Meyne Wyatt Meyne Wyatt i(14527009 works by)
Born: Established: 1989 Kalgoorlie, Goldfields area, Southeast Western Australia, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yamaji ; Aboriginal Wongaii
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BiographyHistory

Mayne Wyatt made his name as an actor in films and television series including The Sapphires, The Broken Shore, Redfern Now, and a two-year role on Neighbours.

Born in Kalgoorlie, he attended Hale School in Perth until the age of thirteen, after which he completed a theatre course at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and then attended NIDA, graduating in 2010.

In 2019, his debut play was produced as part of the Queensland Theatre Company's season.

1n 2020 Wyatt became the first Indigenous artist to win the Archibald Packing Room Prize for his self portrait.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2020 finalist National Dreamtime Awards Arts and Entertainment Awards Actor of the Year
2020 winner Archibald Prize Packing Room Prize for self portrait.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Maku Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2022 23667798 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'Maku loves watching movies - it's his favourite thing in the world to do. He especially loves the ones about awesome superheroes saving the day. Maku's second most favourite thing to do is camping and going bush with his Nan and Pop.' (Publication summary)

2024 winner The DANZ Children's Book Award Chapter Books
2023 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Five to 8 Years
form y separately published work icon Heartbreak High ( dir. Gracie Otto et. al. )agent Australia : FremantleMedia Australia NewBe Netflix , 2022 23518505 2022 series - publisher film/TV

'A discovery makes AMERIE an instant pariah at Hartley High, and causes a mysterious and very public rift with her ride-or-die HARPER. With her new friends - outsiders QUINNI and DARREN - AMERIE must repair her reputation, while navigating love, sex, and heartbreak.'

Source: Netflix.

2023 winner The International Emmy Awards Kids: Live Action
2022 nominated Logie Awards Most Popular Drama Program
2022 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Television Drama Series
form y separately published work icon Total Control Black B*tch ( dir. Rachel Perkins et. al. )agent Australia : Blackfella Films Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2019-2023 15284926 2019 series - publisher film/TV

'An unlikely national hero, Alex is catapulted into government in a cynical power play. Used, abandoned and underestimated, now she's on a path that will send the political establishment into meltdown.'

Source: Screen Australia.

2024 nominated Logie Awards Most Outstanding Drama Series
2022 nominated Logie Awards Most Popular Drama Program
2021 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Television Drama Series
2019 winner Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Television Drama Series
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