“Rhys was a beautiful surprise and in so many ways I think he is Thomas” – Elissa Down, director of The Black Balloon

“I was taken by Rhys Wakefield who sparkles on the screen & this kid is one to watch!” – Liam Gibbs at Two Flat Whites

“I loved working with Rhys. We had so much fun – sneaking around Fox Studios and being kids together. He was so easy to get along with.” – Gemma Ward, plays Jackie in The Black Balloon

“He has a great gift for communicating the ineffable – so much is going on behind his limpid blue eyes. Rhys, in his phlegmatic stillness, was quite simply the perfect foil for the antic energy of ‘Dad.’” – Julian Shaw, director of Clearing the Air

“He’s really, really good. Rhys will go very, very far.” – Alexa Vega, plays Kat in Broken Hill

“Rhys Wakefield is a real emerging star. We tested a lot of people for the role and his test really had a strong quality of someone you wanted to go on your journey. And you feel for him, you´re very empatetic with him.” – Alister Grierson, director of Sanctum.

“Rhys did amazing things, all the leaps and jumps – he did a lot training to do that. The scene where he’s breathing air bubbles off the roof of the cave, that’s really hard to do. I tried it and you’re upside down, the water gets in your nose and then you have to have the presence of mind to breath. I couldn’t do it. He was fearless.” - Alister Grierson, director of Sanctum.