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Daniel Wyllie (born 1970) is an Australian stage, film and television actor. Wyllie began acting in theatre.


Early life

Wyllie grew up on Sydney's North Shore. He attended North Sydney Demonstration School and
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where he studied drama and undertook drama classes on weekends. Upon graduating from high school he attended the
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, where he studied arts for two years. Although he took part in amateur productions with the Australian Theatre for Young People, and while his involvement led to professional work, Wyllie considers himself untrained. When he was 18, Wyllie was involved in a car accident which knocked out his front four teeth and left him with a facial scar on his mouth.


Career

Wyllie primarily works in theatre, having appeared in many productions over the past two decades. He has performed frequently with the Sydney company Company B Belvoir, having appeared in productions of plays such as '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore'', '' The Pillowman'' and, creating the role of Fish Lamb in the landmark production of ''
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'', which toured both nationally and internationally. His first major acting role was in the 1992 film '' Spotswood'', alongside
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, Ben Mendelsohn,
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and
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. Later in 1992, he played neo-Nazi skinhead Cackles in ''
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'' alongside Crowe, who got Wyllie his first
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. He counts actress Toni Collette as a close friend, and appeared with her in the films ''
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'' and ''
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''. In 2003 he appeared in the almost
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video clip for The Sleepy Jackson '' Good Dancers (2003)''. Wyllie's television work includes '' Bastard Boys'', '' Bad Cop, Bad Cop'', '' Underbelly'' and '' The Code''. From 2005 to 2007, he had the role of Charlie Jackson in the drama series '' Love My Way'', for which he received a Silver Logie for "Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series" in 2004. He also received
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nominations in 2005, 2006 and 2007. In 2010, Wyllie appeared in the role of Ezra White (one he had previously played in short drama film '' Ezra White, LL.B.''), the central family's lawyer, in the Australian crime drama '' Animal Kingdom''. Following this, he joined the cast of '' Tangle'' in 2011, as a guest star, playing Michael Chubievsky in series three. He then appeared in '' Puberty Blues'' in the role of Roger Knight, and in '' The Straits'' as Jojo, both in 2012. Wyllie appeared in ''
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'' (2013, season 3) as Cleaver's sensitive cellmate, Mal, who fears release. In 2016 he appeared in Foxtel's political thriller, '' Secret City'' as Mal Paxton, a minister in the Australian Government. In 2021, Wyllie appeared in ''
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'' as James Matos, a businessman who continues to negotiate a property deal while a hospital patient. He currently features as part of the cast for
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series ''
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'' (2024).


Filmography


Film


Television


Theatre


Awards


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyllie, Daniel 1970 births Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Australian male stage actors Living people Logie Award winners People educated at North Sydney Boys High School 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors Male actors from Sydney