SA-born Dean Geyer lands Glee role
Cape Town – South African-born Australian singer-actor Dean Geyer has landed a role in US television show Glee, reports.
Geyer will make his appearance in the fourth season as Brody Weston, a scholar at NYADA, the arts school where Lea Michele’s character Rachel studies after graduating William McKinley High School.
It has been widely reported that Brody will act as a mentor to Rachel and a possible love interest.
Geyer, 26, was born in Johannesburg but moved to Australia in 2001 where he completed his high school studies in Melbourne. He also started a band in his final year of high school.
In 2006 he came third in Australian Idol and in 2007 he released his first album titled Rush.
He also starred in long-running Australian soapie Neighbours from 2008-2009.
His most recent screen role was as the character Mark Reynolds in the
Steven Spielberg-produced TV series Terra Nova, which was cancelled this
year after one season.
Watch Dean’s music video If You Don’t Mean It here:
