Meyne Wyatt

Meyne Wyatt (born 1989) is an Aboriginal Australian actor, known for his stage, film, and television roles. In 2012, he played a supporting role in the musical comedy film The Sapphires and also made his debut with the Bell Shakespeare company. His appearance in the second season of Redfern Now earned him nominations at the 2014 Logie Awards and at the 3rd AACTA Awards. From 2014 to 2016, Wyatt played the ongoing role of Nate Kinski in Neighbours.

Early life Meyne Wyatt was born in Kalgoorlie in 1989, to Sue, a painter and children's book illustrator, and Brian, who worked for the National Native Title Council. His father was a Yamatji man, while his mother is from the Wongatha group, In 2012, Wyatt was cast in the supporting role of Jimmy Middleton in the musical comedy film The Sapphires.Wyatt also made his debut with the Bell Shakespeare company, in a production of The School for Wives. In that same year, Wyatt filmed a supporting role in The Broken Shore, a television miniseries based on Peter Temple's 2005 novel of the same name. He also appeared in the film adaptation of Tim Winton's short story collection The Turning. Wyatt played Frank Leaper, a footballer "who walks away at a key moment of his career", in the segment titled Family, which was directed by Shaun Gladwell.

In 2014 Wyatt also joined the cast of feature film Strangerland, alongside Nicole Kidman and Joseph Fiennes. On 20 July 2014, it was announced that Wyatt had joined the cast of long-running soap opera Neighbours as Nate Kinski. Wyatt is the first Indigenous actor to join the main cast since the show began in 1985. Executive producer Jason Herbison stated the decision to cast an Indigenous actor was "unintentional" and that Wyatt had been the best actor for the role.

Wyatt took a break from Neighbours to appear in a Sydney Theatre Company production of King Lear, alongside Geoffrey Rush from November 2015 to January 2016. Wyatt's father died from throat cancer in October, causing him to miss the first two weeks of rehearsals.

Wyatt left Neighbours in early 2016 and his character's last scenes aired in June that year. In 2017, Wyatt appeared in the American series The Leftovers, which was filmed in Australia. In 2018, he was a regular in the television drama series Mystery Road as Cedric Thompson.

Wyatt's first play, City of Gold, was published in July 2019 by Currency Press. A co-production between Queensland Theatre and Griffin Theatre premiered the play in Brisbane, before transferring to Sydney.

Wyatt starred in the 2021 ABC television comedy series Preppers. Wyatt also appeared in The Moogai. He also appeared in Strife.

On 17 April 2025, Wyatt was named as part of the extended cast for series two of Return to Paradise.

Other activities In June 2020, Wyatt delivered a powerful four-minute monologue from his play City of Gold, on a special episode on ABC Television's Q+A about Black Lives Matter and Aboriginal deaths in custody. In the monologue, he describes the impact of racism on his life. It was widely covered by national media. Comedian Nazeem Hussain suggested in a tweet that it was "the best two minutes of Australian television ever".

In 2020, encouraged by his mother, he entered a painted self-portrait in the Archibald Prize and became the first Indigenous artist to win the Packing Room Prize in September 2020. 2014: Nominated, Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama at the 3rd AACTA Awards for Redfern Now 2019: Winner, Best Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production, Sydney Theatre Awards for his performance in City of Gold 2020: Finalist, Actor of the Year, National Dreamtime Awards

Filmography Wyatt has featured as an actor in short films, feature films, telemovies, and television series, and has also written for television.

Film appearances