HUMPHRYS, Fletcher (Prose)
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FLETCHER HUMPHRYS Fletcher Humphrys made his acting debut in 1993, appearing in the Australian movie The Heartbreak Kid then later, his television debut in the spin-off Heartbreak High. His first major acting role was as 'Conrad von Meister' in the children's television series The Genie from Down Under. Fletcher then moved into the role of ‘Martin Pike’ in Neighbours in 1995. After appearing in such shows as Blue Heelers, Thunderstone 2 and Stingers he landed an occurring role in 2001 as Brett 'Brick' Buchanon in the beloved Australian drama McLeod's Daughters, appearing in the shows first three seasons until his character was killed off in 2003. Following his role on McLeod's Daughters, Humphrys received another recurring role in the popular medical drama All Saints, in which he played Alex Kearns from 2003 to 2004. Fletcher played a leading role in drama series Small Time Gangster and appeared on Australia's most popular soap opera Home and Away as gang leader Jake Pirovic. Further television credits include Biker War series Brothers In Arms (based on the infamous ‘Milperra Massacre’ of 1984), Jack Irish telemovie ‘Bad Debts’, Shaun Micallef’s Mr and Mrs Murder, Underbelly series ‘Squizzy’, Winners and Losers, series 3 of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Channel 7 hit drama Catching Milat, and SBS miniseries Deep Water. He can currently be seen in the miniseries Wolf Creek, based on the popular movie franchise, and one of the first Australian drama series to be made for streaming service Stan. In his film career, Fletcher has featured in the Australian cult film Chopper, along with Razor Eaters, Guru Wayne, John Doe, Crawlspace, The Legend Maker, The Mule, which premiered at the SXSW film festival, and the feature film The Dressmaker. In 2017, Fletcher appeared in the feature film Hounds of Love (premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2016) and series 5 of ABC series The Doctor Blake Mysteries. In 2018 he played Lyno in the television series Romper Stomper, a sequel to the 1992 film, currently streaming on Stan. Fletcher’s recent work includes the Stan Original Series The Commons, and the second series of ABC’s Mystery Road, directed by Wayne Blair and Warwick Thornton. Later in 2021 he will appear in series 2 of Miss Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, and in the feature film The Unknown Man alongside Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris. .