Felix Mallard, an Australian musician, former fencer, model, and actor has made his mark in the industry by featuring in numerous movies and TV shows which has earned him acclaim. The 26-year-old started his career at a young age and has appeared in some talked about movies and TV shows including Neighbours, All The Bright Places, and Ginny & Georgia.
For many who follow fencing in Australia, the familiarity they attach to Mallard may not be all because of his screen roles. Prior, Mallard had won fencing championships at the state and national levels. Also, he has run successful campaigns as a model with Viviens Models. Away from this, he has proven his worth as an entertainer worth every hype he is given through his music gifts and as a member of Enemies Alike, a Melbourne-based band.
Considering all that he has achieved at such a young age, it is only needful that we take a close look at his life and career.
What We Know About Felix Mallards Movies, TV Shows and Acting Career
Mallard has appeared and has been featured in 3 movies and more than 6 TV series as of the time of writing this report. In all of these, he translated a wide range of roles as an actor as well as a producer, musician, and in post-production.
Focusing on his acting career, Mallard started acting in 2014 when he was just 16 years old. Since then, he has not stepped back from this career path. By now, you may be wondering about his other works, and we have everything all together.
His Breakthrough Came with his Role in Neighbors and its Many Sequels
As mentioned earlier, Mallard started acting in 2014 in Neighbours, an Australian drama series. Even more important is the fact that this marked a breakthrough for him. At that point, acting was not his first choice but looking at how well it turned out for him, he embraced this chance to hone his acting skill. On the show, he was initially featured briefly as Ben Kirk, a role that would later be a recurring one for him in 2016.
Notably, his character incorporated musical knowledge, another skill that he possesses. By the next sequels of Neighbors, it became apparent that Mallard’s acting career had taken root. So far, he has appeared in 851 episodes of the show as well as its many sequels including; Neighbors: Pipe Up, Neighbours: Summer Stories, and Neighbours: Xanthe Hearts Ben.
After years of appearing in Neighbours and its sequel, the series came to an end in 2018. Yet, it only marked the beginning of other roles for him.
He Moved to the US to Expand his Career
In 2018, the Australian actor moved to the US in pursuit of his expanding career. This also coincided with his last appearance on Neighbors. While in the States, the Melbourme-born bagged the role of Cooper James in the CBS comedy series Happy Together. This series added to his screen appeal as the story was plotted around the life of Harry Styles and his experiences living with Ben Winston during the rise of the band, One Direction.
Moreso, Mallard was called by the real Harry Styles and James Corden to accept the role. While on the show, Mallard brought a unique touch to his role by using his Australian accent despite his initial use of an American accent to secure the role during the audition. While there was high expectation that the show will pull in many ratings, this was not to be, and this forced the network to cancel the show in 2019 after 13 episodes.
Despite this setback, Mallard forged ahead with other roles he took. In 2020, he was featured in All the Bright Places. Between 2020 and 2021, he appeared as Lucas Caravaggio, a recurring character in the Netflix horror series Locke & Key.
Ginny & Georgia is One of his Notably Works
One of Felix’s remarkable works is Netflix Ginny & Georgia. In preparation for his role as Marcus, the son of a deaf man, he learned American Sign Language. At its release in 2021, the show garnered 52 million views in 28 days making it one of the network giant’s most-watched series.
Importantly, it prompted the producers to renew for a second season. Reportedly, the popularity of the show trickled down to the stars. On his part, Mallard’s online presence online was boosted when his followers increased from 90,000 to about 3 million.
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He Started Out as a Fencer
Prior to his fame on screen, Mallard started out as a combat sports fighter with an interest in fencing. He ventured into this sport at the age of ten and followed through with right through school high school at Christian Brothers College, an all-boys school that was later renamed St Mary’s College.
He must have been quite good at fencing and we can say this based on his performances at the state and national levels where he won championships. In 2012, Mallard bagged two bronze medals at the Victorian National Championships followed by a fifth placement at the National Sabre Championships for the under-15 category in 2013.
Felix Mallard also Explored Modelling and Music
The actor and former fencer is indeed a man of many talents. Shortly before his acting career took off, Mallard was scouted by a modeling scout who took an interest at the then 13-year-old. As they say, the rest became part of his history. In his case, Mallard found his way to Vivien’s Models. During his time, he appeared in different campaigns for the agency including editorials for Yves Magazine.
Away from modeling, he is also a talented musician who skillfully plays the guitar, piano, and drums. Well, this aspect of his life is not surprising looking at how well it has been incorporated into his roles in Neigbours and Happy Together as mentioned earlier. Felix’s music talents are fully used in the punk rock band, Enemie Alike where he fills the part of the guitarist and singer.
So far, the band has performed at school music events in Melbourne and at the highly competed Associated Catholic Colleges Battle of the Band competitions.
Away from his known career exploits, Mallard is also a skilled surfer even though he engages in this as a pastime.
