James Frecheville
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James Aitken Frecheville is an Australian actor best known to date for his lead-role in the Australian film, Animal Kingdom
, as confused teenager and youngest member of a criminal family in Melbourne's underworld, Joshua "J" Cody.
. Prior to his big break, Frecheville more recently took part in a series of acting courses.
Animal Kingdom (film)
Animal Kingdom is a 2010 Australian crime drama written and directed by David Michôd, and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Sullivan Stapleton, Jacki Weaver and James Frecheville...
, as confused teenager and youngest member of a criminal family in Melbourne's underworld, Joshua "J" Cody.
Early life
James was born in Melbourne and lived in the suburb Malvern East. He attended Lloyd Street Primary School as a child and was educated at McKinnon Secondary College as a teenager. He found a particular interest in drama and the arts at a young age and continued to excel in this field throughout his schooling life. Initially, Frecheville was involved with various youth theatre groups (mostly amateur theatre, including school productions) before commencing work as an extra on the Australian television series City HomicideCity Homicide
City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne...
. Prior to his big break, Frecheville more recently took part in a series of acting courses.
Film debut
Auditions for Animal Kingdom took place in 2008 with some 500 young men competing for the lead role of 'J' Cody. Filming commenced in 2009, causing some disruption to Frecheville's studies as a year 12 high school student. According to many critics, the opportunity for Frecheville to play the lead role in Animal Kingdom is both serendipitous and applauded. At the Sundance Film Festival (where the film won the award for best film), The Hollywood Reporter described Frecheville "a brilliant casting choice", playing a watchful man-child who has to develop rapidly to survive".Professional career
- Animal KingdomAnimal Kingdom (film)Animal Kingdom is a 2010 Australian crime drama written and directed by David Michôd, and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, Luke Ford, Sullivan Stapleton, Jacki Weaver and James Frecheville...
as Joshua 'J' Cody (2010) - Moving Pictures Live! as himself (1 episode, 2010)
- Tough Guys TV episode as himself (2010)