Home and Away bad boy Steve Peacocke is off to the US to meet with big ticket agents!!! LA-bound ... Steve Peacocke, who plays Darryl “Brax” Braxton on Home And Away, reveals he’s off to the US this week to meet film and TV bosses. STEVE PEACOCKE will this week pack his bags and head to Los Angeles for a series of meetings with movie and TV bosses and casting agents, in a bid to crack the American entertainment industry. It’s all part of a grand plan the 32-year-old has had since he began performing, but one which jeopardises the future of his popular Home And Awaycharacter. The ambitious actor has played Darryl “Brax” Braxton on the hit Channel Seven series for three years now. But it seems he’s starting to get itchy feet. Bye bye Brax ... is Steve Peacocke on his way out from Home and Away? The actor is off to America for two months to meet with movie and TV executives. “I think the dream for any actor is to do well in America,” he said. “It’s where I’ve always wanted to be. It’s hard though because at the same time, I’ve got this awesome job here.” TABLOID TRASH: Steve Peacocke hits out at magazine rumours his fiance walked out on him Producers last year allowed the former tradie from Dubbo to take a few months off to film his debut movie role, a small part in the blockbuster film Hercules. Big ambition ... Steve Peacocke in his debut major film role in Hercules, which he hopes can propel him to the next level of his career. Now they’re letting their biggest star take leave again, for two months’ worth of meetings that Peacocke hopes will land him his big break. The last time Peacocke took off, writers were forced to put his hugely popular character Brax in jail. There are only so many times his absences can be accommodated, he concedes. “We’ve filmed all of our cliffhanger stuff for this year,” he said. “Channel Seven have been really great with letting me take off for a while.” This week, the long-running soap farewelled Lincoln Younes’ character Casey, Peacocke’s on-screen brother, in a dramatic murder storyline that prompted an outpouring from fans on social media. Last one standing ... Steve Peacocke’s character Brax is the final remaining original River Boy after the departures of Dan Ewing and Lincoln Younes. Younes and Peacocke were part of the original trio of Braxton brothers, known as the River Boys, along with actor Dan Ewing who left for greener pastures earlier this year. Credited with reviving Home And Away and boosting its ratings, the characters have been popular with viewers and a gold mine for makers of the show. On the weekend, Peacocke will wash off his burly character’s fake tattoos for the last time for a while and board a plane for Hollywood. His fiance Bridgette Sneddon, who also joined the Summer Bay cast this year as Sophie, will join him in a few weeks’ time. Clever writing ... the last time Steve Peacocke was away chasing his movie dreams, writers had to put his character Brax in jail so the absence wouldn’t be noticed. “I get too homesick if I’m without Bridg for too long so I’m pretty glad she’s coming. Initially it’s me and mate who’s also chasing work over there, then she’ll join me.” Between his meetings, facilitated by Peacocke’s American management, he and Sneddon will take some time out to explore the US, he said. “We’ll definitely make time for a bit of travel.” Loved up ... Steve can’t stand being away from fiance Bridgette Sneddon for too long, so she’ll join him in LA in a few weeks. And after that, Peacocke said the plan is to return home to recommence work on Home And Away, saying he’s excited about the storyline coming up for Brax next year. Of course, a big movie or TV part in America might change that.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:40:55 +0000
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