Australian actor (born 1974)
Rel Hunt | |
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| Born | Aurel Mitteldorfer (1974-08-15) 15 August 1974 (age 50) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–2011 |
Aurel Mitterdorfer, professionally known as Rel Hunt, is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Ryan Scheppers in the television series Heartbreak High.
Hunt was born 'Aurel Mitteldorfer', in Sydney, Australia on August 15, 1974. He is the oldest of four sons, born to a Hungarian father and an Australian mother.
At high school, Hunt was banned from acting classes for misbehaving. After finishing school he began a Commerce degree at the University of New South Wales, and modelled on the side.
While modelling, Hunt landed a guest role in two episodes of Police Rescue. Following this, came guest roles in Police Rescue: The Movie, G.P., Blue Heelers, Home and Away, Blue Heelers and several television commercials.
Within days of finishing his university degree, he earned the role of Ryan Scheppers in Heartbreak High, which he played from 1997 to 1999.
Hunt starred as Butch Yunkin in the made for television film, The Stalking of Laurie Show (2000). In 2005, he played Angus in Macbeth, an updated modern version of the Shakespeare play. That same year, he portrayed Al Corley in the fictionalised Americantelevision movie/docudramaDynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time American soap operaDynasty.[1][2]
In 2011 Hunt starred in Underbelly: Razor, playing William Archer – Razor man and Crown Street bath house proprietor.
Hunt is a part of the rugby league back-to-back premiership winning team, the Eastern Suburbs Wombats.
Hunt dated actress Kelley McMaster while working together on Heartbreak High, after she played the part of Hunt's character Ryan's ex-girlfriend.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1990; 1993; 2010 | Home and Away | Brian / Dave Morgan / Street Kid | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1993 | Police Rescue | Dog | TV series, season 3, episode 8: "Speeding" |
| 1994 | G.P. | Sean de Beer | TV series, season 6, episode 22: "The Chicken Run" |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers | Ben Murphy | TV series, season 1, episode 29: "A Matter of Trust" |
| 1997–99 | Heartbreak High | Ryan Scheppers | TV series, seasons 5–7, 89 episodes |
| 2001 | Head Start | Jordan Gray | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 2002 | Rocket Power | Tatupu / Māori (voice) | Animated TV series, season 3, episode 9: "Race Across New Zealand" |
| 2002 | Static Shock | Frankie D'Amico (voice) | Animated TV series, season 2, episode 7: "Pop's Girlfriend" |
| 2003 | Farscape | Karohm | TV series, season 4, episode 19: "We're So Screwed Part 1: Fetal Attraction" |
| 2005 | Blue Water High | Casey | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2005 | The Alice | Kane | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2007 | Sea Patrol | Captain Craig Bolt | TV series, season 1, episode 8: "Through the Storm" |
| 2011 | Underbelly: Razor | William Archer | TV series, 5 episodes |