Nationality Australian Other name The Shark | Other names The Shark | |
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Occupation Contestant on Game Show Similar Issa Schultz, Matt Parkinson, Anne Hegerty, Mark Labbett, Andrew O'Keefe Profiles | ||
Brydon Coverdale (born 14 December 1982) is an Australian quiz personality best known for being one of the "Chasers" on The Chase Australia, where he is nicknamed "The Shark".
Coverdale grew up in Camperdown in Victoria. In later life he moved to the city to study journalism. He is a fan of sport, particularly cricket. Other than his present-day appearance on The Chase Australia, he is a reporter for ESPNcricinfo, a news website exclusively for cricket. Prior to The Chase Australia, Coverdale appeared on several Australian quiz programs, including, Million Dollar Minute, where he won $307,000 in 2014. He became the first grand champion of Pass the Buck where he won $38,788 in 2002. He also won a total of $32,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, appeared on The Weakest Link in 2001, Deal or No Deal in 2005 and was a quarter-finalist on Letters and Numbers in 2011. He has also appeared on Sale of the Century and Wheel of Fortune.
On October 5, 2013, Coverdale married Zoe in Eltham, Melbourne, Australia.
