| Kyle Braxton | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Nic Westaway | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2012–2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 8 August 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 21 April 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Lucy Addario | ||||||||||||||||||
| Book appearances | Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kyle Braxton (also Bennett) was a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Nic Westaway. Kyle debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 8 August 2012. The actor was nervous about joining the established Braxton family because of their popularity with viewers. Kyle is a "damaged individual" who grew up without much love. His father, Danny Braxton (Andy McPhee) walked out on him and his mother died. He was placed into foster care. Kyle developed a vendetta against his half-brothers and when Casey Braxton (Lincoln Younes) kills Danny, Kyle kidnaps Casey and leaves him for dead in the Australian desert. Kyle moves to Summer Bay to begin a new life and seeks his brother's acceptance. But he falls in love with Casey's girlfriend Tamara Kingsley (Kelly Paterniti). Westaway has revealed that he developed a unique "death stare" for Kyle to give other characters.
Critics of the show have reacted positively to the character. The Daily Telegraph's Amy Harris branded him a "popular addition to the cast". The actor has been long-listed for a Logie Award and TV Week said that the role had made Westaway one of the "rising stars of 2013". Laura Morgan of All About Soap has labelled Kyle the show's "crazy bad boy". Westaway decided to leave the show after almost four years and Kyle was sent to prison for armed robbery. His exit scenes aired on 21 April 2016. Kyle was the last of the Braxton brothers to leave Home and Away.