Don Hany

Don Hany
Born	Don Hany (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975 Sydney, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Known for	Zane Malik in East West 101 Chris Havel in Offspring Spiros Georgiades in Tangle
Spouse(s)	Alin Sumarwata (2011–)
Awards	AFI (2008, 2009); Logie Award (2008, 2010)

Don Hany (born 18 September 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian award-winning actor. He is best known for his role in the series White Collar Blue, the film Lucky Miles and in the mini-series East West 101.

Early life

Born to an Iraqi^[1] father who became a restaurateur, and a Hungarian mother who is a doctor of economics, Hany attended high school in the Netherlands and later completed a degree in Dramatic Arts at the University of Western Sydney Nepean.

Career

In 1998, Hany began his television career, starring in the soapie Breakers. In 2000, he had a small role in Water Rats. In 2002, he had a role in the tele-movie Heroes' Mountain and in the police drama White Collar Blue.^[2]

He later moved to Los Angeles to complete shooting for the film Winning the Peace, in which he won Best Actor at Method Fest in 2005.

In 2006 he returned to Australia to work on the film Lucky Miles which went on to win the audience award for Best Film at the Sydney Film Festival.

In 2007, Hany starred in the mini-series of East West 101 for SBS television, in which he played the lead role of Zane Malik. In 2008, he had a small role in Underbelly as Nik Radev.

In 2009, Hany had a busy year, starring in the mini-series False Witness, ABC1's Dirt Game, and returning to East West 101 for the second season.

In 2010, he joined the main cast of the Foxtel drama Tangle, playing politician Spiros Georgiades. He also joined Channel Ten's drama Offspring, in the role of paediatrician Chris Havel.^[2]

In 2011, Hany starred in the third and final season of East West 101. Hany also starred in the Nine Network movie premiere of Tell Them Lucifer Was Here, reprising his role from Underbelly, Nik Radev. In 2012, he was cast in two telemovies, Jack Irish: Bad Debts and Jack Irish: Black Tide, (based on the books Bad Debts and Black Tide by Peter Temple), which will aired on the ABC.^[3]

In 2013, Don Hany took the lead role of Sam Callaghan in the HBO Asia production Serangoon Road. In 2014, Hany appeared in The Broken Shore, a telemovie which aired on the ABC. He also stars in the mini-series Devil's Playground. He also had the lead role in the film Healing.

Personal life

Don is a twin, his brother being Roger Hany. They both attended primary school and high school on the Central Coast of New South Wales.

Early in 2010 Don became engaged to actress Alin Sumarwata, and in 2011 they were married. The couple have a baby daughter named Tilda.^[4]

Film and television appearances

Film

• The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008)
• Lucky Miles (2007)
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace (2007)
• The TV Set (2006)
• California King (2006)
• Big Top (2006)
• Winning the Peace (2004)
• Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (2011)
• Healing (2014)

Television

• Serangoon Road (2013)
• The Broken Shore (2013)
• Tangle (2010–present)
• Offspring (2010 main cast, 2011 special guest star)
• Legend of the Seeker (2009)
• Chandon Pictures (2009)
• False Witness (2009)
• Dirt Game (2009)
• Rush (2008, one episode)
• Underbelly (2008)
• East West 101 (2007–2011)
• White Collar Blue (2002)
• Heroes' Mountain (2002)
• Flat Chat (2001)
• Water Rats (2000, one episode)
• The Monster (1999)
• Breakers (1998)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Don Hany.

• Don Hany at the Internet Movie Database