Brett Hicks-Maitland

Brett Hicks-Maitland, also credited as Brett Archer (born 11 March 1978, in Adelaide) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role in the Australian television series Home and Away.

Training Hicks-Maitland studied acting at the Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. He graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts. He's since continued his studies of acting with Australian Acting Coach Annie Swann and Camera technique teacher Sandra Lee Patterson. Since moving to America he has studied with Howard Fine and Larry Moss.

Career Hicks-Maitland has been involved in a number of TV shows, including top Australian soap "Home and Away" as a Series Regular playing Dylan Russell from 2002 to 2004. He has made appearances on the mini-series "Small Claims – the reunion", and ABC's "Changi". He played guest roles on "All Saints", "McLeod's Daughters", "Packed to the Rafters" and "Life Support" (series #3).

In the film "the Longer Day of Happiness" he starred as Garret Jones. In the Australian Film "Dirty Deeds" starring Sam Neill, Sam Worthington and John Goodman, Brett co-starred as Officer Young.

Hicks-Maitland has been involved in many Theater productions, most recently with "Noises Off" at the State Theater of South Austral, "Loot" at the Cat and Fiddle (Sydney, Australia) and "The Eumenedies" at NIDA. Hicks-Maitland has also been involved in a number of short films, his most recent being an animated Short, "Ward 13" in which he played the lead voice.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2000 Drama School Himself Documentary series (9 episodes) 2001 Changi Bede Miniseries (1 episode) 2001 McLeod's Daughters Hopeful Season 1, Episode 11 2001 All Saints Jamie Books Season 4, Episode 38 2002 All Saints Marcus Drayton Season 5, Episode 5 2002 Dirty Deeds Constable Feature film 2002–04 Home and AwayDylan Russell Seasons 15–17 (recurring, 67 episodes) 2002 Home and Away: Secrets and the City Special 2003 Ward 13 Short film 2003 Life Support Season 3, Episode 10 2003 Big Space Squirt / Guy Video short 2006 Small Claims: The Reunion Shane TV movie 2008 All Saints Leon Warner Season 11, Episode 23 2008 Packed to the Rafters Patrick Moreton Season 1, Episode 8 2010 Do Not Disconnect Eric Short film 2011 Paradigm Shift Detective Russell Short film 2011 Got Home Alive Ashley McDonald Season 1, Episode 2 2012 The Longer Day of Happiness Garret Jones Feature film 2013 The Cheerleader Diaries Coach Liam Fox Season 1, Episodes 4, 8 & 10 2019 The Hunting Constable Hennessey Season 1, Episodes 2 & 3 2022 The Stranger Crooked Cop Feature film Ghost Town Drew Clark Short film

Interests Hicks-Maitland is an avid golfer. Was an In-Line skater of professional standard and played ice-hockey in his home town of Adelaide, Australia. He continues to work and study acting in Los Angeles.