Netflix fans hail 'phenomenal' teen actor, 14, as he makes his big debut in new Aussie drama series
Boy Swallows Universe was released on Netflix last week and viewers have been quick to praise one standout performance in the Australian drama.
The seven-part series, based on the popular novel by Trent Dalton about a Brisbane family torn apart by a drug lord, stars 14-year-old Melbourne actor Felix Cameron as Eli.
Felix plays the younger son in the Bell family, who must navigate the notorious Brisbane criminal underworld in order to save his mother from danger.
Viewers quickly took to X to praise Felix' incredible performance, with many remarking that the teen is destined for stardom.
'Felix Cameron will win an Oscar before he reaches 30 years old. Phenomenal young actor,' one said.
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Boy Swallows Universe was released on Netflix last week and viewers have been quick to praise 14-year-old Melbourne actor Felix Cameron (pictured)
'Cameron is phenomenal as young Eli Bell. He's certainly going places,' a second person chipped in.
'The kid playing Eli is giving an award-winning performance,' a third person wrote, while a fourth added: 'Little dude crushes it'.
Felix was born in Melbourne and previous appeared in the 2020 Australian drama Penguin Bloom alongside Naomi Watts.
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Felix plays the younger son in the Bell family, who must navigate the notorious Brisbane criminal underworld in order to save his mother from danger
Boy Swallows Universe was released in full on January 11, and plenty of Netflix subscribers have already binged their way through all seven-plus hours - hailing the show as 'beautiful and brilliant.'
Staying true to its Aussie roots, the series stars an A-List lineup of Australian actors, including Phoebe Tonkin as Frances Bell, Eli's mother, and Vikings star, Travis Fimmel, as her drug-dealing partner Lyle Orlik.
The troubled tale first tugged at the heartstrings of many Australians when the book was released in 2018 - with particular elements of the story revealed to be loosely inspired by some of the author's very own childhood experiences.
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Viewers quickly took to X to praise Felix' incredible performance, with many remarking that the teen is destined for stardom
Speaking to the Townsville Bulletin in July 2018, Trent recalled that he himself grew up with two unconventional male role models.
One was his criminal stepfather, and the second was a family friend, Arthur "Slim" Halliday, who was a convicted killer and prison escapee notoriously known as 'The Houdini of Boggo Road.'
Describing his stepfather as the 'first man I ever truly loved,' Trent, as a boy, would look up to the man he called 'Dad' - despite his shady, dark doings as a criminal.
However, when his stepfather was taken away by police, the novelist began to funnel his desire to find out more about his father figure's secret life into writing a book, based on 'answers that never came.'
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The seven-part series, based on the popular novel by Trent Dalton about a Brisbane family torn apart by a drug lord, stars 14-year-old Melbourne actor Felix Cameron as Eli