Max Sutherland | |||||||||||
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Home and Away character | |||||||||||
Portrayed by | Sebastian Elmaloglou | ||||||||||
Duration | 2002–2004 | ||||||||||
First appearance | 21 January 2002 | ||||||||||
Last appearance | 1 September 2004 | ||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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Occupation | Student Author |
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Home | Sydney | ||||||||||
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Father | Pete Sutherland |
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Mother | Mandy Sutherland |
Uncles | Rhys Sutherland |
First cousins |
Dani Sutherland Kirsty Sutherland Laura DeGroot Jade Sutherland |
Other relatives | Oliver Phillips |
Paris Burnett | |||
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Home and Away character | |||
Portrayed by | Rhett Giles | ||
Duration | 2002–03 | ||
First appearance | 29 April 2002 | ||
Last appearance | 10 September 2003 | ||
Introduced by | Julie McGuaran | ||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||
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Occupation | head teacher of Summer Bay High (2002–03) | ||
Home | Sydney | ||
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Brothers | Troy Burnett |
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Dylan Russell | |||||||||||
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Home and Away character | |||||||||||
Portrayed by | Brett Hicks-Maitland | ||||||||||
Duration | 2002–03, 2004 | ||||||||||
First appearance | 8 October 2002 | ||||||||||
Last appearance | 11 August 2004 | ||||||||||
Introduced by | Julie McGuaran | ||||||||||
Spin-off appearances |
Secrets & The City | ||||||||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||||
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Occupation | Student | ||||||||||
Home | Sydney | ||||||||||
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Mother | Angie Russell |
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Half-sisters | Tasha Andrews |
Grandmothers | Monica Markham |
Nieces | Ella Hunter |
Other relatives | Josie Russell |
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2002 by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's Series Producer Julie McGuaran. The 15th season of Home and Away began airing on the Seven Network on 14 January 2002. The first introduction of year was Sebastian Elmaloglou as Max Sutherland. Rhett Giles joined the cast as Paris Burnett in April. Laurie Foell arrived as Deputy Principal Angie Russell in September and was joined by her son Dylan (Brett Hicks-Maitland) in October.
Max Sutherland, portrayed by Sebastian Elmaloglou, made his first appearance on 21 January 2002 and departed on 1 September 2004. Following guest appearances on various television serials including GP. Max was Elmaloglou's first ongoing role He told the serial's official website how he differed from his character. "He is nothing like me because he is accused for everything as he is very cheeky and I'm not like that". Around the time of his debut, Elmaloglou began watching repeats of Home and Away starring his sister, Rebekah who played Sophie Simpson. "It is so funny watching Rebekah because she looks completely different. I have been told that when I was a baby and we were out together as a family, people would go up to Bec and ask her if I was her baby, after she had the baby on the show".
Max arrives in Summer Bay with his father, Pete (Christopher Mayer) to stay with his uncle Rhys (Michael Beckley) and aunt Shelley (Paula Forrest). Max's stay with his relatives becomes permanent when Pete flees to Hong Kong to escape gambling debts. He struggles to adjust to his new life but quickly makes a friend in caravan park resident Colleen Smart (Lyn Collingwood). He is also often in trouble at school along with his cousin Kirsty (Christie Hayes). Max later helps Colleen write a book under the pen-name "Maxine Peterson". He is also the centre of a small love triangle with Tamara Simpson (Sophie Luck) and Caitlin (Bree Beadman), who both want him to dedicate the book to them but both disappear from his life. Max then finds Tasha Andrews (Isabel Lucas), a disoriented girl on the beach and quickly becomes friendly with her. Eloise Lennox (Suzanne McEachernn), a new student at Summer Bay High catches Max's eye but has a hard time getting to know her due to her overprotective parents. Eloise reveals she is dying of Leukaemia and Max helps her live out her final wishes. After a date, Eloise dies in Max's arms.