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Daniel Henshall Biography

Birth Name:Daniel Henshall

Birth Place:Sydney, Australia

Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Camera department

Fast Facts

  • Won a Marrakech International Film Festival Award for best actor in 2011
  • In 2011, he received the Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films Award for best actor
  • Won an Australian Film Institute Award and a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for best lead actor for "The Snowtown Murders" in 2012
  • Played the role of Adam O'Donnell in the soap opera "Out of the Blue" in 2008
  • Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "All Saints" in 2007
  • Quote: "[on "The Snowtown Murders"] "We had to be incredibly sensitive to the story and the retelling of it and try and do that in such an honest way without sensationalizing it․""
  • Best known for his role as John Bunting in "Snowtown" and as Robbie in "The Babadook․"

Awards

  • 2011Best Actor-: winner
  • 2011Best Actor-: winner
  • 2012AACTA Award-Best Lead Actor: winner
  • 2012AFCA Award-Best Actor: winner
  • 2012FCCA Award-Best Actor - Leading Role: winner
  • 2020AFCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2020FCCA Award-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2022AACTA Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Drama: nominated
  • 2023The Equity Award-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2026AACTA Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Drama: nominated