Daniel Monks

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Daniel Monks
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Daniel Monks is an Australian actor and screenwriter. [1]

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Career

He was the writer, star and a producer of Pulse which saw him nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. [2] He was nominated for the 2018 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play for the Malthouse Theatre presentation of The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man . [3]

In 2020, Monks won Best Performer in a Play at The Stage Debut Awards for his performance in Teenage Dick at the Donmar Warehouse. [4] In August 2024, it was announced that Monks had been cast as Ser Manfred Dondarrion in the upcoming series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms . [5] The series premiered in 2026.

In 2025, Monks played Brian Irvine in the mystery thriller series All Her Fault . [6]

Personal life

At the age of 11, Monks was found to have a benign tumour on his cervical spinal cord, which was removed; he has hemiplegia of the right side to this day. His right arm is totally paralysed and his right leg has only partial function. [1] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Russell, Stephen A. (20 March 2017), "The queer, disabled filmmaker exploring his story on the big screen", SBS
  2. ↑ Maddox, Gerry (2 December 2018), "'Awesome': Gay, disabled and nominated for best actor at AACTAs", Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ↑ Nguyen, Justine (18 June 2018), "2018 Helpmann Awards nominations announced", Limelight
  4. ↑ "The Stage Debut Awards". The Stage. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Petski, Denise (8 August 2024). "'A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms' 'Game Of Thrones' Prequel Adds 7 To Cast". Deadline.
  6. ↑ Emily, Olivia (7 November 2025). "Daniel Monks: 'All Her Fault Was A Real Pinch-Me Moment'". Country and Town House. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Monks, Daniel (31 January 2017). "The Accessibility Of Acting". The HubStudio: The Actor's Gym. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
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