‘Reservation Dogs’ Star D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai Joins Netflix’s ‘Breakers’ With Antony Starr

“Reservation Dogs” star D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, who earned an Emmy nomination for the critically acclaimed FX series, has signed on to next star in Netflix’s Australian-based series “Breakers,” opposite Antony Starr. Also joining the cast as series regulars: Oliver Edis (“Gnomes”) and Annabel Wolfe (“Surviving Summer”).

As previously announced, Starr (“The Boys,” “Banshee”) is also executive producer of the project and will play Brando on the show. In “Breakers,” Woon-A-Tai will play Elliott, described as a working-class, shy teen from Rhode Island to comes to an Australian commune for a surf trip before “adult life.” Edis will play Flynn and Wolfe plays Harper.

Joining the show’s supporting cast are Asher Yasbincek (“Heartbreak High”) as Maggie, David Howell (“Run”) as Iggy, Tyroe Muhafidin (“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”) as Danno, Tom Dawson (“Tenzing”) as Don, Sherry-Lee Watson (“Heartbreak High”) as Astrid, Lu Miller (“Nansie”) as Amara, Eliza Learmonth (“Baby Shower”) as Clementine and Brodie Townsend (“Heartbreak High”) as Kurt.

Production on “Breakers” is currently underway in Western Australia. Here’s the logline: “Two best friends go backpacking in Australia and are soon drawn into a seemingly perfect community of surfers led by a charismatic but mysterious figure.”

Pete Jackson (“The Death of Bunny Munro,” “Somewhere Boy”) is the writer and executive producer; besides Starr and Jackson, other EPs include Gavin O’Grady (“Somewhere Boy,” “This Way Up”), Petra Fried (“Baby Reindeer,” “End of the F-ing World”) and Wim De Greef (“Baby Reindeer,” “End of the F-ing World”).

Mary Nighy (“Say Nothing,” “Industry”) and Ng Choon Ping (“What It Feels Like For A Girl,” “Femme”) are directors and Nick Pitt (“Black Mirror – Hang The DJ”) is a producer. Clerkenwell Films (“Baby Reindeer,” “The End Of The F-ing World”), a part of BBC Studios, is the studio, along with BBC Studios Productions Australia.

“Shooting ‘Breakers’ in Western Australia lets us tell this story in the way we imagined, partner with fantastic local crews in a truly unique location, and showcase this spectacular coastline on screen,” De Greef said in a statement.

Known for his breakout as Bear in “Reservation Dogs,” Woon-A-Tai also received two Critics Choice Award nominations for best actor in addition to his lead actor in a comedy Emmy nom — making him the first Indigenous actor ever nominated in a lead acting category.

Woon-A-Tai’s other credits include Alex Garland’s “Warfare” and Darren Aronofsky’s “Caught Stealing.” Additional credits include “Beans,” named best motion picture at the Canadian Screen Awards, as well as the coming-of-age “Fitting In” with Emily Hampshire and Maddie Ziegler, the indie thriller “Only the Good Survive, “Hell of a Summer” Finn Wolfhard and Fred Hechinger, and the digital series “Normal Ain’t Normal.”