Jeffrey Walker

• Name — Jeffrey Walker • Born — 10 July 1982 • Birthplace — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Occupation — Actor (1988–2007) Director (2003–present) • Years Active — 1988–present • Spouse — Brooke Harman

Walker's first acting credit was a small role in The Flying Doctors in 1989. He also appeared in the 1991 film Proof in flashback sequences of Hugo Weaving's character as a child. In 1992, he took over the role of Bronson Twist in the television series Round the Twist, based on the books by Paul Jennings. In 1994 he received a leading role in Ocean Girl as "Brett Bates". He had another major role as the brother Royce on Mirror, Mirror. Walker received leading roles in The Wayne Manifesto in 1996 (for which he received a Young Actor's Award from the Australian Film Institute) and Thunderstone (1999), in which he played Wayne and Noah Daniels respectively. Since his appearance in Thunderstone, Walker has focused his efforts on directing, working on soaps such as Neighbours and Home and Away and series such as Holly's Heroes and children's series Dance Academy, Wicked Science, H 2 O: Just Add Water, The Elephant Princess and Blue Water High. Walker has directed episodes of US TV series including Modern Family, Bones, Young Sheldon and Young Rock. Walker was closely associated with the Dance Academy children's franchise. He was the setup director for the first five episodes of the TV series, and directed eight episodes in total, plus the 2017 spinoff feature film Dance Academy: The Movie. He made his feature film directorial debut with the romantic comedy Ali's Wedding, adapted from a memoir by Osamah Sami. He has directed numerous well-received miniseries and limited series for streaming, including the BBC's historical drama Banished; Lambs of God for Foxtel; The Commons for Stan; and The Clearing for Disney+.

Walker met future wife Brooke Harman while they worked together on The Wayne Manifesto. They have three sons: Boston Scott Walker (born 24 June 2013), Ace Jackson Walker (born 24 June 2015), and Leo Walker (born 19 October 2018). Walker appeared in the video clip of the John Butler Trio's song titled 'Something's Gotta Give'. Walker played guitar in Sydney band Ballet Imperial, which formed in 2006 and released a self-titled EP in 2007.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989 — The — Mikey Maguire — "Dad's Little Bloke" • 1990 — The — Colin — Film • 1991 — Proof — Young Martin — Film • 1991 — Pugwall — Banziel Wall — "Christmas Hocking" • 1992 — Round the Twist — Bronson Twist — Main role • 1992 — Good Vibrations — Jack — TV miniseries • 1993 — Police Rescue — Tommy Campbell — "Rush Hour" • 1993–94 — Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left — Qwrk — Main role • 1994 — Sky Trackers — Timothy Bolderwood — "Trees a Crowd" • 1994–97 — Ocean Girl — Brett Bates — Main role • 1995 — The — Jamie Ross — "The Railroad" • 1995 — Mirror, Mirror — Royce Tiegan — Main role • 1996 — Blue Heelers — Rowdy Yates — "A Fair Crack of the Whip: Parts 1 & 2" • 1996-97 — The — Wayne Wilson — Main role • 1999 — Blue Heelers — Tim Sullivan — "Miracle at Rabbit Creek" • 1999–2000 — Thunderstone — Noah Daniels — Main role • 2007 — Spy Shop — Dale Deakin — TV series

• Year — Title — Notes • 2003-04 — Neighbours — 32 episodes • 2004 — Fergus McPhail — TV series • 2004 — Blue Heelers — "Secrets & Lies", "Bring It On" • 2005 — Home and Away — 3 episodes • 2005 — Last Man Standing — "1.11", "1.15" • 2005 — Holly's Heroes — "Double Team", "Rejection" • 2005–06 — All Saints — "Life's Lottery", "Dead Girl Walking" • 2006 — Wicked Science — 5 episodes • 2006–10 — H2O: Just Add Water — 39 episodes • 2007–08 — City Homicide — 4 episodes • 2008 — The — "Coming of Age" • 2010 — Not Available — TV short • 2010 — Dance Academy — 8 episodes • 2010–12 — Rake — "R v Chandler", "R v Langhorn", "R v Turner", "R v Alford" • 2011 — Small Time Gangster — 8 episodes • 2011 — Angry Boys — 12 episodes • 2011 — Wild Boys — "1.1", "1.2" • 2012 — Jack Irish: Black Tide — TV film • 2012 — Jack Irish: Bad Debts — TV film • 2013 — Don't Trust the B— in Apartment 23 — "Paris...", "The D..." • 2013 — Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous — 3 episodes • 2013 — Super Fun Night — "Three Men and a Boubier" • 2013–14 — The — 3 episodes • 2013–14 — Bones — "The Friend in Need", "The Repo Man in the Septic Tank" • 2013–19 — Modern Family — 7 episodes • 2014 — Raising Hope — "Hey There, Delilah" • 2014 — Rake — "Man's Best Friend" • 2014 — Jack Irish: Dead Point — TV film, also co-producer • 2014 — Mixology — "Bruce & Maya" • 2015 — Banished — 4 episodes • 2015 — Backstrom — "Corkscrewed" • 2015–17 — Difficult People — 26 episodes • 2017 — Ali's Wedding • 2017 — Dance Academy: The Movie • 2017 — Fresh Off the Boat — 1 episode • 2017 — Life in Pieces — 1 episode • 2018 — Riot — TV film • 2018 — LA to Vegas — 2 episodes • 2019 — Lambs of God — TV series • 2021-22 — Young Rock — 2 episodes • 2023 — The Portable Door — Film • 2023 — The Clearing — Miniseries • 2025 — Apple Cider Vinegar — 6 episodes • 2026 — Fing! — Film