Rel Hunt

Aurel Mitterdorfer, professionally known as Rel Hunt, is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Ryan Scheppers in the television series Heartbreak High.

Early life Hunt was born Aurel Mitteldorfer, in Sydney, Australia on August 15, 1974. He is the oldest of four sons, born to a Hungarian father and an Australian mother.

At high school, Hunt was banned from acting classes for misbehaving. After finishing school, he began a Commerce degree at the University of New South Wales, and modelled on the side.

Career While modelling, Hunt landed a guest role in two episodes of Police Rescue. Following this, he had guest roles in Police Rescue: The Movie, G.P., Blue Heelers, Home and Away, Blue Heelers and several television commercials.

Within days of finishing his university degree, he earned the role of Ryan Scheppers in Heartbreak High, which he played from 1997 to 1999.

Hunt starred as Butch Yunkin in the made for television film, The Stalking of Laurie Show (2000). In 2005, he played Angus in Macbeth, an updated modern version of the Shakespeare play. That same year, he portrayed Al Corley in the fictionalised American television movie/docudrama Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time American soap opera Dynasty.

In 2011 Hunt starred in Underbelly: Razor, playing William Archer – Razor man and Crown Street bath house proprietor.

Hunt is a part of the rugby league back-to-back premiership winning team, the Eastern Suburbs Wombats.

Personal life Hunt dated actress Kelley McMaster while working together on Heartbreak High, after she played the part of Hunt's character Ryan's ex-girlfriend.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 1994 Police Rescue Hugo Television film 1996 Page 73 Danny Short film 1999 Dear Claudia Anton Feature film 1999 Time and Tide Justin Television film 2000 Devil in the Flesh 2 Buddy Lyle Film 2000 Cruel Intentions 2 Nigel Danby Feature film 2000 Rivals (aka The Stalking of Laurie Show) Butch Yunkin Television film 2005 Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure Al Corley Television film 2006 Macbeth Angus Feature film 2009 A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne Peter Byrne Television film

Television Year Title Role Type 1990; 1993; 2010 Home and Away Brian / Dave Morgan / Street Kid 4 episodes 1993 Police Rescue Dog Episode: "Speeding" 1994 G.P. Sean de Beer Episode: "The Chicken Run" 1994 Blue Heelers Ben Murphy Episode: "A Matter of Trust" 1997–99 Heartbreak High Ryan Scheppers Seasons 5–7, 89 episodes 2001 Head Start Jordan Gray TV miniseries, 6 episodes 2002 Rocket Power Tatupu, Māori (voice) Episode: "Race Across New Zealand" 2002 Static Shock Frankie D'Amico (voice) Episode: "Pop's Girlfriend" 2003 Farscape Karohm Episode: "We're So Screwed Part 1: Fetal Attraction" 2005 Blue Water High Casey 3 episodes 2005 The Alice Kane 1 episode 2007 Sea Patrol Captain Craig Bolt Episode: "Through the Storm" 2011 Underbelly: Razor William Archer 5 episodes