David Wenham

David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australia actor who has appeared in movie, television series and theatre productions. He is perhaps best known in Hollywood for his roles as Faramir in the ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Carl in Van Helsing and Dilios in 300. He is also best known in his native Australia for his role as Diver Dan in SeaChange. Wenham was born in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, the son of Kath and Bill Wenham. He has five older sisters, Maree, Kathy, Helen, Carmel and Anne, and an older brother, Peter. Wenham was raised in the Catholic religion and attended Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham. He worked as a bingo caller and an insurance clerk before becoming successful as an actor. Wenham's television credits include several telemovies, such as his AFI award winning role in the 1996 telemovie Simone de Beauvoir's Babies; and his role as the outwardly laid back but deeply enigmatic diver Dan Della Bosca in the 1998 and 1999...