Mathew John Waters (born 29 May 1989) is an Australian actor best known for his roles in Round the Twist, Snobs, The Pacific, Peter Pan and the original cast of the musical The Boy From Oz, where he played the roles of musician/entertainer Young Peter Allen.

Mathew Waters
Born
Matthew John Waters

(1989-05-29) 29 May 1989 (age 35)
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Notable workRound the Twist, Snobs, The Pacific

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Waters' acting career began at age eight when he was selected from more than 1,000 boys to play the role of young Peter Allen in the musical biopic The Boy From Oz. Waters' career went from strength to strength after landing starring roles in a number of Australian TV series with a worldwide cult following, namely as Bronson Twist in Round The Twist (series 3 & 4), as Scratch in The Escape of The Artful Dodger, and as Spike in Snobs.

Waters went on to star in a number of musicals such as Mame and as The Artful Dodger in Oliver! The Musical" before turning his hand to film. In 2003, he was invited to play a role in Peter Pan, after P. J. Hogan had seen him perform in Oliver!. Waters has subsequently appeared on TV in the United Kingdom and Germany, and he has gone on to appear in the HBO miniseries The Pacific and also a Canadian production Darwin's Brave New World''. In December 2015, he played the Cowardly Lion in a pantomime production of The Wizard of Oz at the Shaw Theatre, London.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Peter Pan Messenger Boy
2008 Men's Group Darren
TBA Own Worst Enemy Perry Chambers

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2000–2001 Round the Twist Bronson Twist 26 episodes
2001 Escape of the Artful Dodger Scratch 9 episodes
2003 Snobs Spike 26 episodes
2006 Blue Water High Troy Episode #2.13
2009 Darwin's Brave New World Syms Covington 3 episodes
2010 The Pacific Weeping Marine Episode: "Guadalcanal/Leckie"
2018 Doctor Doctor Farmer Episode: "When We Collide"
2018 Black Comedy Guest Cast Episode #3.1
2019 Fat Pizza: Back in Business Premier's Assist Episode #1.4
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