Sweeney Young

Sweeney Jerome Young (born 24 March 1989)[1] is an Australian actor known for his role as Riley Parker in the soap opera Neighbours.

Sweeney Young
Born (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989
Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2004 – present

Early life and education

Young grew up in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. He graduated from University High School in 2006.

Career

Young played Riley Parker in the long-running soap opera, Neighbours for 111 episodes. He has been on-screen in Australia since 22 August 2007. His on-screen family includes mother Miranda (Nikki Coghill), father Steve (Steve Bastoni) and sister Bridget (Eloise Mignon).

In 2006, Young was one of a trio who created a radio show/podcast called Male Chauvinist Pigs for SYN FM. The show ran for 8 episodes between 22 June 2006 and 26 December 2006.

Guest appearances include episode 'One For the Road' from Blue Heelers in 2005 as Hugh Grace, telemovie Little Oberon in 2005 as the ghost of Simon Gaunt and also a single episode appearance on Neighbours in 2004, as an older boy called Braydden Tuffnell that Summer Hoyland (Marisa Siketa) mistakenly thought fancied her.

In 2008, Young appeared alongside Alison Richards and Mark Dogget in a short film titled "A Little Understanding." Shot by local Melbourne film makers The Night Elephants, the film was part of the international film festival 15/15. The festival asks participants to shoot and edit a finished short within 15 hours. For his role in the film Sweeney took out the prize for Best Male Actor.

In January 2012, it was revealed that Sweeney had joined the cast of Animals as Jack Young.[2]

Sweeney recently received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Leukaemia Foundation for his participation in the annual charity event 'World's Greatest Shave'.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Cryptopticon The Steganographer
2012 Animals Jack Young

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Holly's Heroes Charlie McCorkindale Episode: "Crossing the Line"
2005 Blue Heelers Hugh Grace 2 episodes
2005 Little Oberon Simon Gaunt Television film
2007–2008 Neighbours Riley Parker 171 episodes
2008–2009 Rush Mark Ward / Jared 2 episodes
2010 Bed of Roses Jake O'Reilly Episode: "Rainbow Warriors"
2011 Terra Nova Foster Episode: "Bylaw"
2014 Chris & Josh Steve Episode: "Netboys"

References
  1. "Neighbours: The Perfect Blend | Sweeney Young". www.perfectblend.net. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. Morris, Clint. "Young, Kewley, Gorman and Zachariah for new Australian Zombie film". News Article. Movie Hole.


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