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David Wenham

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
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David Wenham at an event for 300 (2006)
As Kano and the Black Dragon wreck havoc around the globe a young warrior named Kenshi will have to rise above his own limitations and take on the looming threat of Outworld
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Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)
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David Wenham is an Australian actor who is known for his portrayals of Faramir from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Friar Carl from the Van Helsing franchise and Dilios from 300. He also acted in Moulin Rouge, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Dark City, Top of the Lake, SeaChange and Peter Rabbit.
BornSeptember 21, 1965
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BornSeptember 21, 1965
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000240
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  • Awards
    • 16 wins & 36 nominations

Photos70

Louise Lombard and David Wenham in Dripping in Chocolate (2012)
Louise Lombard and David Wenham in Dripping in Chocolate (2012)
David Wenham in Dripping in Chocolate (2012)
Louise Lombard and David Wenham in Dripping in Chocolate (2012)
David Wenham in Dripping in Chocolate (2012)
David Wenham in Dripping in Chocolate (2012)
Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, and Dev Patel in Lion (2016)
David Wenham in Joe vs. Carole (2022)
Kate Beckinsale, Hugh Jackman, and David Wenham in Van Helsing (2004)
David Wenham in The Moth Effect (2021)
Gerard Butler, Andrew Pleavin, Vincent Regan, David Wenham, and Michael Fassbender in 300 (2006)
David Wenham in 300 (2006)

Known for:

Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in Taru sormusten herrasta: Kuninkaan paluu (2003)
Taru sormusten herrasta: Kuninkaan paluu
9.0
  • Faramir
  • 2003
Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in Taru sormusten herrasta: Kaksi tornia (2002)
Taru sormusten herrasta: Kaksi tornia
8.8
  • Faramir
  • 2002
300 (2006)
300
7.6
  • Dilios
  • 2006
Kate Beckinsale and Hugh Jackman in Van Helsing (2004)
Van Helsing
6.1
  • Carl
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor

  • Fake
    • Joe Burt
    • In Production
    • TV Series
    • 2024
  • Poor Man's Orange
    • Party Youth
    • Released
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1987
  • Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
    • Lenny (voice)
    • 2023
  • Ron Yuan, Artt Butler, and Manny Jacinto in Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)
    Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
    6.6
    • Kano (voice)
    • 2022
  • Austin Butler in Elvis (2022)
    Elvis
    7.3
    • Hank Snow
    • 2022
  • Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote in Pieces of Her (2022)
    Pieces of Her
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Jasper Queller
    • 2022
  • Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell in Joe vs. Carole (2022)
    Joe vs. Carole
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Don Lewis
    • 2022
  • The Moth Effect (2021)
    The Moth Effect
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Simon
    • 2021
  • Petteri Kaniini: Kani karkuteillä (2021)
    Petteri Kaniini: Kani karkuteillä
    6.2
    • Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
    • 2021
  • Bonnie Elliott, Trevor Jamieson, Clayton Jauncey, Amanda Ma, Erik Thomson, David Wenham, Timothy White, Wakarra Gondarra, Merlin Eden, Agnes Choi, Evan Williams, Xin Ocean, Daniel Motearefi, Jay Ryan, Sean Choolburra, Tenille Kennedy, Quentin Yung, Steve McCall, Mahesh Jadu, Mark Bradshaw, Gary Young, Goran D. Kleut, Osamah Sami, Michael McDermott, Mansoor Noor, Kaushik Das, Roderick MacKay, Ahmed Malek, Samson Coulter, and Baykali Ganambarr in The Furnace (2020)
    The Furnace
    6.4
    • Mal
    • 2020
  • Cinema Quarantino: Das Bogroll (2020)
    Cinema Quarantino: Das Bogroll
    7.5
    Video
    • Daisy
    • 2020
  • Thaddea Graham and Amir Wilson in The Letter for the King (2020)
    The Letter for the King
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Sir Tiuri the Valiant
    • 2020
  • Les Norton (2019)
    Les Norton
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Price Galese
    • 2019
  • Dirt Music (2019)
    Dirt Music
    5.3
    • Jim
    • 2019
  • Corey Large and Thomas Cocquerel in In Like Flynn (2018)
    In Like Flynn
    5.1
    • Christian Travers
    • 2018
  • Monica Bellucci, David Wenham, Alex Jewson, Tess Haubrich, Caroline Ford, Ben O'Toole, and Epine Bob Savea in Nekrotronic (2018)
    Nekrotronic
    5.6
    • Luther
    • 2018
  • Petteri Kaniini (2018)
    Petteri Kaniini
    6.6
    • Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
    • 2018

Producer

  • Bonnie Elliott, Trevor Jamieson, Clayton Jauncey, Amanda Ma, Erik Thomson, David Wenham, Timothy White, Wakarra Gondarra, Merlin Eden, Agnes Choi, Evan Williams, Xin Ocean, Daniel Motearefi, Jay Ryan, Sean Choolburra, Tenille Kennedy, Quentin Yung, Steve McCall, Mahesh Jadu, Mark Bradshaw, Gary Young, Goran D. Kleut, Osamah Sami, Michael McDermott, Mansoor Noor, Kaushik Das, Roderick MacKay, Ahmed Malek, Samson Coulter, and Baykali Ganambarr in The Furnace (2020)
    The Furnace
    6.4
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Ellipsis (2017)
    Ellipsis
    6.3
    • producer
    • 2017
  • The Brush-Off (2004)
    The Brush-Off
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 2004
  • Stiff (2004)
    Stiff
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 2004
  • The Boys (1998)
    The Boys
    6.9
    • associate producer
    • 1998

Director

  • Ellipsis (2017)
    Ellipsis
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2017
  • The Turning (2013)
    The Turning
    5.8
    • Director (segment Commission)
    • 2013

Videos49

Lion
Clip 0:35
Lion
Lion
Clip 0:54
Lion
300
Clip 0:40
300
300
Clip 0:51
300
300
Interview 0:22
300
300
Interview 0:32
300
300
Interview 0:13
300
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:03
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:17
Official Trailer
Trailer [OV]
Trailer 1:40
Trailer [OV]
Season 2 Trailer
Trailer 1:34
Season 2 Trailer
Pirate's Death TV Spot
Trailer 0:31
Pirate's Death TV Spot

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Drew Skye
  • Height
    • 1.78 m
  • Born
    • September 21, 1965
    • Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Parents
      Kath Wenham
  • Other works
    Theatre performances:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials

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  • Trivia
    Was cast in The Lord of the Rings because of his resemblance to his on-screen brother, Sean Bean. As Wenham notes, they both have big noses.
  • Quotes
    I like cooking, but I like other people cooking more.
  • Trademark
    Deep raspy voice
  • Nickname
    • Daisy

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