Michael Sheasby
Born
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Alma materNational Institute of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
TelevisionHome and Away
A Place to Call Home
The Secrets She Keeps
The Luminaries

Michael Sheasby is an Australian actor, known for his roles as Steve Carmody in the Seven Network television soap opera Home and Away (2012), as Bert Ford in the Seven Network drama series A Place to Call Home (2013–2014),[1] as Hayden Cole in the Network Ten psychological thriller drama The Secrets She Keeps (2020)[2] and as Walter Moody in the TVNZ drama television miniseries The Luminaries (2020)[3] wherein viewers were entranced by the authenticity of his Scottish accent.

Early life

Sheasby was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and immigrated with his family to Australia in 2001.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Rescue Special Ops Alex Reynolds Episode: "Class of Their Own"
2012 Home and Away Steve Carmody 5 episodes
2013 Felony Policeman at Ankhila's house Film
2013 In Your Dreams Stefan Episode: "Vermisst"
2013–2014 A Place to Call Home Bert Ford 7 episodes
2016 Love Child Michael Episode: #3.10
2016 Hacksaw Ridge 'Tex' Lewis Film
2018 The Nightingale Aidan Carroll Film
2020 The Secrets She Keeps Hayden Cole 5 episodes
2020 The Luminaries Walter Moody Miniseries, 2 episodes

Stage

Year Title Role Writer Director Venue
2014 Henry V Henry V[4] William Shakespeare Damien Ryan Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
2016 Arcadia Valentine Coverly[5] Tom Stoppard Richard Cottrell Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2018 Casting Guild of Australia Rising Star Award [6]
2019 9th AACTA Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [7]

References

  1. ↑ "A Place to Call Home: cast". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Secrets She Keeps: Where have you seen the cast before – from Downton Abbey to Arrow, 6 July 2020". Metro.
  3. ↑ "Meet the cast and characters of The Luminaries, 17 June 2020". Radio Times. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bell Shakespeare's wartime twist on Henry V, 16 May 2014". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sydney Reviews, 13 February 2016". Australian Stage. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Casting Guild of Australia Awards finalists, Rising Stars announced, 8 November 2018". Casting Guild of Australia. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "WINNERS & NOMINEES 2019 AACTA Awards". AFI AACTA. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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