From a small mining town in Australia to the American stage, Australian-born Cody Fern has taken many routes during his pursuit to strengthen and further his acting skills. Now, Fern is the 2014 recipient of Australians in Film’s sixth annual Heath Ledger Scholarship, an award aimed at financially and professionally supporting actors of Australian descent. On Thursday night, Fern accepted the award, which also includes a $10,000 mhaoin-airgid, a two year scholarship at Los Angeles’ Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre and mentorship from the father of the late actor Heath Ledger, at the fundraising dinner held at the SLS Hotel. Moving ahead, Fern said he looks forward to future roles he wants to pursue, outside passions and actors that have inspired him.
What does the scholarship mean to you?
It’s profoundly important as an actor and as an individual coming from Australia. 'S e aon rud a bhith air a' toirt taic ann do dhreuchd agus rud eile airson ur co-aoisean a tha thu a 'gabhail ri agus ag ràdh sinn a' creidsinn ann a tha thu. Tha e a 'faireachdainn mar mothachadh a bhuineas, agus gu h-àraidh mar chleasaiche, feumaidh tu an fheadhainn amannan ann 'ur beatha a tha ag innse dhut a chumail a' dol agus a 'ruith seo Crazy aisling bith a fhuair sibh ann' ur beatha.
Cody Fern, 25, a 'chùis a-mach ruitheadairean-suas Charlotte as Fheàrr agus aiseil Whitehead airson a' $20,000 duais.
Western Australian actor Cody Fern was named the Australians In Film Heath Ledger Sgoilearachd buannaiche 2014 at a celebratory dinner in Los Angeles on Thursday that was hosted by musician, cleasaiche is stiùiriche, Tim Minchin.
Tha na 25-bliadhna a dh'aois, best known for his role as Albert in the Australian version of the National Theatre of Great Britain production of War Horse, Fhuair a ' $20,000 duais an aghaidh rag farpais bho eile 19 cleasaichean òga Astràilia, with Australian Idol alum and Home and Away star aiseil Whitehead agus Charlotte as Fheàrr named as runners-up.
Fern ag ràdh gun taing do na duais, tha e nis comasach air slighe luath planaichean aige gus imrich a dhèanamh gu Los Angeles, far am bheil e mar-thà ann an còmhraidhean airson grunn phròiseactan.
“Mi riamh a bha planaichean a 'tighinn gu Los Angeles; a-nis tha e an da-rìribh, agus bidh tòrr a 'tachairt nas luaithe,” Fern told Tha Hollywood-aithris. “Tha cuid de na pròiseactan inntinneach a 'dol air, tha e a 'coimhead soilleir agus air an duais a tha e comasach a h-uile,” thuirt e.
HE GREW up in a tiny Outback town and did not set foot on a stage until three years go.
Now, at 24, Cody Fern has been cast in the coveted lead role for the Australian run of international stage sensation War Horse.
It goes without saying that he’s thrilled to have landed a dream role, but despite his isolated upbringing, Fern’s path into it has been anything except accidental.
He has twice sold everything he owns, turned down a lucrative corporate career offer and followed his gut feeling into total uncertainty.
This year, he arrived in Sydney from Western Australia without a job, a home or a friend in sight to blindly pursue what he believes he was born to do: act.
“I’ve known since I was about six that I wanted to be an actor, but I grew up in a very small country town and it was just not something that was possible,” Fern says.