David Wenham is an Australian actor who played the role of Faramir in Peter Jackson's The Two Towers and The Return of the King. Wenham is one of the actors who afterwards voiced their character in The Return of the King video game; an opportunity Wenham enjoyed.
Wenham greatly valued participating in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He auditioned for the part because Faramir is the Captain of Gondor, a great swordsman and archer, and a thinker.
Trivia
- He appeared in the 1996 film Cosi, which also featured Barry Otto (real-life father of Miranda Otto).
- He appeared in the 1998 film Dark City, which also featured Bruce Spence.
- He appeared in the 2001 film Russian Doll, which also featured Hugo Weaving.
- He appeared in the 2005 film The Proposition, which also featured John Hurt.
- He had a voice role in the 2010 animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, which also featured the voices of Hugo Weaving and Barry Otto.
- He appeared in the 2010 film Oranges and Sunshine, which also featured Hugo Weaving.
- He had a prominent role in the first season of the 2017-2018 TV series Marvel's Iron Fist.
- Marvel's Iron Fist is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has also featured Cate Blanchett, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lee Pace, Evangeline Lilly, Liv Tyler, Richard Armitage, Craig Parker, Brad Dourif and Nazanin Boniadi.
- He appeared in the 2017 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which also featured Orlando Bloom, Adam Brown and Bruce Spence.
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