Craig Horner (born 24 January 1983) is an Australian actor and musician who first appeared in the Australian television program Cybergirl. He is best known for his role as Richard Cypher in the television series Legend of the Seeker.
Early life From Brisbane, Queensland, Horner attended St Peters Lutheran College in the suburb of Indooroopilly. He discovered a love for acting after participating in school productions of 1945 – The Musical, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Maids.
Career
Acting In 1998, Horner took on presenting duties in his role as a reporter on children's news series Totally Wild. Then in 2001, after graduating from high school, he made his television acting debut as 14-year old Jackson in children's science-fiction fantasy series Cybergirl. He appeared in all 26 episodes, through to 2002.
Horner was next seen in 2002 teen comedy drama film Blurred, before playing opposite Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Jesse Spencer as Ronald Fingleton in 2003 Australian biographical drama film Swimming Upstream.
Horner starred opposite Rachael Taylor, as Richie in Gregory Dark's 2006 horror film, See No Evil. That same year, he played the regular role of Caleb in U.S. Lifetime series Monarch Cove. From 2007, he began playing the ongoing role of Ash Dove in children's fantasy series H2O: Just Add Water, featuring alongside Phoebe Tonkin and Claire Holt.
Horner joined the cast of the Australian teen drama series Blue Water High in its 2008 third season, portraying surfer Garry Miller. From 2008, he also starred as woodsman turned sword-fighting hero Richard Cypher in Sam Raimi-produced American fantasy series Legend of the Seeker, the syndicated television adaptation of Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth book series.
In 2012, Horner played the title role in The CW time travel mystery television pilot Joey Dakota. He went on to appear in American comedy drama series Hindsight in 2015, portraying Sean, main character Becca's first husband. The following year, he landed a guest-starring role as the Count of Monte Cristo in an episode of Once Upon a Time.
In 2021, Horner played the role of Owen in the film This Little Love of Mine. The following year, he appeared alongside Victoria Justice and Adam Demos in American romantic comedy drama film A Perfect Pairing, playing the role of Calder. In 2022, Horner also began playing the regular role of Sunny Gray in children's series Rock Island Mysteries.
Music In addition to acting, Horner has been active as a musician, playing the guitar and writing music. He was a member of the band 'Earth For Now' (known as 'Unstable Conditions' in 2011) who played their first show in Hollywood, California, starting the set with "Howl at the Moon". Horner and bandmate Steve Matsumura announced their departure from the band on 2 February 2012. He published two songs on iTunes – "Avoid" and "Say What You Mean", under the name 'Ithaca'.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Type Ref 2002 Blurred Pete the Bus Nerd Feature film 2003 Swimming Upstream Ronald Fingleton Feature film The Moment After Short film 2006 See No Evil Richie Bernson Feature film 2014 See No Evil 2 Richie Bernson (uncredited) Feature film 2019 The Dying Kind Short film 2021 This Little Love of Mine Owen Feature film 2022 A Perfect Pairing Calder Feature film
Television Year Title Role Type Ref 1998 Totally Wild Presenter 2001–2002 Cybergirl Jackson Campbell 26 episodes 2005 headLand Neil Slattery Season 1, episodes 11-12 2006 Two Twisted Mason Miniseries, season 1, episode 14 Monarch Cove Caleb Demanser 8 episodes 2007–2008 H2O: Just Add Water Ash Dove 11 episodes 2008 Blue Water High Garry Miller Season 3, 25 episodes 2008–2010 Legend of the Seeker Richard Cypher 44 episodes 2012 Joey Dakota Joey Dakota TV pilot 2015 Hindsight Sean Reeves 10 episodes 2016 Once Upon a Time Edmond Dantès / Count of Monte Cristo Season 6, 1 episode The Deleted Conner 1 episode 2018 Cuddle Buddies Zack 2022–2024 Rock Island Mysteries Sunny Gray Seasons 1–3, 24 episodes
Theatre Year Title Role Type Ref 1998 Theatre Sports 1999 1945 – The Musical Chuck St Peter's Lutheran College, Brisbane 2000 A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon St Peter's Lutheran College, Brisbane The Zoo Story Peter St Peter's Lutheran College, Brisbane The Maids Solange St Peter's Lutheran College, Brisbane
References
External links Web site of Horner's band Ithaca Craig Horner at Independent Management Company