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Occupation
  
Actor

Children
  
Levi Le Nevez

Partner
  
Michelle Smith

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Matthew Nevez


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Born
  
10 January 1979 (age 45) (
1979-01-10
)
Canberra, Australia

Education
  
National Institute of Dramatic Art

Awards
  
Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor, AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama

Movies and TV shows
  
Offspring, Man‑Thing, The Tender Hook, Peaches, Feed

Similar People
  
Asher Keddie, Debra Oswald, Brett Leonard, John Edwards, Jonathan Ogilvie

Profiles

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Matthew "Matt" Le Nevez (born 10 January 1979 in Canberra) is an award-winning Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Doctor Patrick Reid in the TV series Offspring and as Detective Brian Dutch in the Tasmanian Gothic sci-fi television show The Kettering Incident.

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Early life

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Le Nevez was born in Canberra in 1979 and attended The French-Australian Preschool, Telopea Park School and St Edmund's College, Canberra before accepted into NIDA aged 17. He graduated in 1999.

Career

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Le Nevez took a small role in an Australian-made sci-fi series, Farscape, followed by a part in teen drama Head Start. In 2002 he appeared in his first feature film Garage Days playing a drug-fuelled rock star. He then played Aaron Reynolds, accomplice to the notorious Brenden James Abbott the Post Card Bandit, in the TV miniseries of the same name.

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In 2003 came a break-through role, that of rough and ready Bullet Sheather in the ABC Television miniseries Marking Time, for which Le Nevez won an AFI Television Award in 2004 for Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama or Comedy.

In 2005 Le Nevez star in his first American film in one Marvel feature film Man-Thing as Sheriff Kyle Williams.

The film Peaches saw him sharing a screen with Hugo Weaving and Jacqueline McKenzie, but it was the role in 2006 of notorious Mathew Wales (convicted of the murders of his mother Margaret Wales-King and stepfather Paul King) in the TV movie The Society Murders that won Le Nevez critical acclaim. He won the Most Outstanding Actor on Australian television Logie Award in 2006.

Le Nevez stars in the Australian film The Tender Hook. Written and directed by Jonathan Ogilvie, it is the story of Iris (Rose Byrne) and a love triangle that includes her roguish English lover, McHeath and Art (Matt Le Nevez), an earnest young boxer. The film also stars his previous acting colleague, Hugo Weaving.

Le Nevez appeared as the boyfriend of "Kate" (Sibylla Budd) in the Come Walkabout commercial for Tourism Australia, directed by Baz Luhrmann.

In 2010, he appeared in Legend of the Seeker as Leo, the new Seeker. In 2011, he became a regular in the Network Ten comedy/drama Offspring as anaethetist Dr Patrick Reid, and continued in season 3 (2012), 4 (2013) and after his characters death in dream sequences during season 5 (2014). His character was killed off due to his choice to leave the show in 12th episode of season 4 on the 7 August 2013, and made Australian headlines following an outpouring of grief from Offspring fans.

In 2012 he played the part of former Australian cricketer Dennis Lillee in the miniseries Howzat! Kerry Packer's War about Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket.

He played the part of Damien Parer in the 2014 television film Parer's War.

In 2014 despite leaving Offspring to pursue acting in America it was reported that Le Nevez was joining the cast of Australian T.V. series Love Child. It was announced in July 2014 that he would be co-starring in upcoming drama series The Kettering Incident.

In 2016 he starred in Brock, a Channel 10 miniseries, as Australian motor racing legend Peter Brock.

Personal life

In 2014, Le Nevez and his partner Michelle Smith welcomed their son Levi Le Nevez.

Le Nevez is an avid supporter of Richmond in the AFL and Canberra Raiders in the NRL.

Filmography

Actor
2019
Absentia (TV Series) as
Cal Isaac
- Iterum Nata (2020) - Cal Isaac
- Veritas Aequitas (2020) - Cal Isaac
- Tenebris (2020) - Cal Isaac
- Liberavit (2020) - Cal Isaac
- In Quo Ego Vado Vos (2020) - Cal Isaac
- Quid Pro Quo (2020) - Cal Isaac
- Nosce Inimicum (2020) - Cal Isaac
- Alea Iacta Est (2020) - Cal Isaac
- Capta Est (2020) - Cal Isaac
- Tabula Rasa (2020) - Cal Isaac
- Accomplice (2019) - Cal Isaac
- Committed (2019) - Cal Isaac
- Aggression (2019) - Cal Isaac
- Boom (2019) - Cal Isaac
- Cover (2019) - Cal Isaac
- Bolo (2019) - Cal Isaac
- Offenders (2019) - Cal Isaac
- Guilty (2019) - Cal Isaac
- Madness (2019) - Cal Isaac
- Casualties (2019) - Cal Isaac
2019
The Widow (TV Series) as
Will Mason
- Nigel (2019) - Will Mason
- Will (2019) - Will Mason
- The Spider and the Web (2019) - Will Mason
- Violet (2019) - Will Mason
- The Survivors (2019) - Will Mason
- Green Lion (2019) - Will Mason
- Mr. Tequila (2019) - Will Mason
2017
Kingdom (TV Series)
- Platinum Level (2017)
2017
Australia Day as
Homicide Detective Mitchell Collyer
2017
Unit Zero (TV Movie) as
Dave Trace
2016
Brock (TV Mini Series) as
Peter Brock
- Episode #1.2 (2016) - Peter Brock
- Episode #1.1 (2016) - Peter Brock
2011
Offspring (TV Series) as
Patrick Reid
- Sisters Aren't Doing It for Themselves (2016) - Patrick Reid
- Just Keep Swimming (2016) - Patrick Reid
- When Life Gives You Lemons- (2014) - Patrick Reid
- The Story of My Life (2014) - Patrick Reid
- Winners and Losers (2014) - Patrick Reid
- Moving On (2014) - Patrick Reid
- When Sparks Fly (2014) - Patrick Reid
- Back in the Game (2014) - Patrick Reid
- The Bond Between Sisters (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Goodbye Patrick (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Dialing Up the Crazy (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Matters of the Heart (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Numbing the Pain (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Freaking the Freak Out (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Smoking Situations (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Difficulty (2013) - Patrick Reid
- The Things We Do for Love (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Keeping It in the Family (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Truth Time (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Second Chances (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Outside of the Comfort Zone (2013) - Patrick Reid
- Pregnant Pause (2012) - Patrick Reid
- Insecurity (2012) - Patrick Reid
- Goodbye Is Always Hard (2012) - Patrick Reid
- The Aftermath (2012) - Patrick Reid
- Chaos (2012) - Patrick Reid
- One Night Stand Off (2012) - Patrick Reid
- Drink, Drank, Drunk (2012) - Patrick Reid
- Partners in Crisis (2012) - Patrick Reid
- Allegations (2012) - Patrick Reid
- Time (2012) - Patrick Reid
- Fertility Woes (2012) - Patrick Reid
- Secrets and Lies (2012) - Patrick Reid
- Happiness Is a Delusion (2012) - Patrick Reid
- Proudman Wedding Curse (2011) - Patrick Reid
- What Goes Around Comes Around (2011) - Patrick Reid
- Complications (2011) - Patrick Reid
- Acceptance (2011) - Patrick Reid
- Just Keep Talking (2011) - Patrick Reid
- Two Different Places (2011) - Patrick Reid
- Cheating on Your Test (2011) - Patrick Reid
- Behind Closed Doors (2011) - Patrick Reid
- The Way You Are (2011) - Patrick Reid
- Together, We Are One (2011) - Patrick Reid
- Dates, Decisions & Divorces (2011) - Patrick Reid
- Baby Bumps (2011) - Patrick Reid
- The Return (2011) - Patrick Reid
2016
The Kettering Incident (TV Mini Series) as
Brian Dutch
- The Homecoming (2016) - Brian Dutch
- Madness (2016) - Brian Dutch
- Roy (2016) - Brian Dutch
- The Forest (2016) - Brian Dutch
- The Mill (2016) - Brian Dutch
- The Search (2016) - Brian Dutch
- The Lights (2016) - Brian Dutch
- Anna (2016) - Brian Dutch
2015
Love Child (TV Series) as
Jim Marsh
2015
Runner (TV Movie) as
Adam
2015
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (TV Mini Series) as
Bat Masterson
- Capsize (2015) - Bat Masterson
- The Sister's Grimke (2015) - Bat Masterson
2014
Parer's War (TV Movie) as
Damien Parer
2013
The Glades (TV Series) as
Alexander Barnes
- Gallerinas (2013) - Alexander Barnes
2012
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War (TV Mini Series) as
Dennis Lillee
- Episode #1.2 (2012) - Dennis Lillee
- Episode #1.1 (2012) - Dennis Lillee
2011
Deserted (Short) as
'Boyfriend'
2010
Cops LAC (TV Series) as
Ben Ellis
- Ghost House (2010) - Ben Ellis
2010
Legend of the Seeker (TV Series) as
Leo
- Unbroken (2010) - Leo
- Perdition (2010) - Leo
- Dark (2010) - Leo
2008
The Tender Hook as
Art Walker (as Matt Le Nevez)
2007
Sea Patrol (TV Series) as
Julian Wiseman
- What Lies Beneath (2007) - Julian Wiseman
2007
What They Don't Know (Short) as
Stan
2006
Emulsion as
Actor
2006
The Society Murders (TV Movie) as
Matthew Wales
2005
CIA: Crime Investigation Australia (TV Series documentary) as
John Myles Sharpe
- Contract to Kill/The Mornington Monster (2005) - John Myles Sharpe
2005
Feed as
Nigel
2005
Man-Thing as
Kyle
2005
A Family Legacy (Short) as
NZ Batsman 1
2004
Love My Way (TV Series) as
Jai
- Spin Cycle (2004) - Jai
2004
Peaches as
Brian
2004
Rapid Response (TV Movie) as
Senior Constable Rhino
2004
Blue Heelers (TV Series) as
Matt Proctor
- Reasonable Doubt: Live (2004) - Matt Proctor
2003
Marking Time (TV Movie) as
Bullet Sheather
2003
The Postcard Bandit (TV Movie) as
Aaron Reynolds (as Matt Le Nevez)
2003
White Collar Blue (TV Series) as
Larry Drevo
- Episode #1.20 (2003) - Larry Drevo
2002
MDA (TV Series) as
Sam Livingstone
- Rites of Passage (2002) - Sam Livingstone
- Human Error (2002) - Sam Livingstone
- Minder Games (2002) - Sam Livingstone
- Break It Gently (2002) - Sam Livingstone
2002
Garage Days as
Toby
2001
All Saints (TV Series) as
Andy Barton
- Law of the Jungle (2001) - Andy Barton (as Matthew Lenevez)
2001
Head Start (TV Mini Series) as
Terry Vaughan
- Winner Takes All (2001) - Terry Vaughan
- Dischord (2001) - Terry Vaughan
- Make or Break (2001) - Terry Vaughan
2000
Farscape (TV Series) as
Caveman Crichton
- My Three Crichtons (2000) - Caveman Crichton
Self
2021
Celebrity MasterChef Australia (TV Series) as
Self - Contestant
- Grand Finale (2021) - Self - Contestant
- Premiere (2021) - Self - Contestant
2011
The Project (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.482 (2011) - Self
2006
Peaches: Interviews (Video documentary short) as
Self - Actor
Archive Footage
2002
Garage Days: Goofs Reel (Video short) as
Self / Toby

References

Matthew Le Nevez Wikipedia