Michael Sheasby

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Michael Sheasby is an AFI/AACTA nominated actor, best known for his work in Mel Gibson's "Hacksaw Ridge", Jennifer Kent's "The Nightingale" and the BBC's "The Luminaries". Micheal was born in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and immigrated to Sydney, Australia with his family in 2001. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in 2010, Michael began his career leading on stage at the Sydney Opera House in roles such as King Henry in Shakespeare's Henry V, and Valentine Coverly in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. Since turning his attention to screen, Michael has played roles such as Tex Lewis in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge, Walter Moody in the BBC's The Luminaries, and Aidan Carrol in Jennifer Kent's The Nightingale which received the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2018, and was also selected for Sundance Film Festival 2019. Michael won the Casting Guild of Australia's Rising Star Award in 2018. In 2019, Michael was nominated for an AFI/ACCTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in The Nightingale.


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Hacksaw Ridge

as Tex Lewis
Released: 2016-10-07

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to...

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The Nightingale

as Aidan
Released: 2018-09-23

In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged...

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Bosch & Rockit

as Keith
Released: 2022-08-18

As Rockit grapples to understand why his Mum’s not coming home, he embarks on a magical holiday...

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LOST BOY

as Tate
Released: 2020-10-10

When a volatile young bartender shows up to work with a fresh black eye, he's challenged by his...

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Staring Contest

as Michael
Released:

Ex lovers meet for tea that spans their entire relationship

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Rescue: Special Ops

as Alex Reynolds
First aired: 2009-08-02

Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine...

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The Artful Dodger

as Sergeant Bramwell
First aired: 2023-11-29

In 1850s Australia, in the lively colony of Port Victory, Jack Dawkins aka The Artful Dodger,...

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Sweet Tooth

as Young Man
First aired: 2021-06-04

On a perilous adventure across a post-apocalyptic world, a lovable boy who's half-human and...

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Love Child

as Michael
First aired: 2014-02-17

The lives of staff at the fictional Kings Cross Hospital and the wild streets of Darlinghurst in...

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