Charles Cottier is an Australian actor, known for currently playing the role of Dexter Walker

Dexter Walker

Dexter "Dex" Walker is a fictional character from the Australian Seven Network soap opera Home and Away, played by Charles Cottier. He made his first on-screen appearance on 30 July 2009. Dexter was originally played by Tom Green for a five week guest stint in 2009. In 2010, the character returned...

 on the Australian soap opera Home and Away

Home and Away

Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...

.

Early life

Cottier was born in Brisbane, Australia, completed primary school at Kenmore South State School and high school at Brisbane Boys' College. He has always wanted to be an actor, and loved performing in home videos from a young age. He grew up in a close knit family of three boys (one older and one younger). Cottier started taking acting classes at the age of twelve at The Australian Acting Academy and graduated from high school in 2009, where he was drama captain.

Cottier also loves to play music, something which he inherited from his family; his dad plays guitar, his brothers play saxophone and piano, and Cottier has played drums for 10 years and was part of several indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 bands in Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, including We Were Arks and a three piece band called Mods and Cons.

Career

Cottier auditioned for the role of Dexter Walker

Dexter Walker

Dexter "Dex" Walker is a fictional character from the Australian Seven Network soap opera Home and Away, played by Charles Cottier. He made his first on-screen appearance on 30 July 2009. Dexter was originally played by Tom Green for a five week guest stint in 2009. In 2010, the character returned...

 in Home and Away on the Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

, and got a call back to come to Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 the next day. The following day he found out he got the role. Cottier is the second person to play Dexter as the role was previously played by Tom Green

Tom Green (Australian actor)

Thomas Green is an Australian actor who is best known for his role as Sammy in the ABC series Dance Academy.-Biography:Beginning his professional career in 2007, his first role was in the Network Ten telemovie Emerald Falls alongside actors Vince Colosimo, Georgie Parker and Catherine McClements...

. In 2011 Cottier was nominated for a Logie Award

Logie Award

The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...

 for Most Popular New Male Talent.

Personal life

In addition to acting and his music, Cottier loves to do gymnastics in his spare time.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010–present	Home and Away Home and Away Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...	Dexter Walker	Nominated- 2011 Silver Logie Award Logie Award The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...  for Most Popular New Male Talent.

External links

• Charles Cottier at the Internet Movie Database
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