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3Brenton Thwaites (born 10 August 1989 in Cairns, Australia) is an Australian actor.
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5Thwaites first gained recognition for his role as Stu Henderson in the long-running Australian soap opera ''Series/HomeAndAway''. During this time, he also appeared on the short-lived teen drama ''Series/{{Slide}}''. After relocating to the United States, he was cast as Stu Henderson in Creator/{{Lifetime}}'s ''Blue Lagoon: The Awakening'', based on [[Literature/TheBlueLagoon the Henry De Vere Stacpoole novel]].
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7In 2014, Thwaites appeared in a number of major motion pictures, most notably horror film ''Film/{{Oculus}}'', Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' retelling ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'', and ''Film/TheGiver'', based on [[Literature/TheGiver the Lois Lowry novel of the same name]].
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9He followed up his breakout year with a leading role in 2016's ''Film/GodsOfEgypt''. He then starred in the fifth film of the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series --2017's ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMenTellNoTales Dead Men Tell No Tales]]''-- as the adult son of Will Turner (Creator/OrlandoBloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Creator/KeiraKnightley).
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11Thwaites also portrayed [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] on ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'', a 2018-2023 live action series based on the Creator/DCComics title ''ComicBook/TeenTitans''.
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13!! Selected filmography:
14* ''Series/SeaPatrol'' (2011) as Leigh Scarpia
15* ''Series/{{Slide}}'' (2011) as Luke Gallagher
16* ''Series/HomeAndAway'' (2011-12) as Stu Henderson
17* ''[[Literature/TheBlueLagoon Blue Lagoon]]: The Awakening'' (2012) as Dean [=McMullen=]
18* ''Film/{{Oculus}}'' (2014) as Tim Russell
19* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' (2014) as Prince Phillip
20* ''Film/TheGiver'' (2014) as Jonas
21* ''Film/SonOfAGun'' (2014) as JR
22* ''Film/GodsOfEgypt'' (2016) as Bek
23* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMenTellNoTales'' (2017) as Henry Turner
24* ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'' (2018-2023) as Dick Grayson / ComicBook/{{Robin}} / ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}
25* ''Film/OfficeUprising'' (2018) as Desmond

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