David Wenham
Known for acting · Born 21 September 1965 · 61 · Marrickville, Sydney, Australia
113 credits
David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Friar Carl in Van Helsing and Van Helsing: The London Assignment, Dilios in 300 and its sequel 300: Rise of an Empire, Al Parker in Top of the Lake, Lieutenant John Scarfield in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and Hank Snow in Elvis. He is known in his native Australia for his role as Johnny Spitieri in Gettin' Square, Diver Dan in SeaChange and Price Galese in Les Norton. Description above from the Wikipedia David Wenham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Lion
2016
300
2007
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017
300: Rise of an Empire
2014
Van Helsing
2004
Australia
2008
Pope Joan
2009
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
2022
The Proposition
2005
Deadliest Warrior
2009
Van Helsing: The London Assignment
2004
Acting (106)
2027Zac PowerAgent Papercut (voice)Film
2026The Dog ShowFilm
2026Dalliance · 6 episodesSeries
2025SpitJohnny 'Spit' SpitieriFilm
2025Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John ClarkeSelfFilm
2024FakeJoe Burt · 8 episodesSeries
2024Combat Wombat: Back 2 BackLenny Glick (voice)Film
2023Faraway DownsNeil Fletcher · 6 episodesSeries
2022ElvisHank SnowFilm
2022Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow BlindKano (voice)Film
2022PIECES OF HERJasper Queller · 6 episodesSeries
2022Joe vs CaroleDon LewisSeries
2022The ABC OfSelf - Host · 13 episodesSeries
2021Peter Rabbit 2: The RunawayJohnny Town-Mouse (voice)Film
2021The Moth EffectSimonSeries
2020Dirt MusicJimFilm
2020The FurnaceMalFilm
2019Les NortonPrice Galese · 10 episodesSeries
2019BelieveRobertFilm
2018Peter RabbitJohnny Town-Mouse (voice)Film
2018NekrotronicLutherFilm
2018In Like FlynnTraversFilm
2018Romper StomperJago Zoric · 6 episodesSeries
2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesScarfieldFilm
2017Marvel's Iron FistHarold Meachum · 13 episodesSeries
2017Wake in FrightJock Crawford · 2 episodesSeries
2017Beyond the Known WorldCarl HansenFilm
2017The WallNarratorFilm
2016LionJohn BrierleyFilm
2016GoldstoneJohnnyFilm
2016Ka-Ching! Pokie NationSelf (Narrator)Film
2016Anh's Brush with FameHimselfSeries
2015Blinky Bill the MovieJacko (voice)Film
2015BanishedGovernor Arthur Phillip · 7 episodesSeries
2015Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the RoseRed RoseFilm
2015Force of DestinyRobertFilm
2014300: Rise of an EmpireDilliosFilm
2014Paper PlanesPatrick (Jason's Father)Film
2014The CodeIan Bradley · 6 episodesSeries
2014Aussie Rules the WorldNarratorFilm
2013Top of the LakeDet. Al Parker · 7 episodesSeries
2013Better ManJulian McMahon · 2 episodesSeries
2013Making Couples HappyNarrator (voice) · 4 episodesSeries
2012Dripping in ChocolateDetective Bennett O'MaraFilm
2012A Cautionary TailNarratorFilm
2011Killing TimeAndrew Fraser · 10 episodesSeries
2011On Borrowed TimeSelf / Narrator (voice)Film
2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleDigger (voice)Film
2010Oranges and SunshineLenFilm
2010Glenn Owen DoddsGlenn Owen DoddsFilm
2010True Guardians of the EarthHimselfFilm
2009Public EnemiesHarry 'Pete' PierpontFilm
2009Pope JoanGeroldFilm
2009Deadliest WarriorNarrator · 32 episodesSeries
2008AustraliaNeil FletcherFilm
2008Married LifeJohn O'BrienFilm
2008The Children of Huang ShiBarnesFilm
2007300Dilios/NarratorFilm
2006The Making of 'The Return of the King'SelfFilm
2006The Making of 'The Two Towers'SelfFilm
2006Steve Irwin: He Changed Our WorldSelfFilm
2006Answered by FireMark WaldmanFilm
2006Answered by FireMark Waldman · 2 episodesSeries
2005The PropositionEden FletcherFilm
2005Three DollarsEddie HarnoveyFilm
2005Basilisk StareDaveFilm
2004Van HelsingCarlFilm
2004Van Helsing: The London AssignmentCarl (voice)Film
2004StiffMurray WhelanFilm
2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'SelfFilm
2004The Brush-OffMurray WhelanFilm
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingFaramirFilm
2003Gettin' SquareJohnny Francis 'Spit' SpitieriFilm
2003Beyond the Movie: The Return of the KingSelfFilm
2003After the DelugeAlex Kirby · 2 episodesSeries
2003From Book to Script: Finding the StorySelfFilm
2003Shot down over the Soviet UnionFilm
2003After the DelugeAlexFilm
2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersFaramirFilm
2002The Crocodile Hunter: Collision CourseSam FlynnFilm
2002PureLennyFilm
2001Moulin Rouge!AudreyFilm
2001The BankJim DoyleFilm
2001DustLukeFilm
2001Russian DollEthanFilm
2000Better Than SexJoshFilm
1999Molokai: The Story of Father DamienDamienFilm
1999RoveSelfSeries
1998Dark CitySchreber's AssistantFilm
1998The BoysBrett SpragueFilm
1998A Little Bit of SoulDr. Richard ShorkinghornFilm
1998SeaChangeDaniel Della Bosca · 13 episodesSeries
1997Idiot BoxBank Teller with a HistoryFilm
1997Return to JupiterDr. Ghrobak · 13 episodesSeries
1997Simone de Beauvoir's Babies · 4 episodesSeries
1996CosiDougFilm
1996Twisted TalesGeorgeSeries
1994No EscapeHotel GuardFilm
1993Blue HeelersWilliam Cassidy · 2 episodesSeries
1992GreenkeepingTrevorFilm
1992Seeing RedFrank No. 2Film
1991Police RescueFerretSeries
1987Rafferty's RulesDaniel Matthieson, Thug 1Series
—Tran the ManRaymond "Tran" MossFilm
—SubversionFilm
—Fog CityFilm
Directing (1)
2013The TurningDirector, WriterFilm
Production (6)
2025SpitProducer, Executive ProducerFilm
2020The FurnaceExecutive ProducerFilm
2018EllipsisProducer, Director, WriterFilm
2004StiffAssociate ProducerFilm
2004The Brush-OffAssociate ProducerFilm
1998The BoysProducerFilm