David Wenham is an Australian theater, film and television actor, producer, nominee for the BFCA Film Awards, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, Screen Actors Guild of the USA and many others. David became famous for his roles in the films: "The Lord of the Rings", "Van Helsing", "300 Spartans", "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales", "Australia", "Johnny D".
Wenham began his creative career in 1988 and has starred in more than seventy films to date. The actor has amazing charisma, he is adored and appreciated by fans and is always looking forward to David's new appearance on the screens.
The beginning of the biography
David was born in Australia, in the fall of 1965, into a large family, where, in addition to him, there were six more children: five older sisters and one older brother. The boy was brought up in a religious family belonging to radical Catholics, and attended a church school. It was there that he began participating in Christmas performances and singing in the choir. From childhood, David was passionate about creativity and dreamed of how he would go on stage and become a famous artist.
Parents did not support the desire of their son, but he made a firm decision to find himself in creativity and build an acting career. Therefore, immediately after completing his secondary education, David moved to Sydney. There, the young man begins to look for work in the cinema, attends various auditions and auditions for small roles in television series. To make a living, Wenham gets a job in a small insurance company where he works as an ordinary employee.
The first role went to David in the popular Australian television series "Heroes" in those years. Working on television did not bring fame to the young actor, but he gained irreplaceable experience and gradually began to master acting and move towards his goal.
Creative career
For several years, Wenham has starred in low-budget Australian films, playing supporting roles or acting in extras. But David does not despair and continues to look for himself in creativity.
Wenham gets his first serious role when he was thirty-three years old. The picture was called "Boys", it tells about a former prisoner who is trying to integrate into society after his release. David gets the lead role, and soon producers and directors begin to notice him. After his success in the film, the actor decides to leave Australia and travels to Hollywood in search of success and fame.
Work in Hollywood
After moving to America, David after a while meets the director B. Luhrmann and the actress N. Kidman. This acquaintance became fateful for the young actor. He gets a role in the famous film "Moulin Rouge", later nominated for "Oscar" and "Golden Globe".
In the film, he got a secondary role, but since it was a musical, and the actors in it performed the musical parts themselves, David, having a beautiful voice, immediately attracted attention. Moulin Rouge brought David popularity, and he was happy that he was able to finally make his way to the heights of cinematic fame.
Soon the actor gets to the casting of the film "The Lord of the Rings" and successfully passes it, getting the role of Faramir. It was rather difficult for David to shoot. He had to wear very uncomfortable and heavy suits and, despite the fact that he had been preparing for work for a long time, undergoing special training, learned horse riding and fencing, on the site everything turned out to be not as simple as he imagined.
For this role, David received many awards and was among the most sought-after Hollywood actors.
The next starring role for Wenham was the character of Karl in the film "Van Helsing". The picture received great recognition from the audience and grossed more than $ 300 million at the box office.
In the further career of David there were such films as: "The Proposal", "300 Spartans", "Johnny D", "Australia", "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales", and TV series: "Top of the Lake", "Exiles", The Iron Fist. He is also involved in the dubbing of the cartoon: "Legends of the Night Watch."
Personal life
David's wife is actress Kate Agnew. He met her almost immediately after moving to the United States. The romantic relationship soon developed into a more serious one, and David and Kate began to build their family life. A little later, they had their first daughter, Millie, and then the second, Eliza Jane.
