Damon Hunter - Bio
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Damon Hunter - Bio Damon began acting as a child, starting with TVC’s and then bit parts and guest roles in numerous TV shows including City Homicide, Blue Heelers, Underbelly, Neighbours and others. In his mid 30’s Damon took some time away from acting but returned in 2014 and has since been cast in 100% roles in seven TVC’s, supporting roles in two feature films and one of the leads in a feature film currently in production. Since 2014 he has also had roles on Wentworth, Neighbours (making that Damon’s third guest appearance on the show), a lead role in Foxtel’s four-part series, Lawless and in the last month a guest role in the upcoming Channel Ten mini-series, My Life is Murder and the Channel Ten series pilot for Part-Time Privates. Damon has a strong screen presence and is often cast in intense roles, being likened physically to Hugh Jackman and especially Jackman’s iconic character, Wolverine. However Damon is also warm, friendly, outgoing and cheeky, resulting in his also often being cast in ‘best mate’, ‘tradie’ or ‘dad’ roles. Having been a Victoria Police officer 19 years as a street cop, detective and now a Prosecutor, Damon is trained extensively in the use of handguns and unarmed combat. Having also ridden horses extensively, both for pleasure and for film and TV roles, including the above-mentioned series, Lawless, he is also an adept rider. He has trained extensively with Aleksi Vellis at The Film Space, with Neighbours director, Scott Major at The Actors Studio, and with John Orcsik at TAFTA. He is also trained and proficient in Standard American accent..