Hugh Sheridan was born in Adelaide, South Australia, as the second youngest of seven children. Their journey in the performing arts began during primary school at Unley Youth Theatre and Terry Simpson Studios in Adelaide. This early start led them to pursue Music at the Victorian College of the Arts and Dance at The Australian Ballet School.
As they neared the completion of their acting studies at the National Institute for Dramatic Art in 2007, Hugh landed the role of 'Ben Rafter' in Australia's highest-rated family drama Packed to the Rafters, a position they held for five seasons. Throughout their time on the show, they received numerous accolades, including three Silver Logie Awards for Most Popular Actor, a 2013 Silver Logie Award nomination for Most Popular Actor, a 2011 Silver Logie nomination for Most Outstanding, Actor a Silver Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent, and a Graham Kennedy Award nomination for Most Outstanding New Talent.
Following their departure from Rafters, Hugh starred in the Seven Network telemovie Never Tear Us Apart, based on Australia's most successful band, INXS, the Opera Australia / ABC musical co-production The Divorce, the Channel 9 series House Husbands, and the Network Ten hit series Five Bedrooms.
Hugh's feature film credits include The Callback, alongside Eddie Izzard and directed by Marion Pilowsky, the action film Escape & Evasion alongside Rena Owen and Josh McConville, and Isn't It Romantic alongside Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, and Adam Devine.
Theatrically, Hugh's credits include the sold-out one-person show, Newley Discovered, at the 2009 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, which they later took to the Sydney Opera House and New York's Snapple. Hugh starred alongside Geoffrey Rush and Magda Szubanski in the Gordon Frost production, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, for which they received a Green Room Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, as well as a national tour of Hair.
Hugh was recently given a residence at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz in LA and is currently enjoying success with their band California Crooners Club on the festival circuit, with plans to release their debut album in the coming year.
After signing with Sony in 2010, Hugh released their first single Just Can't Throw Us Away, which debuted at an impressive #2 on the iTunes singles chart, followed by their successful debut album Speak Love. They are currently working on their second album.
Hugh is an avid humanitarian involved with multiple child and animal protection charities, having been commended for their US fundraising efforts towards the 2020 bushfires. They recently established their own Human Renaissance Project in Australia, providing platforms for people to share their stories and give voice to the unseen, working alongside other charities to promote empathy towards others and understanding around the negative effects of labeling people for ethnicity, sexuality, gender, employment status, religion, etc.
In October 2020, Hugh came out as bisexual, and in June 2021, they publicly identified as non-binary. Hugh is engaged to Kurt Roberts.
