Felix Mallard

Felix Cooper Mallard (born 20 April 1998) is an Australian actor, musician, and model. He began his career playing Ben Kirk in the soap opera Neighbours (2014–2019). He has since starred as Cooper in the CBS comedy Happy Together (2018–2019) and Marcus Baker in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia (2021–). He had recurring roles as Lucas Caravaggio in Locke & Key (2020–2021), also on Netflix, and Aiden in the second season of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2021) on NBC. Early life Mallard grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He has a sister. He attended the all-boys school Christian Brothers College, now St Mary's College, where he was a College Prefect. He completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) in 2015, as well as a course in Technical Production. Mallard took up fencing at the age of ten. He competed at state and national levels, winning two bronze medals in the team events at the 2012 Victorian National Champions and 5th place in the under-15 National Sabre Championships in 2013. When he was 13, Mallard was scouted by a modelling agent and signed with Vivien's Models. He featured in several campaigns, including an editorial spread in Yves Magazine. Mallard is a musician and plays the guitar, piano and drums. He is a guitarist and singer in punk rock band Enemies Alike. The band has played in venues around Melbourne, at school music events, and Associated Catholic Colleges' Battle of the Bands competitions. Career Mallard made his acting debut in 2014 at the age of 15, taking over the role of Ben Kirk in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours for a three-week, six episode guest stint. He obtained an audition through his modelling agent, which he unexpectedly won. He had never previously considered acting but this experience made him realise this was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He returned the following year for a further 4-month guest stint, while still at school. After finishing Year 12, Mallard chose to pursue acting full-time and he re-joined Neighbours as a permanent cast member in 2016. Mallard's interest in music was incorporated into his character and he frequently played music on the show. That same year, he starred in Xanthe ♥ Ben, a 20-episode online spin-off released on Instagram, as well as the webisode series Summer Stories, broadcast during the 2016 Christmas period. Mallard filmed his final scenes for Neighbours in late 2017.