Background
Ford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada but raised in Sydney, Australia.
Ford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada but raised in Sydney, Australia.
He attended Parramatta Marist High School in Westmead, Sydney, and once worked at the Winston Hills Hotel, and a short stint at Universal Magazines in North Ryde. Ford studied acting at The Actor"s Pulse in Sydney, becoming one of the school"s earliest graduates.
He later returned to teach the Meisner Technique when he was between film roles. Ford began acting professionally with a string of performances on Australian television, starting with a guest starring role on Water Rats, followed by roles on McLeod"s Daughters, Home and Away, Stingers, Breakers, and All Saints. He appeared in the television movie The Junction Boys alongside Tom Berenger, as Iphicles in the National Broadcasting Company miniseries Hercules, and in the short-lived Australian series Headland.
Ford"s film career began with the release of the Australian film Kokoda in 2006, delivering a performance as Burke, a slain soldier on the Kokoda Trail.
In the film, Ford plays Charlie Mollison, a boy with autism and Attention Deficit Disorder. Ford spent six months researching the role, including taking to the streets of Sydney in character to determine the effectiveness of his characterisation. Immediately following The Black Balloon, Ford signed on to star in the third installment of the Mummy series, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor opposite Brendan Fraser and Maria Bello.
In the film, Ford plays Alex O"Connell, son of Fraser"s Rick O"Connell and Bello"s Evelyn O"Connell. The film was released in the United States on 1 August 2008.
In 2009, he had roles in 3 Acts of Murder and Ghost Machine.
In 2010 and 2011, he had roles in several Australian films, including Animal Kingdom, Red Dog and Face to Face.