George Pullar
Born1995 or 1996 (age 27–28)[1]
Brisbane, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

George Pullar (born 1995/1996) is an Australian actor from Brisbane. He is known for his roles as Larry Forbes in the fifth season of the Australian drama series A Place to Call Home and Daniel Fletcher in the Network Ten drama series Playing for Keeps. His performance as Larry garnered an AACTA award nomination and the Casting Guild of Australia named him one of Australia's "Rising Stars Award" recipients in 2018. His followed this up scoring the lead role of Tyler in Moon Rock For Monday, an AACTA Award nominated film, directed by Kurt Martin.[2]

Early life

Pullar was born in Brisbane with a twin sister, Annie. Their mother originated from Adelaide and he has two other siblings.[1] Pullar wanted to pursue a football career during his childhood, inspired by his uncle's background in the AFL. He played for a children's club in Coorparoo before the family moved to Indooroopilly.[1] He then played for the Kenmore Australian Football Club where he decided that football would be unsuitable for him moving forward following a knee injury.[1]

Pullar attended Brisbane Grammar School and in his final two years was required to choose an additional subject. His mother convinced him to study drama and he then realised he had a "natural ease" for acting.[1] Due to his knee injury Pullar had the time to participate in a school theatrical performance. His drama teacher was impressed and encouraged Pullar to audition for a place at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He was successful and moved to Perth to begin his training, while his twin sister Annie became a Nine Network news reporter.[1] During his time studying at WAAPA, Pullar and fellow students created a series of plays on old age. They researched them through a partnership with Catholic Homes which allowed them to visit the elderly in care homes.[3] He also played the lead role of Vicomte de Valmont in a theatre performance of Dangerous Liaisons, which toured Hong Kong.[4]

Career

Pullar began his professional acting career by starring in the short film Riptide.[5] He also starred in another short film titled Two Girls, One on Each Knee as the Gentleman.[6] In 2017, it was announced that Pullar had been cast in the fifth season of the Australian drama series A Place to Call Home, playing mechanic Larry Forbes.[7] His performance gained him a nomination for the "Subscription Television Award for Best New Talent" at the 7th AACTA Awards.[8]

Pullar had also secured the role of Private Jarrod Vogel in the television series Fighting Season. The drama focuses on the lives of a group of soldiers after they return from duty in Afghanistan.[4][9] Pullar and his co-stars participated in an army boot camp run by current and former servicemen to prepare for filming; among the skills they practiced were "weapon familiarisation, weapon drills, approaching buildings, working as a group".[10] The filming schedules for Fighting Season and A Place To Call Home overlapped, but was allowed to take part in both because they were both commissioned by Foxtel.[11]

In May 2018, it was announced that he had secured the regular role of Daniel Fletcher in the Network Ten drama series Playing for Keeps. The show is about a group of AFL players and their wives' personal lives.[12] That year the actor travelled to the US to pursue his career and signed with the Los Angeles management Silver Lining Entertainment.[11] The Casting Guild of Australia chose Pullar as one of the ten recipients of the Rising Stars award for their 2018 ceremony.[13]

In 2019, Pullar secured the lead role of Tyler in his first feature film Moon Rock For Monday, directed by Kurt Martin and produced by Jim Robison, which was released in August 2020.[14][15] In February 2020, it was announced that Pullar had secured his first role in the United States. He signed up to play Garrett Cox in the Paramount Network drama series Coyote.[16] A casting director invited Pullar to audition for the role after viewing his audition tapes. He only received the role via a virtual audition broadcast from an underground hotel.[17] He also voiced the character Bradley Burrows in the animation movie Combat Wombat, which was released in October 2020.[18] Pullar appeared in a second season of Playing For Keeps but it was later cancelled. Pullar later revealed that he intended to leave the show if more series were planned.[17]

In 2021, Pullar completed filming a role in the movie It Only Takes a Night, alongside Eliza Taylor.[19][20] In 2022, Pullar released a short film titled Stonefish, which he wrote and appeared in. The film was screened as part of "Flickerfest's Best Of Australian Shorts" which toured nationally.[21] He also appeared in the ABC drama series Barons, playing the character of Bernie Hunter Jr.[22]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Riptide Matt Short film
2016 Two Girls, One on Each Knee Gentleman Short film
2017 A Place to Call Home Larry Forbes Recurring role
2018 Of Fish and Foe Himself Documentary
2018–2019 Playing for Keeps Daniel Fletcher Regular role
2018 Fighting Season Jarrod "Toast" Vogel Regular role
2020 Moon Rock For Monday Tyler Film role
2020 Combat Wombat Bradley Burrows Film role
2020 Coyote Garrett Cox Recurring role
2022 Stonefish Jonathon Short film
2022 Barons Bernie Hunter Jr Regular role
2023 It Only Takes a Night Andy Film

Awards and nominations

Year Format Association Category Nominated work Result
2017 Television AACTA Awards Subscription Television Award for Best New Talent A Place to Call Home (Season Five) Nominated[8]
2018 Television CGA Awards Rising Stars Award N/A Won[13]
2021 Film Australian Screen Industry Network Awards Best Actor Moon Rock For Monday Won[23]
2022 Short Film AACTA Awards Best Short Film Stonefish Nominated[24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Price, Amy (28 September 2018). "Brisbane Grammar School alumnus George Pullar to star in TV drama". The Courier-Mail. (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Kornits, Dov (4 November 2019). "Moon Rock for Monday Hits the Road". Film Ink. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "A Glimpse of Old Age". Catholic Homes. 14 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Private Jarrod Vogel (George Pullar)". Fox Showcase. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Riptide - Short Film by Phillip DAprile". Pozible. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Two Girls, One On Each Knee". Hewes Pictures. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "George Pullar guest stars as Larry Forbes in Season 5". Fox Showcase. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. 1 2 "2017 AACTA Nominations: All the Foxtel nominees". Foxtel. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Byrnes, Holly (8 September 2018). "Foxtel's new show Fighting Season takes up PTSD battle". news.com.au. (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Cronin, Seanna (18 October 2018). "Soldiers in fight for their sanity in new Aussie drama". Whitsunday Times. (HT&E). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  11. 1 2 Groves, Don (18 December 2018). "George Pullar on what he learned from 'Fighting Season'". If Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Ten announce cast for new drama Playing For Keeps". TV Blackbox. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  13. 1 2 Droves, Don (8 November 2018). "Casting Guild of Australia Awards finalists, Rising Stars announced". If Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  14. ↑ Groves, Don (12 August 2019). "George Pullar and tyro Ashlyn Louden-Gamble search for 'Moon Rock'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Review: Moon Rock for Monday". Cinema Australia. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  16. ↑ Petski, Denise (6 February 2020). "'Coyote': Paramount Network Drama Adds 12 To Recurring Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  17. 1 2 Doyle, Erin (27 August 2021). "Exclusive: Why Playing for Keeps' axing was a blessing in disguise for George Pullar". Who. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "Film Review: Combat Wombat is fresh, fun and inspiring". ArtsHub Australia. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  19. ↑ Frater, Patrick (21 April 2021). "Australian Independent Films 'It Only Takes a Night' and 'The Cost' Head Into Production". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "It Only Takes a Night (2021) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". Screen Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "George Pullar - scenestr of the day". Scenestr. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  22. ↑ Byram, Vickii (22 April 2022). "Barons barrels into the '70s surfing culture and how it changed friends into foes". The Standard. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  23. ↑ Papworth, Brenda (4 October 2022). "Australian Screen Industry Network Awards – 2021 Winners and Nominees". Australian Screen Industry Network Awards. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  24. ↑ Keast, Jackie (9 August 2022). "AACTA unveils short film nominees". IF Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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