Background
Kyle Pryor was born in Surrey in 1984.
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He is perhaps best known for his role as Nate Cooper in the Australian soap Home and Away. Before that he was a stunt man on several films including Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. He also acted on several New Zealand based television dramas including This Is Not My Life and Go Girls.
When he was 14, Pryor began training in the Korean Martial Art of Taekwondo.
He competed in various National competitions, winning the British and English Championships in his weight and grade category. In 2003, he was awarded a "Distinction" Black Belt.
He studied Martial Arts for many years as well as gymnastics. Between 2003 and 2006, he went to University of Worcester to complete a Joint Honours Bachelor of Arts in Media and Culture and Sports Science.
Pryor emigrated to New Zealand in 2006 and he became a stuntman due to his fitness training and Martial arts skills on Underworld: Rise of the Lycans in 2009 and The Warrior"s Way in 2010.
He got his first major acting role as Marcus in the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand in 2010. He later starred in This Is Not My Life, a local New Zealand production, and in the American Broadcasting Company series Legend of the Seeker. Participant of which was filmed in Bulgaria.
In late 2012, Pryor got full New Zealand Citizenship.
In 2013, the actor moved to Australia. He was almost considering returning to the United Kingdom, when he auditioned for Home and Away in September 2013.
