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Years active
  
1988–present

Name
  
David Knijnenburg

Role
  
Television actor


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Full Name
  
David Albertus Trelawney Knijnenburg

Born
  
3 April 1967 (age 57) (
1967-04-03
)
Brisbane, Australia

David Albertus Trelawney Knijnenburg (; born 3 April 1967) is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for playing Alfred Hitchcock in his stage production Hitchcock & Herrmann and in assorted roles in Twelfth Night Theatre's numerous stage adaptations of classic BBC television series such as Dad's Army and 'Allo 'Allo!. He is notable for his height – he is two metres (six-foot seven inches) tall.

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He was one of dozens of names mentioned during the media speculation over the casting of the eleventh Doctor Who after David Tennant announced his resignation.

Born into a theatrical family of Dutch descent (his mother was actress and model Jann Freeman), Knijnenburg began his career at the World Exposition of 1988 as a television presenter hosting a live show for NHK Japan – Japanese Television. He has performed on stage alongside Lucky Grills, Gorden Kaye, Sue Hodge, Guy Siner, Katy Manning, Jason Gann, Chloe Dallimore, Steven Tandy, Jon English, Lewis Fiander and Tony Bonner.

Awards and nominations

In 2007 David was the voted "Best Dressed Male" for Style Magazine's Melbourne Cup Fashions on the Field.

Stage awards

  • 1999 – Won – Harveys Award for The Importance of Being Earnest
  • 2000 – Nominated – 4MBS Perform Award for Best Actor in a Drama for Whodunnit
  • 2001 – Nominated – 4MBS Perform Award for Best Actor in a Drama for Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile
  • 2001 – Nominated – 4MBS Perform Award for Best Actor in a Musical for Oliver!, My Fair Lady and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • 2003 – Won – The Glugs of Gosh Award for Excellence in Theatre
  • 2003 – Nominated – Matilda Award for Emerging Artist
  • 2006 – Nominated – Matilda Award for Best Playwright Hitchcock & Herrmann

    • Filmography

    Actor
    -
    Roseberry Hill (Short) (filming) as
    The Man
    2020
    Deadline (Short) as
    Detective Steve Jackman
    2020
    Heist (TV Series) as
    Bearded Quinn Murphy
    2019
    The Rise of Santa (Short) as
    Santa Claus
    2019
    Hired Goons Rewind (Short) as
    Santa Claus
    2019
    Booklovers (Short) as
    Angry Bookshop Customer
    2019
    Big Boys (TV Mini Series) as
    Kyle's Dad (2019) (voice)
    2019
    Shots Fired (Short) as
    Pig Farmer
    2017
    Aisle 4 (Short) as
    Tall shopper
    2017
    Thor: Ragnarok as
    Asgardian Refugee (uncredited)
    2017
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as
    Pirate (uncredited)
    2011
    A Heartbeat Away as
    Council Member
    2010
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as
    Wizard (uncredited)
    2009
    Daybreakers as
    Vampire Commuter (uncredited)
    2004
    Wendy's Christmas (Short) as
    Narrator
    2003
    (S)truth (TV Series) as
    Pieter van Flaschen
    2003
    Timmy's Christmas (Short) as
    Narrator
    2003
    No Man or Woman Is an Island (Short) as
    Doorman
    2003
    About Face (Short) as
    Peter
    2002
    Other People (Short) as
    Football Player
    2002
    Counterstrike (TV Movie) as
    Man (uncredited)
    2002
    Scooby-Doo as
    Traveller (uncredited)
    2001
    The Gift (Short) as
    Rupert
    2000
    The Lost World (TV Series) as
    Tribal Trader
    - Tourist Season (2000) - Tribal Trader (uncredited)
    2000
    Golden Dragon 2 as
    Tall Man at airport
    2000
    Stepsister from Planet Weird (TV Movie) as
    School Teacher (uncredited)
    2000
    Virtual Nightmare (TV Movie) as
    Police Deputy
    Writer
    2005
    The Story (Short) (writer)
    2004
    Wendy's Christmas (Short)
    2003
    About Face (Short) (writer)
    2001
    The Gift (Short)
    Producer
    2003
    About Face (Short) (producer)
    2002
    Life Moments (TV Series) (associate producer - 2003)
    2001
    The Gift (Short) (producer)
    Director
    2003
    About Face (Short)
    2001
    The Gift (Short)
    Miscellaneous
    2009
    Mounting the Rescue (Video documentary short) (interviewer: Ray Barrett)
    Self
    2015
    Origins of Anzac Day in Queensland (Documentary short) as
    The Reverend Canon David John Garland

    References

    David Knijnenburg Wikipedia
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