Axle Whitehead

Axle Whitehead
Self-shot image of Axle Whitehead at home in 2015.
Background information
Birth name	Axle Whitehead
Born	(1980-12-16) 16 December 1980 (age 36) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, musician
Years active	2003–present
Labels	SonyBMG

Axle Whitehead (born 16 December 1980; Melbourne, Australia) is a former Australian Video Hits TV host and current singer, musician, and actor. In 2008, he released his first studio album Losing Sleep which debuted outside of the ARIA top 50. He also played Liam Murphy in Channel Seven's Home and Away and was the host of The World's Strictest Parents. In 2015, Whitehead began playing the role of Davis, a musician, in the critically acclaimed Showtime series, Shameless.

In 1999 Whitehead was accepted into the Victorian College of the Arts to study Jazz Improvisation. Then toured Australia and China was various bands. He was originally a contestant on the first series of Australian Idol in 2003. He failed to win the competition but made it into the top twenty. After being spotted on Idol, he was hired to host the Television music show, Video Hits on Network Ten, hosting from 2004 to 1 November 2006. He traveled the world interviewing artists such as Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Oasis and Duran Duran. He later was removed from this position after exposing himself at the Australian Recording Industry Awards. He also simulated masturbation on the ARIA trophy while presenting an award to hip-hop outfit, Hilltop Hoods.