David Wenham

David Wenham

1965-09-21 Marrickville, Sydney, Australia 78 Credits

Biography

David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in movies, television series and theatre productions. He is known in Hollywood for his roles as Faramir in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Carl in Van Helsing and Dilios in 300. He is also known in his native Australia for his role as Diver Dan in SeaChange. Description above from the Wikipedia David Wenham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Spit

Spit

2025

as Johnny 'Spit' Spitieri

6.0
Acting

Spitteri finds himself locked up in an immigration detention centre upon his return to Australia. With old enemies on his tail and a target on his bac...

Spit

Spit

2025

Producer, Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

Spitteri finds himself locked up in an immigration detention centre upon his return to Australia. With old enemies on his tail and a target on his bac...

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back

2024

as Lenny Glick (voice)

6.2
Acting

When the promise of living in a perfect digital world traps the citizens of Sanctuary City online, Combat Wombat and Sweetie must return to save the d...

Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind

Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind

2022

as Kano (voice)

7.8
Acting

Hellbent on taking over Earthrealm, Kano viciously attacks town after town with the aid of three cold-blooded Black Dragon mercenaries. Those who don’...

Elvis

Elvis

2022

as Hank Snow

7.5
Acting

The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

2021

as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)

7.1
Acting

Peter Rabbit runs away from his human family when he learns they are going to portray him in a bad light in their book. Soon, he crosses paths with an...

The Furnace

The Furnace

2020

as Mal

6.8
Acting

To escape the outback, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.

The Furnace

The Furnace

2020

Executive Producer

6.8
Producing

To escape the outback, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.

Dirt Music

Dirt Music

2020

as Jim

6.4
Acting

Georgie is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage to fishing tycoon Jim Buckridge. Handsome poacher Lu is an irresistible symbol of the excitement ...

Believe

Believe

2019

as Robert

6.0
Acting

A journey of love and finding ones true self in a time of crisis.

Nekrotronic

Nekrotronic

2018

as Luther

5.8
Acting

A man discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the internet.

In Like Flynn

In Like Flynn

2018

as Travers

4.9
Acting

A mostly true account of future Hollywood star Errol Flynn's sea adventures in the early thirties, sailing from Australia to Papua in search of gold, ...

Ellipsis

Ellipsis

2018

Director, Writer, Producer

6.0
Directing Writing Producing

In the middle of a crowded city the paths of two strangers, a man and a woman, collide. This accidental, chance occurrence sets in motion a chain of e...

Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit

2018

as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)

6.7
Acting

Peter Rabbit's feud with Mr. McGregor escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover ...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

as Scarfield

6.7
Acting

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sa...

Beyond the Known World

Beyond the Known World

2017

as Carl Hansen

4.2
Acting

Recently divorced Carl and Julie are not on good terms. When their 19-year-old daughter goes missing in India, they must journey into the Himalayas in...

The Wall

The Wall

2017

as Narrator

Acting

Life as they knew it was all soon to end, when the darkness arrived and began to descend.

Lion

Lion

2016

as John Brierley

8.0
Acting

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted b...

Goldstone

Goldstone

2016

as Johnny

6.0
Acting

Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation unearths ...

Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation

Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation

2016

as Self (Narrator)

7.0
Acting

In this ground-breaking expose, industry insiders go on the record to explain how carefully Pokies are programmed for addiction. They’re joined by wor...

Blinky Bill the Movie

Blinky Bill the Movie

2015

as Jacko (voice)

5.6
Acting

Blinky Bill is a little koala with a big imagination. An adventurer at heart, he dreams of leaving the little town of Green Patch and following in his...

Force of Destiny

Force of Destiny

2015

as Robert

Acting

A journey of love and hope, of courage and sacrifice, and one man's miraculous salvation through a life-saving liver transplant. FORCE OF DESTINY is a...

Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose

Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose

2015

as Red Rose

8.7
Acting

A nightingale bird discovers a true lover when she witnesses a young university student talk with great passion about his beloved. The Nightingale goe...

Paper Planes

Paper Planes

2014

as Patrick (Jason's Father)

6.0
Acting

Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-d...

Aussie Rules the World

Aussie Rules the World

2014

as Narrator

6.0
Acting

Australia’s national game is under threat from all world sports. Now the AFL must find new ways to survive in this global market. AUSSIE RULES THE WOR...

300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire

2014

as Dillios

6.1
Acting

Greek general Themistocles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistocles faces the massiv...

The Turning

The Turning

2013

Director, Writer

5.6
Directing Writing

Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winni...

Dripping in Chocolate

Dripping in Chocolate

2012

as Detective Bennett O'Mara

5.7
Acting

When Detective Bennett O'Mara finds a chocolate wrapper on a strangled girl, it leads him to enigmatic chocolatier Juliana Lovece. Just as this percep...

A Cautionary Tail

A Cautionary Tail

2012

as Narrator

5.0
Acting

A little girl is born with a tail that expresses her emotions. As a child, her parents celebrate their daughter's uniqueness and her tail inspires mag...

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

2011

as Self / Narrator (voice)

5.3
Acting

Auteur filmmaker Paul Cox contemplates his own mortality and his life's work as he wits for a life saving liver transplant.

True Guardians of the Earth

True Guardians of the Earth

2010

as Himself

Acting

Rico Rodríguez from "Modern Family" and David Wenham from "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" explore the lives, biology, and secrets of o...

Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

2010

as Len

6.9
Acting

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the force...

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010

as Digger (voice)

6.8
Acting

When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.

Glenn Owen Dodds

Glenn Owen Dodds

2010

as Glenn Owen Dodds

7.7
Acting

Michael Radcliffe was catching the bus this morning, like he does every day of his everyday life. He didn't expect to have a five-minute sit-down with...

Pope Joan

Pope Joan

2009

as Gerold

6.8
Acting

A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.

Public Enemies

Public Enemies

2009

as Harry 'Pete' Pierpont

6.7
Acting

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side o...

Australia

Australia

2008

as Neil Fletcher

6.6
Acting

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to pro...

The Children of Huang Shi

The Children of Huang Shi

2008

as Barnes

6.7
Acting

About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the J...

Married Life

Married Life

2008

as John O'Brien

5.8
Acting

A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too mu...

300

300

2007

as Dilios

7.2
Acting

Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against t...

Answered by Fire

Answered by Fire

2006

as Mark Waldman

Acting

Mark Waldman (David Wenham) is an Australian policeman who volunteers for the United Nations mission in East Timor. Put in charge of the Civilian Poli...

Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World

Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World

2006

as Self

6.0
Acting

Australia says goodbye to The Crocodile Hunter

The Proposition

The Proposition

2005

as Eden Fletcher

7.0
Acting

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hun...

Three Dollars

Three Dollars

2005

as Eddie Harnovey

6.9
Acting

Eddie is a principled man, with a wife, a daughter and a mortgage and leads a seemingly stable and happy life as a government land assessor. Yet when ...

Basilisk Stare

Basilisk Stare

2005

as Dave

Acting

A film about obsession, sexuality, devotion and paranoia.

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

2004

as Self

6.0
Acting

A documentary about the making of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'.

The Brush-Off

The Brush-Off

2004

as Murray Whelan

7.0
Acting

The political adviser to Australia's Minister of the Arts investigates the suspicious death of a disgruntled artist.

The Brush-Off

The Brush-Off

2004

Associate Producer

7.0
Producing

The political adviser to Australia's Minister of the Arts investigates the suspicious death of a disgruntled artist.

Stiff

Stiff

2004

as Murray Whelan

7.2
Acting

An amusing and entertaining film, "Stiff" showcases David Wenham as Murray Whelan, political fixer and amateur investigator. An adaption of a Shane Mo...

Stiff

Stiff

2004

Associate Producer

7.2
Producing

An amusing and entertaining film, "Stiff" showcases David Wenham as Murray Whelan, political fixer and amateur investigator. An adaption of a Shane Mo...

Van Helsing: The London Assignment

Van Helsing: The London Assignment

2004

as Carl (voice)

6.1
Acting

It tells of the events before the film, in which monster hunter Gabriel Van Helsing travels to London to investigate a series of horrific, and decided...

Van Helsing

Van Helsing

2004

as Carl

6.4
Acting

Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna ...

The Making of the Return of the King

The Making of the Return of the King

2004

as Self

8.8
Acting

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selecte...

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

as Faramir

8.5
Acting

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outc...

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King

2003

as Self

8.1
Acting

Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history.

Gettin' Square

Gettin' Square

2003

as Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri

6.4
Acting

Gettin' Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and...

After the Deluge

After the Deluge

2003

as Alex

Acting

Follows the stories of the four men of the Kirby family. As Alex's marriage breaks apart, Toby tries desperately to start a family, and Marty tries to...

The Making of The Two Towers

The Making of The Two Towers

2003

8.8
Acting

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selected by Pet...

Shot down over the Soviet Union

Shot down over the Soviet Union

2003

Acting

The reconnaissance flights of the Americans into East Block airspace were more numerous and more dangerous than originally claimed. From the sky, the ...

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

as Faramir

8.4
Acting

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies l...

Pure

Pure

2002

as Lenny

6.2
Acting

A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course

2002

as Sam Flynn

5.4
Acting

Steve Irwin, AKA The Crocodile Hunter, has avoided the death-roll and saved a croc from poachers. But what he doesn't know is that the crocodile has s...

The Bank

The Bank

2001

as Jim Doyle

5.6
Acting

The Bank, a world ripe with avarice and corruption, where O'Reilly and his ilk can thrive and honest Aussie battlers lose everything. Enter Jim Doyle ...

Dust

Dust

2001

as Luke

5.4
Acting

Two parallel tales of redemption, a century apart. In the New York storyline, Edge hunts for Angela's gold to pay back a debt, and gradually grows clo...

Russian Doll

Russian Doll

2001

as Ethan

6.2
Acting

A private detective agrees to marry his best friend's mistress to keep her from being deported.

Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

2001

as Audrey

7.6
Acting

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A...

Better Than Sex

Better Than Sex

2000

as Josh

6.0
Acting

After a one-night stand a couple is faced with the terrifying possibility of what they really want.

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

1999

as Damien

6.0
Acting

The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.

The Boys

The Boys

1998

as Brett Sprague

6.4
Acting

Brett Sprague is a violent and psychopathic man, who is released on parole after serving a sentence for assault. As he returns to his family house and...

The Boys

The Boys

1998

Producer

6.4
Producing

Brett Sprague is a violent and psychopathic man, who is released on parole after serving a sentence for assault. As he returns to his family house and...

A Little Bit of Soul

A Little Bit of Soul

1998

as Dr. Richard Shorkinghorn

5.4
Acting

Richard and Kate are former lovers who are now working independently to find the secret of the aging process. Both apply for funding from the Michael ...

Dark City

Dark City

1998

as Schreber's Assistant

7.3
Acting

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic ...

Idiot Box

Idiot Box

1997

as Bank Teller with a History

5.0
Acting

Mick and Kev – bored, unemployed and aimless in the western suburbs of Sydney – decide to rob a bank, more or less for the fun of it.

Cosi

Cosi

1996

as Doug

6.3
Acting

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney inst...

No Escape

No Escape

1994

as Hotel Guard

6.2
Acting

In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle is...

Greenkeeping

Greenkeeping

1992

as Trevor

6.0
Acting

An ex-convict pays for his wife's marijuana by keeping the green at a lawn-bowling club

Seeing Red

1992

as Frank No. 2

Acting

A mystery, a comedy with an undercurrant of terror, about the expose of scandal in big business transactions and how a three year-old boy and his fath...

Tran the Man

N/A

as Raymond "Tran" Moss

Acting

Short film and early collaboration between rowan woods and david wenham.