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BIO:
Even before landing in Los Angeles from the little Australian island of Tasmania, Russell begun carving out an exciting career. He jumped into starring opposite Jeremy London in the feature film ‘KILLER KEG’. More recently The Asylum cast him in support lead roles in two films 'ARCTIC ARMAGEDDON' and 'GLADIATORS'. He's also worked on shows such as 'TOOLIES' (Boulevard Film) opposite Danielle MacDonald, and the regular series of videos for BUZZFEED VIDEO (USA). In Australia, Russell has starred in films such as 'OFFING DAVID' with Nathaniel Buzolic (CW’s ’THE ORIGINALS’), and in the award-winning cult hit feature film 'THE TUNNEL MOVIE' (Black Rock films & Distracted Media). Television highlights include 'HEADLAND' (Seven Network), and animated tv series 'THE WOODLIES' (ABC). Russell studied at National Institute of Performing Art (NIDA), and has continued to train at various schools in Australia & the USA. He starred in several Australian shows and touring shows such as of 'BELLINI'S NORMA' (Opera Australia), 'WEST SIDE STORY', 'GREASE', 'OLIVER!' to name a few. Representation includes Richard Konigsberg and Sara Schuelein at RKM (Management), Tag Turner at TAG MODELS/PANTHEON TALENT (USA Commercial), David Dalton and Vanessa Mundell at CHIC TALENT (Australia). For the last two years, Russell has volunteered time to help produce ‘MarkIT Indie’, a Los Angeles community event for independent filmmakers, actor and content creators. Russell splits his time between being based in Los Angeles, and also spending time in Australia developing projects. |
Managers: RKM Management - Richard Konigsberg [email protected]
Agent (Aust): Chic Talent Management - David Dalton [email protected]
Agent (Aust): Chic Talent Management - David Dalton [email protected]