Blair Venn

Venn was born in Quindanning, Western Australia.

Venn played the regular role of Garrett Quinn in the short-lived ABC television drama series Head Start in 2001.{{cite web|last=Doherty|first=Ben|title=Tunedin|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=blair+venn&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH010302LUU3M3TRTBA|work=The Newcastle Herald|publisher=(Fairfax Media)|accessdate=9 July 2013|date=2 March 2001}} He has also appeared in two recurring roles on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. In 2000, he played duplicitous lawyer Brendan Bell, who was the abusive husband of Tess Bell (played by Krista Vendy).{{cite web|last=Courtis|first=Brian|title=Fantasy for foodies|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=blair+venn&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news000619_0006_1957|work=The Age|publisher=(Fairfax Media)|accessdate=9 July 2013|date=18 June 2000}} and Richard Aaronow. Brendan Bell met an untimely end when he died of a heart attack after sustaining an injury in a road accident. The character of Richard Aaronow, whom he played in 2007, was the one-time partner of Rebecca Napier (Jane Hall) and father to Oliver Barnes and Declan Napier. The character—another villain—died of renal failure.

Venn's other television credits include Satisfaction (in which he played the recurring guest role of Hank), and guest roles in All Saints, White Collar Blue, Stingers, Farscape, Rush and The Newsreader.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} His most recent television role was as Henry in the 2024 8-part Paramount+ drama thriller Fake for 2 episodes.

On 8 November 2001, Debi Enker from The Age reported that Venn had been cast in a telemovie titled Life.{{cite web|last=Enker|first=Debi|title=Networking|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=blair+venn&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news011108_0288_6373|work=The Age|publisher=(Fairfax Media)|accessdate=9 July 2013|date=8 November 2001}} That same year he appeared in 2001 Australian comedy film The Man Who Sued God opposite Billy Connolly, Judy Davis and Colin Friels. He later appeared alongside Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne and Ben Mendelsohn in 2009 Hollywood science fiction thriller film Knowing, which was filmed in Melbourne.

In 2003, Venn carried out theatrical work in the plays The Fat Boy and Uncle Vanya.{{cite web|last=Thomson|first=Helen|title=Laughter wrung from a litany of life's tragedies|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=blair+venn&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE030412COS053RP6JE|work=The Age|publisher=(Fairfax Media)|accessdate=9 July 2013|date=12 April 2003}}{{cite web|last=Morgan|first=Clare|title=Spotlight|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=blair+venn&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SMH030619MPMN95B1S67|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=(Fairfax Media)|accessdate=9 July 2013|date=19 June 2003}} In 2006, he worked on stage productions of Some Explicit Polaroids and Dinner with Friends.{{cite web|last=Rose|first=Colin|title=Picture of a life less radical|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=blair+venn&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD060402GV7261HI9OH|work=The Sun-Herald|publisher=(Fairfax Media)|accessdate=9 July 2013|date=2 April 2006}}{{cite web|last=Blake|first=Jason|title=Polished recipe but hardly satisfying fare|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=blair+venn&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD060827FK7J21H2SNH|work=The Sun-Herald|publisher=(Fairfax Media)|accessdate=9 July 2013|date=27 August 2006}}

{{cite web|url= https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/249724 |title= Blair Venn theatre credits |publisher= AusStage}}

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