Hal Cumpston

Hal Cumpston born May 29 1999 in Sydney New South Wales is an Australian actor screenwriter and producer He is one of four children of actor Jeremy Cumpston and producer Jessica Brentnall After graduating from Waverley College in Waverley New South Wales he wrote his first screenplay in his early 20s and produced his debut film Bilched  an unusual achievement for someone his age Cumpston took on his first major international role as Silas an unusually tall teenager and shy loner in the spinoff series The Walking Dead World Beyond in 2020 In 2019 he not only wrote and produced the Australian comingofage film Bilched but also played the lead role The film won awards for Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor and the Grand Prix Best Feature Film at the Chelsea Film Festival This was followed by roles in renowned US productions such as HuluAmazon Primes series Nine Perfect Strangers 2021 and Peter Farrellys feature film The Greatest Beer Run Ever which was released in spring 2022