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|yearsactive=2003 - present
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|sagarole=[[Riley]]
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'''Xavier Samuel''' (born December 10, 1984) is an Australian film and television actor. He will play [[Riley]] in the upcoming [[Eclipse (film)|''Eclipse'' movie]].
  
'''Xavier Samuel''' (born December 10, 1984) is an Australian film and television actor. He will play [[Riley]] in the upcoming [[Eclipse (film)|''Eclipse'' movie]].
   
 
Samuel grew up in Adeleide, South Australia. He graduated from Rostrevor College in 2001. Despite completing his studies at Rostrevor College, he undertook final year drama at Christian Brothers College, where his father taught English, due to a timetable clash. This notwithstanding, he played the part of Tom Snout in Rostrevor College's production of William Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' as well as playing the part of Belvile in CBC's production of Aphra Behn's ''The Rover'' (The Banished Cavaliers). He attended Flinders University Drama Centre in 2005 where he played Hamlet in the graduate production. During his time at university he was the lead singer of Adelaide band, Hyatus (formerly Degrees of Freedom).<ref>http://xaviersamuel.net/information/biography</ref> Samuel was recruited into the band by its bass player, Kelstar, who performed with him in the Banished Cavaliers.<ref>http://www.hyatus.com/bio.htm</ref> Samuel ultimately left Hyatus to pursue his film career.<ref>http://www.flixster.com/actor/xavier-samuel</ref> Samuel has also made theatre appearances in ''Osama the Hero'', for which his performance was well-received by the Sydney Morning Herald. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films ''September'' and ''Newcastle'', and confirmed in July 2009 that he had been cast to play [[Riley]] in ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]'', the third movie in the ''Twilight'' film franchise.
  
Samuel grew up in Adeleide, South Australia. He graduated from Rostrevor College in 2001. Despite completing his studies at Rostrevor College, he undertook final year drama at Christian Brothers College, where his father taught English, due to a timetable clash. This notwithstanding, he played the part of Tom Snout in Rostrevor College's production of William Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' as well as playing the part of Belvile in CBC's production of Aphra Behn's ''The Rover'' (The Banished Cavaliers). He attended Flinders University Drama Centre in 2005 where he played Hamlet in the graduate production. During his time at university he was the lead singer of Adelaide band, Hyatus (formerly Degrees of Freedom).<ref>http://xaviersamuel.net/information/biography</ref> Samuel was recruited into the band by its bass player, Kelstar, who performed with him in the Banished Cavaliers.<ref>http://www.hyatus.com/bio.htm</ref> Samuel ultimately left Hyatus to pursue his film career.<ref>http://www.flixster.com/actor/xavier-samuel</ref> Samuel has also made theatre appearances in ''Osama the Hero'', for which his performance was well-received by the Sydney Morning Herald. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films ''September'' and ''Newcastle'', and confirmed in July 2009 that he had been cast to play [[Riley]] in ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]'', the third movie in the ''Twilight'' film franchise.
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==Filmography==
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==Theatre==
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!style="background:#442A00;"|'''Year'''
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!style="background:#442A00;"|'''Film'''
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!style="background:#442A00;"|'''Role'''
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|2006
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|''[[wikipedia:2 Weeks with the Queen|2 Weeks with the Queen]]''
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|Colin
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|-
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|''[[wikipedia:Osama the Hero|Osama the Hero]]''
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|-
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|2007
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|''[[wikipedia:Mercury Fur|Mercury Fur]]''
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|}
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==Films==
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{|class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" border="2" style="font-size:90%;background:black;"
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|-align="center"
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!style="background:#442A00;"|'''Year'''
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!style="background:#442A00;"|'''Film'''
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!style="background:#442A00;"|'''Role'''
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|-
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|2003
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|''[[wikipedia:McLeod's Daughters|McLeod's Daughters]]''
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|Jason
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|2006
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|''[[wikipedia:2:37|2:37]]''
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|Theo
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|-
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|''Angela's Decision''
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|Will Turner
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|-
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|2007
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|''September''
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|Ed Anderson
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|2008
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|''[[wikipedia:Newcastle (film)|Newcastle]]''
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|Fergus
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|-
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|''Dream Life''
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|Boyd
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|2009
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|''The Loved Ones''
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|Brent
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|-
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|''Road Train''
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|Marcus
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|2010
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|''[[Eclipse (film)|The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]''
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|[[Riley]]
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==References==
  
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==External links==
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1882152/ Xavier Samuel] at the '''[[wikipedia:Internet Movie Database|Internet Movie Database]]'''
 
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Xavier Samuel (born December 10, 1984) is an Australian film and television actor. He will play Riley in the upcoming Eclipse movie.

Samuel grew up in Adeleide, South Australia. He graduated from Rostrevor College in 2001. Despite completing his studies at Rostrevor College, he undertook final year drama at Christian Brothers College, where his father taught English, due to a timetable clash. This notwithstanding, he played the part of Tom Snout in Rostrevor College's production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as well as playing the part of Belvile in CBC's production of Aphra Behn's The Rover (The Banished Cavaliers). He attended Flinders University Drama Centre in 2005 where he played Hamlet in the graduate production. During his time at university he was the lead singer of Adelaide band, Hyatus (formerly Degrees of Freedom).[1] Samuel was recruited into the band by its bass player, Kelstar, who performed with him in the Banished Cavaliers.[2] Samuel ultimately left Hyatus to pursue his film career.[3] Samuel has also made theatre appearances in Osama the Hero, for which his performance was well-received by the Sydney Morning Herald. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films September and Newcastle, and confirmed in July 2009 that he had been cast to play Riley in Eclipse, the third movie in the Twilight film franchise.

Filmography

Theatre

Year Film Role
2006 2 Weeks with the Queen Colin
Osama the Hero
2007 Mercury Fur

Films

Year Film Role
2003 McLeod's Daughters Jason
2006 2:37 Theo
Angela's Decision Will Turner
2007 September Ed Anderson
2008 Newcastle Fergus
Dream Life Boyd
2009 The Loved Ones Brent
Road Train Marcus
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Riley

References

  1. ↑ http://xaviersamuel.net/information/biography
  2. ↑ http://www.hyatus.com/bio.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.flixster.com/actor/xavier-samuel

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