Felix Mallard
Felix Mallard (born 20 April 1998) is an Australian actor, musician and model. His career began in 2014 with the role of Ben Kirk in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours. In 2018, Mallard moved to the US and starred in the American sitcom Happy Together as Cooper until it was canceled in 2019.
He plays Lucas Caravaggio in the Netflix series Locke & Key, Aiden in Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and Marcus Baker in Ginny & Georgia.
Early life
Mallard grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He has a sister. He attended Christian Brothers College for boys, where he was prefect of the college. In 2015, he completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) as well as a technical production course. Mallard took up fencing at the age of ten.
He competed at the state and national levels, winning two bronze medals in the team competition at the 2012 Victorian National Saber Championships and 5th at the 2013 National Under 15 Saber Championships.
At the age of 13, Mallard was spotted by a modeling agent and signed with Vivien’s Models. He has appeared in several advertising campaigns, including an editorial in Yves Magazine. Mallard is a musician, playing guitar, piano and drums. He is the guitarist and singer in the punk rock band Enemies Alike.
The band performed at Melbourne venues, school music events and the Associated Catholic Colleges’s Battle of the Bands.
Career
Mallard made his debut in 2014 at the age of 15, taking on the role of Ben Kirk on the Australian soap opera Neighbors for a three-week guest appearance on six episodes. He auditioned through his modeling agent, which he unexpectedly won. He had never thought about acting before, but this experience helped him understand that this is what he wants to do for the rest of his life.
He returned the following year for another 4-month guest role while still in school. After graduating from 12th grade, Mullard decided to pursue acting full-time, and in 2016 he rejoined Neighbors as a permanent member.
Mallard’s interest in music was reflected in his character, and he frequently played music in the series. In the same year, he starred in “Xanthe & Ben”, a 20-episode online spin-off released on Instagram, as well as the web series “Summer Stories”, which aired during the 2016 Christmas period. Mallard filmed his final scenes for Neighbors in late 2017. In his latest storyline, Ben moved to his late father’s hometown of Oakie, Queensland to start over.
Its last episode aired on April 10, 2018. He made two on-screen appearances via video link on December 31, 2018 and January 7, 2019. He also appeared in Melbourne band Maefire’s music video for “Without You” in 2016.
After leaving Neighbors, Mallard starred in his former co-star Travis Burns’ short film Money Is Just a Barbell, which he also produced and scored. In early 2018, he moved to the US and quickly landed the role of pop star Cooper James on the CBS sitcom Happy Together alongside Damon Wayans Jr. and Amber Stevens West.
Happy Together is based on the story of English singer Harry Styles, who moved in with TV producer Ben Winston and his family to hide from the spotlight when pop group One Direction exploded in popularity.
After producer Winston offered him the part, Mallard received phone calls from Harry Styles and James Corden who convinced him to accept the part. Mallard originally auditioned with an American accent, but was asked to switch to his native Australian accent.
The show debuted on October 1, 2018, but after mediocre ratings, it was announced on November 28, 2018 that CBS had refused to order additional episodes of the series beyond the original order of thirteen. C BS canceled the show on May 10, 2019.
Mallard went on to play the recurring role of Lucas Caravaggio in the Netflix horror series Locke & Key: Rendell Locke’s 17-year-old friend who died 25 years ago after being possessed by a demon. Filming took place in the first half of 2019. It was released on February 7, 2020.
He appeared in the romantic drama film All the Bright Places which began filming in October 2018 and was also released by Netflix in February 2020. The film is an adaptation of Jennifer Niven’s 2015 young adult novel of the same name.
In 2021, Mallard began a recurring role on the second season of the NBC musical comedy-drama series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist as Zoey’s neighbor, an Australian musician who recently graduated from college and returned from a trip to Thailand. The role included performing several songs and dancing.
Mallard plays series regular Marcus, a nervous 15-year-old, in Netflix’s Ginny and Georgia. For the role, Mallard had to learn American Sign Language because his character’s father is deaf. Filming took place in Toronto during the second half of 2019, and the film was released on February 24, 2021. Ginny & Georgia has been renewed for a second season after the first season was watched by 52 million viewers within 28 days, making it the tenth most watched Netflix series.
It is expected to air in mid to late 2022. The series’ popularity saw Mullard’s Instagram following rise from 90,000 to over 3 million following its release.
Filmography
- 2014-2019 Neighbors Ben Kirk Recurring (2014-2015), main cast (2016-2018), guest (2018-2019)
- 2016 Xanthe ❤ Ben Web series
- 2016 Pipe Up Web series; Episode: “Sheep”
- 2016 Summer Stories Web series
- 2018 Money Is Just a Barbell Homeless guy Short film. Also producer and music.
- 2018-2019 Happy Together James Cooper Main cast
- 2020 Locke & Key Lucas Caravaggio/Dodge Recurring role
- All the Bright Places Roamer
- 2021 Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Aiden Recurring Season 2
- Jeannie and Georgia Marcus Baker Main cast
External links
Felix Mallard on IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6595038/
Felix Mallard on Vivien’s Models website https://viviensmodels.com.au/models/felix/
