Quentin Kenihan (27 February 1975 – 6 October 2018) was an Australian disability advocate, writer and actor. He was born with

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, a rare bone disease. Kenihan was born in

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, in 1975 and first came to the attention of the public aged seven when he was the feature of a documentary by Australian journalist

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. He later was the host of a

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television show ''Quentin Crashes''. In 2016, Kenihan participated in a lengthy television interview with Ray Martin. He appeared in the 2015 film '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' in the role of Corpus Colossus. Kenihan died in Adelaide on 6 October 2018. His suspected cause of death was an asthma attack.

Politics

At the time of his death, Kenihan had nominated to stand as a councillor for the

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elections on 9 November 2018. His name appeared on the ballot paper, but votes for him were not counted and were allocated to the next-preferenced candidate. The Quentin Kenihan Inclusive Playspace will be a disability-accessible playground built in his memory in

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Filmography

Film

Published works

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References

External links

Official website
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* 1975 births 2018 deaths Australian disability rights activists Male actors from Adelaide People with osteogenesis imperfecta 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Actors with disabilities {{Australia-actor-stub