Hugo Austin

Hugo Austin is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actor Bernard Curry from early 2009.

Background
Hugo has been backpacking in India since he was 16. While in India Hugo met a New Zealand backpacker, who he started a relationship with. Hugo Austin is the oldest of three boys. It's obvious that his youngest brother Xavier is angry with him for leaving him and his brother Brendan, when they needed him the most.

When Hugo was 17, he had a girlfriend, new car and a new license. But one night after a date with his girlfriend, he was involved in car accident. Hugo broke his back, left arm and right ankle. His girlfriend died in the crash. Soon after his accident, Jack came to visit him and he brought him a boat building kit.

A Job
Hugo is part owner of Alf's Dive & Bait Shop and he is a Diving Instructor.

Charlie Buckton
In early March, Hugo invites Charlie on a business-date. Then later, Hugo got a call from work, and had to call-off the date.