Alexander Bruszt (born 1983) is an Australian actor and former TV presenter.[1] He is best known for being a former presenter of Australian Fox 8 Channel,[2] and for portraying the role of Fynn Thompson on the NBC's soap opera, Days of Our Lives.[3]

Alexander Bruszt
Born
Alexander Bruszt

1983
Occupations
  • Actor
  • television personality
Years active2009–present
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Career

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Bruszt was previously signed with Chadwick Model. He joined a talent agency at the age of 16, and in 2011, at the age of 28, he went on to land a guest-starring role on Australia's most popular soap opera show "Home and Away" as Sam.[4][5] In 2010, he appeared in the Ohlala magazine.[6] He has appeared in many commercials including Pepsi Light opposite actress Christie Hayes and Verizon Wireless.[7]

In 2015, Bruszt had joined the cast of Daytime Emmy Award winning soap opera Days of Our Lives in the three-month contract role of Fynn Thompson and first appeared on 12 November 2015.[8] He was one of the 300 actors who had auditioned for the role of Fynn in Arena's online competition for the soap's 'Search for a Star' Contest.[9][10] Three Australian finalists : Andrew Steel, Alex Bruszt and Tom Dalzell were selected to fly down to Los Angeles for the screen test, in the end, Alex beat out the two finalists winning the role.[11][12] He had screen tested opposite actress Arianne Zucker during the audition.[13] In early November 2015, it was announced that his contract had been extended and that he would remain with the soap for an unknown period of time.[14] In June 2016, it was announced that he would last air on the show in July 2016.

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Overdrawn Denton Short film
2009 Little Black Dress Bond Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Home and Away Sam Three episodes
2015 Days of Our Lives Fynn Thompson Series regular; 2015-2016

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander Bruszt". About.com. IAC (company). 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Hot young Aussies' sought for A'dam filming". Expatica. Expatica Communications. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Aussie actor scores Days of Our Lives gig". Sky News Australia. Seven West Media. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ^ Hernandez, Greg (25 April 2015). "Wednesday Morning Man: Alexander Bruszt!!". www.greginhollywood.com.
  5. ^ "DAYS chooses its new Aussie hottie". soapcentral.com. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. ^ "EXCLUSIVE / ALEXANDER BRUSZT by JEFF SLATER". Ohlala Magazine. Image Nation Studio L.L.C. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Pepsi Light Embarrassment In Lift". The Inspiration Room. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Aussie Alexander Bruszt scrubs up for Days of Our Lives role". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  9. ^ Logan, Michael (17 April 2015). "Star Search: Three Awesome Aussies Compete For a Role on Days of Our Lives". TV Insider. TVGM Holdings, LLC.
  10. ^ "Final 3 announced in Days of our Lives star search". TV Tonight. 8 April 2015.
  11. ^ "DAYS NAMES WINNER OF AUSSIE TALENT SEARCH". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 28 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Australian DAYS Finalists Arrive In Salem". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  13. ^ Fairman, Michael (20 April 2015). "DAYS Australian Finalists For Role Of Finn: Andrew Steel, Alexander Bruszt & Tom Dalzell Discuss Their Audition! Watch The Video Interview!". On-Air On-Soaps. www.michaelfairmansoaps.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Sydney model Alexander Bruszt has earned a contract extension on his Days Of Our Lives prize". News Corp Australia. News.com.au. 2 November 2015.
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