Mark Furze
Born (1986-05-07) 7 May 1986
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, Musician
Height5.11 (180 cm)
SpouseLaural Barrett (m. 2015)

Mark Furze (born 7 May 1986) is an Australian actor and musician.

Career

Furze starred in several productions by the Orange Theatre Company, playing the lead role in a version of Oliver! aged 10.[1] His first TV appearance was in the children's television program Outriders,[1] followed by a role in the film Balmain Boys.[2] At the age of 14 Furze was cast in Water Rats.[3] He appeared also in the movie Jessica as the son of the main character.

Furze was cast to play Ric Dalby in Home and Away from September 2004 until he left on 24 July 2008. He took part in It Takes Two, a celebrity singing challenge, partnered with Rachael Beck. The pair came third overall. Furze appeared as a contestant on the 2007 UK TV show Soapstar Superstar, filmed in Manchester, England,[4] finishing third in the competition behind Emmerdale's Hayley Tamaddon and Coronation Street's Antony Cotton. He was listed in Cleo magazine's annual Most Eligible Bachelors list in 2006.

He played the lead role in the short film "Count Me In", written and directed by Johnny Barker and Jared Kahi. Produced by Lense Flare productions as part of the Coca-Cola beach base activation in Summer 2008–2009, this interactive short film was shot on location at beaches around New Zealand and stars Furze as 'Cam'.[5]

Furze portrayed "Trent" in the television series Underbelly: The Golden Mile in 2010.[6][7] He also played the role of Damian in the Australian feature film A Heartbeat Away,[8] and played the role of "Dodd" in the US thriller Strays.

Furze has also played in rock bands, forming the band Falcon Road,[9] and joining New Zealand-based Shotgun Alley in February 2011,[10][11] who released three albums.[11] He was also seen in the video clip of Guy Sebastian's single "Elevator Love" in 2006, playing Bass guitar.

Personal life

Furze is married to Laural Barrett, 2007 winner of Miss New Zealand, they met while on the set of New Zealand rock group ShotgunAlley music video for Eventually in 2011. In January 2022 they welcomed a baby girl who they named Soma

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2011 A Heartbeat Away Damian
2014 Seven Cups Gauge Short film
2015 Strays Dodd Short film
2015 Goetia Woodrow Short film
2016 Escape from Area 51 Warren Short film
2016 Tell Me How I Die Marcus
2018 Breaking In Peter
2018 I Can Only Imagine Nathan
Television
Year TV series Role Notes
2001 Water Rats Jared Episode: "Red Ice"
2001 Outriders Jake Konrad Recurring role, 26 episodes
2003 Balmain Boys The Kid TV film
2004 Jessica Joey (Aged 16) TV film
2004-2008 Home and Away Ric Dalby/Eric Dalby Main cast
2010 Underbelly (TV series) Trent Episodes: "The Crucible" & "Kingdom Come"

References

  1. 1 2 "Mark Furze". Hottest on TV. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2006.
  2. ↑ "Independent Movie Database". www.imdb.com.
  3. ↑ "Independent Movie Database". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Soapstar Superstar". ITV.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2006.
  5. ↑ "The Nelson Mail". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Harris, Janice. "Central Western Daily". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "2.23m: Underbelly kinghits the ratings | TV Tonight".
  8. ↑ "A Heartbeat Away". Independent Movie Database. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Harris, Janice. "Central Western Daily". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand Music Commission". www.nzmusic.org. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Sleaze Roxx". www.sleazeroxx.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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