Jared Daperis


Jared Daperis is an Australian actor. He has received a Young Artist Award nomination. Daperis' recent film work has been compared with that of a "young Mel Gibson", whilst co-stars have likened him to Heath Ledger.

Early life

Of Greek descent, Daperis was born in Melbourne in 1990, the middle child of three. He is the brother of actor and director Daniel Daperis and a younger sister, Stephanie Daperis.
Daperis attended Mentone Grammar School in the suburbs of Melbourne for his secondary education before graduating and moving to New York to study at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

Career

He began acting at an early age appearing in the AFI award-winning short film The Order, directed by Aden Young, and in television series such as Lift Off, Carla Cametti PD, Ocean Star, Holly's Heroes, Stingers, Halifax f.p. and as Little Joe Cartwright in the US series Ponderosa, the prequel to the hit TV series Bonanza. He also appeared in the Foxtel series Small Time Gangster alongside Gary Sweet. However, Daperis is best known for his leading role as the eponymous Squizzy Taylor, in .
Film work includes the lead role in the Australian feature Playing For Charlie, composed by Academy Award winner Lisa Gerrard and Whale Rider in 2002 for which he received critical praise and the Italian jockey Frankie Dettori in The Cup, based on the 2002 Melbourne Cup. He lent his voice to the sheep ensemble in the animated Paramount movie Charlotte's Web.
Daperis' performances on stage include the Melbourne and Singapore seasons of Cameron Mackintosh's Oliver!, in which he played the Artful Dodger, and IMG's The Full Monty at Melbourne's Art Centre.

Appearances