David Wenham

Career timeline

1. 1965 · Born

   Born in Marrickville, Sydney, Australia

2. 1987 · Screen debut

   Rafferty's Rules (TV)

3. 1998 · First production

   The Boys (Movie)

4. 2002 · Breakthrough

   The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Movie)

5. 2013 · Directing debut

   The Turning (Movie)

6. 2013 · Writing debut

   The Turning (Movie)

7. 2026 · Latest release

   Below (TV)

Career in numbers

1 1980s

11 1990s

22 2000s

23 2010s

14 2020s

• Drama43
• Comedy18
• Action14
• Adventure13
• Crime12
• Romance10

Highest-rated title The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 8.5 Most popular title The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 8.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside David Wenham in our catalogue.

Sean Astin

2 titles together

Fran Walsh

2 titles together

John Rhys-Davies

2 titles together

Andy Serkis

2 titles together

Howard Shore

2 titles together

Elijah Wood

2 titles together

Orlando Bloom

2 titles together

Dominic Monaghan

2 titles together

Philippa Boyens

2 titles together

Hugo Weaving

2 titles together

1. 2027 Zac Power Upcoming as Agent Papercut (voice) Movie
2. 2026 Below as Steve Bruner 7.1 TV
3. 2026 Dalliance TV
4. 2025 Spit as Johnny 'Spit' Spitieri Movie
5. 2024 Fake as Joe Burt TV
6. 2024 Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back as Lenny Glick (voice) Movie
7. 2023 Faraway Downs as Neil Fletcher 6.9 TV
8. 2022 Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind as Kano (voice) 7.7 Movie
9. 2022 Elvis as Hank Snow 7.4 Movie
10. 2022 PIECES OF HER as Jasper Queller 6.5 TV
11. 2022 Joe vs Carole as Don Lewis 4.1 TV
12. 2021 The Moth Effect as Simon TV
13. 2021 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice) 7.0 Movie
14. 2020 The Furnace as Mal 6.8 Movie
15. 2020 Dirt Music as Jim 6.3 Movie
16. 2019 Les Norton as Price Galese TV
17. 2018 Nekrotronic as Luther 5.8 Movie
18. 2018 In Like Flynn as Travers 4.9 Movie
19. 2018 Peter Rabbit as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice) 6.7 Movie
20. 2018 Romper Stomper as Jago Zoric TV
21. 2017 Wake in Fright as Jock Crawford TV
22. 2017 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Scarfield 6.7 Movie
23. 2017 Marvel's Iron Fist as Harold Meachum 6.5 TV
24. 2016 Lion as John Brierley 8.0 Movie
25. 2016 Goldstone as Johnny 6.0 Movie
26. 2015 Blinky Bill the Movie as Jacko (voice) 5.4 Movie
27. 2015 Banished as Governor Arthur Phillip 7.2 TV
28. 2015 Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose as Red Rose Movie
29. 2014 The Code as Ian Bradley 7.1 TV
30. 2014 Paper Planes as Patrick (Jason's Father) 6.0 Movie
31. 2014 300: Rise of an Empire as Dillios 6.1 Movie
32. 2013 Better Man as Julian McMahon TV
33. 2013 Top of the Lake as Det. Al Parker 7.0 TV
34. 2011 Killing Time as Andrew Fraser TV
35. 2010 Oranges and Sunshine as Len 6.9 Movie
36. 2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole as Digger (voice) 6.9 Movie
37. 2009 Pope Joan as Gerold 6.8 Movie
38. 2009 Public Enemies as Harry 'Pete' Pierpont 6.7 Movie
39. 2009 Deadliest Warrior as Narrator 7.4 TV
40. 2008 Australia as Neil Fletcher 6.6 Movie
41. 2008 The Children of Huang Shi as Barnes 6.7 Movie
42. 2008 Married Life as John O'Brien 5.8 Movie
43. 2007 300 as Dilios/Narrator 7.2 Movie
44. 2006 Answered by Fire as Mark Waldman TV
45. 2005 The Proposition as Eden Fletcher 7.0 Movie
46. 2004 Stiff as Murray Whelan Movie
47. 2004 Van Helsing: The London Assignment as Carl (voice) 6.2 Movie
48. 2004 Van Helsing as Carl 6.4 Movie
49. 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Faramir 8.5 Movie
50. 2003 Gettin' Square as Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri 6.4 Movie
51. 2003 After the Deluge as Alex Kirby TV
52. 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Faramir 8.4 Movie
53. 2002 Pure as Lenny 6.1 Movie
54. 2002 The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course as Sam Flynn 5.4 Movie
55. 2001 The Bank as Jim Doyle 5.7 Movie
56. 2001 Dust as Luke 5.5 Movie
57. 2001 Moulin Rouge! as Audrey 7.5 Movie
58. 2000 Better Than Sex as Josh 5.9 Movie
59. 1999 Molokai: The Story of Father Damien as Damien 6.2 Movie
60. 1998 SeaChange as Daniel Della Bosca TV
61. 1998 The Boys as Brett Sprague 6.8 Movie
62. 1998 Dark City as Schreber's Assistant 7.3 Movie
63. 1997 Return to Jupiter as Dr. Ghrobak TV
64. 1997 Simone de Beauvoir's Babies TV
65. 1996 Twisted Tales as George TV
66. 1996 Cosi as Doug 6.2 Movie
67. 1994 No Escape as Hotel Guard 6.2 Movie
68. 1993 Blue Heelers as William Cassidy TV
69. 1991 Police Rescue as Ferret TV
70. 1987 Rafferty's Rules as Daniel Matthieson TV

1. 2018 Ellipsis Movie
2. 2013 The Turning 5.7 Movie

1. 2013 The Turning 5.7 Movie

1. 2025 Spit Movie
2. 2018 Ellipsis Movie
3. 1998 The Boys 6.8 Movie

1. 2025 Spit Movie
2. 2020 The Furnace 6.8 Movie

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