Daniel Wyllie
{{Short description|Australian stage, film and television actor}}
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| image = Dan Wyllie in June 6, 2013.jpg
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| name = Daniel Wyllie
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| other_names = Dan Wyllie
| caption = Wyllie in 2013
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1990–present
| spouse =
| children =
| awards = Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series: 2004 (for his role in Love My Way)
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Daniel Wyllie (born 1970) is an Australian stage, film and television actor. Wyllie began acting in theatre.
Early life
Wyllie grew up on Sydney's North Shore.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/dan-wyllie-plays-keep-me-honest/story-e6frf039-1226308814950|title=Dan Wyllie: Plays keep me honest|first=Mel|last=Evans|date=25 March 2012|work=The Telegraph}} He attended North Sydney Demonstration Schoolhttps://issuu.com/thebeastmag/docs/the_beast_september_2019_digital and North Sydney Boys High School where he studied drama and undertook drama classes on weekends. Upon graduating from high school he attended the University of New South Wales, where he studied arts for two years. Although he took part in amateur productions with the Australian Theatre for Young People, and while his involvement led to professional work, Wyllie considers himself untrained.
When he was 18, Wyllie was involved in a car accident which knocked out his front four teeth and left him with a facial scar on his mouth.Keenan, Catherine: [http://www.smh.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Getting-square/2005/02/04/1107476784336.html Getting square], The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 February 2005.
Career
Wyllie primarily works in theatre, having appeared in many productions over the past two decades. He has performed frequently with the Sydney company Company B Belvoir, having appeared in productions of plays such as The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Pillowman and, creating the role of Fish Lamb in the landmark production of Cloudstreet, which toured both nationally and internationally.Teiwes, Jack: Nostalgia, Reconciliation or New National Myth?: The Adaptation of Cloudstreet to the Stage, Australasian Drama Studies, Number 48, April 2006.
His first major acting role was in the 1992 film Spotswood, alongside Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Russell Crowe and Toni Collette. Later in 1992, he played neo-Nazi skinhead Cackles in Romper Stomper alongside Crowe, who got Wyllie his first agent. He counts actress Toni Collette as a close friend, and appeared with her in the films Muriel's Wedding and Così.Bailey, John: [http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/lust-for-life/2008/01/03/1198949989133.html Lust for life], The Age, 6 January 2008.
In 2003 he appeared in the almost Long take video clip for The Sleepy Jackson Good Dancers (2003).
Wyllie's television work includes Bastard Boys, Bad Cop, Bad Cop, Underbelly and The Code. From 2005 to 2007, he had the role of Charlie Jackson in the drama series Love My Way, for which he received a Silver Logie for "Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series" in 2004. He also received Australian Film Institute Awards nominations in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
In 2010, Wyllie appeared in the role of Ezra White (one he had previously played in short drama film Ezra White, LL.B.), the central family's lawyer, in the Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom. Following this, he joined the cast of Tangle in 2011, as a guest star, playing Michael Chubievsky in series three.[http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/07/dan-wyllie-joins-tangle.html Dan Wyllie joins Tangle] TV Tonight, 4 July 2011. He then appeared in Puberty Blues in the role of Roger Knight, and in The Straits as Jojo, both in 2012.
Wyllie appeared in Rake (2013, season 3) as Cleaver's sensitive cellmate, Mal, who fears release. In 2016 he appeared in Foxtel's political thriller, Secret City as Mal Paxton, a minister in the Australian Government.
In 2021, Wyllie appeared in Wakefield as James Matos, a businessman who continues to negotiate a property deal while a hospital patient. He currently features as part of the cast for Netflix series Territory (2024).{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-07-18 |title=Airdate: Territory {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/07/airdate-territory.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 1992
| Frank Fletcher | Feature film |
| 1992
| Cackles | Feature film |
| 1992
| Drive | Nick | Short film |
| 1994
| Perry Heslop | Feature film |
| 1994
| Aggro Graffitist | Feature film |
| 1996
| Cosi | Closed Ward Nurse | Feature film |
| 1997
| The IMAX Nutcracker | Frederick | Short film |
| 1998
| Medic No. 1 | Feature film |
| 1999
| Redball | Ronny Spinks | |
| 1999
| Robbie | Feature film |
| 2000
| Chopper | Bluey | Feature film |
| 2002
| Pete | Feature film |
| 2003
| Martha's New Coat | Frank | |
| 2003
| Alf Mason (Pirate Crew) | Feature film |
| 2004
| The Money | Brett | Short film |
| 2006
| Ezra White | Short film |
| 2007
| Policeman No. 2 | Feature film |
| 2008
| You Better Watch Out | Balaclava | Short film |
| 2008
| The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce | Robert Greenhill | Feature film |
| 2009
| The Edge of Reality | Barry Duvall | Short film |
| 2010
| Ezra White | Feature film |
| 2010
| Not Even a Mouse | Brad | Short film |
| 2011
| Sanctum | Crazy George | Feature film |
| 2011
| Pool Player | Feature film |
| 2011
| Darren | Feature film |
| 2012
| Max | Feature film |
| 2012
| Bait 3D | Kirby | Feature film |
| 2013
| Vic Lang | (segment "Defender") |
| 2013
| Community Doctor | Feature film |
| 2014
| Captain Charles Brindley | Feature film |
| 2017
| Wes Bucktin | Feature film |
| 2017
| Pope (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 2019
| Rusty | Feature film |
| 2020
| Go Karts | Barry | Feature film |
| TBA
|The Entertainment System Is Down | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes !Ref |
| 1992
| Danny Coote | 2 episodes | |
| 1993
| Owen | 1 episode | |
| 1997
| Rorie Coombe | 1 episode | |
| 1999
| Ron Mortlock | 1 episode | |
| 2001–06
| Jake McConnolly | Main Cast | |
| 2002–03
| Bad Cop, Bad Cop | Det. Const. Lou Knutt | 8 episodes | |
| 2003
| The Shark Net | Miniseries | |
| 2004–07
| Charlie Jackson | Main Cast | |
| 2006
| Angus Wilder | Season 1, episode 9 | |
| 2007
| Brendan Tully | Miniseries | |
| 2008
| 'Mad' Richard Mladenich | 2 episodes | |
| 2009
| My Place | Victoria's Father | Episode: "1888 Victoria" | |
| 2009
| Tracks Wilcox | Episode: "Rockstar" | |
| 2010
| Wilfred | Goldy | Episode: "Dog of a Town: Part 1" | |
| 2011
| SLiDE | Joe | Episode 8 | |
| 2011–13
| B2 (voice role) | |
| 2012
| JoJo | Episode: "The Trouble with Raskols" | |
| 2012
| Tangle | Michael Chubievsky | 5 episodes | |
| 2012−14
| Roger Knight | Main cast | |
| 2013
| Det. Frederick Piggott | 6 episodes | |
| 2013
| Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Gerald McNaster | Episode: "Dead Man's Chest" | |
| 2013–14
| Kane | 2 episodes | |
| 2014
| Rake | Malcolm Finnane | 2 episodes | |
| 2014
| The Code | Lyndon Joyce | 6 episodes | |
| 2015
| Major Steven Midgely | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 2015
| Captain Frank Elliot | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2015
| Nick Levin | Miniseries | |
| 2015−16
| Jimmy | 10 episodes | |
| 2016
| Mal Paxton | 6 episodes | |
| 2016
| Dr. Angus Freeman |5 episodes | |
| 2017
| Michael Hurley | 2 episodes |{{cite web |last=Know |first=David |date=6 July 2016 |title=More cast take to the High Road | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/07/more-cast-take-to-the-high-road.html |website=tvtonight.com.au}}{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=8 August 2017 |title=Blue Murder: Killer Cop | TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/08/blue-murder-killer-cop.html |website=tvtonight.com.au}} |
| 2018
| Vic | 6 episodes |
| 2018
|True Story with Hamish & Andy | Greg | 1 episode | |
| 2019
| Ben Russo | 8 episodes |
| 2020
| Garry Ilyich Brezhnev | 1 episode | |
| 2021
| James | 6 episodes | |
| 2023
|Wolf Like Me | Homeless Man | 2 episodes | |
| rowspan="2" |2024
| Guy | 3 episodes | |
| Territory
| Hank Hodge | TV series | |
=Theatre=
Awards
| class=wikitable
! Year ! Work ! Award ! Category ! Result | ||||
| 2005 | Love My Way | Logie Award | Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
| 2005 | Love My Way | AFI Award | Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama | {{nom}} |
| 2005 | Love My Way | ASTRA Award | Most Outstanding On-Camera Performance | {{won}} |
| 2006 | Love My Way | AFI Award | Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama | {{nom}} |
| 2006 | Love My Way | Logie Award | Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | {{won}} |
| 2006 | Love My Way | ASTRA Award | Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor | {{won}} |
| 2007 | Love My Way | Logie Award | Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
| 2007 | Love My Way | ASTRA Award | Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor | {{won}} |
| 2008 | Love My Way | ASTRA Award | Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor | {{nom}} |
| 2013 | Puberty Blues (episode #1.4) | AACTA Award | Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | {{nom}} |
| 2013 | Puberty Blues | Equity Ensemble Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
| 2014 | Underbelly: Squizzy | Equity Ensemble Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie | {{nom}} |
| 2015 | Rake (season 2, episode 1) | AACTA Award | Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | {{nom}} |
| 2016 | No Activity | Logie Award | Most Outstanding Supporting Actor | {{nom}} |
| 2018 | Romper Stomper | AACTA Award | Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Drama | {{nom}} |
| 2019 | No Activity (episode: "The Night Before Christmas") | Equity Ensemble Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
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