Damien Garvey
Damien Garvey is an Australian film and television actor.
Damien Garvey | |
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.jpg.webp) Garvey at the 2011 Logie Awards | |
| Born | Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | McLeod's Daughters (2001 - 2007); Underbelly: The Golden Mile (2010); Terra Nova (2011); Rake (2012); The Leftovers (2017) |
| Awards | AFI (2010) |
Early life
Garvey was in the class of 1982 at Padua College.[1]
Career
Garvey had guest roles in several drama series in his early part of his acting career. Some of his early roles include shows like Medivac (this was his first role, in 1998), Water Rats (in 2000), Young Lions (in 2002) and in the children's drama Cybergirl (in 2001).
Garvey appeared on McLeod's Daughters, in a recurring role from 2001 until 2007. He then had a role in season one of Sea Patrol, also in 2007.
In 2008 and 2009, he appeared on ABC1's drama East of Everything. In 2010, was in Channel Nine's Underbelly: The Golden Mile, in which won him an AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama in 2010.
In 2011, had a role in the American sci-fi series Terra Nova filmed entirely on the Gold Coast in Queensland https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/spielberg-miniseries-to-be-filmed-in-seq-20100809-11squ.html , playing the role of Tom Boylan.
In 2012, he returned to Australia to take a recurring role in Rake. He also appeared in the two Jack Irish TV films.
In 2015 Garvey appeared in two episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead.
Film
Garvey, although appearing mainly on television, has had a few roles in film, including Under the Radar, In Her Skin, Accidents Happen, Daybreakers, Beauty and the Beast, Bait 3D, Drive Hard and Bleeding Steel.
Music
In the late 80s Garvey was the lead singer in Brisbane indie rock band Neighbourhood Unit who released two singles on the Brisbane based Bent Records label. He then became lead singer in the power-pop band The Tellers. The Tellers released two albums, Flex and Limited Movement.
References
- "Paduan's Newsletter: Old Boys' News" (PDF). Padua College. Autumn 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.