Australian actor and singer (born 1989)
Keegan Joyce
Born (1989-08-25 ) 25 August 1989 (age 35) Occupation(s) Actor, musician Years active 2002–present Website http://keeganjoyce.com/
Keegan Joyce (born 25 August 1989) is an Australian actor and singer.
Early life
Joyce attended The King's School from 2002 until his graduation in 2007. He graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2014.
Career
Joyce began his professional career when he portrayed the eponymous character in Cameron Mackintosh's production of Oliver! . He was the longest serving actor to play Oliver in the musical production of Oliver! touring Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore.[ 1] In 2006, Joyce joined the cast of the Australian production of Titanic: A New Musical . He also appeared in the 2006 film Superman Returns as a boy with a camera.
In 2009, Joyce played the character Starkey in the Doctor Who spin-off series K9 . He portrayed the role of Andrej in the 2014-2015 Australian season of the musical Once .[ 2]
In 2010, Joyce played Finnegan "Fuzz" Greene in Australian television series Rake .[ 3] His character, teenage son of the series' protagonist "Cleaver Greene" played by Richard Roxburgh , appeared in all 8 episodes of the first season and has since appeared in all subsequent seasons of the show.
In 2014, he joined the cast of Please Like Me as Arnold, a young gay man who has an anxiety disorder.[ 4]
On 1 September 2016, Joyce independently released his first album, Snow on Higher Ground .[ 5] This was released on iTunes , Bandcamp, and on a limited vinyl.[ 6]
In April 2018, Joyce starred in a production of Big River -The Adventures of Huck Finn .[ 7]
In 2021, Joyce released a single, make a break for the ocean,[ 8] under the pseudonym alter echo.
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2004
For Every Year
Boy
Short film
2006
Superman Returns
Boy with Camera
2009
Wall Boy
Wall Boy
Short film
2013
Greg's First Day
Greg
Short film
2017
Picking Up
Nathan
Short film
2018
Paper Cut
Guy
Short film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2009–10
K-9
Starkey
Main role, 26 episodes
2010–18
Rake
Finnegan "Fuzz" Greene
Main role, 33 episodes
2011
Rescue: Special Ops
Todd Rouse
Episode 3x13: The Dunes
2014–16
Please Like Me
Arnold
Main role, 26 episodes
2023
Wellmania
Sebastian
Musical
Year
Title
Role
Theatre
Location
2002
Oliver!
Oliver Twist
Lyric Theatre
Star City, Darling Harbour
2006
Titanic [ 9]
Theater Royal
Sydney
2010
Edges – A Song Cycle [ 10]
Parade Theatre
Kensington
2014–2015
Once [ 11]
Andrej
Princess Theatre
Melbourne
2018
Evie May
Cole
Hayes Theatre
Sydney[ 12]
Theatre
Year
Title
Role
Theatre
Location
2017
Vivid White [ 13]
Rake[ 14]
Sumner Theatre
Perth
2019
Solaris [ 15]
Ray[ 16]
Tour: Lyric Hammersmith,[ 17] Royal Lyceum Theatre[ 18]
Tour: London, Edinburgh etc.
2020
Cloudstreet [ 19]
Quick
His Majesty’s Theatre[ 20]
Perth
2020
Rules for Living [ 21]
Matthew
Opera House
Sydney
2023
Nosferatu[ 22] [ 23]
Tom
Malthouse Theatre
Melbourne
2023
Hour of the Wolf[ 24] [ 25]
Malthouse Theatre
Melbourne
Discography
References
^ Adamson, Judy (17 May 2002). "Oliver's army" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 30 October 2010 .
^ Matt Myers (August 2018). "Actors. Keegan Joyce" .
^ "Captain of cool: Sydney's Keegan Joyce" . 8 April 2014.
^ Bulbeck, Pip (17 February 2014). "GLAAD-Nominated Aussie Comedy 'Please Like Me' to Get Second Season" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 26 March 2015 .
^ "Snow on Higher Ground by Keegan Joyce on Apple Music" . iTunes . Retrieved 3 December 2016 .
^ "Snow on Higher Ground, by Keegan Joyce" . Keegan Joyce . Retrieved 3 December 2016 .
^ https://twitter.com/keeganjoyce/status/985800287809089536 [dead link ]
^ make a break for the ocean , 29 October 2021, retrieved 25 November 2023
^ Michaela Boland (2 November 2006). "Review: 'Titanic' " . Variety.com . Retrieved 20 July 2017 .
^ roy Dodds (26 February 2010). "New song cycle to debut in Sydney" .
^ "Keegan Joyce Interview (Once the Musical)" . 16 January 2015.
^ Matt Edwards (19 August 2018). "Hayes announces amazing cast for Evie May" .
^ Patricia Maunder. "Vivid White (Melbourne Theatre Company). Eddie Perfect's new satirical play is an unpredictable, often caustically funny poke at its white, middle-class audience" .
^ "Vivid White" .
^ Hannah Story. "Keegan Joyce Finds Humour In Other People's Misfortune – And, Of Course, His Own" .
^ Mark Fisher (15 September 2019). "Solaris review – love and loneliness collide in best take yet on sci-fi classic" . The Guardian .
^ Anne Cox. "Cult sci-fi hit Solaris sets course for Lyric Hammersmith" .
^ David Pollock. "Solaris. "An evocative adaptation" " .
^ Nathan Hondros (3 March 2020). "As hell heads to Freo, Perth Festival marks high water with Cloudstreet homecoming" .
^ Zoe Barron (24 February 2020). "Review: Cloudstreet, Perth Festival (WA)" .
^ David Kary (12 November 2020). "Rules for Living @ Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House" .
^ Nguyen, Giselle Au-Nhien (17 February 2023). "Nosferatu review – camp take on vampire classic is good fun" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 24 November 2023 .
^ "Malthouse Theatre - Nosferatu" . Malthouse Theatre . Retrieved 24 November 2023 .
^ "Malthouse Theatre - Hour of the Wolf" . Malthouse Theatre . Retrieved 24 November 2023 .
^ Byrne, Tim (20 October 2023). "Hour of the Wolf review – is this the end of immersive theatre?" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 24 November 2023 .
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