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Sean Keenan (Lockie Leonard)

Busselton teenager Sean Keenan made his small-screen debut as the loveable surf rat Lockie Leonard. For the 15 year-old high school student with little prior acting experience, he shone both on and off screen.

Describing his first television character as one of the "coolest surfing dudes in literature", bringing Lockie Leonard to life was no easy feat. Discovered at a cold casting call, Sean brought a fresh youthfulness, maturity and enthusiasm to the role. Whole- heartedly embracing his character, Sean won praise from critics: "Lockie is played to perfection by Sean Keenan" (Robin Oliver - The Age).

His performance did not go unnoticed and he quickly made the leap to the big screen with the opportunity to work and learn from Academy Award winner Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin in the feature Nim's Island.

At the 2007 LOGIE Awards Sean was nominated for the coveted Outstanding New Talent Award.

Corey McKernan (Phillip Leonard)

Corey has demonstrated over his 13 years a passion for entertaining people.

In 2004 he competed in the Bunbury Eisteddfod Young Entertainers' Ensemble, winning 3rd place. In 2005 Corey competed again in the Eisteddfod in the Piano Solos division to achieve 2nd place.

After a rigorous auditioning process, Corey gained a place in the drama division of the 2005 arts program CATS (Creative Artistically Talented Students) — an initiative unique to his hometown of Bunbury.

Then at 10 years of age, Corey was cast as Phillip Leonard in Series One of Lockie Leonard after being discovered at a cold casting call. It was a very successful debut role for Corey, earning him an AFI nomination for Best Young Actor in 2007.

Rhys Muldoon (Sarge Leonard)

Award winning actor Rhys Muldoon made his feature film debut opposite Miranda Otto in the romantic Australian comedy Danny Deckchair and he has since appeared in The Crop and The Extra.

In 2007 his image was beamed internationally when the short film The Saviour was nominated for an Academy Award.

It was for his role as Arcadia Waters Council's inept general manager Greg Dominelli in ABC TV's Grass Roots that Rhys received an AFI nomination in 2000. He is also known and loved by ABC audiences as a regular on Playschool.

Rhys recently guest starred in the Channel 7 series City Homicide. He played the laidback pilot Jimbo James in the Southern Star series Big Sky and starred as university lecturer Frank in The Secret Life of Us. He was seen in the ABC doco-drama Bastard Boys, based on the Waterfront dispute, and in the Channel Ten tele-movie Blackjack. His other television appearances include guest roles on Headland, McLeod's Daughters, Young Lions, Blue Heelers, Farscape, Water Rats and Stingers.

Rhys has received critical attention for his theatre performances such as the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Don's Party, and for his humanistic portrayal of Tony Blair in the critically acclaimed Company B production of David Hare's Stuff Happens. Rhys' other main stage credits include Design for Living for the Melbourne Theatre Company; and the Sydney/Melbourne/Adelaide tour of Steven Berkoff's Decadence, for which he received the Best Actor Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and nominated for a Green Room Award.

For Series Two of Lockie Leonard Rhys co-wrote episode nine Time and Tide with director Wayne Blair.

Briony Williams (Joy Leonard)

Briony studied acting at the Flinders University Drama Centre, and also trained at the HB studio in New York. Since then she has worked consistently across film, television and theatre.

In television, Briony has appeared in numerous guest roles on All Saints, Blue Heelers and Eugenie Sandler PI. Her film credits in both shorts and features include Rachel Ward's short film Martha's New Coat and Trevor Farrant's Cannes-acclaimed feature film Struck by Lightning.

Briony's theatre credits include working extensively for the State Theatre Co of South Australia, as well as The Bell Shakespeare Co, Theatre of Desire, The Australian Shakespeare Co's, Shakespeare in the Botanical Gardens (both Melbourne & Sydney), The Sydney Cabaret Convention, and most recently for Wildfire Theatre as Lady MacBeth in their production of MacBeth for the Cell Block Theatre in Darlinghurst.

As a singer Briony has also starred in her one-woman cabaret, Don't Tell Mamas in New York.

Clarence Ryan (Geoffrey "Egg" Eggleston)

Clarence was cast as Egg in Series One from a large number of hopefuls in a role that was not specifically written as indigenous. In 2007 Clarence played the co-lead in the inaugural Tropfest feature film September, working with actor Mia Wasikowska (now starring in Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland) and writer/director Peter Carstairs. He was nominated for a Young Actor Award at the 2008 AFI's for his performance in the film.

Clarence has also appeared in two short films and most recently featured in the Canadian- Australian co-production sci-fi series Stormworld.

Gracie Gilbert (Vicki Streeton)

Gracie returns to Lockie Leonard building on her experience from the first series. Prior to Lockie Leonard Series One Gracie had a guest role in the Nine Network's Streetsmartz in 2005 and had appeared in several TV commercials.

Since the first Lockie Leonard, seventeen year-old Gracie has been concentrating on her high school studies.

Igor Sas (Old Squasher)

Igor is one of Western Australia's most in-demand actors and voiceover artists. He has worked for theatre companies across Australia including Perth Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Black Swan Theatre, National Theatre Company Perth, SWY Theatre, Hole in the Wall Theatre, Barking Gecko, Magpie Theatre South Australia, Lighthouse Theatre Company South Australia, Australian Noveau Theatre Victoria.

Igor has also been involved with many Shakespearean productions including Romeo & Juliet and Twelfth Night. His film and television credits include 3 Acts of Murder, Japanese Story (starring Toni Collette), Ship to Shore series 1-3, The Gift, Clowning Around series 1 & 2, Bush Patrol, Parallax, and Sons & Daughters.

Rebecca Davis (Ms Archer)

Rebecca's television credits include the children's series Sleepover Club 2, State Coroner, and Murder Call. Rebecca has an extensive list of theatre credits with Western Australia's premier theatre companies, such as The Memory of Water with Black Swan State Theatre Company, The Big Picture and The Vagina Monologues with Perth Theatre Company, As You Like It with Deckchair Theatre, The Mercy Seat with His Majesty's Theatre, and Skylab with Barking Gecko Theatre Company. Rebecca performed in Australian Shakespeare Company's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia's King Lear. In 2001 Rebecca was awarded the Inaugural International Artistic Fellowship to Shakespeare Globe Theatre in London, and in 2008 won the Equity Guild Award for Best Actress in The Greatest Woman in the World with Agelink Theatre. Rebecca appeared in the US feature film The Mystery of Natalie Wood and in the award- winning short film Victim.

Trevor Jamieson (Reverend Eggleston)

Trevor is experienced in both theatre and film, and is also a talented didgeridoo player, guitarist, singer, dancer and storyteller. Trevor has been involved in theatre and film since 1991. Notable productions are Burning Daylight by the Stalker Theatre Co, Yandy by Black Swan Theatre Company and Rabbit Proof Fence directed by Phillip Noyce. Over the past five years Trevor developed and co-wrote his own story in collaboration with BighArt and is now a major theatre production. Ngaparrtji Ngapartji has been to the Melbourne Festival, Perth International Arts Festival, Dreaming Festival, the Adelaide Festival and the Sydney Festival. Trevor won the Best Leading Man award at the Sydney Theatre Awards for this role.

In 2007 Trevor collaborated with Heath Bergersen and Derek Nannup to produce an album titled Travelling Friends, which was funded by the Indigenous Panel of ArtsWA. Trevor also played didgeridoo and danced at the Rock n' Royal Concert in Denmark which formed part of the wedding celebrations of Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson.

Richard Mellick (Barry Streeton)

Richard has worked for theatre companies across Australia. Productions include As You Like It, The Crucible, Annie, Get Your Gun, The Chatroom, Corrugation Road and Bran Nue Dae. His film and television credits include Pipe Dreams, Air Australia, Saving Andrew Mallard, Parallax, Foreign Exchange, The Shark Net and Ship to Shore.

Richard has narrated television programs such as Who Do You Think You Are? series one (which was nominated for a Logie), Desperately Seeking Doctors, Megabeasts, The Fabulous Flag Sisters, and Desperately Seeking Sheila.

Richard has also written plays for the Black Swan Theater Company and Company B. Belvoir, and has written or adapted the plays Welcome to Broome, Bran Nue Dae, Corrugation Road and No Prejudice. Richard also directs for WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts).

In 1994 Richard was a founding member of HEATWORKS (Health Education and Theatre Works) at the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council, (KAMSC) in Broome, working as scriptwriter and theatre director.