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Steve Peacocke
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Stephen Peacocke at the Hercules premiere in Sydney (June 2014)
Born Stephen Peacocke
(1981-10-30) 30 October 1981 (age 42)
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006–present
Spouse(s) Bridgette Sneddon (m. 2014)

Stephen "Steve" Peacocke (born 30 October 1981) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Darryl Braxton, on popular soap opera Home and Away.

Early life

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Peacocke was born and raised in Dubbo, New South Wales. He spent three years unloading freight trucks and when he was 18, he spent a year working as a jackaroo in Bourke, for which he worked for $3 an hour. A year later he went to the University of Newcastle and studied communications. During his time at university, Peacocke took a keen interest in rugby, which he later gave up after many injuries and while recovering from an injury he auditioned for a play, leading to many performances for Newcastle University Conservatorium Theatre Productions.

Career

Peacocke knew he wanted to be an actor from the age of 16. He had many performances on stage at Newcastle University, one of which he was awarded a City of Newcastle Drama Award for his portrayal of Ricko in Nick Enright's A Property of the Clan in 2004.[1] He went on to act in the short play festival Brand Spanking New with actress Bel Deliá [2] in playwright/director Augusta Supple's work Interrupting Grace directed by Nick Curnow,[3] and also on Supple's later venture Stories from the 428. He also had a role in Kit Brookman's It Was Raining All Afternoon.[4]

Peacocke began his on-screen acting career in 2006 when he appeared in a small role in the award-winning Australian film Suburban Mayhem. His second feature is the 2011 film Burning Man, with Matthew Goode and Bojana Novakovic. Peacocke began appearing on television in 2007, when he played the role of Zeb Hall in medical drama series All Saints. His other television credits include Packed to the Rafters, Rake and the television film Emerald Falls in 2008, which starred Georgie Parker. Peacocke played a role in a parody of Rihanna's "Umbrella" music video called "Drifting in my cappella" with 1BUCK80.[5]

During 2010 Peacocke played a minor character in an early episode of Richard Roxburgh's series and Australian television drama Rake. early 2011, Peacocke received the role of Darryl "Brax" Braxton, a local River Boy, on the Australian soap opera Home and Away.[6] Peacocke also revealed his plans to work in the United States in the future.[7] In 2012, Peacocke won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent.[8] The following year, he won the Most Popular Actor award.[9] He also received a nomination for the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.[10] Peacocke announced his departure from Home and Away in February 2015. He filmed his final scenes in late 2014 and he made his last on-screen appearance 10 June 2015.[11] Two months later, Peacocke returned to Home and Away to shoot scenes for a secret storyline due to air in late 2015.[12]

Peacocke appears as Nic in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, an adaptation of Kim Barker's memoir The Taliban Shuffle.[13] He also appears in the adaptation of Me Before You as Nathan, opposite Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin.[14] Peacocke stars as Detective Josh Levine in the Australian television series Wanted.[15]

Personal life

Peacocke has been in a relationship with actress Bridgette Sneddon since 2005.[1][16] The couple met at the University of Western Sydney.[17] The couple announced their engagement on 7 March 2014 and married on the 24 December 2014 in a private ceremony.[18]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Suburban Mayhem Store Attendant
2007 All Saints Zeb Hall Episode: "Balancing Act"
2008 Emerald Falls Bushwalker Television film
2008 Cue Howard Sir William Delamere Short film
2009 Packed to the Rafters Waiter Episode: "Belonging"
2010 Rake Michael Warner Episode: "R v Mark"
2010 The Black Dog[19] Steven Short film
2010 The Robbery Interrogator Short film
2011 Telethon Himself Episode: 15 October 2011
2011 Burning Man
2011–2016 Home and Away Darryl "Brax" Braxton Main role
2014 Hercules Stephanos Supporting role
2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Nic
2016 Me Before You Nathan Post-production
2016 Wanted Detective Josh Levine Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Work
2012 Inside Soap Awards[20] Best Daytime Star Nominated Home and Away
Logie Awards Most Popular New Male Talent Won
2013 Inside Soap Awards[21] Best Daytime Star Won
Logie Awards Most Popular Personality on Television Nominated
Most Popular Actor Won
2014 Logie Awards Most Popular Personality on Television Nominated
Most Popular Actor Nominated
2015 Logie Awards Most Popular Personality on Television Nominated
Most Popular Actor Won
2016 Logie Awards[22] Best Actor Nominated

References

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