Lincoln Younes

Lincoln Younes (born 31 January 1992) is an Australian actor.

He made his debut in an episode of City Homicide in 2009, before playing Romeo Kovac in Showcase drama series Tangle until 2012.

He received the ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for the role.

In 2009, Younes made his debut in acting when he guest starred in an episode of the crime drama City Homicide as Tyler Drew.

After attending his first audition, Younes was cast as Romeo Kovac in the Showcase drama series Tangle.

Younes commented that the show was "the best training ground I could have had and I am really appreciative of the chance to do it."

From 2011 until 2014, Younes portrayed Casey Braxton in the Australian soap opera Home and Away.

After leaving the serial, he went on to appear in two seasons of Love Child as Chris Vesty, as well as the miniseries Hiding.

In 2011, Younes successfully auditioned for the role of Casey Braxton in the soap opera Home and Away.

He relocated to Sydney for filming.

Of his character, Younes said "Casey's come from the wrong side of the tracks. He's come to a new place and is trying establish himself on the straight and narrow, while his brothers are doing anything but that."

In 2013, Younes won the ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for his portrayal of Romeo.

Younes also appears in the feature film The Wedding Party, along with Josh Lawson and Isabel Lucas.

The film was shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival.

Younes was nominated for Cleo's "Bachelor of the Year" in 2013.

The following year, he won the Inside Soap Award for Best Daytime Star for his portrayal of Casey.

Younes decided to leave Home and Away in 2014 and he filmed his final scenes that May.

Younes collaborated with the serial's writing team on his character's exit, which saw him killed-off after being shot.

Following his departure from Home and Away, Younes joined the cast of the Nine Network's drama Love Child as Chris Vesty.

After flying to Los Angeles for acting work, Younes returned two days later to join the cast of ABC miniseries Hiding.

The series centres on a family forced to enter into a witness protection program.

Younes plays teenager Mitchell and he had to dye his hair with peroxide for the part.

He described his character: "Mitchell is basically a stereotypical 17-year-old. He’s got his priorities set: his girlfriend, surfing, not much school, just living that beach life. Then all of a sudden the rug gets pulled out from under him."

Younes appears in the 2016 black-comedy film Down Under.

He played Jewish male model, Lucacz, in the play The Homosexuals, Or 'Faggots' written by Declan Greene.

In 2018, Younes appeared in the SBS crime drama Dead Lucky, alongside Rachel Griffiths.

Younes plays Danny Garibaldi, one of the main characters, in the ABC drama Grand Hotel, which is produced by Eva Longoria and based on a Spanish format.

The series centres on a family and the staff who own and run a Miami Beach hotel.

The series was cancelled after one season.

In 2019, Younes played main character Danny Garibaldi in American series Grand Hotel, which was cancelled after one season.

He then joined the supporting cast of Doctor Doctor for its fifth and final season in 2021.

The following year, Younes starred in After the Verdict, and began portraying John Ibrahim in the Paramount+ miniseries Last King of the Cross.

Lincoln Younes was born in Sydney, but grew up in Bendigo, Victoria, where he was raised by his mother.

He has a younger brother named Jordan Younes.

Younes confirmed that his surname is Arabic and he is half Lebanese.

He attended Flora Hill Secondary College.

After playing soccer for 14 years, Younes initially chose to pursue a sporting career.

However, he later realised he preferred acting when he starred in a school production of Peter Pan.

He was accepted onto a one-year weekend course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), and he also started a Bachelor of Arts at Melbourne University, but he decided to defer after six months.

In February 2020, Younes was cast in The CW's The Lost Boys pilot as Benjamin, the leader of a gang of vampires.