▁signed ▁them ▁in . ▁St ap leton ' s ▁younger ▁brother ▁Josh ua ▁St ap leton ▁also ▁launched ▁into ▁acting ▁in ▁early ▁child hood ▁following ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁foot steps ▁yet ▁along ▁with ▁purs uing ▁tal ents ▁in ▁Dance ▁and ▁Musical ▁Theater . ▁▁ ▁His ▁picture ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁a ▁director ▁who ▁then ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁his ▁short ▁film ▁( about ▁high ▁school ▁drop outs ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁where ▁girls ▁were ▁dying , ▁without ▁the ▁graph ic ▁violence ). ▁P leased ▁by ▁his ▁performance , ▁the ▁director ▁qualified ▁him ▁as ▁gift ed ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁purs ue ▁acting . ▁ ▁St ap leton ▁received ▁training ▁at ▁Melbourne ' s ▁St . ▁Martin ' s ▁Theatre . ▁He ▁studied ▁drama ▁and ▁theatre ▁at ▁Sand ring ham ▁Second ary ▁College ▁( in ▁Sand ring ham , ▁Victoria , ▁Australia ). ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁launched ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁Australia . ▁He ▁got ▁his ▁actors ' ▁union ▁card ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 ▁( in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ) ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁he ▁started ▁working ▁in ▁ad s . ▁His ▁first ▁on screen ▁acting ▁performance ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Australian ▁TV - movie ▁Baby ▁Bath ▁Mass acre ▁as ▁Ad rian . ▁Between ▁acting ▁jobs , ▁St ap leton ▁did ▁several ▁types ▁of ▁work : ▁model ing , ▁clean ing ▁animal ▁c ages ▁in ▁a ▁pet ▁shop , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁g rip ▁( t aking ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁camera