Corey, 15, had his first acting gig only two years ago when his sister asked him to take part in a play performed by Sunshine-based performing arts group Moving Theatre because they were short of male actors.
"I'd never acted before but I gave it a try and apparently I did well," he says. "The people at Moving Theatre said I should continue and I had a big future, so I just kept at it."
He has performed in four plays with Moving Theatre, including Manonita, which concluded on Sunday after four successful nights at the Euro Masonic Hall in Sunshine.
Corey played the role of Manonita's brother Max, who tries to help her silence the voices she is hearing in her head.
"Max doesn't know what's wrong with Manonita, but he tries to help her and he takes her to a psychiatrist," he says.
"It's a weird story, but it is really enjoyable and I had a lot of fun performing it."
Corey hopes to work in feature films in the near future and says he gets most of his inspiration from actors Johnny Depp and Heath Ledger.
"I watch all their movies and look at how they went about constructing their characters," he says.
"I was shattered when Ledger died and I remember not wanting to see The Dark Knight movie because of that. But I ended up seeing it and it's one of my favourite movies."
Corey has other interests outside of acting and says he might study archaeology when he finishes high school.
"I'll continue on with acting and if I get the opportunity to move up in the business I'll take it."
