Gulliver McGrath

McGrath was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia,^[2] to Heidi Chapman, a neuroscientist, and Craig McGrath, an anaesthetist. The family then relocated to Birmingham in the UK, and continued to raise him there. McGrath is the older brother of actors, Zen and Winta McGrath.

McGrath studied acting at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in Perth.^[3]

McGrath played a guest role as Charlie in an episode of Australian police series Rush in 2008.^[4] The following year, he starred as the title character in a 2009 Melbourne Theatre Company production of Poor Boy, alongside Guy Pearce and Abi Tucker.^[5][6]

McGrath landed the role of David Collins in 2012 Tim Burton comedy horror film Dark Shadows, alongside Johnny Depp, His portrayal earned him a 2013 Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film.^[7] That same year, he played the role of Tad Lincoln, opposite Daniel Day-Lewis, in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. Then in 2014, he appeared in the comedy thriller The Voices, as the younger version of Ryan Reynolds's character, Jerry Hickfang.^[8] McGrath then co-starred with Toby Wallace (as Jonah and Corey respectively), in 2016 Australian fantasy drama film Boys in the Trees.^[9]

In 2022, McGrath had a co-starring role as Hugo, one of Sarah's children, in Australian drama miniseries Significant Others. He appeared alongside Rachael Blake, Alison Bell and Jacqueline McKenzie.^[10] The following year, he had a recurring role as Constable Dale Quinn in coming-of-age 'whodunit' drama Black Snow, opposite Travis Fimmel.^[11]

• "Young Children As Active Citizens" edited by Glenda Mac Naughton, Patrick Hughes and Kylie Smith, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2008). Gulliver co-authored a chapter in this book with his brother, Zen McGrath.