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Elias Anton makes a splash

Barracuda star and TV WEEK Logie Award winner Elias Anton opens up about the special person who's been in his cheer squad from day one: his mum.
Elias Anton

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.

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But thatโ€™s not what heโ€™s most thankful for.

โ€œIt actually made me into the man I am today,โ€ the 18-year-old tells TV WEEK. โ€œI learnt so much from that experience. And it made me more mature, more humble

and more organised.โ€

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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 weekโ€™s special Logie Awards edition of TV WEEK.

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