David Wenham
Biography
David Wenham is an Australian actor whose work spans film, television and theater. After finishing his studies at Theatre Nepean in 1987, he won an Australian Film Institute award for the television film Simone de Beauvoir's Babies. In Australia he became familiar as Diver Dan on SeaChange and as Johnny Spitieri in Gettin' Square (2003). His screen roles include Faramir in The Lord of the Rings films, Friar Carl in Van Helsing (2004), Dilios in 300 (2007) and 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), and Hank Snow in Elvis (2022). He also appeared in Australia (2008), Public Enemies (2009), Oranges and Sunshine (2010), Paper Planes (2014), Lion (2016) and Peter Rabbit (2018). His stage work includes Art, The Seagull and The Crucible, and he earned a Saturn Award nomination for 300. In the 2023 Australia Day Honours, he became a Member of the Order of Australia.
61years old
Turns 62 on September 21in 343 days
- Born Marrickville
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 34
- Career span
- 31 years1994 to 2025
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Early training
David Wenham trained at Theatre Nepean at Western Sydney University, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts before starting his acting career.
Beyond film
Wenham played the lead role of Jerry Springer in the British musical Jerry Springer: The Opera during a six-day run at the Sydney Opera House, performing to sold-out audiences alongside singer Kate Miller-Heidke.
Beyond film
David Wenham appears in the music video for the single "Brand New Day" by Alex Lloyd, starring in the video for that song.
David Wenham movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Baz Luhrmann directed three of these films, Jonathan Teplitzky three and Zack Snyder two. Richard Roxburgh appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Richard Roxburgh's page
Nicole Kidman's page
Sam Neill's page
Hugh Jackman's page
David Gulpilil's page
Barry Otto's page
All films by Baz Luhrmann
Jonathan TeplitzkyDirector, 3 films, 2000 to 2025
All films by Jonathan Teplitzky
All films by Zack Snyder
Also three films together2 more actors
- Helen ThomsonSpit (2025), Elvis (2022) and Gettin' Square (2003)
- Mitchell ButelGettin' Square (2003), The Bank (2001) and Dark City (1998)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What David Wenham's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.5 billion
21 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 34 films: 21 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 21Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 83% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$796M22.5% of the total
- 2$456M12.9% of the total
- 3$351M9.9% of the total
- 4$338M9.5% of the total
- 5$300M8.5% of the total
- 6$289M8.1% of the total
- 7$214M6.0% of the total
- 8$212M6.0% of the total
$589 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 17% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1997 to 2023, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2003 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2023 | Member of the Order of Australia | Won | |
| 2006 | AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama | Won | |
| 2003 | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won | |
| 1997 | AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama | Won | |
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