For years reality TV fans have questioned whether as contestants with the hope that they will stir the pot and create drama. It appears this may be true for the current season of , as viewers have discovered that one contestant has an extensive acting résumé. Lawrence Murphy, who is competing alongside his girlfriend Hannah Campbell, graduated with a Bachelor of Performing Arts from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and has appeared in multiple TV ads, films and TV series over the past eight years.
This includes roles in the popular BINGE series , the war film alongside former actor Stephen Peacocke, and the Channel Seven Logie-nominated miniseries . The Switzerland-born star also co-founded his own production company Lazy Films and recently directed, wrote and starred in the horror film Us, which is currently in pre-production. fans only recently discovered Lawrence’s acting career when they spotted him in a popular TV advertisement and took to social media to discuss what this could mean.
“I think Lawrence is on an advert about responsible drinking. So does that mean he is an actor?” one person asked. “Yes, I thought it was him on that ad!” another replied, while a third said, “He was in an ad for cement stuff too! I reckon he is an actor placed in there to make drama!”.
“So he is out for his 15 mins in the spotlight, now it all makes sense...
he is playing to the cameras to get airtime,” someone else said, followed by a differe.