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Hugh Sheridan is an Australian actor who is best known for his role as Ben Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters.(DSTV)

Sheridan attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art and while still completing his final year won his role in Packed to the Rafters, along with co-star Jessica Marais.[1] His sister is Zoe Sheridan, radio announcer and television presenter on children’s game show Challenger and daytime chat show The Catch-Up. Hugh studied at the Victorian College of the Arts and The Australian Ballet School. He left the ABS when he was accepted into the prestigious Bachelor of Dramatic Art course at NIDA. While he was there he performed in The Lost Echo with The Sydney Theatre Company. In 2007, Hugh was awarded the Adel Koh Memorial Scholarship by The State Theatre of South Australia to study acting in New York. In his youth he sang with State Opera Australia, danced with the South Australian Classical Youth Ballet and studied drama at Unley Youth Theatre.

Hugh was one of the many stars who performed at Sydney’s Carols in the Domain on 20 December 2008. Hugh sung “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”.

On Sunday May 3, 2009, Sheridan won an Australian TV Week Logie Award Silver Logie for Most Popular New Male talent, due to his performance on Channel 7′s Packed to the Rafters. In June he performed his own one man show “Newley Discovered” on the Adelaide Festival Theatre Stage to packed houses and rave reviews. Hugh is an active Ambassador of Jeans for Genes, Camp Quality and The Port Adelaide Football Club.

AWARDS:
Logie Award 20009 – Most Popular New Male Talent for: “Packed to the Rafters” (2008)
Nominated for Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent for: “Packed to the Rafters” (2008)