David Hoflin (; born 25 February 1979) is a Swedish-born Australian actor. He is most famous for playing Jason Bates in ''

Ocean Girl ''Ocean Girl'' (titled ''Ocean Odyssey'' in the UK) is an Television in Australia, Australian science fiction TV series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character. The show is set in the near future, and focu ...

'' between 1994 and 1998, and Oliver Barnes in '' Neighbours'' between 2007 and 2008. Peripheral 2022.

Career

He has appeared in TV shows such as ''

'', ''

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'', '' Head Start'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''State Coroner'', ''Crossbones'', and '' The Lost World''. Hoflin was ten when he starred in his first role alongside

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and

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in '' Evil Angels'' (released as ''A Cry in the Dark'' outside of Australia and

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), a film about the famous tragic case where a

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stole baby Azaria Chamberlain from her tent at Ayers Rock. In the Australian medical drama '' All Saints'', he played a character named Kieran who had become heavily intoxicated with alcohol at a rave and subsequently passed out and neglected his younger sister, who was later raped by his friend Lewis. In ''Ocean Girl'', he played one of the lead male characters. The romantic chemistry between his character and that of

Marzena Godecki Marzena Godecki (born 28 September 1978) is a Polish-Australian actress. She is best known for her starring role as Neri in '' Ocean Girl''. Early life Marzena Godecki was born on 28 September 1978 in Bytom Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; ...

's character, Neri is one of the central themes of the series. Hoflin joined '' Neighbours'' in 2007 as Oliver Barnes. He received the job without auditioning after Christian Clark quit with immediate effect. He filmed his last scenes on 6 May 2008, the same day as fellow cast member Daniel O'Connor. Hoflin returned to ''Neighbours'' in April 2011 for a two-week guest stint. Hoflin joined the cast of ''

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'' in 2012. He plays Thomas "Tommy" Madsen, a supposedly deceased, former Alcatraz inmate who disappeared in 1963. He is Rebecca Madsen's grandfather. In 2013 he was also seen on ''Touch'' and on Season 8, Episode 20 of ''

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''. In 2014 he appears in ''Crossbones''. In 2015 he was a guest star in ''

.''

Personal life

Hoflin was born in Stockholm, Sweden Hoflin began a relationship with his ''Neighbours'' co-star

Natalie Blair Natalie Louise Blair (born 16 April 1984) is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Carmella Cammeniti on the Australian television series '' Neighbours''. Personal life Blair was born to John Blair on 16 April 1984 and raised in G ...

in 2008. The pair currently live together in Los Angeles. On 10 March 2012, Fiona Byrne of the ''

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'' reported the couple were engaged. They married on 4 January 2013 in Warburton, Victoria. Blair and Hoflin welcomed their first child, a son, on 29 July 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Australian male film actors Australian male child actors Living people 1979 births Male actors from Stockholm Swedish emigrants to Australia Australian male soap opera actors {{Australia-screen-actor-stub