Background
Westaway was born in 1989 and grew up in Margaret River, a town in the South West of Western Australia with two brothers.
Westaway was born in 1989 and grew up in Margaret River, a town in the South West of Western Australia with two brothers.
Although, it was acting in which he chose as a suitable career.
Westaway also took an interest in sport, participating in various games such as basketball, volleyball and surfing. Westaway made the choice to become an actor during his high school years when he got involved in drama classes and joined the social theatre group. One of his notable performances on stage was in high school, in which he received a part in Cloudstreet, a play based on the novel by Tim Winton.
At the age of 19, Westaway moved to Perth, having deferred a sports science degree at the University of Western Australia, he decided to choose acting as a career when he auditioned for the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
The following year, he was accepted by the academy, in which he spent three years before graduating. In late 2011, he moved to Sydney and successfully auditioned for the role of character Kyle Braxton on the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away.
Westaway first appeared on 8 August 2012 during the show"s 25th season, as Kyle. He is later forgiven and welcomed into the Braxton family.
In addition to his role on Home and Away, Westaway has appeared in three short films prior to this.
Running: A Western Australia Short, Happy Haven and Bonsai. He starred in his Home and Away co-star, Samantha Jade"s music video, Always as her love interest.
He was creative from a young age and spent most of his childhood involved in such activities as playing music including the guitar and the piano.