Fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
Soap opera character
Levi Canning
Neighbours character
Portrayed by
Richie Morris
Duration
2020–2022
First appearance
15 June 2020 (2020-06-15)
Last appearance
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28)
Classification
Former; regular
Introduced by
Jason Herbison
In-universe information
Occupation
Police constable
Father
Frank Canning Jr.[1]
Mother
Evelyn Farlow
Stepmother
Jackie Canning[1]
Half-brothers
Dane Canning Harley Canning
Grandmothers
Sheila Canning
First cousins
Kyle Canning
Levi Canning is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Richie Morris. Morris auditioned for the role in early 2020 and successfully received the role of Levi, a police officer and replacement character for Gary Canning (Damien Richardson), as well as a new member of Kyle (Chris Milligan) and Sheila Canning's (Colette Mann) family. Morris called his first day on set surreal and explained that wearing a police vest helped him get into character. Morris described Levi as very passionate, very cheeky and very charming, and noted that he takes his work seriously, but also loves his family. Levi first appeared on 15 June 2020 and quickly becomes involved in dramatic scenes and befriends Bea Nilsson (Bonnie Anderson). The character's epilepsy was used to explore his backstory.
Levi and Bea develop feelings for each other and producers swiftly introduced one of Levi's childhood attackers, Nathan Packard (Jackson Gallagher), who writers used as a plot device to establish a love triangle storyline. Levi and Bea finally begin dating afterwards but they break up the following year. Morris explained that the break-up was hard for Levi to process, who later suffers an accident caused by him trying to distract himself from the split. Producers then introduced Levi's other attackers, Mitch Foster (Kevin Hofbauer) and Nelson Ryker (Rhys Mitchell), who act unremorseful and taunt Levi, before a high-speed car chase results in a crash. Morris explained there was a lot of excitement and anxiety on the day of recording the crash.
Levi finds himself having feelings for Amy Greenwood (Jacinta Stapleton), who also has feelings for Ned Willis (Ben Hall). Ned openly suggests that they go into a polyamorous relationship together and they agree, which marked the serial's first polyamory relationship. The storyline develops into a rivalry between Levi and Ned, who both compete for Amy's time, and the relationship was unliked by fans, whilst one journalist questioned if the serial's portrayal of polyamory was executed correctly. Isabella Giovinazzo was then cast as Felicity Higgins, another roadblock for the polyamorous relationship, as Amy is opposed to Levi dating Felicity. Levi eventually breaks up with Amy and Felicity. Levi later meets Freya Wozniak (Pheobe Roberts), who manipulates Levi into liking her so she can find Gareth Bateman (Jack Pearson). Levi and Freya later confess their love for one another. Morris' final scenes aired on 28 July 2022 as part of the serial's finale episode. Levi got a mixed reception, but Morris' addition to the serial was seen as a good step in normalising diverse television casting.
^ abMann, Collette (23 June 2020). The Complicated Canning Family Tree. Neighbours via YouTube. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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