Line #3 Creator/DavidWenham


1	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/david_wenham.jpg]]
2	->''"Acting, to me, is being given the freedom and ability to play, and that's - that's what I love most about it."''
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4	David Wenham (born 21 September 1965 in Marrickville, Australia) is a prolific Australian actor who has appeared in movies, television series and theatre productions.
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6	He [[StarMakingRole rose to fame]] in his native UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} for his role as Diver Dan in ''Series/SeaChange''. Internationally, he is known for his roles as Faramir in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' film trilogy, Carl in ''Film/VanHelsing'', Dilios in ''Film/ThreeHundred'' and its sequel ''Film/ThreeHundredRiseOfAnEmpire'', Neil Fletcher in ''Film/{{Australia}}'' and Lieutenant John Scarfield in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMenTellNoTales''.
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8	He's been with his partner Kate Agnew since 1994 and they have two children. Also, his nickname is [[GenderBlenderName Daisy]].
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10	! Filmography
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12	!!Film
13	* ''Film/DarkCity'' (1998) as Schreber's assistant
14	* ''Film/MoulinRouge'' (2001) as Audrey
15	* ''Film/TheBank'' (2001) as Jim Doyle
16	* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' as Faramir
17	** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'' (2002)
18	** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'' (2003)
19	** ''AudioPlay/TheUnfinishedSpellingErrorsOfBolkien''
20	* ''Film/VanHelsing'' (2004) as Friar Carl
21	* ''Film/TheProposition'' (2005) as Eden Fletcher
22	* ''Film/ThreeHundred'' (2007) as Dilios
23	** ''Film/ThreeHundredRiseOfAnEmpire'' (2014)
24	* ''Film/{{Australia}}'' (2008) as Neil Fletcher
25	* ''Film/PublicEnemies'' (2009) as Harry Pierpoint
26	* ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfTheGuardiansTheOwlsOfGaHoole'' (2010) as Digger
27	* ''WesternAnimation/BlinkyBill TheMovie'' (2015) as Jacko
28	* ''Film/{{Goldstone}}'' (2016) as Johnny
29	* ''Film/{{Lion}}'' (2016) as John Brierley
30	* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMenTellNoTales'' (2017) as John Scarfield
31	* ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegendsSnowBlind'' (2022) as Kano
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33	!!Television
34	* ''Series/ACountryPractice'' (1987, 1988, 1992) as Ambulanceman 1, Scott Galbraith and David Cornish
35	* ''Series/BlueHeelers'' (1994) as William Cassidy
36	* ''Series/SeaChange'' (1998-1999) as Dan Della Bosca
37	* ''Series/DeadliestWarrior'' (2009) as Narrator
38	* ''Series/TopOfTheLake'' (2013, 2017) as Al Parker
39	* ''Series/{{Iron Fist\|2017}}'' (2017) as Harold Meachum
40	* ''Series/TheLetterForTheKing'' (2020) as Sir Tiuri the Valiant
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42	!!Theater
43	* ''Theatre/{{Cosi}}'' (also starred in TheMovie version)
44	* ''Theatre/{{Tartuffe}}''
45	* ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''
46	* ''Theatre/TheTempest''
47	* ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac''
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50	! Associated Tropes:
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52	* FakeNationality: Almost all of his international known roles are non-Australian.
53	* {{Narrator}}: For ''Film/ThreeHundred'' and ''Series/DeadliestWarrior''.
54	* ShakespearianActors: He appeared in ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' and ''Theatre/TheTempest'' and is a noteworthy actor (both stage and screen) in his home country.

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