Unknown Sydney actor lands ultimate breakthrough role on major US TV show
Sydney actor Hal Cumpston has landed the ultimate breakthrough acting gig. The 20-year-old has scored a role on the yet-to-be-titled new spin-off to The Walking Dead in the US.
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Sydney actor Hal Cumpston has landed the ultimate breakthrough acting gig.
The 20-year-old has scored a role on the yet-to-be-titled new spin-off to The Walking Dead in the US.
Cumpston is one of three newcomers to be cast in the series. Alexa Mansour and Nicolas Cantu have also been announced for the show, the third in the Walking Dead franchise.
Producers noticed Cumpston after seeing his debut in low-budget Aussie flick Bilched, which he wrote and produced.
“It is unreal that working on my own film Bilched for 18 months has led to me getting to be in one of my favourite TV shows,” he said.
“It is pretty surreal. Obviously it is like the most exciting thing that has ever happened in my life so far. I cannot wait to get on set.”
Hollywood reports suggest the new project has been commissioned for 10 episodes and will feature two female protagonists. It’s rumoured to focus on the first generation to come of age in the apocalypse zombie world.
The original Walking Dead is set to return for its 10th season this year while Fear The Walking Dead is now in its fifth series.
Cumpston is the son of former All Saints actor-turned-cosmetic physician Jeremy Cumpston.
He spent his first year out of high school making Bilched, raising more than $375,000 in funding and wrangling big-name local actors including Jeremy Sims and Rhys Muldoon to appear on screen.
“It is incredible that something I wrote is captured in that time capsule that is going to be there forever,” the said earlier this year.
