Daniel Wyllie
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Daniel Wyllie (born 1970) is an Australian film and television actor.
His first major acting role was in the film Spotswood, alongside Anthony Hopkins and Ben Mendelsohn. He played neo-Nazi skinhead Cackles in Romper Stomper alongside Russell Crowe, who got Wyllie his first agent. He counts actress Toni Collette as a close friend, and appeared with her in the films Muriel's Wedding and Così.[1]
Wyllie's television work includes Bastard Boys, Bad Cop, Bad Cop and the role of Charlie Jackson in the drama series Love My Way, for which he received a Silver Logie for "Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series" in 2004. He also received Australian Film Institute Awards nominations in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
At the age of 18, Wyllie was involved in a car accident which knocked out his front four teeth and left him with a scar looking like a harelip.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Bailey, John: Lust for life, The Age, January 6, 2008.
- ^ Keenan, Catherine: Getting square, The Sydney Morning Herald, February 5, 2005.
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