Education
Hicks-Maitland studied acting at the Australia"s National Institute of Dramatic Art (National Institute on Drug Abuse) in Sydney. He graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts. Since moving to America he has studied with Howard Fine and Larry Moss.
Career
He is best known for his role in the hit Australian television series Home & Away. Hicks-Maitland has been involved in a number of television shows, including top Australian soap "Home and Away" as a Series Regular playing Dylan Russell from 2002–2004. He has made appearances on the mini-series "Small Claims – the reunion", and American Broadcasting Company"s "Changi".
He played guest roles on "All Saints", "McLeod"s Daughters", "Packed to the Rafters" and "Life Support" (series #3).
In the upcoming film "the Longer Day of Happiness" starred as Garret Jones. In the Australian Film "Dirty Deeds" starring Sam Neill, Sam Worthington and John Goodman, Brett co-starred as Officer Young.
Hicks-Maitland has been involved in many Theater productions, most recently with "Noises Office" at the State Theater of South Austral, "Loot" at the Cat and Fiddle (Sydney, Australia) and "The Eumenedies" at National Institute on Drug Abuse. Hicks-Maitland has also been involved in a number of short films, his most recent being an animated Short, "Ward 13" in which he played the lead voice. Hicks-Maitland is an avid golfer.
Was an In-Lincolnshire skater of professional standard and played ice-hockey in his home town of Adelaide, Australia.
He continues to work and study acting in Los Angeles with his fiance.