Oliver started his illustrious acting career in Nairobi Kenya at the tender age of seven playing Jacob, in Jacob Too Too and the Hooded Fang. The bright lights and glowing applause was a dizzying feeling he wanted to replicate as often as possible. Oliver continued acting through his primary and secondary school years and then auditioned for the HiNRG Amateur Theatre Company in Perth, Western Australia where he was accepted and invited to be part of their ensemble after leaving school. 

Oliver dug his teeth and sword into his first role playing Laertes in his first Shakespearean production of Hamlet, where some lifelong friendships were made. Making the decision to pursue acting as a more serious career goal he enrolled in an bachelor or arts degree at Edith Cowan University and the WA Academy of Performing Arts. It wasn’t long into his first year when he auditioned and was accepted into his first professional production of Prayer to an Iron God with Fremantle’s Deckchair Theatre. 

Unfortunately ECU did not accept his argument request to receive credit for the role as time spent on his degree. It was at this cross roads that Oliver thought, stuff them, I’ll take the money and professional experience and run. And he wasn’t disappointed with his decision, receiving rave reviews on opening night and giving him the false sense of security that it would all be up from here. But as most lifer actors find out, this is often not the case. Oliver went on to become part of the Deckchairs famous Shakespearean productions each summer performed in the beautiful Kings Park. Oliver performed in A Mid Summer Nights Dream, Much Ado about Nothing and others under the stars. Oliver made a move to Sydney in 2007 where he was successful in securing an agent and then work in tv and film followed soon afterwards. Oliver has played roles in numerous Australian productions, including Home and Away, Redfern Now, Rake, Australian Gangster among others. 

Oliver continues to believe in his ability and continues to stand strong while others quit, waiting for ‘the big break’. For whatever reason, Oliver has always had the idea that a pay check for a role that pays him $13,000,000 will be the point that he quits. Needless to say, that payday hasn’t materialised and therefore he continues….to get older, greyer and continue to plod along, all the time gaining valuable life experience raising his young family and beautiful daughters with his wife in tow.