| David Hoflin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 February 1979 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
David Hoflin ( /ˈdɑːvɨd/; born 25 February 1979)[1] is a Swedish-born Australian actor. He is most famous for playing Jason Bates in Ocean Girl between 1994 and 1998, and Oliver Barnes in Neighbours between 2007 and 2008.
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He has appeared in TV shows such as Ocean Girl, Head Start, A Country Practice, McLeod's Daughters, Eugenie Sandler P.I., State Coroner, The Lost World.
Hoflin was ten when he starred in his first role alongside Meryl Streep and Sam Neill in Evil Angels, a film about the famous tragic case where a dingo stole baby Azaria Chamberlain from her tent at Ayers Rock.
In the Australian medical drama All Saints, he played a character named Kieran who had become heavily intoxicated with alcohol at a rave and subsequently passed out and neglected his younger sister, who was later raped by his friend Lewis.
In Ocean Girl, he played one of the lead male characters. The romantic chemistry between his character and that of Marzena Godecki's character, Neri is one of the central themes of the series.
Hoflin joined Neighbours in 2007 as Oliver Barnes. He received the job without auditioning after Christian Clark quit with immediate effect.[2] He filmed his last scenes on 6 May 2008, the same day as fellow cast member Daniel O'Connor.[3] Hoflin will return to Neighbours in April 2011 for a two week guest stint.[4]
Hoflin was born in Stockholm, Sweden[1] and has a sister called Emma.
David has been in a relationship with former Neighbours co-star Natalie Blair since 2008. [5] The pair currently live together in Los Angeles. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | A Cry in the Dark | Aidan, 8 years | AKA, Evil Angels |
| 1990 | Breakaway | Geoffrey | |
| 1991 | Death in Brunswick | Dave's Boy | |
| 1992 | Good Vibrations | Donovan | TV mini-series |
| 1994 | Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left | Bindy | Episode: "Qwrk Lands on His Feet" |
| 1994 | Law of the Land | Joe Rankin | Episode: "The Last Run" |
| 1994–1997 | Ocean Girl | Jason Bates | 78 episodes |
| 1998 | State Coroner | Andy Riordan | Episode: "Watershed" |
| 2000 | The Lost World | Gideon | Episode: "The Chosen One" |
| 2001 | Head Start | Patrick Gromley | 36 episodes |
| 2002 | All Saints | Keiran Sharkey | Episode: "M for Memory" |
| 2003 | Swimming Upstream | Harold Fingleton Jr. | |
| 2004 | Blue Heelers | Scott Drummond | Episode: "Running Scared" |
| 2004 | McLeod's Daughters | Paul Kendall | Episode: "Every Breath You Take" Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" |
| 2005 | Stranded | Cam | |
| 2007–2008, 2011 | Neighbours | Oliver Barnes | 204 episodes |
| 2010 | Big Love | First Son | Episode: "Blood Atonement" |
| 2010 | Love Begins | Jake Weller | Filming |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Former Navy Lieutenant Lance Talbot | Episode: "Disorder" |