Fletcher O'Leary
Fletcher O'Leary | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 June 1997 (age 27) Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
Fletcher O'Leary (born 10 June 1997)[1] is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing the role of Mickey Gannon in the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 19 June 2007 to 14 July 2009.[1]
Biography
[edit]Fletcher O'Leary was born in Victoria, Australia. His mother was a primary school theatre teacher and his father was a financial businessman. O'Leary has one younger brother and one younger sister.[2] Fletcher shares a birthday with his brother and his father.[1]
O'Leary attended Warranwood Primary School, where his mother taught, and then Eltham High School. He played football for a local team as well as trained in dance.
O'Leary was cast in the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2007, where he played Mickey Gannon until 2009.[1] His younger brother Blake originally auditioned for Mickey at the same time as his brother,[3] but instead was cast as Ben Kirk.
Awards and nominations
[edit]For his role as Mickey, O'Leary was nominated for "Best Child Actor (Under 16)" at the 2008 Digital Spy Soap Awards.[4] The same year also saw O'Leary nominated for "Best Young Actor" at the Inside Soap Awards.[5] In 2009, O'Leary was again nominated for "Best Young Actor" at the Inside Soap Awards.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Fletcher O'Leary". Perfectblend. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
- ^ Magnusson, Tony (14 October 2007). "Can't Live Without – Fletcher O'Leary". Sunday Magazine: 68.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Prestt, Kate (10 June 2008). "Soap Box". The Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Green, Kris (21 March 2008). "Digital Spy Soap Awards 2008: The Winners". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Inside Soap Awards 2008 – Nominations". MSN TV. Microsoft. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Inside Soap Awards 2009: Nominees". Sky. BSkyB. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2010.