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About David:
David is such the non-Hollywood actor, so naturally, we know so little about his personal life. Which is just fine, because I don't believe in prying just because one is "famous". What you will find on this page is just your basics on the guy we lovingly call "Daisy". You won't find tabloid like material, just the facts that we could all find with the use of a good search engine.
The beginning . . .
Our David was born on September 21 in the year 1965 in Marrickville,
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (might have been easier to just say
Australia, eh?) He was born to Bill and Kath Wenham and is the youngest of seven
children! Peter, Helen, Anne, Carmel, Kathyrn, Maree, and David...they could
make their own football team! (or baseball...but seeing as how Dave is the
football nut, we'll go with that.)
The family man
Many of you may already know, but on October 10th of 2003, Dave became the
proud father of a little girl, Eliza Jane. Kate Agnew, his longtime girlfriend,
would be the proud mother.
A little background information
David grew up in a Catholic family (this would explain
the number of chidren), and was on the Autumn 1999 cover of Australian
Catholics magazine. He may still practise the religion, but I am not positive.
Supports and is an ambassador for The Wayside Chapel,
a organisation in the Sydney community in place to help others and known for
it's "emphasis on self help recovery, and encouragement for all to speak
and act on social issues".
In the way of school, Dave attended the
Christian Brothers High School in Lewisham, Sydney and attended the University
of Western Sydney and graduated from the Theatre Nepean.
Before making it big, he used to work as
an insurance clerk and spent some time calling "Bingo" in
Marrickville's Town Hall.
Now I know you might be wondering about
that nickname, Daisy. Well, here is your answer, straight from the man
himself!
"It's a very, very simple thing. It's an Australian thing, the old shortening of guys' names, from Gary to Gaz and whatever.
One of my sisters quite simply went from David to Dais and eventually a "y" was put on."
Other highly interesting tidbits!
Australian artist Adam Cullen painted a
picture of David that won him the 2000 Archibald Prize. To see this portrait, click away!
On March 13, 2002 David signed up with
fellow Australian actors to become an "Ancient Forest Guardian".
David has also been nominated for, and won, several best
actor awards for his work on television and in the movies:
Nominated for nine AFI
(Australian Film Institute) awards, won three (best actor for
"Simone de Beauvoir's Babies", "Gettin' Square" and
"Answered By Fire")
Nominated for two IF (Inside Film
Magazine) awards, won one (best actor for "Gettin' Square")
Nominated for three Logies (Australian
TV awards), won one ('Silver Logie' for "SeaChange")
Won an Australian Comedy Award for
"Gettin' Square"
Two Screen Actors Guild nominations for 'Best Ensemble
Performance' for the last two "Lord of the Rings" films, won one
for "Return of the King"
Nominated for four Film Critics
Circle of Australia Awards, won one (best actor for "Gettin'
Square")
2003 Green Room Award nominee for
"True West"