Damian Walshe-Howling is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Andrew "Benji" Veniamin

Andrew Veniamin

Andrew "Benji" Veniamin was an Australian criminal, convicted car thief, murderer accused of killing 7 underworld figures and was one of the key figures involved in the Melbourne underworld killings...

 in the Australian underworld drama, Underbelly

Underbelly (TV series)

Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...

, for which he won the Best Supporting or Guest Actor in a Drama Series at the 2008 AFI Awards

Australian Film Institute Awards

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...

.

Biography

He also starred on Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...

as Constable Adam Cooper

Adam Cooper

Adam Bryce Cooper was a fictional character in the Australian police drama series Blue Heelers. He joined the cast in late 1994 while the programme was still in its first season...

 from 1994 to 1998, and returned for the series finale

Series finale

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 in 2006. He has also had guest starring roles on Neighbours

Neighbours

Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...

in 1993, The Secret Life of Us

The Secret Life of Us

The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK...

(2001) as Mac, Marshall Law

Marshall Law

Marshall Law was an Australian television series, which aired on the Seven Network in 2002, starring Lisa McCune and Alison Whyte as lawyers and sisters.- History :...

(2002), Stingers

Stingers

Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...

(2003), Wilfred

Wilfred (TV series)

Wilfred is an Australian comedy television series directed by Tony Rogers, produced by Jenny Livingston and starring Jason Gann, Adam Zwar and Cindy Waddingham. Created by Zwar, Gann and Rogers, it was based on their award-winning 2002 short film and later adapted to a series...

(2007), All Saints

All Saints (TV series)

All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...

(2008) and Terra Nova

Terra Nova (TV series)

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(2011).

His film work includes Halifax f.p.

Halifax f.p.

Halifax f.p. is an Australian television drama series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2001. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims...

(2000), He Died with a Felafel in His Hand

He Died With A Felafel In His Hand

He Died with a Felafel in His Hand is a novel by John Birmingham, first published in 1994 by The Yellow Press . The story consists of a collection of colourful anecdotes about living in share houses in Brisbane and other cities in Australia with variously dubious housemates. The title refers to a...

(2001) Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly (2003 film)

Ned Kelly is an Australian drama film directed by Gregor Jordan. The film portrays the life of Ned Kelly — a legendary bushranger in northeast Victoria. Ned Kelly, his brother Dan, and two other men — Steve Hart and Joe Byrne — formed a gang of Irish Australians in response to Irish and...

(2003) and Macbeth

Macbeth (2006 film)

Macbeth is an Australian 2006 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast including Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill and Lachy Hulme...

(2006).

In 2008 he hosted the Seven Network

Seven Network

The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...

's new factual series Crash Investigation Unit

Crash Investigation Unit

Crash Investigation Unit is an Australian factual television series on the Seven Network hosted by Damian Walshe-Howling. The series premiered on 27 August 2008....

and appeared in the Bell Shakespeare production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a Jacobean play written at least in part by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected works despite questions over its authorship, as it was not included in the First Folio...

. He also went back his theatre roots with a B Sharp production of "A View of Concrete".

In 2009 Walshe-Howling was nominated for Cleo

Cleo (magazine)

CLEO is an Australian, New Zealand, South African, Malaysian, Singaporean, Thailand and Indonesian women's magazine.Aimed at an older audience than the teenage-focused Dolly, the magazine is known for its CLEO Bachelor of the Year award....

 Bachelor of the Year. He was set to star in "Point Break 2:Indo", however due to the global financial crisis the movie did not go ahead.

Walshe-Howling hosted Flickerfest

Flickerfest

Flickerfest is an Australian, Academy Award-accredited short film festival. Founded in 1992 at Balmain High School which is now called Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, it is held every January in Sydney. The films then go on tour throughout Australia. The Festival Director is currently...

 2009, then started filming "The Reef"

The Reef (2010 film)

The Reef is a 2010 Australian horror film. The film was written and directed by Andrew Traucki, his second feature film , and is about a group of friends who capsize while sailing to Indonesia...

with ex Underbelly co-star Gyton Grantley. Filming wrapped up in November 2009 and is due in cinemas in late 2010.

In 2010 he will also be hosting the Nine Network's reality show Customs.

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