Brent Owens | |
Birth Date: | 1989 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
Occupation: | Reality television cook |
Years Active: | 2014–present |
Known For: | MasterChef Australia |
Awards: | Winner, MasterChef Australia |
Predecessor: | Emma Dean |
Successor: | Billie McKay |
Partner: | Madison Ancrum |
Brent Owens (born 23 August 1989) is an Australian cook. He is the winner of the sixth series of MasterChef Australia.[1] He gave $50,000 of his $250,000 prize money to fellow contestant Emelia Jackson. He wrote a cook book, Dig In!, for people who come home tired at the end of the day to make a stellar dish with minimal effort. He lives in Melton, Melbourne.
From age 18, Owens worked as a bobcat driver for Ancrum's father's excavation business. Owens bought a house at age 19.[2] He played Australian rules football for the Melton South Football Club in the Ballarat Football League.[3]
After working as a cook, Owens left Australia to pursue a career in biotechnology.[4] He is studying life science at Harvard University and is the co-founder of Vitrafy, a biotech company.[5]