Hunter Page-Lochard
Hunter Page-Lochard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hunter Djali Yumunu Page-Lochard 1993-07-04 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
Hunter Djali Yumunu Page-Lochard is an Australian stage and screen actor of both Aboriginal Australian and African-American descent. He is known for his roles in the films The Sapphires (2012), Around the Block (2013) and the 2016 TV series Cleverman.
Early life and education
Page-Lochard is the son of choreographer Stephen Page, who is from Brisbane, and Cynthia Lochard, from Manhattan, New York City.[1] Page-Lochard was born in Sydney. His mother, who is of African-American descent, was a dancer for the New York City Ballet[2] and is now a teacher for the Pilates Method. His father, who is descended from the Nunukul people and the Munaldjali of the Yugambeh people from southeast Queensland, was a dancer turned choreographer and became the artistic director for Bangarra Dance Theatre.[3][4] Page-Lochard credits his father, along with 11 uncles and aunts, with giving him much of his education, including at Bangarra.[5]
He attended St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney.[5]
In 2012, Page-Lochard graduated from Australian Film, Television and Radio School[6] with a Graduate Certificate in Story Development and Screenwriting Fundamentals,[7] and completed an Actors Residency course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Career
Stage
Page-Lochard first appeared on stage at six months old, held by his dad when he was dancing.[8] He later appeared in Skin (2000); Boomerang (2005); Bloodland (2012, for the Sydney Theatre Company and Adelaide Festival by Bangarra Dance Theatre); and Blak (2013).
He featured in Wesley Enoch's, Black Diggers (2014) a Queensland Theatre Company production. He then played the lead in Brothers Wreck (2014) by Jada Alberts at Sydney's Belvoir directed by Leah Purcell.[9] He played a role in ATYP's Sugarland (2014). He won the Sydney Theatre Awards' Best Newcomer Award for Black Diggers, Brothers Wreck and Sugarland.[10] He was nominated for a Helpmann Award in 2015 for Brothers Wreck. In 2015, he starred as Orestes in Belvoir's Elektra/Orestes.[11][12]
Film and TV
As a child, Page-Lochard appeared in short films, including Adrian Russell Wills' Arcadia (2002)[13] and Wayne Blair's The Djarn Djarns (2005), which won the Crystal Bear Award for Best Short Film at the Berlin International Film Festival.[14][15]
He appeared in guest roles on Water Rats (2001), East West 101 (2007), directed by Peter Andrikidis and ABC2's Soul Mates (2014).
He made his feature film debut in Rachel Perkins' award-winning film, Bran Nue Dae (2010).[16] He appeared in Wayne Blair's The Sapphires, which screened in Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival.[17] He also featured as the lead in Sarah Spillane's feature film, Around the Block (2013) alongside Christina Ricci.[18]
In 2015, he attended the Toronto International Film Festival for his father's feature film debut Spear (2015), in which he played the lead role as Djali.[19]
Page-Lochard appears as the lead in Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell's Cleverman on ABC Television in 2016.[19][20][21]
He directed and co-wrote (with Eryk Lenartowicz) his first short film Djali in 2017. It was selected for screening at the Sydney Film Festival and CinefestOZ in 2018.[22][23]
In 2020, he appeared in and co-directed the children's TV series Thalu, commissioned by National Indigenous Television and ABC Me.[24][25]
In 2023, Page-Lochard appeared in ABC drama The Newsreader,[26] for which he won an AACTA Award for best supporting actor.[5]
He plays a drug dealer in the police drama Critical Incident, released on 12 August 2024 on Stan.[5]
On 20 June 2025, Page-Lochard was named for SBS NITV co-commission Reckless.[27]
Advertising
Page-Lochard stars in a 2022 Hyundai television ad, called "Have you tried it?",[28] which was filmed in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.[29]
Filmography
Television appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Water Rats | Max Bullen | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Black Talk | N/A | |
| 2007 | East West 101 | Kari King | Episode: "Death at the Station" |
| 2012 | Woollo | Tradesmen | Television film |
| 2014 | Soul Mates | Tyrion | Episode: "Father Time" |
| 2015 | Shit Creek | Baby-Face Berkley | TV series |
| 2016–2017 | Cleverman | Koen West | 12 episodes |
| Wentworth | Shane Butler | 6 episodes | |
| 2018–21 | Harrow | Callan Prowd | 28 episodes |
| 2018 | Tidelands | Jared | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Les Norton | Billy Dunne | 10 episodes |
| 2020 | Thalu | The Trapper | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Fires | Mott | 6 episodes |
| Eden | Fred | 3 episodes | |
| 2022 | Barons | Reg Thompson | 8 episodes |
| Play School | Self | 1 episode | |
| 2023, 2025 | The Newsreader | Lynus Preston | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Critical Incident | Ty Egan | TV series 6 episodes |
| 2025 | Reckless | TBA | TV series |
Film appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kid Snow | Lizard | |
| 2024 | Lunacy | The Mongoose | |
| 2023 | How Can I Help You | Boss | Short |
| 2021 | Lustration VR | Short | |
| 2021 | Streamline | Josh Hill | |
| 2021 | Cooked | Daz/Dougie/Water Police | |
| 2015 | Spear | Djali | |
| 2014 | The Palace That I Live In | Jack | Short film |
| 2013 | Around the Block | Liam Wood | |
| 2012 | The Sapphires | Stevie Kayne | |
| 2009 | Bran Nue Dae | Peter | |
| 2005 | The Djarn Djarns | Frankie Dollar |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Cake Man | Baby | Bangarra Dance Theatre |
| 2000 | Skin | Dancer | |
| 2005 | Boomerang | Dancer | |
| 2012 | Bloodland | Runu | Sydney Theatre Company |
| 2013 | Blak | Dancer | Bangarra Dance Theatre |
| 2014 | Black Diggers | Bertie/Ensemble | Queensland Theatre Company |
| Brothers Wreck | Ruben | Belvoir St Theatre | |
| Sugarland | Jimmy | ATYP | |
| 2015 | Elektra/Orestes | Orestes | Belvoir St Theatre |
References
- ^ "Actor Hunter Page-Lochard reared backstage with Bangarra and takes next step at Belvoir". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Spring, Alexandra (14 March 2015). "Hunter Page-Lochard: the Greeks can teach us a thing or two about family". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Stephen Page". Bangarra. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Stephen Page". NAIDOC. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Pitt, Helen (12 August 2024). "Critical Incident Actor Hunter Page-Lochard wants audiences to be sick of him". The Age. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "High praise for young star of Around the Block". if.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "AFTRS Alumni Works Nominated for the 2020 Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network Award". Australian Film Television and Radio School. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Hunter Page-Lochard Interview - The Rap - RollerCoaster". abc.net.au. 21 June 2005. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Jada Alberts' play Brothers Wreck aims to get people talking". smh.com.au. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Hunter Page-Lochard on Elektra/Orestes: 'Absolute colour-blind casting'". smh.com.au. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Elektra / Orestes". Belvoir St Theatre. 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Spring, Alexandra (20 March 2015). "Elektra/Orestes review - Belvoir strips grandiose Greek legend back to reality". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Arcadia". NFSA. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Wayne Blair, writer/Director The Djarn Djarns". Australian Film Commission. 30 June 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "The Djarn Djarns". Alexander Street. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Hunter Page-Lochard". IMDb. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "THE SAPPHIRES". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Buchanan, Matt; Ellis, Scott (12 July 2012). "Around the Block one final time". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Hunter Page talks about his journey as an actor and Bangarra's first dedicated work for children". 3 Kool n Deadly. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Page-Lochard, Hunter (23 June 2017). "Hunter Page-Lochard On Cleverman Season Two: "It's Time For The Fight Scenes"". GQ Australia (Interview). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Cleverman breaks new ground for original drama". if.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Abbott, Vanessa (1 June 2018). "Djali". Australian Cinematographer Magazine. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Djali - 2017". Screen Australia. The Screen Guide. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Tan, Teresa (1 August 2020). "Kids TV show Thalu works with Pilbara community to create positive role models". ABC News. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Thalu: get ready for a bold new children's show". NITV. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (10 September 2023). "The Newsreader season two review – raises the stakes and ups the ante". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Knox, David (20 June 2025). "NITV / SBS shooting new WA thriller, Reckless. | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Hyundai - starring Hunter Page-Lockhard on Vimeo October 2022
- ^ Hyundai - Behind the scenes - Have you tried it? on YouTube 17 October 2022
External links
- Hunter Page-Lochard at IMDb
- Hunter Page-Lochard at Bangarra