Dougie Baldwin

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Dougie Baldwin
Born (1996-11-13) November 13, 1996 (age 27)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Education Mount Erin Secondary College
OccupationActor
Notable work Disjointed
Nowhere Boys
Upper Middle Bogan
Website instagram.com/dougiebaldwin1

Dougie Baldwin (born 1996) is an Australian actor [1] [2] from Frankston, Victoria. He is best known for his starring role in the Netflix comedy television series Disjointed. in 2013, Baldwin became the lead role in Emmy Award winning ABC3 children's television series Nowhere Boys, as Felix Ferne. [3]

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Early life

Baldwin has been fond of performing and being in the limelight since his early childhood and would dress up and perform in front of his family and friends as young as 4-years-old. [4] [5] From the ages of 9 to 14, Baldwin attended after-school drama classes, where he quickly became active in community theatre productions. [6]

Career

After drawing inspiration from his older sister Nathalie Antonia, who is also an actor, Baldwin took the step to pursue acting as a career in 2012, signing with an agent and soon cast as the lead characters in Australian television series Nowhere Boys and Upper Middle Bogan. Baldwin's career took off following the widespread success of both shows with Nowhere Boys going-on-to win the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program in 2014 and 2015 consecutively. [7] [8]

In 2017, Baldwin was introduced to American screens starring as lead character alongside Kathy Bates in the Netflix original series Disjointed, directed by Chuck Lorre and follows the lives of employees at a Los Angeles marijuana dispensary with Baldwin's character Pete as the dispensary's quirky in-house cannabis grower. [9]

Following a busy launch to his acting career, Baldwin moved to Paris to study at the Physical Theatre/Clown school, Ecole Philippe Gaulier. Where he further developed his acting and comedy skills before returning to Melbourne where Baldwin frequently writes and performs comedy shows, with his Stand-up set "Mind How Y'Go" being nominated for two awards including "Best Comedy Show" at the Melbourne Fringe Festival in 2022. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 The Turning Vic Lang
2016 Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows Felix Ferne
2023AccoladiaKirkShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2016 Upper Middle Bogan Shawn Van WinkleMain role
2013–2015 Nowhere Boys Felix FerneMain role (seasons 1–2)
2014Finding KateTommy SmithEpisode: "Pilot"
2016What Goes Around Comes AroundDaschel
2016, 2019FeedbackLieutenant / Boring Dude2 episodes
2017–2018 Disjointed PeteMain role

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