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David Wenham (born 21 September 1965 ) is an Australia n Actor who has appeared in Movie s, Television Series and Theatre productions. BIOGRAPHY Early life Wenham was born in Marrickville, New South Wales , Australia to Kath and Bill Wenham. He has five older sisters, Maree, Kathy, Helen, Carmel and Anne, and an older brother, Peter. Wenham was raised in the Catholic religion and attended Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham .http://tv.yahoo.com/david-wenham/contributor/30658/bio/ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/04/1064988451476.htmlhttp://www.catholicweekly.com.au/02/jun/30/13.html He worked as a bingo caller and an insurance clerk before becoming successful as an actor. Career Wenham's television credits include several telemovies, such as his AFI award winning role in the 1996 telemovie ''Simone de Beauvoir's Babies''; and his role as the outwardly laid back but deeply enigmatic diver Dan Della Bosca in the 1998 and 1999 seasons of the highly successful ABC television series '' SeaChange ''. His role as "Diver Dan" has made the actor something of a Sex Symbol , although he dislikes thinking of himself as such,1 and he has been voted Australia's "sexiest man alive". A portrait of Wenham by artist Adam Cullen won the Archibald Prize in 2000. In film, Wenham seems to have been more successful in Australia than abroad. Australian films Wenham has starred in include the critically acclaimed ''''. Wenham jokes that he was cast in ''The Lord of the Rings'' because of his resemblance to his on-screen brother, Sean Bean . As he notes, they both have big noses. Has appeared with two of 2001's Best Supporting Actor Nominees. That year's winner was Jim Broadbent, with whom he appeared in Moulin Rouge. The other was Ian McKellen, who reprised his Oscar-nominated role opposite Wenham in ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' and ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''. He was also seen in '' Van Helsing '' playing Hugh Jackman 's sidekick, Friar Carl. His character, Dilios, narrated and appeared in the movie ''300'' . Minor roles of Wenham's in overseas films include in '' The Crocodile Hunter '' as a park ranger, and briefly in '' Moulin Rouge! '' as Audrey. Wenham stars in the music video for Alex Lloyd 's single " Brand New Day ". Personal life He has one daughter, Eliza Jane, with his longtime girlfriend, Kate Agnew . His nickname, "Daisy", originates from his childhood. His sisters called him Dais or Daze for short. Then someone added a "y" and the rest is history. Wenham read a poem by Rupert McCall at the memorial service for Naturalist Steve Irwin . The poem was entitled "The Crocodiles are Crying". In 1999, he presented the Village Roadshow Pictures Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. FILMOGRAPHY
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Trivia In both Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and 300, Wenham's character is the sole survivor returned from an ill-fated battle (the Battle at Osgiliath and the Battle Of Thermopylae , respectively). REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yslethZ-4h8 |
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