David Wenham

58 · Born: Sep 21, 1965

Personal Details

Born Sep 21, 1965 Marrickville, Sydney, Australia

Parents

Kath Wenham
Bill Wenham

Biography

David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in movies, television series and theatre productions. He is known in Hollywood for his roles as Faramir in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Carl in Van Helsing and Dilios in 300. He is also known in his native Australia for his role as Diver Dan in SeaChange. Description above from the Wikipedia David Wenham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2024

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back as Lenny Glick (voice)

2023

Faraway Downs as Neil Fletcher

2022

Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind

Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind as Kano (voice)

Elvis as Hank Snow

Pieces of Her as Jasper Queller

2020

Dirt Music as Jim

The Furnace as Mal

2019

Believe as Robert

Les Norton as Price Galese

2018

Nekrotronic as Luther

In Like Flynn as Christian Travers

Romper Stomper as Jago Zoric

2017

Beyond the Known World

Beyond the Known World as Carl Hansen

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Scarfield

Iron Fist as Harold Meachum

Wake in Fright as Jock Crawford

2016

Lion as John Brierley

Goldstone as Johnny

2015

Force of Destiny

Force of Destiny as Robert

The Nightingale and the Rose

The Nightingale and the Rose as Red Rose

Banished as Governor Arthur Phillip

2014

Paper Planes as Patrick

300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire as Dillios

Aussie Rules the World

Aussie Rules the World as Narrator

The Code as Ian Bradley

2013

Top of the Lake

Top of the Lake as Det. Al Parker

Making Couples Happy

Making Couples Happy as Narrator (voice)

Better Man as Julian McMahon

2012

Dripping in Chocolate

Dripping in Chocolate as Detective Bennett O'Mara

2011

Killing Time as Andrew Fraser

2010

Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine as Len

Glenn Owen Dodds

Glenn Owen Dodds as Glenn Owen Dodds

2009

Pope Joan as Gerold

Public Enemies as Harry 'Pete' Pierpont

Deadliest Warrior

Deadliest Warrior as Narrator

2008

Australia as Neil Fletcher

The Children of Huang Shi

The Children of Huang Shi as Barnes

2007

Married Life as John O'Brien

2006

300 as Dilios

Answered by Fire

Answered by Fire as Mark Waldman

Answered by Fire

Answered by Fire as Mark Waldman

2005

Basilisk Stare as Dave

The Proposition

The Proposition as Eden Fletcher

Three Dollars as Eddie Harnovey

2004

Van Helsing as Carl

The Brush-Off as Murray Whelan

Van Helsing: The London Assignment

Van Helsing: The London Assignment as Carl (voice)

Stiff as Murray Whelan

2003

Gettin' Square as Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri

After the Deluge

After the Deluge as Alex

2002

Pure as Lenny

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course as Sam Flynn

2001

Russian Doll as Ethan

The Bank as Jim Doyle

Dust as Luke

2000

Better Than Sex

Better Than Sex as Josh

1999

Molokai as Damien

1998

The Boys as Brett Sprague

A Little Bit of Soul

A Little Bit of Soul as Dr. Richard Shorkinghorn

SeaChange as Daniel Della Bosca

1997

Simone de Beauvoir's Babies

Simone de Beauvoir's Babies

1996

Idiot Box as Bank Teller with a History

1992

Greenkeeping as Trevor

1988

A Country Practice

A Country Practice as David Cornish

appearances

2022

2016

Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation

Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation

2011

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

2010

True Guardians of the Earth

True Guardians of the Earth

directing

2018

Ellipsis as Director, Writer

2013

The Turning as Director, Writer