)[1]
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2009–present
Hugo Johnstone-Burt (born 1987/1988) is an Australian actor. He grew up in Sydney and decided to become an actor after attending his first drama class. Johnstone-Burt graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2009. He appeared in small roles in Australian dramas Rake, Sea Patrol andUnderbelly: The Golden Mile, before he was cast as Fish Lamb in Cloudstreet. The role earned him two ASTRA Award nominations. Johnstone-Burt went on to star in Carelesss Love and he took on the role of Constable Hugh Collins inABC1's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. In 2012, Johnstone-Burt appeared inTricky Business and filmed a guest role in Home and Away. He has also appeared in the musical drama film Goddess (2013) and the disaster film San Andreas (2015).
Early life[edit]
Johnstone-Burt grew up in Sydney, Australia.[2] His parents were both in the navy and his brother is in the army, while his sister is a lawyer.[2] Johnstone-Burt told TV Week's Erin Miller that he chose a career in acting because he was not good at anything in high school, saying "I was a bit of a clown and liked to muck around and make people laugh, and then I went to my first drama class and thought, 'Well, amazing, I can do this for the rest of my life.'"[2] His parents supported his career choice and after leaving Barker College, Johnstone-Burt auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) aged 18.[2][3] However, he was told he was too young to attend and he decided to go travelling instead.[3] When he returned to Australia, Johnstone-Burt auditioned for NIDA again and was accepted.[3] For his graduation play in 2009, he took on the role of Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest.[2][4]
Career[edit]
Johnstone-Burt had small roles in episodes of Rake and Sea Patrol and starred in the film Before the Rain.[1][5] He also appeared as "a young thug" in Underbelly: The Golden Mile.[1][4] The actor stated that the role allowed him to play tougher than he is in real life and commented that it "gives you a bit of a rush."[4] Johnstone-Burt garnered a nomination for an Out of the Box award from the Inside Film Awards.[6]
A week before he graduated from NIDA, Johnstone-Burt was approached to play the brain damaged Fish Lamb in thetelevision adaptation of Tim Winton's Cloudstreet.[1][7] After attending the audition, the actor believed he had done a good enough job to secure the role.[8] He told a The Daily Telegraph reporter, "I supposed I walked out thinking I did a good job – seeing how I worked with [director Matthew Saville] and taking his direction. Then I had to sit by my the phone for a month and hopefully get a call."[8] To prepare for the role, Johnstone-Burt visited a home for people with intellectual disabilities and he then spent four months shooting the miniseries in Western Australia.[1]
For his performance in Cloudstreet, the actor earned nominations for Best New Talent and Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor at the 2012 ASTRA Awards.[9] A reporter for the Herald Sun also included Johnstone-Burt in their "11 Faces To Watch in 2011" list.[10] The actor next appeared as Seb in John Duigan's film Careless Love.[11] He also travelled to Hollywood for the pilot season, where he auditioned for upcoming television shows and films.[1] Johnstone-Burt was then cast as Constable Hugh Collins in ABC1's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, a drama series based on Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher historical mysteries.[12] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries was later renewed for a second series.[13]
In March 2012, Johnstone-Burt joined the cast of drama series Tricky Business.[14] The following month, Johnstone-Burt revealed that he had filmed a guest role for the soap opera Home and Away.[15] The actor called his character, Jamie Sharpe, "a super-creepy stalker guy" and said he had worked a lot with Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson-Baker).[15][16] He also appeared alongside Magda Szubanski in the musical drama film Goddess.[2] In 2015, Johnstone-Burt continued his role of Hugh in the third season of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, and had a leading role in the feature film San Andreas, alongside Dwayne Johnson.[17][18]
