"Acting, to me, is being given the freedom and ability to play, and that's - that's what I love most about it."
David Wenham (born 21 September 1965 in Marrickville, Australia) is a prolific Australian actor who has appeared in movies, television series and theatre productions.
He rose to fame in his native Australia for his role as Diver Dan in SeaChange. Internationally, he is known for his roles as Faramir in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Carl in Van Helsing, Dilios in 300 and its sequel 300: Rise of an Empire, Neil Fletcher in Australia and Lieutenant John Scarfield in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
He's been with his partner Kate Agnew since 1994 and they have two children. Also, his nickname is Daisy.
Filmography
Film
- Dark City (1998) as Schreber's assistant
- Moulin Rouge! (2001) as Audrey
- The Bank (2001) as Jim Doyle
- The Lord of the Rings as Faramir
- Van Helsing (2004) as Friar Carl
- The Proposition (2005) as Eden Fletcher
- 300 (2007) as Dilios
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
- Australia (2008) as Neil Fletcher
- Public Enemies (2009) as Harry Pierpoint
- Legend Of The Guardians The Owls Of Ga Hoole (2010) as Digger
- Blinky Bill The Movie (2015) as Jacko
- Goldstone (2016) as Johnny
- Lion (2016) as John Brierley
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) as John Scarfield
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022) as Kano
Television
- A Country Practice (1987, 1988, 1992) as Ambulanceman 1, Scott Galbraith and David Cornish
- Blue Heelers (1994) as William Cassidy
- SeaChange (1998-1999) as Dan Della Bosca
- Deadliest Warrior (2009) as Narrator
- Top of the Lake (2013, 2017) as Al Parker
- Iron Fist (2017) as Harold Meachum
- The Letter For The King (2020) as Sir Tiuri the Valiant
Theater
- Cosi (also starred in The Movie version)
- Tartuffe
- Hamlet
- The Tempest
- Cyrano de Bergerac
Associated Tropes:
- Fake Nationality: Almost all of his international known roles are non-Australian.
- Narrator: For 300 and Deadliest Warrior.
- Shakespearian Actors: He appeared in Hamlet and The Tempest and is a noteworthy actor (both stage and screen) in his home country.
