Brenton Thwaites

Biography

Brenton Thwaites is an Australian actor who started out in his home country, born in Cairns, Queensland, and trained at the Queensland University of Technology before graduating in 2010. He made his film debut in the independent Charge Over You and then won a starring role in the teen drama Slide, followed by a recurring part on the soap opera Home and Away. After moving to the United States, he took the male lead in Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012) and went on to appear in Oculus (2014), Son of a Gun (2014), Maleficent (2014), The Signal (2014), The Giver (2014), for which he received the Australians in Film Breakthrough Award, and Gods of Egypt (2016). He later starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) and An Interview with God (2018), and played Dick Grayson, known as Robin and Nightwing, in the series Titans.

37years old

Turns 38 on August 10in 296 days

Born August 10, 1989Cairns
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 14 years2012 to 2026

Genres

Drama35%, 6 films
Action29%, 5 films
Adventure24%, 4 films
Horror24%, 4 films
Thriller24%, 4 films

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Getting ready for a role
Brenton Thwaites auditioned up to 10 times before landing the part of JR in the 2014 crime thriller Son of a Gun.
Early training
After graduating from Queensland University of Technology in 2010, where he trained in acting for three years, Thwaites moved to Sydney to appear in the soap opera Home and Away.
First role
Before he finished at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Thwaites had his first film role in Charge Over You, a 2010 independent film. After graduating, he was in the short film Headsmen and one episode of Sea Patrol.
First role
At 16, Thwaites gave his first live audience performance in Romeo and Juliet, a moment that turned his interest toward acting.
A role that slipped away
Thwaites was recast in his Maleficent role as Prince Phillip for the 2019 sequel, with Harris Dickinson taking over because of scheduling conflicts.

Brenton Thwaites movies on Netflix

We Bury the Dead2026IMDb rating 5.6as Clay
How to Make Gravy2024IMDb rating 7.0as Dan
Ghosts of War2020IMDb rating 5.6as Chris
I Met a Girl2020IMDb rating 6.2as Devon Cassidy
A Violent Separation2019IMDb rating 5.8as Norman Young
An Interview with God2018IMDb rating 5.8as Paul
Office Uprising2018IMDb rating 5.6as Desmond
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017IMDb rating 6.5as Henry Turner
Gods of Egypt2016IMDb rating 5.4as Bek
Maleficent2014IMDb rating 6.9as Prince Phillip
Oculus2014IMDb rating 6.6as Tim Russell
Ride2014IMDb rating 5.7as Angelo
Son of a Gun2014IMDb rating 6.4as JR
That Sugar Film2014IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
The Giver2014IMDb rating 6.4as Jonas
The Signal2014IMDb rating 6.0as Nic Eastman
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening2012IMDb rating 5.3as Dean McMullen

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Henry Turner
IMDb rating 6.5392K votes
Oculus2014 Horroras Tim Russell
IMDb rating 6.6152K votes
Gods of Egypt2016as Bek
IMDb rating 5.4137K votes
The Giver2014as Jonas
IMDb rating 6.4132K votes
The Signal2014as Nic Eastman
IMDb rating 6.074K votes
Maleficent2014as Prince Phillip
IMDb rating 6.9428K votes
Son of a Gun2014as JR
IMDb rating 6.431K votes
Office Uprising2018as Desmond
IMDb rating 5.618K votes

Most often with

Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Geoffrey Rush

Damon Herriman

Alan Ritchson

Joel Jackson

Dan Paris

Films together

Geoffrey Rush2 films together, 2016 to 2017
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- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017IMDb rating 6.5Thwaites as Henry TurnerRush as Captain Hector Barbossa
- Gods of Egypt2016IMDb rating 5.4Thwaites as BekRush as Ra
Damon Herriman2 films together, 2014 to 2024
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- How to Make Gravy2024IMDb rating 7.0Thwaites as DanHerriman as Roger
- Son of a Gun2014IMDb rating 6.4Thwaites as JRHerriman as Wilson
Alan Ritchson2 films together, 2018 to 2020
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- Ghosts of War2020IMDb rating 5.6Thwaites as ChrisRitchson as Butchie
- Office Uprising2018IMDb rating 5.6Thwaites as DesmondRitchson as Bob
Joel Jackson2 films together, 2020 to 2026
Joel Jackson's page
- We Bury the Dead2026IMDb rating 5.6Thwaites as ClayJackson as Anxious Bus Volunteer
- I Met a Girl2020IMDb rating 6.2Thwaites as Devon CassidyJackson as Nick Cassidy
Dan Paris2 films together, 2020 to 2026
Dan Paris's page
- We Bury the Dead2026IMDb rating 5.6Thwaites as ClayParis as Captain Vance
- I Met a Girl2020IMDb rating 6.2Thwaites as Devon CassidyParis as Male Host

Box office

What Brenton Thwaites's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.8 billion

10 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

10Worldwide figure
2US gross only
3Never in cinemas
2Figure not found

Top grosser

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017Henry Turner$796 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017as Henry Turner
$796M43.6% of the total
2
Maleficent2014as Prince Phillip
$759M41.6% of the total
3
Gods of Egypt2016as Bek
$151M8.3% of the total
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The Giver2014as Jonas
$67M3.7% of the total
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Oculus2014as Tim Russell
$44M2.4% of the total
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We Bury the Dead2026as Clay
$3.7M0.2% of the total
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The Signal2014as Nic Eastman
$2.7M0.1% of the total
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Son of a Gun2014as JR
$660K0.0% of the total