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David Wenham

David Wenham

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born September 21, 1965 (61) · Marrickville, Sydney, Australia

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Friar Carl in Van Helsing and Van Helsing: The London Assignment, Dilios in 300 and its sequel 300: Rise of an Empire, Al Parker in Top of the Lake, Lieutenant John Scarfield in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and Hank Snow in Elvis. He is known in his native Australia for his role as Johnny Spitieri in Gettin' Square, Diver Dan in SeaChange and Price Galese in Les Norton. Description above from the Wikipedia David Wenham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
September 21, 1965 (61)
From
Marrickville, Sydney, Australia
Works as
Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27

What are David Wenham's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Bonds
21%
Self
20%
Survival
14%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Society
6%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 8 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 17 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 14

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 23 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 23
Hero
4 of 23
Ally
3 of 23
Mentor
3 of 23
Herald
3 of 23
Threshold guardian
2 of 23
Trickster
1 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Melancholic
16
Thrilling
11
Dread
8
Contemplative
9
Other
33

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Wenham's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Wenham's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

96 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Dog Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Trent Hardy

  • Zac Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Agent Papercut (voice)

  • Dalliance(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Spit(2025)

    Executive Producer · Producer · as Johnny 'Spit' Spitieri

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Fake(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Joe Burt

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back(2023)

    as Lenny Glick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Faraway Downs(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Neil Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind(2022)

    as Kano (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Elvis(2022)

    as Hank Snow

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Pieces of Her(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jasper Queller

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Joe vs. Carole(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Lewis

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Moth Effect(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway(2021)

    as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Furnace(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Mal

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dirt Music(2019)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Letter for the King(2020)

    Show as Sir Tiuri the Valiant

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Les Norton(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Price Galese

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Believe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Robert

  • Nekrotronic(2018)

    as Luther

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • In Like Flynn(2018)

    as Travers

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Ellipsis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Peter Rabbit(2018)

    as Johnny Town-Mouse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Romper Stomper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jago Zoric

  • Wake in Fright(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jock Crawford

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017)

    as Scarfield

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Known World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Carl Hansen

  • Iron Fist(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · as Harold Meachum

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator

  • Lion(2016)

    as John Brierley

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Goldstone(2016)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Blinky Bill the Movie(2015)

    as Jacko (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Force of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Robert

  • Banished(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Governor Arthur Phillip

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Red Rose

  • The Code(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ian Bradley

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Paper Planes(2014)

    as Patrick (Jason's Father)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Aussie Rules the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator

  • 300: Rise of an Empire(2014)

    as Dillios

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Turning(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Better Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Julian McMahon

  • Top of the Lake(2013)

    Show 7 episodes · as Det. Al Parker

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Making Couples Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Dripping in Chocolate(2012)

    as Detective Bennett O'Mara

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Cautionary Tail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • Killing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Andrew Fraser

  • Oranges and Sunshine(2010)

    as Len

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole(2010)

    as Digger (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Glenn Owen Dodds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Glenn Owen Dodds

  • Pope Joan(2009)

    as Gerold

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Public Enemies(2009)

    as Harry 'Pete' Pierpont

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Deadliest Warrior(2009)

    Show 32 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Australia(2008)

    as Neil Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Children of Huang Shi(2008)

    as Barnes

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Married Life(2007)

    as John O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • 300(2006)

    as Dilios/Narrator

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Answered by Fire(2006)

    as Mark Waldman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Answered by Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mark Waldman

  • The Proposition(2005)

    as Eden Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Three Dollars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Eddie Harnovey

  • Basilisk Stare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dave

  • The Brush-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Associate Producer · as Murray Whelan

  • Stiff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Associate Producer · as Murray Whelan

  • Van Helsing: The London Assignment(2004)

    as Carl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Van Helsing(2004)

    as Carl

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)

    as Faramir

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Gettin' Square(2003)

    as Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • After the Deluge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Alex

  • After the Deluge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alex Kirby

  • Shot down over the Soviet Union (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)

    as Faramir

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Pure(2002)

    as Lenny

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course(2002)

    as Sam Flynn

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jim Doyle

  • Dust(2001)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Russian Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Ethan

  • Moulin Rouge!(2001)

    as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Better Than Sex(2000)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Molokai(1999)

    as Damien

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • SeaChange(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · as Daniel Della Bosca

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer · as Brett Sprague

  • A Little Bit of Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dr. Richard Shorkinghorn

  • Dark City(1998)

    as Schreber's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Return to Jupiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Ghrobak

  • Idiot Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Bank Teller with a History

  • Simone de Beauvoir's Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Twisted Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as George

  • Cosi(1996)

    as Doug

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • No Escape(1994)

    as Hotel Guard

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Blue Heelers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as William Cassidy

  • Greenkeeping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Trevor

  • Seeing Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Frank No. 2

  • Police Rescue(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Ferret

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Rafferty's Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Matthieson · as Thug 1

  • Fog City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Subversion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Tran the Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Raymond "Tran" Moss

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles, 90 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19872026

Peak 2002 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting93 of 95: 88 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thDirecting2 of 95: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 95: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing6 of 95: 0 only producing, 6 with another role

95 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2000s29 · 29 acting · 2 crew2010s32 · 30 acting · 2 crew2020s13 · 13 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 11% of 38 roles
94040919

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 3 major nominations, 2003–2004.

WinNomination
  1. 2004
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  2. 2003
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do David Wenham's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 42; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 58 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back (2023)

93rd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David Wenham's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles36–94 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles9–74 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles10–72 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles19–61 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles36–83 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Wenham work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Wenham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan Teplitzky shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles