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Aaron McGrath is an Indigenous actor hailing from Gulargambone, a small town in the central west plains of New South Wales, Australia. Born in 1996, he was raised in Redfern, Sydney, and graduated from Lewisham Christian Brothers in 2013. Represented by T&E Management in Australia, he has built a strong presence on both national and international screens, in film and television.
His breakthrough came in 2012 with the role of Joel Shields in the acclaimed Australian TV series Redfern Now. He has since appeared in several notable TV productions, including the heartfelt Freeburn Clan story in The Gods of Wheat Street (2012), In Your Dreams (2014), the political thriller The Code (2014), the drama mystery The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2015), and the two-part miniseries The Secret River (2015) alongside Sarah Snook and Tim Minchin. The Secret River won the Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie at the 2016 Logie Awards. Other credits include Ready For This (2015), Doctor Doctor (2016), the award-winning Wrong Kind of Black (2018), in which he portrayed Paul Pryor, and the star-studded Mystery Road (2018) featuring Judy Davis, Aaron Pedersen, Deborah Mailman, Madeleine Madden, and Ernie Dingo. He also appeared in KGB (2019), Thalu (2019), Black Comedy (2019), and all three series of Glitch.
In 2013, Aaron appeared in his first feature film, Around the Block, alongside Christina Ricci. His significant cinematic breakthrough was the lead role in Jasper Jones (2017), directed by Indigenous filmmaker Rachel Perkins and starring Australian icons Hugo Weaving and Toni Collette. Adapted from the novel of the same name, the film addresses racial inequality and has been described as Australia's 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' earning seven AACTA nominations. He later played Private Brian Hornung in Danger Close (2019), an Australian war film about the Battle of Long Tan.
His other work includes short films such as Destiny In The Dirt, Jackey Jackey, Brown Lips, and Miro. He has also participated in The Yellamundie Festival, National Play Festival, Short Blacks Workshop, and the 2020 Sydney theatre production Black Cockatoo for The Ensemble. Additionally, Aaron serves as an Ambassador for Deadly Choices, a health and lifestyle program aimed at young Indigenous Australians.
