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Birthday: Mar 08, 1976
Place of Birth: Derby, Western Australia, Australia

Heath Bergersen

Heath Bergersen is an Australian Indigenous actor who has worked in various Australian television series and movies. Bergersen was born in the remote township of Derby, near Broome in Western Australia, but was adopted and moved to the city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia, at a young age. At 16, Bergersen moved to Perth to pursue music and acting. He initially taught primary school children about Aboriginal art, culture, history and the technique of the didgeridoo. Bergersen followed his passions for music and performance by completing the Aboriginal Musical Theatre Training Course under Michael Leslie, the original choreographer of the acclaimed theatre musical Bran Nue Dae. Bergersen has appeared in the musical Bran Nu Dae, performed with the Warda Dance Group, and acted in various plays, including Wicked, No Prejudice and Runumuk. He has appeared in various television shows including Kids Co. and The Great Outdoors, performed didgeridoo for the Channel 7 Christmas Pageant, and appeared in the SBS TV documentaries Images of Us and Destination Dole. Bergersen has appeared in feature films including Rabbit Proof Fence, Mabo, Japanese Story, Secret River, and in the lead role of Jarli Cooper in ReFraction.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Mabo Davy 2012
Weewar Dyung 2006
Rabbit-Proof Fence Jacky 2002
Japanese Story Petrol Bloke 2003
Series Cast Year
Dirt Game Grant 2009
Sweat Stewie Perkins 1996
The Secret River Mullaba 2015
Black Comedy Guest Cast 2014
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