Australian actor
Adam Cullens portrait of David Wenham has won The 2000 Archibald Prize
Has a brother and five sisters
In 1999 he presented the Village Roadshow Pictures Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
2001 - David Wenham on stage at Adelaides Festival Theatre narrated historical Australian texts, accompanied by the citys symphony orchestra. The pieces included the former prime ministers famous 1992 Redfern speech on the need for Aboriginal reconciliation and native title laws.
March 13, 2002 - signed up as an "Ancient Forest Guardian" in Sydney, together with some other actors from down under, e.g. Sam Neill(NZ) and Toni Collette (Aus)
Before acting, David used to call bingo in Sydneys Marrickville Town hall, then was an insurance clerk.
Daughter Eliza Jane (with Kate Agnew ) was born the 10th of October, 2002.
In the cave scene in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers where Faramir lifts the Ring from under Frodos shirt, he was afraid of accidentally stabbing Elijah Wood , so a swordsman was called on to do the scene.
Was cast in The Lord of the Rings because of his resemblance to his on-screen brother, Sean Bean. As Wenham notes, they both have big noses.
Has been voted Australias sexiest man alive.
Although he only appears in two of the Lord of the Rings films, he appeared in a Best Picture nominee for three years in a row. In 2001, it was Moulin Rouge. In 2002 and 2003, they were The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
His nickname, "Daisy", originates from his childhood. His sisters called him Dais or Daze for short. Then someone added a "y" and the rest is history.
2003 Green Room Award nominee for his work in an Australian stage production of "True West."
One older brother: Peter Wenham
Parents: Kath and Bill
Five older sisters: Anne, Carmel, Helen, Kathy and Maree
He and Kate Agnew have been together since c. 1994
Has appeared with two of 2001s Best Supporting Actor Nominees. That years winner was Jim Broadbent , with whom he appeared in Moulin Rouge! . The other was Ian McKellen , who reprised his Oscar-nominated role opposite Wenham in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King .
Read a poem called "The Crocodiles Are Crying" at the Steve Irwin Memorial Service.
Studied acting at Theatre Nepean in Sydney, Australia.
Girlfriend, Kate Agnew, gave birth to their second child, a girl named Millie, in late November 2008.
(September 2005) Montreal, Canada: Preparing and training for the film 300 .
As of 2017, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Moulin Rouge! , The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers , The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Lion . Of those, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a winner in the category.
I like cooking, but I like other people cooking more.
My life at the moment is a bit like my wardrobe. Organised chaos.
I think actors do make really, really wonderful directors.
I do regard myself as very lucky.
Australia is a phenomenally beautiful country, and every time I go away,and come back, it never ceases to amaze me.
Well you just have to own it, I suppose. Own the character, which is,difficult.
I would love to direct a feature and have Robert Connolly produce it.
That would be really fab.
I think you have to find the humanity in the character and then the,deterioration is a part of the process - the journey of the character.
I was 11 when a teacher suggested to my parents that they should send me,to drama classes to curb my disruptive ways in the classroom. The next,Saturday I was acting, and thereafter it became a ritual of my youth to,see a show at the Belvoir on Sundays and, if I was lucky, another at,the Opera House on Monday after school.
My biggest ambition when I was younger was to appear on stage at what,was then Nimrod, which is the theatre where my father used to take me,on Sunday afternoons to see matines. The most extraordinary things,used to occur on that stage.
I was 11 when a teacher suggested to my parents that they should send me to drama classes to curb my disruptive ways in the classroom. The next Saturday I was acting, and thereafter it became a ritual of my youth to see a show at the Belvoir on Sundays and, if I was lucky, another at the Opera House on Monday after school. .
