Damian Walshe-Howling

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1. Early training

   Walshe-Howling studied at New York's Atlantic Theater Company in 1999, training in the technique known as Practical Aesthetics both internationally and in Australia.

2. Behind the camera

   Walshe-Howling made his filmmaking debut with the 2007 short The Bloody Sweet, which reached the Australian content section of Flickerfest and led to him hosting Flickerfest on Extra for two years.

3. Behind the camera

   Walshe-Howling wrote, produced and directed the 2012 short Suspended, which screened in official competition at Flickerfest, the Locarno Film Festival, Slamdance and Cannes Cinephiles.

4. A role that slipped away

   Walshe-Howling was cast to appear in Point Break 2, but the 2008 financial crisis meant the film never went ahead.

5. Big break

   Walshe-Howling's first big break came when he starred in Blue Heelers as Constable Adam Cooper, a role he left in 1998 and returned to for the series finale in 2006.