Brenton Thwaites

Brenton Thwaites (born 10 August 1989) is an Australian actor who is known for his portrayal of Luke Gallagher in the Fox8 teen drama series Slide (2011), and later Stu Henderson in the soap opera Home and Away (2011–2012). Since moving to the United States, Thwaites has had major roles in the films Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012), Oculus (2013), The Giver (2014), Gods of Egypt (2016), and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). 2Early life Thwaites was born on 10 August 1989 in Cairns, Queensland, to Fiona and Peter Thwaites. He has a sister, Stacey. He underwent secondary education at Cairns State High School in Far North Queensland, graduating in 2006. During his youth, Thwaites was drawn to the idea of becoming a policeman or a firefighter, having been interested in movies involving the latter. However, his interests diverted to the processes of filmmaking and "letting [one's] personality shine through so many different characters." At the age of 16, Thwaites gave his first performance in front of a live audience in a rendition of the Shakespeare tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Thwaites studied acting at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for three years, before graduating in 2010. He then relocated to Sydney to join the long-running soap opera Home and Away before moving to the United States in 2011/12 to pursue his career in acting. 2Career Prior to graduating from the Queensland University of Technology, Thwaites made his film debut in Charge Over You, a 2010 independent fil