Khan Chittenden
A graduate of the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2004, Khan immediately caught the eye of producers at Southern Star / ABC for their first series of Blue Water High in which he played the series regular Edge. The Australian Film Institute (AFI) award-winning series proved a hit for ABC and Khan’s career continues to attract similar status.
Following Blue Water High Khan went on to film his first feature role; Joel in The Caterpillar Wish for director Sandra Scriberras and producer Kate Whitbread. The Caterpillar Wish was shot on location in Robe, South Australia, and follows a teenage girl (played by Victoria Thaine) searching for a sense of belonging and connection.
Next was the short film Wobbegong for director Owen Taylor opposite Australian AFI award-winner Kerry Armstrong.
Khan filmed his first lead feature role in 2005 for director Daniel Krige in West, in which he plays Pete, a teenager against whom the odds are stacked. West had its world premiere screening at the Berlin Film Festival in 2007.
In 2006 Khan’s screen work included the lead in Clubland (aka Introducing the Dwights) for director Cherie Nowlan and producer Rosemary Blight. Khan plays Tim, a young man who finds himself in a tug of war between two powerful women: his mother, played by Brenda Blethyn (Secrets & Lies), and his newfound love. Introducing the Dwights (aka Clubland) screened in the Premieres Section at The Sundance Film Festival in 2007.
In 2007 Khan completed shooting on the Australian feature How To Change In Nine Weeks alongside film luminaries Guy Pearce, Miranda Otto and Sam Neil. He has also just completed his first US lead in the surf film Endless Bummer, directed by Sam Pillsbury.
In 2007 Khan was awarded the GQ Breakthrough Man of the Year Award and 2009 will see Khan return to his hometown to play the lead in Perth Theatre Company’s production of Equus, at His Majesty’s Theatre.
