---
name: "Damon Herriman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/damon-herriman"
fi1m_id: "damon-herriman"
imdb_id: "nm0380632"
tmdb_id: 62752
wikidata_id: "Q1093867"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 March 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-09-24T21:36:32.686454+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Damon Herriman

## Identity

Damon Herriman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/damon-herriman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** damon-herriman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0380632
- **TMDB ID:** 62752
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1093867
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Herriman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1093867, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0380632/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/62752

Actor. Born 31 March 1970 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 March 1970, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Деймон Херрімен
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 20 (1), 2010s 74 (4), 2020s 68 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 66 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Adventure 3, Crime 3, Action 2, Comedy 2, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $903m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Herriman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1093867, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0380632/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/62752

## Coming up

- *The Fox* (2026-11-26), as Derek

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*The Nightingale*](https://film.one/film/the-nightingale.md) (78)
- **Paramount+:** [*Better Man*](https://film.one/film/better-man.md) (74)
- **HBO Max:** [*Mortal Kombat II*](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md) (50)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Damon Herriman

> Damon Herriman is the face you place a beat late: the hillbilly, the band manager, the cult leader, the friend at the edge of the frame. He does a great deal with a little; lately his films have given him only the little.

Watch *The Bikeriders* (2024) and try to find him. He is Brucie, one of Jeff Nichols's Vandals, and our review did not mention him at all, which is in its way the point. He fits the group so completely that you look through him at Tom Hardy and Jodie Comer. That is what Herriman does: he arrives, belongs, and lets the film forget he was ever a hire.

He has been doing it since he was eight, on Australian television, and in *The Big Steal* (1990) he was the bespectacled friend, the part that exists to make the lead look braver. *House of Wax* (2005) gave him an American credit and, by his own account, the career he has had since. Then came Dewey Crowe in *Justified* (2010–15), the dimwitted hillbilly who kept coming back, and American television decided what he was for: the outsider, the redneck, the man who is not quite right. In 2019 he played Charles Manson twice, at length in *Mindhunter* and briefly in *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood*, and if you want to know what casting directors see when they look at him, that is the answer. We have not reviewed those, so we will only say that the pattern is plain.

The two recent parts we have reviewed test the pattern and find its limit. In *Better Man* (2024) he is Nigel Martin-Smith, the manager who runs Take That, and Michael Gracey's script gives him a villain from a pantomime. Herriman plays it with total commitment, which is both the job and the problem, because there is nothing under the commitment to find. We kept waiting for one scene in which the film would let him be a person with a reason, and it never came, and we were more irritated by that than by anything the digital chimpanzee did. A controlling man is his home ground; a cardboard one is a waste of him.

*Neagley* (2026) wastes him differently. His Lawrence Cole exists so that Maria Sten's character can have her past explained, in scenes J. J. Geiger cuts slowly as if they were the reason we were watching, when Sten has already told us everything with her face. Herriman does exactly what the script asks and no more, and there is no more to do. A character actor is only as good as the character, and here there is not one.

The next director to hand him a man with a private life rather than a function will find out what he is worth. On the evidence of the last two years, nobody has been in a hurry to try.

## Biography

Damon Herriman is an Australian actor born on 31 March 1970 in Adelaide, South Australia. He began his career as a child actor in Australian television, appearing in series including *The Sullivans*. His father, Noel Herriman, is also an actor.

Herriman is known for his role as Dewey Crowe in the series *Justified* (2010–2015). He portrayed Charles Manson in both the Netflix series *Mindhunter* (2017) and the film *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood* (2019). Other credits include *The Bikeriders* (2023) as Brucie and *Better Man* (2024) as Nigel Martin-Smith.

He won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in *Judy & Punch* (2019) and received an AACTA nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for *The Nightingale* (2018).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Mortal Kombat II* (2026), Fi1m 50, as Quan Chi — [page](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md)
- *Neagley* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Lawrence Cole — [page](https://film.one/tv/neagley.md)
- *Better Man* (2024), Fi1m 74, as Nigel Martin-Smith — [page](https://film.one/film/better-man.md)
- *The Bikeriders* (2024), Fi1m 68, as Brucie — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bikeriders.md)
- *The Underground Railroad* (2021), Fi1m 86, as Martin — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-underground-railroad.md)
- *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood* (2019), Fi1m 77, as Charlie — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood.md)
- *The Nightingale* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Ruse — [page](https://film.one/film/the-nightingale.md)
- *The Lone Ranger* (2013), Fi1m 55, as Ray — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lone-ranger.md)
- *Justified* (2010), Fi1m 87, as Dewey Crowe — [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md)
- *Son of the Mask* (2005), Fi1m 20, as Animagine Employee — [page](https://film.one/film/son-of-the-mask.md)

## Complete filmography (101)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Fox* (2026), as Derek
- *Neagley* (2026), series, as Lawrence Cole — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/neagley.md)
- *Mortal Kombat II* (2026), as Quan Chi — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/mortal-kombat-ii.md)
- *Together* (2025), as Jamie
- *DIY* (2025), as Gus
- *The Bondsman* (2025), series, as Lucky Callahan
- *Candy Bar* (2025), as Brian · Writer
- *Better Man* (2024), as Nigel Martin-Smith — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/better-man.md)
- *How to Make Gravy* (2024), as Roger
- *Run Rabbit Run* (2024), as Pete
- *The Bikeriders* (2024), as Brucie — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bikeriders.md)
- *The Artful Dodger* (2023), series, as Lucien Gaines
- *Monolith* (2023), as Jarad (voice)
- *The Portable Door* (2023), as Monty Smith-Gregg
- *Thai Cave Rescue* (2022), series, as Craig Challen
- *Nude Tuesday* (2022), as Bruno
- *The Tourist* (2022), series, as DI Lachlan Rogers
- *Ultra City Smiths* (2021), series, as Street Hustler Boy (voice), First Motherless Three (voice), First Flophouse Resident (voice)
- *The Underground Railroad* (2021), series, as Martin — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-underground-railroad.md)
- *Mortal Kombat* (2021), as Kabal (voice)
- *Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway* (2021), as Tom Kitten (voice)
- *Under the Volcano* (2021), as News Reporter (voice)
- *The Serpent* (2021), series, as Laver
- *Judy & Punch* (2019), as Punch
- *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood* (2019), as Charlie — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood.md)
- *Lambs of God* (2019), series, as Father Bob
- *Perpetual Grace LTD* (2019), series, as Paul Allen Brown
- *Mr Inbetween* (2018), series, as Freddy
- *The Nightingale* (2018), as Ruse — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-nightingale.md)
- *Riot* (2018), as Lance Gowland
- *Squinters* (2018), series, as Miles
- *MINDHUNTER* (2017), series, as Charles Manson — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/mindhunter.md)
- *Incorporated* (2016), series, as Jonathan Hendrick
- *Quarry* (2016), series, as Buddy
- *The Eleven O'Clock* (2016), as Nathan Klein
- *Down Under* (2016), as Jason
- *Secret City* (2016), series, as Kim Gordon
- *Flesh and Bone* (2015), series, as Romeo
- *The Kangaroo King* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Water Diviner* (2014), as Father McIntyre
- *Son of a Gun* (2014), as Private Wilson
- *Scorpion* (2014), series, as Gleason
- *The Little Death* (2014), as Dan
- *Wild Australia* (2014), series, as Narrator
- *INXS : Never Tear Us Apart* (2014), series, as Chris Murphy
- *Smithston* (2014), as Mr. Jones · Screenplay
- *The Outlaw Michael Howe* (2013), as Michael Howe
- *Almost Human* (2013), series, as Lucas Vincent Impersonator
- *The Lone Ranger* (2013), as Ray — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lone-ranger.md)
- *Record* (2013), as Jamie
- *The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting* (2013), series, as Various Characters
- *The Strange Calls* (2012), series, as Adrian
- *Vegas* (2012), series, as Mr. Jones
- *100 Bloody Acres* (2012), as Reg Morgan
- *Rabbit* (2012), as Denis the Dentist (voice)
- *J. Edgar* (2011), as Bruno Hauptmann
- *Wilfred* (2011), series, as Jesse
- *Monkeys* (2011), Actor
- *Laid* (2011), series, as Marcus Dwyer
- *Pet* (2011), as Daniel
- *Justified* (2010), series, as Dewey Crowe — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md)
- *Shock* (2010), as Radio Announcer (voice)
- *Winged Creatures* (2009), as TV Minister
- *The News* (2009), as Daniel
- *The Square* (2008), as Eddie
- *Redbelt* (2008), as Official at Arena
- *Bella* (2008), as Pizza Guy
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), series, as Scary Skell — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *Satisfaction* (2007), series, as Dominic
- *Lens Love Story* (2007), as Len
- *Can I Call You?* (2006), as John
- *Candy* (2006), as Roger Moylan
- *The Loop* (2006), series, as Harald Juvlunktinston
- *The Unit* (2006), series, as Sgt. Parker
- *House of Wax* (2005), as Lester Sinclair
- *Son of the Mask* (2005), as Animagine Employee — Fi1m 20, [page](https://film.one/film/son-of-the-mask.md)
- *Fuel* (2004), as The Attendant
- *Sold Out* (2004), as Commentary (voice)
- *Soar* (2004), as Jack · Writer
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as John Smith
- *Ned* (2003), as Steve Hart / Orderly
- *South Pacific* (2001), as Professor
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Dwayne Simmons
- *Praise* (1999), as Skinhead
- *The Date* (1999), Director, Co-Producer, Writer
- *All Saints* (1998), series, as Danny Bucknell
- *They* (1998), as Five · Screenplay, Producer
- *Water Rats* (1996), series, as Todd Grierson
- *Brides of Christ* (1991), series, as Grant
- *The Big Steal* (1990), as Mark Jorgensen
- *Elly & Jools* (1990), series, Actor
- *Police State* (1989), as Parker's Young Son
- *E Street* (1989), series, as Dean 'Dino' Connors
- *The Flying Doctors* (1986), series, as Todd White
- *Sara Dane* (1982), series, as David
- *The Hitch*, as Hitchhiker · Director, Writer, Producer
- *MAUMAUMAU - Macho Man: The short film*, as Whalodile
- *Fainting Your Way to the Top*, as The Presenter
- *Subversion*, Actor
- *Larrikins*, as Jake (voice)
- *Killing Breed*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Damon Herriman](https://film.one/media/person/10220/gallery-c0c5444efbdb.jpg) Damon Herriman — Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Damon_Herriman_2019_by_Glenn_Francis.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Call Me Fitz - FX Event At Swifts, Darling Point, Sydney with Jason Priestley (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/10220/gallery-251fb7398afd.jpg) Call Me Fitz - FX Event At Swifts, Darling Point, Sydney with Jason Priestley (2012) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Anna_McGahan_%26_Damon_Herriman_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Damon Herriman & Catherine Mack at Tropfest 2012](https://film.one/media/person/10220/gallery-c609494e43d5.jpg) Damon Herriman & Catherine Mack at Tropfest 2012 — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Catherine_Mack-Hancock-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Damon Herriman & Catherine Mack at Tropfest 2012](https://film.one/media/person/10220/gallery-6c8ca26f6a10.jpg) Damon Herriman & Catherine Mack at Tropfest 2012 — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Catherine_Mack-Hancock.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Damon Herriman](https://film.one/media/person/10220/gallery-2cee6d7e6422.jpg) Damon Herriman — Image via TMDB
- ![Damon Herriman (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/10220/gallery-f2e6d9b441d5.jpg) Damon Herriman (2013) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Damon_Herriman_%282013%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Star of Justified and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. NYC March '19. (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/10220/gallery-98811f9021b5.jpg) Star of Justified and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. NYC March '19. (2019) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Damon_Herriman_%2832518607587%29.jpg/1280px-Damon_Herriman_%2832518607587%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy 2012: AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy (nominated), for *Laid*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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