Damian Walshe-Howling | |
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 Walshe-Howling in August 2011 | |
| Born | 22 January 1971 |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Notable credit(s) | Underbelly (Best Supporting Actor, 2008) |
Damian Walshe-Howling (born 22 January 1971 in Melbourne, Victoria [1] ) 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. [2]
He also 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). [3]
His film work includes Halifax f.p. (2000), He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001), Ned Kelly (2003) and Macbeth (2006). [3]
In 2008, he hosted the Seven Network's factual series Crash Investigation Unit [4] and appeared in the Bell Shakespeare production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre . He also went back to his theatre roots with a B Sharp production of A View of Concrete. [3]
In 2009, Walshe-Howling was nominated for Cleo Bachelor of the Year. He was set to star in Point Break 2, however due to the global financial crisis the movie did not go ahead. [5] Walshe-Howling hosted Flickerfest 2009, [6] then started filming The Reef with ex-Underbelly co-star Gyton Grantley. The movie was released in Australian cinemas in March 2011. [7]
In 2010, Walshe-Howling hosted the Nine Network's reality show Customs; [3] 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 .
| 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 | Glenrowan policeman | |
| 2004 | Josh Jarman | Fringe theatre actor | |
| 2005 | The Umbrella Men | John | Short film |
| Rupture | The Man | Short film | |
| 2006 | Three Months at Sea | Julian | Short film |
| Teenage Lust | Tom | Short film | |
| Kenny | Crazy man in toilet | ||
| Macbeth | Ross | ||
| Insignia | Paul Andrews | Short film | |
| 2008 | Crushed | ||
| 2010 | The Clearing | Adam | Short film |
| The Reef [9] | Luke | ||
| 2011 | Monkeys | Friend 2 | Short film |
| Post Apocalyptic Man | Shade | Short film | |
| 2012 | Summer Suit | Dad | Short film |
| 2013 | Mystery Road | Wayne Silverman | |
| Around the Block | Brent Graham | ||
| 2017 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Tyson | Short film |
| 2018 | House Party | Knives | Short film |
| Desert Dash | Ivan | Short film | |
| 2020 | 2067 | Billy Mitchell | |
| 2022 | Darklands | John Kolt |
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | More Winners | Reg Sanders | 1 episode | |
| 1993–94 | Neighbours | Troy Duncan | 3 episodes | |
| 1994–98, 2006 | Blue Heelers | Constable Adam Cooper | Main role (seasons 1–5) Guest role (season 13) 178 episodes | |
| 1995 | Sky Trackers | Hoon | 1 episode | |
| 2000 | Halifax f.p. | Scott Brennan | 1 episode | |
| 2001 | Love Is a Four Letter Word | Dean Masselos | 4 episodes | |
| The Secret Life of Us | Mac | Recurring role 7 episodes | ||
| 2002 | Marshall Law | Jeffrey Mason | 1 episode | |
| 2003 | Stingers | Dave Williams | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | Heartbreak Tour | Danny | Short television film | |
| Life | Joey Cardamone | Television film | ||
| 2007 | Wilfred | Keith | 1 episode | |
| All Saints | Jacob Shipper | 1 episode | ||
| 2007–08 | Satisfaction | Gino | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Underbelly | Andrew "Benji" Veniamin | Recurring role 6 episodes | |
| 2009 | Whatever Happened to That Guy? | Jarred | 1 episode | |
| Rescue: Special Ops | Nick | 1 episode | ||
| East West 101 | Tony Caruso | 1 episode | ||
| 2011 | Panic at Rock Island [10] | Rufus Mitchell | Television film | |
| Terra Nova | Carter | Recurring role 8 episodes | ||
| 2021 | Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms | Mario "Chopper" Cianter | Miniseries Main role | |
| 2013 | The Time of Our Lives | Ewan | 4 episodes | |
| 2014–17 | Janet King | Owen Mitchell | Main role | [11] |
| 2014 | Old School | Vince Pelagatti | 7 episodes | [12] |
| 2016 | Blue Water Empire | Wing Commander Donald Thompson | Docudrama | [13] |
| 2017 | Blue Murder: Killer Cop | Alan Abrahams | Miniseries 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Wrong Kind of Black | Kevin | Web series Main role | |
| Bite Club | Dr. Kristof Olsen | Main role | [14] | |
| Titans | Graham Norris | 1 episode | ||
| 2019 | Welfare | Jackson Spencer | Web series 1 episode | |
| Blue Water Empire | TV docu-drama miniseries | |||
| 2021 | Jack Irish | Daryl Riley | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | Last King of the Cross | Joey Romano | 7 episodes | [15] |
| 2024 | Thou Shalt Not Steal | TV series | [16] | |
| Til You Make It | Finn | TV series |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Buying Blind | Narrator | 6 episodes | [17] |
| 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 |
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