Brenton Thwaites Biography
Brenton Thwaites is an Australian actor who has had big roles in the films Blue Lagoon: The Awakening in 2012, Oculus in 2013, The Giver in 2014, Gods of Egypt in 2016, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in 2017.
Thwaites played the role of Dick Grayson/Robin/Nightwing in Titans from 2018 to 2023. He started his career in his home country in 2011, with roles in Slide and on the soap opera, Home and Away
Brenton Thwaites Age
Thwaites was born on August 10, 1989, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. He is 35 years old as of 2024. Thwaites celebrates his birthday on August 10th.
Brenton Thwaites Height
Thwaites stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 11½ inches.
Brenton Thwaites Family
Thwaites grew up alongside his elder sister, Stacey. Stacey co-founded Tiel Global, a sustainable shades company. They were born to Fiona and Peter Thwaites. On August 9, 2024, he shared his sister’s post where she wished him a happy 35th birthday on his Instagram post. We will update this information once available to the public.
Brenton Thwaites Wife
Thwaites is engaged to Chloe Pacey. He proposed to her on 26 July 2023. They have been in a relationship since 2015 after living in the same sharehouse in Australia while he filmed Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The couple has five children. Thwaites returned to Queensland after spending some time in Los Angeles. Chloe cohosts The Road To Wisdom podcast.
Their daughter, Birdie, was born on March 21, 2016, and is 8 years old as of 2024. Chloe is expecting their sixth child as evidenced by his Instagram post on May 3, 2024, captioned “…5. Five. One more than 4. F’n hell. So proud of you for being unapologetically you and a great mum/baby-maker!…6 will be a walk in the park. Kidding (unless you’re keen?) … 😉😎💪🏽🍷❤️”
Brenton Thwaites Net Worth
Thwaites has an estimated net worth of between $5 Million-$10 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an actor.
Brenton Thwaites Education
Thwaites graduated from Cairns State High School in 2016 before joining the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). After three years at QUT, he graduated in 2010.
Brenton Thwaites Maleficent
Thwaites starred as Pince Phillip in Maleficent in 2014. Philip is a prince from the neighboring kingdom who befriends and falls in love with Aurora. He was unable to recur his role in the film’s sequel due to scheduling conflicts.
Brenton Thwaites Gods of Egypt
Thwaites starred as the human thief and Urshu’s lover, Bek, in Gods of Egypt. Bek invades Set’s treasure vault and steals one of Horus’s eyes. As a result, he gets entangled with a conflict between the gods and the tyrannical ruler Set, who has taken control of Egypt.
Brenton Thwaites Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Thwaites starred as Henry Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tale. Henry is the son of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann and the grandson of Weatherby Swann and Bootstrap Bill Turner.
Henry tries reconnecting with his father while struggling to break the curse that prevents him from doing so. He later joins the Royal Navy to gain information on Poseidon’s trident that can break the curse on his father on Flying Dutchman. His performance in the film won him a nomination for the Teen Choice Choice Action Movie Actor Award in 2017.
Brenton Thwaites Titans/Robin/Nightwing
From 2018 to 2023, Thwaites starred as Richard John “Dick” Grayson/Robin in Titans. Dick is Batman’s first sidekick known as Robin. He originally performed acrobats with the Flying Graysons. Batman(Bruce Wayne) takes him in after his parents are killed by a mobster. He is trained to fight crime but starts struggling to step out of Batman’s shadow and his Robin persona after suffering an identity crisis. He takes on the new identity of Nightwing and leads the Titans.
Brenton Thwaites Career
As a youth, Thwaites was pulled to the idea of being a firefighter or policeman since he was fascinated with films involving firefighters. This interest turned to filmmaking and highlighting his personality through playing many characters. When he was 16, he had his first performance in front of a live audience in Romeo and Juliet.
Before graduating college, Thwaites debuted in the film, Charge Over You. Following his graduation, he made an appearance in an episode of Sea Patrol and the film, Headsmen.
In November 2010, Thwaites secured the role of Luke Gallagher in FOX8’s Slide. Briefly after, he went to Sydney in April 2011 where he played the recurring role of Stu Henderson in SN 24 of Home and Away for 5 months. He commented on his experience on the show, stating it was a good learning experience, and had an easy time working with his co-workers. He then moved to the U.S. to pursue an acting career.
After moving to the US, Thwaites secured a role in Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, starring opposite Indiana Evans. In 2013, he starred as Tim Russel in Oculus, first released on 5 September 2013, at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The following year, he briefly returned to Australia to star as JR in Son of a Gun, a role he auditioned for up to 10 times. That same year, he starred as Pince Phillip in Maleficent. He was unable to recur his role in the film’s sequel due to scheduling conflicts.
2014 to present;
Thwaites portrayed the male lead, Nic Eastman, in The Signal. The film was released seven months after it was filmed on location in the desert of New Mexico. He later played the lead role of Jonas in The Giver. His performance in the film won him the Australians in Film Breakthrough Award. He starred as the human thief, Bek, in Gods of Egypt.
Thwaites appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which was released on 26 May 2017. In the film, he portrayed Henry Turner, the son of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann and the grandson of Weatherby Swann and Bootstrap Bill Turner. After starring in the film, he starred in the Christian film, An Interview with God, where he portrayed young journalist Paul Asher. From 2018 to 2023, he starred as Dick Grayson / Robin in Titans.
Brenton Thwaites Movies and TV Shows
Thwaites has starred in several films and TV shows during his career such as
- Save Your Legs!
- Ride
- Ruben Guthrie
- That Sugar Film
- Rove LA
- Office Uprising
- A Violent Separation
- Ghosts of War
- I Met a Girl
- We Bury the Dead
- How to Make Gravy
Brenton Thwaites Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Instagram and Twitter. He has over 770K followers on Instagram and over 75K on Twitter.