Damian Walshe-Howling
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Damian Walshe-Howling 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.
Early life and education
Damien Walshe-Howling was born in Melbourne.[1]
Career
He starred on Blue Heelers 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 (2007), All Saints (2007) and Terra Nova (2011).[2]
His film work includes Halifax f.p. (2000), He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001), Ned Kelly (2003) and Macbeth (2006).[2]
In 2008, he hosted the Seven Network's factual series Crash Investigation Unit[3] and appeared in the Bell Shakespeare production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre. He also went back to his theater roots with a B Sharp production of A View of Concrete.[2]
He was set to star in Point Break 2; however, due to the 2008 financial crisis, the movie did not go ahead.[4]
He starred in The Reef with ex-Underbelly co-star Gyton Grantley. The movie was released in Australian cinemas in March 2011.[5]
In 2010, Walshe-Howling hosted the Nine Network's reality show Customs;[2] and in 2012, he appeared in Australian TV drama series Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms as Bandidos vice president Mario "Chopper" Cianter, and also appeared in Play School. In 2013, he had a supporting role in Mystery Road 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Recognition and awards
In 2008 Walshe-Howling won Best Supporting or Guest Actor in a Drama Series at the AFI Awards.[6]
In 2009, Walshe-Howling was nominated for Cleo Bachelor of the Year. He said in 2010 that he had been single for many years.[1]
Other activities
Walshe-Howling hosted Flickerfest 2009.[7]
Filmography
Film
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | A Wreck A Tangle | Benjamin | |
| 2001 | Saturn's Return | Dimi | Short film |
| He Died with a Felafel in His Hand | Milo | ||
| 2003 | Ned Kelly | Template:Sort | |
| 2004 | Josh Jarman | Template:Sort | |
| 2005 | The Umbrella Men | John | Short film |
| Rupture | Template:Sort | Short film | |
| 2006 | Three Months at Sea | Julian | Short film |
| Teenage Lust | Tom | Short film | |
| Kenny | Template:Sort | ||
| Macbeth | Ross | ||
| Insignia | Template:Sort | Short film | |
| 2008 | Crushed | ||
| 2010 | The Clearing | Adam | Short film |
| The Reef [8] | Luke | ||
| 2011 | Monkeys | Friend 2 | Short film |
| Post Apocalyptic Man | Shade | Short film | |
| 2012 | Summer Suit | Dad | Short film |
| 2013 | Mystery Road | Template:Sort | |
| Around the Block | Template:Sort | ||
| 2017 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Tyson | Short film |
| 2018 | House Party | Knives | Short film |
| Desert Dash | Ivan | Short film | |
| 2020 | 2067 | Template:Sort | |
| 2022 | Darklands | John Kolt |
As director / producer / writer
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | |||
| The Bloody Sweet Hit | 2007 | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
| Dog Meat | 2009 | No | No | No | Short film Editor |
| Suspended | 2012 | Yes | co-producer | Yes | Short film |
| Messiah | 2016 | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
Television
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | More Winners | Template:Sort | 1 episode | |
| 1993–94 | Neighbours | Template:Sort | 3 episodes | |
| 1994–98, 2006 | Blue Heelers | Template:Sort | Main role (seasons 1–5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Guest role (season 13)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 178 episodes |
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| 1995 | Sky Trackers | Hoon | 1 episode | |
| 2000 | Halifax f.p. | Template:Sort | 1 episode | |
| 2001 | Love Is a Four Letter Word | Template:Sort | 4 episodes | |
| The Secret Life of Us | Mac | Recurring role 7 episodes |
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| 2002 | Marshall Law | Template:Sort | 1 episode | |
| 2003 | Stingers | Template:Sort | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | Heartbreak Tour | Danny | Short television film | |
| Life | Template:Sort | Television film | ||
| 2007 | Wilfred | Keith | 1 episode | |
| All Saints | Template:Sort | 1 episode | ||
| 2007–08 | Satisfaction | Gino | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Underbelly | Template:Sort | Recurring role 6 episodes |
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| 2009 | Whatever Happened to That Guy? | Jarred | 1 episode | |
| Rescue: Special Ops | Nick | 1 episode | ||
| East West 101 | Template:Sort | 1 episode | ||
| 2011 | Panic at Rock Island [9] | Template:Sort | Television film | |
| Terra Nova | Carter | Recurring role 8 episodes |
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| 2012 | Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms | Template:Sort | Miniseries Main role |
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| 2013 | The Time of Our Lives | Ewan | 4 episodes | |
| 2014–17 | Janet King | Template:Sort | Main role | [10] |
| 2014 | Old School | Template:Sort | 7 episodes | [11] |
| 2016 | Blue Water Empire | Template:Sort | Docudrama | [12] |
| 2017 | Blue Murder: Killer Cop | Template:Sort | Miniseries 1 episode |
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| 2018 | Wrong Kind of Black | Kevin | Web series Main role |
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| Bite Club | Template:Sort | Main role | [13] | |
| Titans | Template:Sort | 1 episode | ||
| 2019 | Welfare | Template:Sort | Web series 1 episode |
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| Blue Water Empire | TV docu-drama miniseries | |||
| 2021 | Jack Irish | Template:Sort | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | Last King of the Cross | Joey Romano | 7 episodes | [14] |
| 2024 | Thou Shalt Not Steal | Spider | TV series | [15] |
| Til You Make It | Finn | TV series |
As self
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Buying Blind | Narrator | 6 episodes | [16] |
| 2018 | Show Me the Movie! | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Planet unEarth | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Agony Uncles | Himself | ||
| 2008–11 | Crash Investigation Unit | Himself – Narrator | ||
| 2009–10 | Flickerfest on EXTRA | Himself – Narrator | ||
| 2008 | Getaway | Himself | 1 episode |
References
External links
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