# Mathew Waters

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{{short description|Australian actor (born 1989)}}
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{{more footnotes needed|date=August 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Mathew Waters
| image         = 
| alt           = 
| caption       = 
| birth_name    = Matthew John Waters
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|05|29}}
| birth_place   = [Kogarah, New South Wales](/source/Kogarah%2C_New_South_Wales), Australia
| death_date    = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place   = 
| other_names   = 
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1998–present
| known_for     = 
| notable_works = ''[Round the Twist](/source/Round_the_Twist)'', ''[Snobs](/source/Snobs_(TV_series))'', ''[The Pacific](/source/The_Pacific_(miniseries))'' 
}}

'''Mathew John Waters''' (born 29 May 1989) is an Australian actor best known for his roles in ''[Round the Twist](/source/Round_The_Twist)'', ''[Snobs](/source/Snobs_(TV_series))'', ''[The Pacific](/source/The_Pacific_(TV_miniseries))'', ''[Peter Pan](/source/Peter_Pan_(2003_film))'' and the original cast of the musical ''[The Boy From Oz](/source/The_Boy_from_Oz)'', where he played the roles of musician/entertainer Young [Peter Allen](/source/Peter_Allen_(musician)).

==Career==
Waters' acting career began at age eight when he was selected from more than 1,000 boys to play the role of young [Peter Allen](/source/Peter_Allen_(musician)) in the musical biopic ''[The Boy From Oz](/source/The_Boy_from_Oz)''. Waters' career went from strength to strength after landing starring roles in a number of Australian TV series with a worldwide cult following, namely as Bronson Twist in ''[Round The Twist (series 3 & 4)](/source/Round_The_Twist)'', as Scratch in ''[The Escape of The Artful Dodger](/source/Escape_of_the_Artful_Dodger)'', and as Spike in ''[Snobs](/source/Snobs_(TV_series))''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mathew Waters {{!}} Actor, Casting Department, Casting Director |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0914139/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |publisher=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>

Waters went on to star in a number of musicals such as ''[Mame](/source/Mame_(musical))'' and The Artful Dodger in ''[Oliver!](/source/Oliver!) "The Musical" ''before turning his hand to film. In 2003, he was invited to play a role in [''Peter Pan''](/source/Peter_Pan_(2003_film)), after [P. J. Hogan](/source/P._J._Hogan) had seen him perform in Oliver!. Waters has subsequently appeared on TV in the United Kingdom and Germany, and he has gone on to appear in the HBO miniseries [''The Pacific''](/source/The_Pacific_(TV_miniseries)) and also a Canadian production ''[Darwin's Brave New World](/source/Darwin's_Brave_New_World).'' In December 2015, he played the Cowardly Lion in a pantomime production of The Wizard of Oz at the Shaw Theatre, London''.''<ref name=":0" />

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2003
|''[Peter Pan](/source/Peter_Pan_(2003_film))'' 
|Messenger Boy
|
|-
|2008
|''[Men's Group](/source/Men's_Group)''
|Darren
|
|-
|TBA
|''Own Worst Enemy''
|Perry Chambers
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2000–2001
|''[Round the Twist](/source/Round_the_Twist)''
|Bronson Twist
|26 episodes
|-
|2001
|''[Escape of the Artful Dodger](/source/Escape_of_the_Artful_Dodger)''
|Scratch
|9 episodes
|-
|2003
|[''Snobs''](/source/Snobs_(TV_series))
|Spike
|26 episodes
|-
|2006
|''[Blue Water High](/source/Blue_Water_High)''
|Troy
|Episode #2.13
|-
|2009
|''[Darwin's Brave New World](/source/Darwin's_Brave_New_World)''
|[Syms Covington](/source/Syms_Covington)
|3 episodes
|-
|2010
|[''The Pacific''](/source/The_Pacific_(miniseries))
|Weeping Marine
|Episode: "Guadalcanal/Leckie"
|-
|2018
|[''Doctor Doctor''](/source/Doctor_Doctor_(Australian_TV_series))
|Farmer
|Episode: "When We Collide"
|-
|2018
|[''Black Comedy''](/source/Black_Comedy_(TV_series))
|Guest Cast
|Episode #3.1
|-
|2019
|''Fat Pizza: Back in Business''
|Premier's Assist
|Episode #1.4
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|nm0914139}}

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Category:1989 births
Category:Living people
Category:Male actors from Sydney
Category:Australian male child actors
Category:Australian male stage actors
Category:Australian male television actors

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