Raj Labade

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Raj Labade was born in Sydney in 2000 of Indian-Anglo decent. At the age of 17, he began his professional Career in the 2019 Australian feature film, ‘Back of The Net’. At 18, Raj was Accepted into the illustrious 'Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)' course at the 'The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts' (WAAPA). While At WAAPA, Raj was the recipient of multiple prestigious awards. The 2020 Speech and Drama Teachers Association Poetry Prize, the 2021 Vice Chancellor's Shakespeare award of 'Best Production' for his performance of 'Hamlet' and The 2021 Leslie Anderson Award for ‘Most Outstanding Graduating Actor’ in his final Showcase performance, graduating at the age of 21. In 2023, Raj was one of 12 recipients of the CGA ‘Rising Stars’ award “have the potential to break out on the world stage”. Raj’s stage credits include; Perth Festival’s production of 'Mary Stuart’, ‘Tell Me I’m Here’ (Belvoir), ‘Never Closer’ (Belvoir 25A), ’Sex Magic’ (Griffin Theatre Co.), ’Dictionary of Lost Words’ (Sydney Theatre Co.) and 'My Brilliant Career' (MTC). Raj’s recent Television Credits include; ‘Appetite’ (SBS) and ‘The Office’ (Amazon Prime).