Hugo Johnstone-Burt
Hugo Johnstone-Burt | |
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![]() Hugo Johnstone-Burt at the premiere of Goddess in 2013. | |
Born |
1987/1988 (age 28–29)[1] Edinburgh, Scotland |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
Hugo Johnstone-Burt (born 1987/1988) is a Scottish-born 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 and Underbelly: 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 in ABC1's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. In 2012, Johnstone-Burt appeared in Tricky 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
Johnstone-Burt was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] He moved to Australia with his family when he was two years old, and grew up in Sydney.[2][3] His parents were both in the navy. His brother is in the army, while his sister is a lawyer.[3] 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.'"[3] His parents supported his career choice and after leaving Barker College, Johnstone-Burt auditioned for the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) aged 18.[3][4] However, he was told he was too young to attend and he decided to go travelling instead.[4] When he returned to Australia, Johnstone-Burt auditioned for NIDA again and was accepted.[4] For his graduation play in 2009, he took on the role of Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest.[3][5]
Career
Johnstone-Burt had small roles in episodes of Rake and Sea Patrol and starred in the film Before the Rain.[1][6] He also appeared as "a young thug" in Underbelly: The Golden Mile.[1][5] 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."[5] Johnstone-Burt garnered a nomination for an Out of the Box award from the Inside Film Awards.[7]
A week before he graduated from NIDA, Johnstone-Burt was approached to play the brain damaged Fish Lamb in the television adaptation of Tim Winton's Cloudstreet.[1][8] After attending the audition, the actor believed he had done a good enough job to secure the role.[9] 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."[9] 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.[10] A reporter for the Herald Sun also included Johnstone-Burt in their "11 Faces To Watch in 2011" list.[11] The actor next appeared as Seb in John Duigan's film Careless Love.[12] 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 ABC TV's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, a drama series based on Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher historical mysteries.[13] Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries was renewed for a second series in which he reprised his role.[14]
In March 2012, Johnstone-Burt joined the cast of drama series Tricky Business.[15] The following month, Johnstone-Burt revealed that he had filmed a guest role for the soap opera Home and Away.[16] 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).[16][17] He also appeared alongside Magda Szubanski in the musical drama film Goddess.[3]
In 2015, Johnstone-Burt continued to appear in his role of Hugh in the third season of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, and he had a leading role in the feature film San Andreas, alongside Dwayne Johnson.[18][19] Johnstone-Burt appears in the Network Ten drama The Wrong Girl, which airs from 28 September 2016.[20]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Nicky Two-Tone | Nicky | |
2010 | Feeling Lucky | Ted | |
2010 | Before the Rain | Nicky TwoTone | |
2010 | Underbelly: The Golden Mile | Adam Andrews | |
2010 | Search | Dave | Short film |
2010 | Rake | Travis Tanner | Episode: "R vs Tanner" |
2011 | Sea Patrol | Corey McGinley | Episode: "Eye for an Eye" |
2011 | Cloudstreet | Fish Lamb | |
2012 | Careless Love | Seb | |
2012– | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Hugh Collins | |
2012 | Tricky Business | Alex Rudan | |
2012–13 | Home and Away | Jamie Sharpe | |
2013 | Goddess | Ralph | |
2013 | Dance Academy | Nick | Episode: "Second Chances" |
2015 | San Andreas | Ben Taylor | |
2016 | The Wrong Girl | Vincent | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Harvey, Shannon (3 June 2011). "Hugo on cloud nine". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- 1 2 Fitzpatrick, Katie (8 June 2015). "Hollywood star Hugo Johnstone-Burt shocked movie fans when he turned up for a screening of his film in Manchester". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Miller, Erin (31 March – 6 April 2012). "Man of the moment". TV Week. ACP Magazines (13): 36–37.
- 1 2 3 Pearson, Eleanor (26 March 2009). "Importance of being at NIDA". North Shore Times. News Limited. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- 1 2 3 Gray, Ashley; Hawkins, Joanne (16 March 2011). "Hugo Johnstone Burt". GQ Australia. NewsLifeMedia. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "World Premiere Presented by the directors". Dungog Film Festival. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ↑ "Constable Hugh Collins by Hugo Johnstone-Burt". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ↑ Ganska, Helen (2 February 2010). "Emma Booth to star in Cloudstreet". The Sunday Times. News Limited. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Cloudstreet star Hugo Johnstone-Burt grounded". The Daily Telegraph. News Limited. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "2012 ASTRA Award Finalists" (PDF). Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Galleries: 11 Faces To Watch In 2011". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ Edwards, Russell (22 May 2012). "Careless Love". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Cast announced for Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "MasterChef migration". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ Idato, Michael (1 March 2012). "Networking". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- 1 2 Kilkelly, Daniel (28 June 2012). "'Home and Away': New characters on the way". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ Miller, Erin (13–19 October 2012). "On the prowl". TV Week. ACP Magazines (41): 6–7.
- ↑ Knox, David (7 May 2015). "Hot property Hugo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ Cronin, Seanna (10 December 2014). "First look at Dwayne Johnson in San Andreas". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "All-Star Cast Announced For The Wrong Girl". Tenplay. Retrieved 20 September 2016.