Brendan Cowell
Biography
Brendan Cowell, an Australian actor and writer, grew up in Cronulla, a beachside suburb of Sydney, and studied theater and media at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. His play Bed earned him the Patrick White Playwrights' Award, and his Ruben Guthrie played to sell-out crowds at Belvoir St Theatre in 2009. He took the title role in Bell Shakespeare's 2008 Hamlet and appeared in Sydney Theatre Company's True West in 2010. On television he played Tom in Love My Way and also wrote episodes for it, and he was Todd in Life Support, for which he wrote sketches. He portrayed Harrag in the seventh season of Game of Thrones. In 2024 he starred in Plum, which he adapted from his own novel. His films include Noise (2007), Beneath Hill 60 (2010), I Love You Too (2010) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), where he played Captain Mick Scoresby.
50years old
Turns 51 on August 16in 306 days
- Born Cronulla
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 24 years2001 to 2025
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Behind the award
For his third play, Bed, Cowell received the Patrick White Playwrights' Award, which joined a collection of other awards he had won.
Brendan Cowell movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
James Cameron directed two of these films, Jeremy Sims two. Fourteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by James Cameron
All films by Jeremy Sims
Also two films together8 more actors
- Cliff CurtisAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Joel David MooreAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Jemaine ClementAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Edie FalcoAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- CCH PounderAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Jack ChampionAvatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Alan DukesLast Cab to Darwin (2015) and Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
- Mark Coles SmithLast Cab to Darwin (2015) and Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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Official profiles and reference pages.