Stephen Peacocke

Biography

Stephen Peacocke is an Australian actor who first drew notice for his portrayal of Darryl Braxton on the soap opera Home and Away. Born in Dubbo, New South Wales, he began screen acting in 2006 with a small role in Suburban Mayhem and appeared on television in All Saints in 2007. His run as Darryl Braxton from 2011 to 2016 made him one of the show's most popular characters and won him a Logie for Most Popular New Male Talent in 2012 and the Most Popular Actor award in 2013, plus a Gold Logie nomination. He later had roles in the films Hercules (2014), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016), and Me Before You (2016). On television he starred as Detective Josh Levine in Wanted and appeared in Five Bedrooms, RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service, and The Newsreader, earning an AACTA Award nomination for the latter. He also appears in Before Dawn (2024).

44years old

Turns 45 on October 30in 18 days

Born October 30, 1981Dubbo
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 8 years2016 to 2024

Every film, newest first

2024Before DawnIMDb rating 5.5
2016Me Before YouIMDb rating 7.4
2016Whiskey Tango FoxtrotIMDb rating 6.6

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First role
Stephen Peacocke won a City of Newcastle Drama Award in 2004 for playing Ricko in the production A Property of the Clan, a stage role that came before his screen career.
Early training
Stephen Peacocke studied communications at the University of Newcastle. Glenn Hazeldine taught him a drama class there and encouraged him to take up acting.
A change of course
In his twenties, while trying to start an acting career, Peacocke held many laboring jobs, among them a jackaroo position paying $3 an hour and unloading freight trucks.
Getting ready for a role
Stephen Peacocke took on the part of flight nurse Pete Emerson in RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service, a drama series from 2021. Getting ready for the role, he trained with a nurse and talked to those who had worked alongside the Flying Doctor Service.