sue barnett & associates

DAMIAN WALSHE-HOWLING

One of Australia’s most accomplished actors, Damian Walshe-Howling has an impressive list of film and television credits. Damian gained critical notoriety with his performance in Underbelly, one of Australia’s highest ever rating television programmes and the first of the highly successful Screentime produced series. His personification of Melbourne’s most loved murderer, Andrew Benji Veniamin, captured the hearts and minds of Australian audiences. The many accolades led to Damian winning an AFI Award in 2008 for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama. Damian garnered a previous AFI Award nomination for his performance in the highly acclaimed The Secret Life Of Us. His extensive list of television credits include the Steven Spielberg produced epic series Terra Nova, the Nine Network telemovie Panic At Rock Island, East West 101 S2, Rescue Special Ops, Satisfaction, Wilfred, All Saints, Blue Heelers, Halifax F.P., Stingers. Recently he appeared in the Peter Andrikidis directed series Brothers In Arms. Damian will soon be seen in The Time of Our Lives, a family drama series which reunites the same creative team behind The Secret Life of Us.

Damian’s film credits include pivotal roles in Macbeth, He Died With A Felafel In His Hand and A Wreck A Tangle as well as Ned Kelly and the award winning short film Saturn’s Return. Damian appeared as the lead in the Andrew Traucki thriller The Reef and won the Best Actor Award at last year’s A Night of Horror International Film Festival.

Damian’s past theatre credits include lead roles in the recent B Sharp production of A View Of Concrete as well as, Danny And The Deep Blue Sea, Mojo, Crave, Fool For Love and Brendan Cowell’s successful Melbourne production of Men.

As a presenter, Damian is the host of Nine Network’s series Customs and for the programme Flickerfest On Extra.

Damian’s latest short film Suspended which he wrote, produced and directed this year has just screened at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland after premiering at the opening of the St Kilda Film Festival.

2013 will see Damian in the Ivan Sen directed thriller Mystery Road, starring alongside Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson and Ryan Kwanten, the highly anticipated television series Time Of Our Lives for the ABC, again for the ABC, the series Janet King as well as the feature film Around The Block which also stars Christina Ricci.

He is currently working on another ABC series called OLD SCHOOL with Bryan Brown and Sam Neill.

sue barnett & associates 1/96 albion street t: +61 (0)2 9281 5670 abn 55 090 980 028 surry hills nsw 2010 australia f: +61 (0)2 9281 5176 acn 090 980 028 m: 0413 746 046 www.suebarnett.net e: [email protected]