Damian Walshe-Howling (born 22 January 1971 in
Melbourne
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Victoria[) is an Australian actor, well known for his role as Andrew "Benji" Veniamin in the Australian underworld drama, '' Underbelly'', for which he won the Best Supporting or Guest Actor in a Drama Series at the 2008 AFI Awards.
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Career
He also starred on ''Blue Heelers
''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted the e ...
'' as Constable Adam Cooper from 1994 to 1998, and returned for the series finale in 2006. He has also had guest starring roles on '' Neighbours'' in 1993, '' The Secret Life of Us'' (2001) as Mac, '' Marshall Law'' (2002), '' Stingers'' (2003), ''Wilfred Wilfred may refer to:
* Wilfred (given name), a given name and list of people (and fictional characters) with the name
* Wilfred, Indiana, an unincorporated community in the United States
* ''Wilfred'' (Australian TV series), a comedy series
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'' (2007), '' All Saints'' (2007) and '' Terra Nova'' (2011).Macbeth
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'' (2006).[
In 2008, he hosted the ]Seven Network
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's factual series ''Crash Investigation Unit
''Crash Investigation Unit'' is an Australian factual television series on the Seven Network hosted by Damian Walshe-Howling. The series premiered on 27 August 2008.
About The Show
The series follows the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Un ...
'' and appeared in the Bell Shakespeare production of '' Pericles, Prince of Tyre''. He also went back to his theatre roots with a B Sharp production of ''A View of Concrete''.[
In 2009, Walshe-Howling was nominated for Cleo Bachelor of the Year. He was set to star in ''Point Break 2'', however due to the global financial crisis the movie did not go ahead. Walshe-Howling hosted Flickerfest 2009, then started filming '' The Reef'' with ex-Underbelly co-star Gyton Grantley. The movie was released in Australian cinemas in March 2011.
In 2010, Walshe-Howling hosted the Nine Network's reality show ''Customs'';][ and in 2012, he appeared in Australian TV drama series, '' Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms'' as ]Bandidos
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Vice President Mario "Chopper" Cianter, and also appeared in ''Play School
Play School or Playschool may refer to:
Television
* ''Play School'' (British TV series), a BBC production aimed at preschool children
* ''Play School'' (Australian TV series), an Australian Broadcasting Corporation production based on the Briti ...
''. In 2013, he had a supporting role in ''Mystery Road Mystery Road may refer to:
* ''Mystery Road'' (film), a 2013 Australian neo-western crime film
* ''Mystery Road'' (TV series), an Australian television drama series beginning in 2018
* ''Mystery Road'' (album), a 1989 album by Drivin N Cryin
* '' ...
'' and in 2014 he appeared in a supporting role in the ABC TV comedy drama series, '' Old School''. He also had a supporting role as Owen Mitchell in all 24 episodes of the ABC's '' Janet King''.
He is in the 2020 Australian sci-fi thriller '' 2067''.[ ]
Filmography
Film
;Actor
;Other
Television
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
AACTA Award winners
Australian male film actors
Australian male television actors
Male actors from Melbourne
20th-century Australian male actors
21st-century Australian male actors