Aurel Mitterdorfer, professionally known as Rel Hunt, is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Ryan Scheppers in the television series Heartbreak High.
Early life
Hunt was born Aurel Mitteldorfer, in Sydney, Australia on August 15, 1974. He is the oldest of four sons, born to a Hungarian father and an Australian mother.[citation needed]
At high school, Hunt was banned from acting classes for misbehaving. After finishing school, he began a Commerce degree at the University of New South Wales, and modelled on the side.[citation needed]
Career
While modelling, Hunt landed a guest role in two episodes of Police Rescue. Following this, he had guest roles in Police Rescue: The Movie, G.P., Blue Heelers, Home and Away, Blue Heelers and several television commercials.[citation needed]
Within days of finishing his university degree, he earned the role of Ryan Scheppers in Heartbreak High, which he played from 1997 to 1999.[citation needed]
Hunt starred as Butch Yunkin in the made for television film, The Stalking of Laurie Show (2000). In 2005, he played Angus in Macbeth, an updated modern version of the Shakespeare play. That same year, he portrayed Al Corley in the fictionalised American television movie/docudrama Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time American soap opera Dynasty.[1][2]
In 2011 Hunt starred in Underbelly: Razor, playing William Archer – Razor man and Crown Street bath house proprietor.[citation needed]
Hunt is a part of the rugby league back-to-back premiership winning team, the Eastern Suburbs Wombats.[citation needed]
Personal life
Hunt dated actress Kelley McMaster while working together on Heartbreak High, after she played the part of Hunt’s character Ryan’s ex-girlfriend.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Police Rescue | Hugo | Television film |
| 1996 | Page 73 | Danny | Short film |
| 1999 | Dear Claudia | Anton | Feature film |
| 1999 | Time and Tide | Justin | Television film |
| 2000 | Devil in the Flesh 2 | Buddy Lyle | Film |
| 2000 | Cruel Intentions 2 | Nigel Danby | Feature film |
| 2000 | Rivals (aka The Stalking of Laurie Show) | Butch Yunkin | Television film |
| 2005 | Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure | Al Corley | Television film |
| 2006 | Macbeth | Angus | Feature film |
| 2009 | A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne | Peter Byrne | Television film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990; 1993; 2010 | Home and Away | Brian / Dave Morgan / Street Kid | 4 episodes |
| 1993 | Police Rescue | Dog | Episode: “Speeding” |
| 1994 | G.P. | Sean de Beer | Episode: “The Chicken Run” |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers | Ben Murphy | Episode: “A Matter of Trust” |
| 1997–99 | Heartbreak High | Ryan Scheppers | Seasons 5–7, 89 episodes |
| 2001 | Head Start | Jordan Gray | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 2002 | Rocket Power | Tatupu, Māori (voice) | Episode: “Race Across New Zealand” |
| 2002 | Static Shock | Frankie D’Amico (voice) | Episode: “Pop’s Girlfriend”[4] |
| 2003 | Farscape | Karohm | Episode: “We’re So Screwed Part 1: Fetal Attraction” |
| 2005 | Blue Water High | Casey | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | The Alice | Kane | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Sea Patrol | Captain Craig Bolt | Episode: “Through the Storm” |
| 2011 | Underbelly: Razor | William Archer | 5 episodes |
References
- ^ Heffernan, Virginia (1 January 2005). “Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure: If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It: ABC Trumpets an 80’s Hit”. The New York Times. NYTimes.com. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ “Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure: Credits”. Der-denver-clan.de. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
- ^ https://www.tvflashback.com.au/tv-week-in-bed-with-rel-hunt-heartbreak-high-19th-july-1997/
- ^ “Rel Hunt (visual voices guide)”. Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 17 May 2026. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title’s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.