Rhys Sutherland
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| Home and Away character | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Michael Beckley | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2000–04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 19 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 28 September 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | John Holmes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Book appearances | Dani on Trial | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | AFL player Caravan Park Owner Surf Club Kiosk Owner Froster parent |
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| Home | Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | John Sutherland |
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| Brothers | Pete Sutherland |
| Wife |
Shelley Webb (1982–2003, 2005–) Beth Hunter (2004–05) |
| Daughters |
Dani Sutherland Kirsty Sutherland Laura DeGroot |
| Adoptive daughters | Jade Sutherland |
| Stepsons |
Scott Hunter Robbie Hunter Henry Hunter |
| Stepdaughters |
Kit Hunter Matilda Hunter |
| Grandsons | Oliver Philips |
| Nephews | Max Sutherland |
Rhys Sutherland is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actor Michael Beckley from 2000 to late 2004.
Beckley spent 20 years as a theatre actor before he joined the cast of Home and Away he told Joanne McCarthy of the Newcastle Herald. "I went to my agent and said, 'I want to do some TV, I want some stability', and I basically fell into Home and Away, and I'm very glad I did." On production, Beckley said "You do try to be a one-take wonder because we don't have a lot of resources. You've got to grab the stuff and make it work, but that's what being a professional is about. I think people would be surprised, but we don't have a lot of out-takes where people fall about laughing. I can think of only one time in four years when that's happened. The rest of the time if you make a mistake you say, 'Oops, sorry', and you do it again and get it right." He described Summer Bay as a "deadly little place" and said "You've really got to watch your step. And, of course, no one does. We've often joked that you'd only survive living in Summer Bay for about three hours if it actually existed."
Rhys, his wife Shelley (Paula Forrest) and their three teenage daughters Dani (Tammin Sursok), Kirsty (Christie Hayes) and Jade (Kate Garven) relocate to Summer Bay after purchasing Summer Bay House and the adjoining Caravan Park from Pippa Ross (Debra Lawrence). Rhys takes over the running of the surf club kiosk. When Shelley brings home Brodie Hanson (Susie Rugg) from the local drop-in centre, Rhys has reservations at first but they foster her.
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