Phoenix Raei is a graduate of the Professional Full-Time Acting for Television Program. After training under (and being mentored by) some of Australia’s finest industry professionals at Film & Television Studio International, he soon went on to star in feature film Australia Day. On Australia’s most controversial national holiday, the lives of three Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds will collide, illuminating contemporary issues of racial tension and national identity that simmer beneath the surface of modern Australia. Phoenix stars alongside Bryan Brown and Matthew Le Nevez. Phoenix is the recipient of the Casting Guild of Australia Rising Star Award. Most recently he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Film for The Rooster, starring alongside Hugo Weaving. Prior to that, he starred in ABC Drama, The Heights (series 1 & 2), American/Australian series Clickbait, streaming on Netflix, and The Night Agent, also now streaming on Netflix; Wentworth; Stateless; Romper Stomper and Mustang FC. Phoenix also featured in films Indefinite (2015) and 7 Storeys Down (2017).