Craig Horner (born 24 January 1983) is an Australian actor and musician who first appeared in the Australian television program Cybergirl. He is best known for his role as Richard Cypher in the television series Legend of the Seeker.
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Early life
From Brisbane, Queensland, Horner attended St Peters Lutheran College in the suburb of Indooroopilly. He discovered a love for acting after participating in school productions of 1945 – The Musical, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Maids.
Career
Acting
In 1998, Horner took on presenting duties in his role as a reporter on children's news series Totally Wild. Then in 2001, after graduating from high school, he made his television acting debut as 14-year old Jackson in children's science-fiction fantasy series Cybergirl. He appeared in all 26 episodes, through to 2002.
Horner was next seen in 2002 teen comedy drama film Blurred, before playing opposite Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Jesse Spencer as Ronald Fingleton in 2003 Australian biographical drama film Swimming Upstream.
Horner starred opposite Rachael Taylor, as Richie in Gregory Dark's 2006 horror film, See No Evil. That same year, he played the regular role of Caleb in U.S. Lifetime series Monarch Cove. From 2007, he began playing the ongoing role of Ash Dove in children's fantasy series H2O: Just Add Water, featuring alongside Phoebe Tonkin and Claire Holt.
Horner joined the cast of the Australian teen drama series Blue Water High in its 2008 third season, portraying surfer Garry Miller. From 2008, he also starred as woodsman turned sword-fighting hero Richard Cypher in Sam Raimi-produced American fantasy series Legend of the Seeker, the syndicated television adaptation of Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth book series.
In 2012, Horner played the title role in The CW time travel mystery television pilot Joey Dakota. He went on to appear in American comedy drama series Hindsight in 2015, portraying Sean, main character Becca's first husband. The following year, he landed a guest-starring role as the Count of Monte Cristo in an episode of Once Upon a Time.
In 2021, Horner played the role of Owen in the film This Little Love of Mine. The following year, he appeared alongside Victoria Justice and Adam Demos in American romantic comedy drama film A Perfect Pairing, playing the role of Calder. In 2022, Horner also began playing the regular role of Sunny Gray in children's series Rock Island Mysteries.
Music
In addition to acting, Horner has been active as a musician, playing the guitar and writing music. He was a member of the band 'Earth For Now' (known as 'Unstable Conditions' in 2011) who played their first show in Hollywood, California, starting the set with "Howl at the Moon". Horner and bandmate Steve Matsumura announced their departure from the band on 2 February 2012. He published two songs on iTunes – "Avoid" and "Say What You Mean", under the name 'Ithaca'.