Steve Peacocke

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Steve Peacocke
Stephen Peacocke at the Hercules premiere in Sydney (June 2014)
Born
Stephen Peacocke

(1981-10-30) 30 October 1981 (age 42)
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Spouse
Bridgette Sneddon
​
(m. 2014)​

Stephen Peacocke (born 30 October 1981) is an

Australian actor, who appeared in theatre productions and portrayed minor roles in television dramas and films, including Suburban Mayhem and All Saints. Peacocke rose to prominence for his portrayal as Darryl Braxton on the television soap opera Home and Away, (2011-2016). For his role he won the Logie Award for Most Popular Actor
on two occasions and is regarded as one of the show's most popular characters.

Following Peacocke departure from Home and Away, he went onto have minor roles in the box office films

ABC drama series The Newsreader
.

Early life

Peacocke was born in

A Property of the Clan.[2] He moved to Sydney in order to pursue his acting career and he lived in a share house in Stanmore, where he struggled to make rent before he was cast in Home and Away.[2]

Career

Peacocke appeared in the short play festival Brand Spanking New with actress Bel Deliá, in playwright/director Augusta Supple's work Interrupting Grace directed by Nick Curnow,[4] and also on Supple's later venture Stories from the 428. He also had a role in Kit Brookman's It Was Raining All Afternoon.[5]

Peacocke began his on-screen acting career in 2006 when he appeared in a small role in the Australian film

Rake and East West 101.[1] He also appeared in the television film Emerald Falls in 2008, which starred Georgie Parker. Peacocke played a role in a parody of Rihanna's "Umbrella" music video called "Drifting in my cappella" with 1BUCK80.[6] Peacocke appears in the 2011 feature film Burning Man, with Matthew Goode and Bojana Novakovic.[1]

In early 2011, Peacocke received the role of

Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent.[9] The following year, he won the Most Popular Actor award.[10] He also received a nomination for the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.[11] Peacocke announced his departure from Home and Away in February 2015. He filmed his final scenes in late 2014 and he made his last on-screen appearance 10 June 2015.[12] Two months later, Peacocke returned to Home and Away to shoot scenes for a storyline which aired in late 2015.[13]

Peacocke appears as Nic in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, an adaptation of Kim Barker's memoir The Taliban Shuffle.[14] He also appears in the adaptation of Me Before You as Nathan, opposite Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin.[15] Peacocke then starred as Detective Josh Levine in the 2016 Australian television series Wanted.[16] He also appeared in the comedy film Cooped Up.[17]

2019 saw Peacocke star alongside

Network Ten's drama series Five Bedrooms, which focuses on five people who buy a house together after meeting at a wedding.[18] The series was renewed for a second season, which began airing in August 2021, after a production delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] After starring in war film Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan,[20] Peacocke joined the cast of comedy drama Squinters for its second season,[21] and appeared in the drama Les Norton.[22]

Peacocke starred in the

AACTA Award nomination for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama.[27]

In February 2023, it was announced that Peacocke had joined the cast of Nine's crime drama Human Error, alongside Leeanna Walsman and Rahel Romahn. Production on the six-part series began that same month in Melbourne. Peacocke plays Detective Dylan Mackenzie.[28]

Personal life

Peacocke is a private man and has been dating Bridgette Sneddon since 2005.

University of Western Sydney and announced their engagement on 7 March 2014 and married the same year in a private ceremony.[31] In 2023, it was revealed that the couple have a daughter.[32]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Suburban Mayhem Store Attendant Feature film
2008 Cue Howard Sir William Delamere Short film
Emerald Falls Bushwalker Television film
2010 The Black Dog Steven Short film[33]
The Robbery Interrogator Short film
2011 Burning Man Paramedic Feature film
2014 Hercules Stephanos Feature film
2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Nic Feature film
Me Before You Nathan Feature film
Cooped Up Mike
2019 Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan Lieutenant Adrian Roberts Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 All Saints Zeb Hall Episode: "
Balancing Act
"
2009 Packed to the Rafters Waiter Episode: "Belonging"
2010 Rake Michael Warner Episode: "
R v Mark
"
2011 Telethon Himself Episode: 15 October 2011
2011–2016 Home and Away Darryl "Brax" Braxton Main cast
2016–2017 Wanted Detective Josh Levine Main cast
2019–2023 Five Bedrooms [34] Ben Chigwell Main cast
2019 Squinters [35] Brett
Les Norton Murray "Muzza" Norton
2020 Informer 3838
Paul Dale
 Miniseries
2021–present RFDS Pete Emerson Main cast
2021–present The Newsreader [36] Rob Rickards Main cast
2024 Human Error [37] Dylan Mackenzie

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref(s)
2012 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Home and Away Nominated [38]
Logie Awards Most Popular New Male Talent Won
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Won [39]
Logie Awards Most Popular Personality on Australian Television Nominated
Most Popular Actor Won
2014 Logie Awards Most Popular Personality on Australian Television Nominated
Most Popular Actor Nominated
2015 Logie Awards Most Popular Personality on Australian Television Nominated
Most Popular Actor Won
2016 Logie Awards Most Popular Actor Nominated [40]
2021 AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama The Newsreader Nominated [27]
2022 Logie Awards Most Popular Actor RFDS Nominated [41]

References

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  2. ^ a b c Edwards, Amy (10 February 2011). "Newcastle actor in Bra Boys inspired role". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ Vickery, Colin (14 February 2012). "River boy fight starts to hit home". The Advertiser. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Nick Curnow". Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Hop On The Bus – Gus!". jameswaites.ilatech.org. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Drifting in my Capella 1BUCK80 *OFFICIAL* Youtube Clip". YouTube.
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  8. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (12 September 2011) "'Home and Away' Steve Peacocke: 'US film work is my goal'". Digital Spy. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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  10. News Limited
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  13. ^ Moran, Jonathon (22 August 2015). "Home and Away star Steve Peacocke brings Brax back for one-off". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Former Home and Away star Steve Peacocke's next big gig opposite Tina Fey and Margot Robbie". The Daily Telegraph. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  15. ^ Dainty, Sophie (25 March 2015). "Home and Away's Steve Peacocke lands role in new Emilia Clarke film". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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  17. ^ Maddox, Garry (13 November 2016). "Nervous moments as Kane Guglielmi opens the film he sold his home to make". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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  20. ^ Cullen, Tamara (6 May 2019). "Stephen Peacocke Exclusive: 'My next big move!'". TV Week. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  21. ^ Mercado, Andrew (5 July 2019). "Mercado on TV: Stephen Peacocke, Squinters, Wayne Blair & Robbie Hood". Mediaweek. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  22. ^ Downie, Stephen (8 July 2019). "Home and Away icon Steve Peacocke's heartwarming announcement". New Idea. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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  24. ^ "Who's who in Nicola's world?". TV Soap. No. 11. 25 May 2020. p. 23.
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  27. ^ a b Burke, Kelly (31 October 2021). "AACTA awards 2021: The Newsreader, Nitram and High Ground scoop nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  28. ^ Knox, David (2 February 2023). "Production begins on Human Error for Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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  30. ^ "Soap heart-throb turns up the heat". The West Australian. Seven West Media. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  31. ^ "Steve Peacocke and Bridgette Sneddon are married!". New Idea. 13 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  32. ^ "Meet RFDS' Stephen Peacocke's daughter". New Idea. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  33. ^ "Black Dog a review". screentrek.com. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  34. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/01/cameras-roll-on-five-bedrooms-drama.html
  35. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/11/new-cast-join-squinters.html
  36. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/11/filming-underway-on-the-newsreader.html
  37. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/02/production-begins-on-human-error-for-nine.html
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  41. ^ Fowler, Bella (20 June 2022). "All the winners from the 2022 Logie Awards". news.com.au. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

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