David Hoflin
| 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.
Career
He has appeared in TV shows such as Ocean Girl, Head Start, A Country Practice, McLeod's Daughters, Eugenie Sandler P.I., State Coroner, and The Lost World.
Hoflin was ten when he starred in his first role alongside Meryl Streep and Sam Neill in Evil Angels (released as A Cry in the Dark outside of Australia and New Zealand),[2] 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.[3] He filmed his last scenes on 6 May 2008, the same day as fellow cast member Daniel O'Connor.[4] Hoflin returned to Neighbours in April 2011 for a two week guest stint.[5]
Hoflin joined the cast of Alcatraz in 2012.[6] He plays Thomas "Tommy" Madsen, a supposedly deceased, former Alcatraz inmate who disappeared in 1963. He is Rebecca Madsen's grandfather. In 2013 he was also seen on Touch and on Season 8, Episode 20 of Criminal Minds. In 2014 he appears in Crossbones.
Personal life
Hoflin was born in Stockholm, Sweden[1] and has a sister called Emma.
Hoflin began a relationship with his Neighbours co-star Natalie Blair in 2008.[7] The pair currently live together in Los Angeles.[8] On 10 March 2012, Fiona Byrne of the Herald Sun reported the couple were engaged.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Evil Angels | Aidan, 8 years | |
| 1989 | Celia | Boy with the rabbit | |
| 1990 | Breakaway | Geoffrey | |
| 1990 | Death in Brunswick | Dave's Boy | |
| 2003 | Swimming Upstream | Harold Fingleton, Jr. | |
| 2006 | Stranded | Cam |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Flying Doctors, TheThe Flying Doctors | James | Episode: "A little Miracle" |
| 1992 | Good Vibrations | Donovan | TV miniseries |
| 1994 | Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left | Bindy (voice) | Episode: "Qwrk Lands on His Feet" |
| 1994 | Law of the Land | Joe Rankin | Episode: "The Last Run" |
| 1994-1997 | Ocean Girl | Jason Bates | Main role (78 episodes) |
| 1998 | State Coroner | Andy Riordan | Episode: "Watershed" |
| 2000 | Flipper | Robie | Episode: "The Inquiry" |
| 2000 | Lost World, TheThe Lost World' | Gideon | Episode: "The Chosen One" |
| 2000 | Eugénie Sandler P.I. | Peter Mitchell | Episode: "1.3" Episode: "1.4" |
| 2001 | Head Start | Patrick Gormley | 36 episodes |
| 2002 | All Saints | Keiran Sharkey | Episode: "M for Memory" |
| 2004 | Blue Heelers | Scott Drummond | Episode: "Running Scared" |
| 2004 | McLeod's Daughters | Paul Kendall | Episode: "Every Breath You Take" Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" |
| 2007-2008 | Neighbours | Oliver Barnes | Recurring role (203 episodes) |
| 2010 | Big Love | First Son | Episode: "Blood Atonement" |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Former Navy Lt. Lance Talbot | Episode: "Disorder" |
| 2011 | Love Begins | Jake Weller | TV film |
| 2011 | Neighbours | Oliver Barnes | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | RCVR | Lohman | Episode: "Little Green Men" |
| 2012 | Alcatraz | Tommy Madsen | 8 episodes |
| 2012 | Beauty Inside, TheThe Beauty Inside | Alex #9 | Episode: "Hello My Name Is Alex" |
| 2012 | Major Crimes | Special Agent Goodwin | Episode: "Long Shot" |
| 2012 | NCIS | Randall J. Kersey | Episode: "Shell Shock: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2013 | Criminal Minds | Chad Dumont | Episode: "Alchemy" |
| 2013 | Touch | William Norburg | Episode: "Enemy of My Enemy" Episode: "Reunion" Episode: "Fight or Flight" Episode: "Leviathan" |
| 2014 | Crossbones | Charles Rider | 9 episodes |
| 2015 | Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV Series) | Frank Simpson | Episode: Nanahu (Embers) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "David Hoflin Bio". TV.com. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ↑ "A Cry in the Dark (1988) - Release dates". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ↑ "Moving in!". TV Week. Ninemsn. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ↑ "Dan and David's Last Day". Neighbours.com. Australia: Network Ten. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ↑ "Homecoming for Neighbours faves". Holy Soap. Channel Five. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ↑ Byrne, Fiona (10 March 2012). "Old castmates are more than just good Neighbours". Herald Sun (The Herald and Weekly Times). Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sunday-heraldsun/blairs-bound-for-europe/story-e6frf92x-1111116764128
- ↑ http://neighbours.com.au/Carmella-and-Oliver-Come-Home.htm
- ↑ Byrne, Fiona (10 March 2012). "Old castmates are more than just good Neighbours". Herald Sun (The Herald and Weekly Times). Retrieved 2 April 2012.