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David Wenham

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
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David Wenham at an event for 300 (2006)
Billy, a former cameraman, encounters Dani on a Sydney Harbour ferry as their different worlds intersect.
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David Wenham is an Australian actor who is known for his portrayals of Faramir from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Friar Carl from the Van Helsing franchise and Dilios from 300. He also acted in Moulin Rouge, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Dark City, Top of the Lake, SeaChange and Peter Rabbit.
BornSeptember 21, 1965
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BornSeptember 21, 1965
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000646
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    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Known for

    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    9.0
    • Faramir
    • 2003
    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    8.8
    • Faramir
    • 2002
    300 (2006)
    300
    7.6
    • Dilios
    • 2006
    Kate Beckinsale, Shuler Hensley, Hugh Jackman, Richard Roxburgh, and Will Kemp in Van Helsing (2004)
    Van Helsing
    6.1
    • Carl
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Place to Be
      • Chad Landman
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Zac Power
      • Post-production
      • 2027
    • The Dog Show
      • Trent
      • Post-production
    • Subversion
      • Filming
    • Fog City
      • Filming
    • Catherine McClements, Heather Mitchell, Georgie Parker, Hugo Weaving, and Wayne Blair in Dalliance (2026)
      Dalliance
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Gary Brennan
      • 2026
    • David Wenham in Spit (2025)
      Spit
      6.2
      • Johnny 'Spit' Spitieri
      • 2025
    • Fake (2024)
      Fake
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Joe Burt
      • 2024
    • Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in Faraway Downs (2023)
      Faraway Downs
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Neil Fletcher
      • 2023
    • Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back (2023)
      Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back
      5.3
      • Lenny (voice)
      • 2023
    • Ron Yuan, Artt Butler, and Manny Jacinto in Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)
      Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
      6.7
      • Kano (voice)
      • 2022
    • Austin Butler in Elvis (2022)
      Elvis
      7.3
      • Hank Snow
      • 2022
    • Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote in Pieces of Her (2022)
      Pieces of Her
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Jasper Queller
      • 2022
    • Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell in Joe vs. Carole (2022)
      Joe vs. Carole
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Don Lewis
      • 2022
    • The Moth Effect (2021)
      The Moth Effect
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Simon
      • 2021
    • James Corden in Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
      Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
      6.2
      • Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)
      • 2021
    • Bonnie Elliott, Trevor Jamieson, Clayton Jauncey, Amanda Ma, Erik Thomson, David Wenham, Timothy White, Wakarra Gondarra, Merlin Eden, Agnes Choi, Evan Williams, Xin Ocean, Daniel Motearefi, Jay Ryan, Sean Choolburra, Tenille Kennedy, Quentin Yung, Steve McCall, Mahesh Jadu, Mark Bradshaw, Gary Young, Goran D. Kleut, Osamah Sami, Michael McDermott, Mansoor Noor, Kaushik Das, Roderick MacKay, Ahmed Malek, Samson Coulter, and Baykali Ganambarr in The Furnace (2020)
      The Furnace
      6.5
      • Mal
      • 2020
    • Cinema Quarantino: Das Bogroll (2020)
      Cinema Quarantino: Das Bogroll
      7.3
      Video
      • Daisy
      • 2020
    • Thaddea Graham and Amir Wilson in The Letter for the King (2020)
      The Letter for the King
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Sir Tiuri the Valiant
      • 2020
    • Les Norton (2019)
      Les Norton
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Price Galese
      • 2019

    Producer

    • David Wenham in Spit (2025)
      Spit
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Bonnie Elliott, Trevor Jamieson, Clayton Jauncey, Amanda Ma, Erik Thomson, David Wenham, Timothy White, Wakarra Gondarra, Merlin Eden, Agnes Choi, Evan Williams, Xin Ocean, Daniel Motearefi, Jay Ryan, Sean Choolburra, Tenille Kennedy, Quentin Yung, Steve McCall, Mahesh Jadu, Mark Bradshaw, Gary Young, Goran D. Kleut, Osamah Sami, Michael McDermott, Mansoor Noor, Kaushik Das, Roderick MacKay, Ahmed Malek, Samson Coulter, and Baykali Ganambarr in The Furnace (2020)
      The Furnace
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Ellipsis (2017)
      Ellipsis
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2017
    • The Brush-Off (2004)
      The Brush-Off
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 2004
    • Stiff (2004)
      Stiff
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 2004
    • The Boys (1998)
      The Boys
      6.9
      • associate producer
      • 1998

    Director

    • Ellipsis (2017)
      Ellipsis
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Turning (2013)
      The Turning
      5.8
      • Director (segment "Commission")
      • 2013

    Videos54

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    Lion
    Lion
    Clip 0:54
    Lion
    Lion
    Clip 0:54
    Lion
    300
    Clip 0:40
    300
    300
    Clip 0:51
    300
    300
    Interview 0:22
    300
    300
    Interview 0:32
    300

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • X
    • Alternative name
      • Drew Skye
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • September 21, 1965
      • Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Children
        Millie Wenham
    • Parents
        Kath Wenham
    • Other works
      Theatre performances:
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles
      • 3 Pictorials

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Was cast in The Lord of the Rings because of his resemblance to his on-screen brother, Sean Bean. As Wenham notes, they both have big noses.
    • Quotes
      I like cooking, but I like other people cooking more.
    • Trademark
      Deep raspy voice
    • Nickname
      • Daisy

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