Hunter Page-Lochard
Australian actor (born 1993)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hunter Djali Yumunu Page-Lochard is an Australian stage and screen actor of both Aboriginal Australian and African-American descent. He is known for his roles in the films The Sapphires (2012), Around the Block (2013) and the 2016 TV series Cleverman.
4 July 1993
Hunter Page-Lochard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hunter Djali Yumunu Page-Lochard 4 July 1993 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
Early life and education
Page-Lochard is the son of choreographer Stephen Page, who is from Brisbane, and Cynthia Lochard, from Manhattan, New York City.[1] Page-Lochard was born in Sydney. His mother, who is of African-American descent, was a dancer for the New York City Ballet[2] and is now a teacher for the Pilates Method. His father, who is descended from the Nunukul people and the Munaldjali of the Yugambeh people from southeast Queensland, was a dancer turned choreographer and became the artistic director for Bangarra Dance Theatre.[3][4] Page-Lochard credits his father, along with 11 uncles and aunts, with giving him much of his education, including at Bangarra.[5]
He attended St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney.[5]
In 2012, Page-Lochard graduated from Australian Film, Television and Radio School[6] with a Graduate Certificate in Story Development and Screenwriting Fundamentals,[7] and completed an Actors Residency course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.[citation needed]
Career
Stage
Page-Lochard first appeared on stage at six months old, held by his dad when he was dancing.[8] He later appeared in Skin (2000); Boomerang (2005); Bloodland (2012, for the Sydney Theatre Company and Adelaide Festival by Bangarra Dance Theatre); and Blak (2013).[citation needed]
He featured in Wesley Enoch's, Black Diggers (2014) a Queensland Theatre Company production. He then played the lead in Brothers Wreck (2014) by Jada Alberts at Sydney's Belvoir directed by Leah Purcell.[9] He played a role in ATYP's Sugarland (2014). He won the Sydney Theatre Awards' Best Newcomer Award for Black Diggers, Brothers Wreck and Sugarland.[10] He was nominated for a Helpmann Award in 2015 for Brothers Wreck.[citation needed] In 2015, he starred as Orestes in Belvoir's Elektra/Orestes.[11][12]
Film and TV
As a child, Page-Lochard appeared in short films, including Adrian Russell Wills' Arcadia (2002)[13] and Wayne Blair's The Djarn Djarns (2005), which won the Crystal Bear Award for Best Short Film at the Berlin International Film Festival.[14][15]
He appeared in guest roles on Water Rats (2001), East West 101 (2007), directed by Peter Andrikidis and ABC2's Soul Mates (2014).[citation needed]
He made his feature film debut in Rachel Perkins' award-winning film, Bran Nue Dae (2010).[16] He appeared in Wayne Blair's The Sapphires, which screened in Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival.[17] He also featured as the lead in Sarah Spillane's feature film, Around the Block (2013) alongside Christina Ricci.[18]
In 2015, he attended the Toronto International Film Festival for his father's feature film debut Spear (2015), in which he played the lead role as Djali.[19]
Page-Lochard appears as the lead in Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell's Cleverman on ABC Television in 2016.[19][20][21]
He directed and co-wrote (with Eryk Lenartowicz) his first short film Djali in 2017. It was selected for screening at the Sydney Film Festival and CinefestOZ in 2018.[22][23]
In 2020, he appeared in and co-directed the children's TV series Thalu, commissioned by National Indigenous Television and ABC Me.[24][25]
In 2023, Page-Lochard appeared in ABC drama The Newsreader,[26] for which he won an AACTA Award for best supporting actor.[5]
He plays a drug dealer in the police drama Critical Incident, released on 12 August 2024 on Stan.[5]
On 20 June 2025, Page-Lochard was named for SBS NITV co-commission Reckless.[27]
On 23 February 2026, Page-Lochard was announced as lead for ABC series Fortitude Valley alongside Kat Stewart.[28]
Advertising
Page-Lochard stars in a 2022 Hyundai television ad, called "Have you tried it?",[29] which was filmed in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.[30]
Filmography
Television appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Water Rats | Max Bullen | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Black Talk | N/A | |
| 2007 | East West 101 | Kari King | Episode: "Death at the Station" |
| 2012 | Woollo | Tradesmen | Television film |
| 2014 | Soul Mates | Tyrion | Episode: "Father Time" |
| 2015 | Shit Creek | Baby-Face Berkley | TV series |
| 2016–2017 | Cleverman | Koen West | 12 episodes |
| Wentworth | Shane Butler | 6 episodes | |
| 2018–21 | Harrow | Callan Prowd | 28 episodes |
| 2018 | Tidelands | Jared | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Les Norton | Billy Dunne | 10 episodes |
| 2020 | Thalu | The Trapper | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Fires | Mott | 6 episodes |
| Eden | Fred | 3 episodes | |
| 2022 | Barons | Reg Thompson | 8 episodes |
| Play School | Self | 1 episode | |
| 2023, 2025 | The Newsreader | Lynus Preston | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Critical Incident | Ty Egan | TV series 6 episodes |
| 2025 | Reckless | Charlie | TV series: 4 episodes |
| 2027 | Fortitude Valley | TBA | TV series |
Film appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kid Snow | Lizard | |
| 2024 | Lunacy | The Mongoose | |
| 2023 | How Can I Help You | Boss | Short |
| 2021 | Lustration VR | Short | |
| 2021 | Streamline | Josh Hill | |
| 2021 | Cooked | Daz/Dougie/Water Police | |
| 2015 | Spear | Djali | |
| 2014 | The Palace That I Live In | Jack | Short film |
| 2013 | Around the Block | Liam Wood | |
| 2012 | The Sapphires | Stevie Kayne | |
| 2009 | Bran Nue Dae | Peter | |
| 2005 | The Djarn Djarns | Frankie Dollar |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Cake Man | Baby | Bangarra Dance Theatre |
| 2000 | Skin | Dancer | |
| 2005 | Boomerang | Dancer | |
| 2012 | Bloodland | Runu | Sydney Theatre Company |
| 2013 | Blak | Dancer | Bangarra Dance Theatre |
| 2014 | Black Diggers | Bertie/Ensemble | Queensland Theatre Company |
| Brothers Wreck | Ruben | Belvoir St Theatre | |
| Sugarland | Jimmy | ATYP | |
| 2015 | Elektra/Orestes | Orestes | Belvoir St Theatre |