Who is Felix Mallard?
Felix Mallard was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on 20 April 1998, – his zodiac sign is Taurus and he holds Australian nationality. He is an actor, model and a musician, perhaps known best for his portrayal of Cooper in the comedy series “Happy Together”, created by Austen Earl and Tim McAuliffe, and which starred Damon Wayans Jr., Amber Stevens West and Stephnie Weir. It follows the married couple Claire and Jake, whose lives are turned upside down after they meet the megastar Cooper.
Childhood and education
Felix was raised in Melbourne alongside his sister, by their father who is a lawyer, and their mother who is working as a real estate agent.
Felix grew up being interested in sports, and began practicing fencing at the age of 10 – he has since entered many competitions, winning two bronze medals at the 2012 Victorian National Championships. He also became interested in music, and started playing the guitar after his father bought him one for his birthday – he was a member of a high school band, while he is today playing for the punk rock group Enemies Alike.
After matriculation in 2016, Felix decided not to enroll at a college, but to focus on his acting career.
Career as an actor
Felix made his debut TV series appearance in 2016, when cast to play Ben Kennedy in the pilot episode of the drama “Neighbours: Xanthe Hearts Ben”, but which failed to be picked up by any network. In the same year, he portrayed Ben Kirk in the episode “Sheep” of the drama “Neighbours: Pipe Up”, which starred Mavournee Hazel, Travis Burns and Lilly Van Der Meer.
By the end of the year, Felix reprised his role as Ben Kirk in four episodes of the drama “Neighbours: Summer Stories” while he might be known best for his portrayal of both Ben Kirk and Ben Fitzgerald in 854 episodes of the romantic drama series “Neighbours”, created by Reg Watson and which starred Stefan Dennis, Alan Fletcher and Tom Oliver. This series which has been airing since 1985, and today counts close to 9,000 episodes; it follows both the professional and private lives of people living in Ramsay Street, Erinsborough, and has won 23 awards while being nominated for 67 others.
In early 2020, Felix played Lucas Caravaggio in five episodes of the fantasy horror drama series “Locke & Key”, created by Meredith Averill, Carlton Cuse and Aron Eli Coleite, and which starred Darby Stanchfield, Connor Jessup and Emilia Jones. It follows three children and their mother who keep finding magical keys in their house.
He made his debut film appearance in 2020, when cast to play Roamer in the romantic drama “All the Bright Places” written by Liz Hannah, directed by Brett Haley, and which starred Elle Fanning, Justice Smith and Alexandra Shipp – it follows the relationship between Theodore and Violet. Felix also played Marcus in the drama series “Ginny & Georgia”, and he has recently been cast to appear as Aiden in a single upcoming episode of the musical comedy series “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”.
Other appearances
Felix has appeared in several talk shows too – in 2018, he was invited to appear in two episodes of the biographical family news talk-show “Entertainment Tonight Canada”, while the same year saw him appear in the talk-show “The Late Late Show with James Corden”, and the news talk-show “Celebrity Page”.
Felix has also appeared in the musical talk-show “The Real”, and in a 2020 episode of the talk-show “Hollywood Insider”.
Love life and relationships
Felix is quite secretive when it comes to his love life, and hasn’t commented on any girls he might have dated, however, there are rumors circulating the internet that he might be in a relationship with Lilly Van Def Meer, an Australian actress known for her roles in “Neighbours”, “Black Betty” and “Off Track”. The two allegedly met while shooting together for “Neighbours”, and soon started dating – some of Felix’s fans claim to have seen the two walking hand in hand, but this hasn’t been confirmed, and both Felix and Lilly have stated that they are only close friends.
There are also rumors on the internet claiming that Felix is gay, mostly because he hasn’t been seen spending time with any girls other than Lilly, but he hasn’t commented on his sexual orientation. As of November 2020, he is single, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.
Hobbies and other interests
Felix is physically very active, and has four to five training sessions at the gym each week – thus his muscular body – while he is also following a somewhat strict diet, and avoids eating meat as he is a huge lover of animals – he is also taking good care of his mental health as he does yoga and meditates.
Felix is also very sporting, and summer is his favorite season as he is an avid surfer, while he also likes winter as he knows how to both ski and snowboard.
He is a lover of animals, with snakes being his favorites, and has a pet snake which can be seen featured in some of his pictures on Instagram.
Felix has his own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Jean Reno, Natalie Portman and Anne Hathaway, while a few of his favorite movies are “Leon: The Professional”, “V for Vendetta” and “Les Miserables”.
Age, height and net worth
Felix’s age is 22. He has medium long brown hair and brown eyes, his height is 5ft 9ins (1.75m) and he weighs around 155lbs (70kgs).
As of November 2020, Felix’s net worth has been estimated at over $1 million.