George Pullar

George Pullar (born 1995/1996) is an Australian actor from Brisbane. He is known for his roles as Larry Forbes in the fifth season of the Australian drama series A Place to Call Home and Daniel Fletcher in the Network Ten drama series Playing for Keeps. His performance as Larry garnered an AACTA award nomination and the Casting Guild of Australia named him one of Australia's "Rising Stars Award" recipients in 2018.

Early life

Pullar was born in Brisbane with a twin sister, Annie. Their mother originated from Adelaide and he has two other siblings. Pullar wanted to pursue a football career during his childhood, inspired by his uncle's background in the AFL. He played for a children's club in Coorparoo before the family moved to Indooroopilly. He then played for the Kenmore Australian Football Club where he decided that football would be unsuitable for him moving forward following a knee injury.

Pullar attended Brisbane Grammar School and in his final two years was required to choose an additional subject. His mother convinced him to study drama and he then realised he had a "natural ease" for acting. Due to his knee injury Pullar had the time to participate in a school theatrical performance. His drama teacher was impressed and encouraged Pullar to audition for a place at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He was successful and moved to Perth to begin his training, while his twin sister Annie became a Nine Network news reporter. During his time studying at WAAPA, Pullar and fellow students created a series of plays on old age. They researched them through a partnership with Catholic Homes which allowed them to visit the elderly in care homes. He also played the lead role of Vicomte de Valmont in a theatre performance of Dangerous Liaisons, which toured Hong Kong.

Career

Pullar began his professional acting career by starring in the short film Riptide. He also starred in another short film titled Two Girls, One on Each Knee as the Gentleman. In 2017, it was announced that Pullar had been cast in the fifth season of the Australian drama series A Place to Call Home, playing mechanic Larry Forbes. His performance gained him a nomination for the "Subscription Television Award for Best New Talent" at the 7th AACTA Awards.

Pullar had also secured the role of Private Jarrod Vogel in the television series Fighting Season. The drama focuses on the lives of a group of soldiers after they return from duty in Afghanistan. Pullar and his co-stars participated in an army boot camp run by current and former servicemen to prepare for filming; among the skills they practiced were "weapon familiarisation, weapon drills, approaching buildings, working as a group". The filming schedules for Fighting Season and A Place To Call Home overlapped, but was allowed to take part in both because they were both commissioned by Foxtel.

In May 2018, it was announced that he had secured the regular role of Daniel Fletcher in the Network Ten drama series Playing for Keeps. The show is about a group of AFL players and their wives' personal lives. That year the actor travelled to the US to pursue his career and signed with the Los Angeles management Silver Lining Entertainment. The Casting Guild of Australia chose Pullar as one of the ten recipients of the Rising Stars award for their 2018 ceremony.

Filmography

Awards and nominations