Glenn McMillan

Glenn Aguiar McMillan (born October 5, 1984)[1] is a Brazilian-Australian actor best known internationally as Dustin, the Yellow Wind Ranger, on Power Rangers Ninja Storm.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Aguiar and the second or paternal family name is McMillan.

Glenn McMillan
McMillan at the 2014 Aria Music Awards
Born
Glenn Aguiar McMillan

(1984-10-05) 5 October 1984
São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationActor, lawyer
Years active1999–present
Notable work
Power Rangers Ninja Storm
Spouse(s)Julia Alonso (m. 2016)

Biography

McMillan was born in São João da Boa Vista, Brazil and was raised in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia from the age of three. He remains close to his Brazilian heritage, speaks fluent Portuguese and revisits his place of birth often.

Glenn holds a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of Adelaide Law School, one semester of which he took on exchange at Pace University School of Law, New York. He also holds a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice and a Master of Laws Majoring in Commercial Litigation from the College of Law, Sydney. He is admitted as a lawyer in Australia, England and Wales.

McMillan is a property sales consultant with Richardson & Wrench in Double Bay, Sydney.[2]

Career

Acting Career

McMillan's first professional acting role was at age 11 in a State Theatre Company of South Australia production of Six Characters in Search of an Author, by Luigi Pirandello, playing the role of the "Young Boy". In 1998, he played "Ben Handleman" in his first feature film, Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien, followed by the role of "Tiny Maloney" in the television series 'Chuck Finn' for Seven Network in 1999. He has performed in numerous theatre productions, including the role of "Jack" in Into the Woods by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim, and "Vyasa" in the Mahabharata. From 2002–2003, McMillan played the role of "Dustin Brooks" in Power Rangers Ninja Storm, filmed in New Zealand, then "Bronley Hale" in Zenon: Z3 for Disney Channel, shot on location in South Africa, and Power Rangers Dino Thunder. In 2012, McMillan appeared in the feature film Swerve (film), followed by the role of "Adauto Agallo" in the award-winning miniseries Mrs Biggs. From 2013 to 2015 he filmed the Australian television drama Wonderland for Network Ten, in which he played "Carlos dos Santos".

Personal life

In 2016, he married Julia Alonso, a Brazilian doctor.

He trains Brazilian jiu-jitsu and received his blue belt from multiple world champion, Roger Gracie, and his purple belt from Fabio Gurgel. He trains at Alliance Sydney.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien[1]Ben HandlemanMain Role[3]
Chuck Finn[1]Theodore "Tiny" Maloney26 episodes
2003Power Rangers Ninja StormDustin Brooks / Yellow Wind RangerMain Role[4]
2004Zenon: Z3Bronley Halemade for television (Disney Channel)
Strange Days at Blake Holsey HighGuy in the Cinema1 episode
Power Rangers Dino ThunderDustin Brooks / Yellow Wind Ranger"Thunder Storm" Pt. 1 and 2 (PRDT/PRNS crossover)
2011SwerveSaxophone PlayerUncredited
2012Mrs BiggsAdauto Agallo
2013–15WonderlandCarlos dos Santos

References
  1. "Superhero takes on his biggest challenge". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 20 September 2002. p. 9.
  2. "Glenn McMillan". rwdoublebay.com.au. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. http://thecia.com.au/reviews/s/sally-marshall-is-not-an-alien.shtml
  4. "Power Rangers Ninja Storm". Archived from the original on 21 January 2010.
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