David Field (actor)

David Field
Field in 2014
Born	6 June 1961 Australia
Occupations	Actor film director voice artist
Years active	1986–present
Known for	City Homicide

David Field is an Australian character actor and film director. He is known for his roles in the 1999 film Two Hands and as Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis in the TV series City Homicide .

Career

David Field has appeared in numerous film and television roles, including Two Hands , as Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis in the Channel 7 TV series City Homicide . ^[1]

In 2009, Field made his directorial debut with The Combination , a drama film which focuses on the relationships between Lebanese Australians and Anglo Australians in parts of Western Sydney. ^{[1] [2]} He followed this up in 2019 with a sequel, The Combination: Redemption. ^[3]

He is also known for his role as the ex-prison inmate uncle in the mini series A Moody Christmas . ^[4]

Other activities

Field is an amateur organist and gave some recitals in Sydney at a young age. He featured in The Australian Organist of December 1997.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Field is the brother of Steven Field, partner of actress and artistic director Rhoda Roberts. ^[5]

Filmography

Feature films

Director

Year	Title
2009	The Combination
2014	Convict
2019	The Combination: Redemption

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Ghosts... of the Civil Dead	Wenzil
1992	Seeing Red	William
1993	Broken Highway	Tatts
1994	Exile	Timothy Dullach
1995	Dad and Dave: On Our Selection	Dan
1996	Blue Heelers	Mick Doyle
	To Have & to Hold	Stevie
2000	Mr. Accident	Duxton / Sir Walter Raleigh
	Sample People	TT
	Chopper	Keithy George
2001	Jet Set	Roger
	Silent Partner	John
2003	Gettin' Square	Arnie DeViers
	The Night We Called It a Day	Bob Hawke
2004	Tom White	Phil
	Oyster Farmer	Brownie
2007	West	Doug
	Unfinished Sky	Carl Allen
2008	$9.99	Sammy	Voice role
2010	The Nothing Men	David Snedden
2012	Careless Love	Dion
2013	Mystery Road	Mr Bailey
	Battle of the Damned	Duke
	These Final Hours	Radio Man
2014	Convict	Warden
	The Rover	Archie
	The Inbetweeners 2	Uncle Bryan
2015	Now Add Honey	Roger Gardham
	Last Cab to Darwin	Dougie
2016	Down Under	Vic
	Sacred Heart	Priest
2017	The Pretend One	Roger
2020	The Translator	Chase
	Moon Rock For Monday	Detective Lionell
	High Ground	Kurtz
2021	Mortal Kombat	Referee
2022	Loveland (aka Expired)	Sam
2023	Dark Art	Simon
2024	Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga	Toe Jam

Short films

Year	Title	Role
1993	Just Desserts
	Touch Me	Roderick
1995	Stitched
	Miss November	Man
1999	The Order	Bill
2000	Brother	Brother One
2001	One Night The Moon	Allman
2006	All is Forgiven	Narrator
2008	Seven Seven Seven	Elias Rogers
2012	Convenience	Shop Assistant
2015	Injury Time	Billy Bourke
2017	Rookie	Sarge
	Monoliths	The Driver
2020	The Wrong Barber	The Barber

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Sons and Daughters	Delivery Man	1 episode
1988	Joe Wilson	Billy Spicer	1 episode
1990	A Country Practice	Lenny Jackson	2 episodes
1991	Home and Away	Kenny Gibbs	11 episodes
1992	Police Rescue	Paul	1 episode
1995-2005	Blue Heelers	Charlie Biden / Michael Doyle	4 episodes
1996	The Beast	Scranton	2 episodes
	Snowy River: The Mcgregor Saga	Dave Turner	1 episode
1997-2000	Water Rats	Warren / Doug	4 episodes
1998	Wildside	Alan	1 episode
2000	Grass Roots	Daryl Kennedy	2 episodes
2002	Farscape	Ho'ock	1 episode
2004	Stingers	Nick Tascone	1 episode
2005-07	The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant	Thomas	3 episodes
2007	The Circuit	Kenneth	1 episode
2007-11	City Homicide	Terry Jarvis	59 episodes
2010	Wilfred	Arthur	2 episodes
	Rake	Denny Lorton	1 episode
2011	Rescue: Special Ops	Sidney Carter	1 episode
	Wild Boys	Captain Gunpowder	10 episodes
2012	A Moody Christmas	Rhys	2 episodes
2013	Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries	Sergeant Ford	1 episode
2014	The Moodys	Rhys	1 episode
	The Gods of Wheat Street	Harry Hamilton	5 episodes
2015	Catching Milat	Neil Birse	2 episodes
2015-18	No Activity	Bruce	11 episodes
2016	Changed Forever	Billy Hughes
2016-17	The Secret Daughter	Gus Carter	12 episodes
2019	Preacher	Archangel	7 episodes
2022	Shantaram	Wally Nightingale	12 episodes
2023	Ten Pound Poms [6]	Dean Spender	3 episodes

TV movies

Year	Title	Role
1988	Dadah Is Death	Mr Travis
2001	My Husband, My Killer	Bill Vandenburg
	Invincible	Slate
2002	Blood Crime	Jonah Ganz
2003	BlackJack: Murder Archive	Terry Kavanaugh
2004	BlackJack: Sweet Science
2005	Hell Has Harbour Views	Greg Hogan
	BlackJack: In the Money	Terry Kavanaugh
	BlackJack: Ace Point Game
2006	BlackJack: Dead Memory
	Blackjack: At the Gates
2007	Blackjack Ghosts

Music videos

• Paul Kelly – If I Could Start Today Again – actor
• David Field played the Narrator in the Short Film, All Is Forgiven for Tex, Don and Charlie written and directed by Karen Borger. The film was made to promote the TDC album All Is Forgiven and included a stand-alone video clip for the single Whenever It Snows.

References

1. "An interview with David Field, director of The Combination". Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
2. Field, David. "The Combination Interview". At the Movies (Interview). Interviewed by Pomeranz, Margaret. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016.
3. "The Combination Redemption 2019 release date confirmed – See the new trailer here!". Cinema Australia. 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
4. Butler, Dianne. "TV Picks: QI Christmas Special, A Moody Christmas, Cricket: NZ v West Indies, Rango, Hostages". news.com. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
5. Baker, Candida (25 January 2019). "Indigenous arts supremo Rhoda Roberts". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 3 September 2024.
6. {{cite web | url=http://australiantelevision.net/ten-pound-poms/cast.html

External links

• David Field at IMDb