Getting the call-up to star in ABC drama Barracuda has earnt Elias Anton recognition from his peers, a TV WEEK Logies nomination for Most Outstanding Newcomer and continued work.
But thatโs not what heโs most thankful for.
โIt actually made me into the man I am today,โ the 18-year-old tells TV WEEK. โI learnt so much from that experience. And it made me more mature, more humble
and more organised.โ
TV critics and viewers alike have praised Elias for the way in which he brought aspiring swimmer Danny Kelly to life in the television adaptation of Christos Tsiolkasโ novel Barracuda.
However, the schoolboy simply wanted to make his mum proud.
For more on this story, pick up this weekโs special Logie Awards edition of TV WEEK.
LOGIES 2017 - Jessica Mauboy performs
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