Dan Spielman
Dan Spielman (born 1979) is an award-winning, Australian actor.[1] His career spans film, television and theatre.
Early life
Melbourne-born Spielman, without formal acting training, works in theatre, TV and film since graduating from high school in 1996 at St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda, Victoria.[2]
Career
His television roles include Offspring and The Secret Life of Us. More recently he portrayed Ned Banks, the parental journalist brother of The Code 's hacker Jesse Banks played by Ashley Zukerman.
He has won and been nominated for many awards, including the Australian Film Institute Awards (AFI, now AACTA Awards). He was the elusive psychopathic serial killer of gay men in the 2016 Australian mini-series, Deep Water set in Bondi, Sydney.
Personal life
In 2005, Spielman became one of the youngest members of the Sydney Theatre Company's ensemble, The Actors' Company.[2]
He is married to Australian actress Yael Stone.[3] who was one of the leads in Deep Water with Noah Taylor.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Blabbermouth & Stickybeak | Mr. Segal | |
| 1999 | The Date | Nick | Short film |
| 2001 | The Pitch | Filmmaker | |
| 2003 | In the Realm of the Hackers | Electron | Documentary |
| 2004 | Tom White | Matt | |
| One Perfect Day | Tommy Matisse | ||
| 2011 | The Hunter | Simon | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Blue Heelers | Zac Taylor | Season 4, episode 31 |
| 1997–1998 | Raw FM | Mark Mulholland | 13 episodes |
| 1998 | Wildside | Chris O'Connor | Season 1, episode 33 |
| 1999 | Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude | Paul | Season 1, episode 1; miniseries |
| 2001 | The Secret Life of Us | Patrick 'Tidy' | TV movie; uncredited role |
| Farscape | Sub-Officer Dacon | Season 3, episode 5 | |
| 2002 | Stingers | Stephen Lucas | Season 5, episode 9 |
| 2003 | The Secret Life of Us | Dr. Patrick Tidy | 22 episodes |
| 2004 | Rove Live | Himself | Season 5, episode 2 |
| 2005 | Mary Bryant | Cox | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | My Place | Irish Tradesman | Season 1, episode 13 |
| Darwin's Brave New World | Alfred Wallace | 3 episodes | |
| Satisfaction | Robbie | Season 2, episode 8 | |
| 2011–2012 | Offspring | Andrew Holland | 15 episodes |
| 2013 | An Accidental Soldier | Harry Lambert | TV movie |
| 2014 | The Code | Ned Banks | 6 episodes |
Awards
- 2004: won FCCA Award Best Supporting Actor – Male for: Tom White[1]
- 1999: won Tropfest award Best Actor – Male for The Date[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Dan Spielman at the Internet Movie Database
- 1 2 Dan Spielman profile, a 2007 story at ABC2 TV channel.
- ↑ Groves, Don (15 July 2013). "Orange is the New Black for Yael Stone". IF Magazine. Retrieved 25 April 2014.