---
name: "Daniel Wyllie"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dan-wyllie"
fi1m_id: "dan-wyllie"
imdb_id: "nm0943814"
tmdb_id: 3062
wikidata_id: "Q5219133"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 February 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-01T00:38:11.886050+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."
---

# Daniel Wyllie

## Identity

Daniel Wyllie

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dan-wyllie
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dan-wyllie
- **IMDb ID:** nm0943814
- **TMDB ID:** 3062
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5219133
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Wyllie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5219133, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943814/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3062

Actor. Born 10 February 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 February 1970, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Also known as:** Dan Wyllie
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 69 (3), 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 78 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 69 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 2, Action 1, Crime 1, History 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $118m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Wyllie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5219133, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943814/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3062

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Animal Kingdom*](https://film.one/film/animal-kingdom.md) (84), [*The Narrow Road to the Deep North*](https://film.one/tv/the-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north.md) (83), [*Romper Stomper*](https://film.one/film/romper-stomper.md) (43)

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## Biography

Dan Wyllie, also credited as Daniel Wyllie, is an Australian stage, film and television actor. He grew up in Sydney and began acting in amateur theatre with the Australian Theatre for Young People while studying arts at the University of New South Wales. His first screen roles came in the early 1990s, including Frank Fletcher in *Spotswood* (1992) and Cackles in *Romper Stomper* (1992).

He appeared as Perry Heslop in *Muriel's Wedding* (1994) and has since taken supporting parts in films such as *The Thin Red Line* (1998), *Animal Kingdom* (2010), *The Water Diviner* (2014) and *The Great* (2020). On television he played Charlie Jackson in *Love My Way* (2004–2007), for which he received a Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. Wyllie has worked extensively in theatre, notably with Sydney's Company B Belvoir, and considers himself an untrained actor.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Narrow Road to the Deep North* (2025), Fi1m 83, as Rick Maison — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north.md)
- *The Great* (2020), Fi1m 74, as Garry Illych Brezhnev — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-great.md)
- *Animal Kingdom* (2010), Fi1m 84, as Ezra White — [page](https://film.one/film/animal-kingdom.md)
- *The Thin Red Line* (1998), Fi1m 84, as Medic #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-red-line.md)
- *Muriel's Wedding* (1994), Fi1m 81, as Perry Heslop — [page](https://film.one/film/muriels-wedding.md)
- *Romper Stomper* (1992), Fi1m 43, as Cackles — [page](https://film.one/film/romper-stomper.md)

## Complete filmography (67)

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

- *The F Ward* (2026), series, as Dr Curtis Parker
- *The Narrow Road to the Deep North* (2025), series, as Rick Maison — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north.md)
- *Territory* (2024), series, as Hank Hodge
- *The Veil* (2024), series, as Guy
- *Wakefield* (2021), series, as James
- *Dirt Music* (2020), as Rusty
- *The Great* (2020), series, as Garry Illych Brezhnev — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-great.md)
- *Go!* (2020), as Barry
- *Romper Stomper* (2018), series, as Vic
- *Passengers* (2017), Actor
- *Blue Murder: Killer Cop* (2017), series, as Michael Hurley
- *War Machine* (2017), as Pope
- *Jasper Jones* (2017), as Wes Bucktin
- *Secret City* (2016), series, as Mal Paxton
- *Afghanistan: Inside Australia's War* (2016), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *No Activity* (2015), series, as Jimmy
- *The Beautiful Lie* (2015), series, as Nick Levin
- *The Water Diviner* (2014), as Captain Brindley
- *The Code* (2014), series, as Lyndon Joyce
- *Love Me Tender* (2014), Writer
- *The Broken Shore* (2013), as Dave Rebb
- *Charlie's Country* (2013), as Community Doctor
- *The Turning* (2013), as Vic Lang
- *It's a Date* (2013), series, as Kane
- *Bait* (2012), as Kirby
- *Puberty Blues* (2012), series, as Roger Knight
- *The King Is Dead!* (2012), as Max
- *Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries* (2012), series, as Gerald McNaster
- *The Straits* (2012), series, as JoJo
- *The Hunter* (2011), as Pool Player
- *Burning Man* (2011), as Darren
- *SLiDE* (2011), series, as Joe
- *Recipe for Murder* (2011), as Narrator
- *Sanctum* (2011), as Crazy George
- *Animal Kingdom* (2010), as Ezra White — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/animal-kingdom.md)
- *My Place* (2009), series, Actor
- *Tangle* (2009), series, as Michael Chubievsky
- *The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce* (2009), as Robert Greenhill
- *Underbelly* (2008), series, as 'Mad' Richard Mladenich, Det. Frederick Piggott
- *Bastard Boys* (2007), series, Actor
- *Curtin* (2007), as Don Rodgers
- *Ezra White, LL.B.* (2006), as Ezra White
- *Love My Way* (2004), series, as Charlie Jackson
- *The Money* (2004), as Brett
- *The Alice* (2004), as Gordie
- *Peter Pan* (2003), as Alf Mason
- *The Shark Net* (2003), series, as Eric Cooke
- *Martha's New Coat* (2003), as Frank
- *Bad Cop, Bad Cop* (2002), series, as DC Lou Knutt
- *Unconditional Love* (2002), as Pete
- *Tracey McBean* (2002), series, Actor
- *Chopper* (2000), as Bluey
- *Holy Smoke* (1999), as Robbie
- *Redball* (1999), as Ronny Spinks
- *The Thin Red Line* (1998), as Medic #1 — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-red-line.md)
- *The IMAX Nutcracker* (1997), as Frederick
- *Cosi* (1996), as Closed Ward Nurse
- *Water Rats* (1996), series, as Ron Mortlock
- *Cody: Wrong Stuff* (1995), as Spider
- *Muriel's Wedding* (1994), as Perry Heslop — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/muriels-wedding.md)
- *Romper Stomper* (1992), as Cackles — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/romper-stomper.md)
- *Spotswood* (1992), as Frank Fletcher
- *Police Rescue* (1991), series, as Owen
- *Kangaroo Creek Gang*, series, as Kevin Kangaroo
- *The Entertainment System Is Down*, Actor
- *Prey*, as Misha
- *Princess*, as Roy

## Gallery

- ![Daniel Wyllie](https://film.one/media/person/81550/gallery-5d0641b1dd64.jpg) Daniel Wyllie — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Dan_Wyllie_in_June_6%2C_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Django Unchained red carpet movie premiere: Sydney, Australia - 21st January 2013... No appearance by American director Quentin Tarantino, but the show must go ](https://film.one/media/person/81550/gallery-4af131dba30c.jpg) Django Unchained red carpet movie premiere: Sydney, Australia - 21st January 2013... No appearance by American director Quentin Tarantino, but the show must go  — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Dan_Wylie_%288400649283%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Django Unchained red carpet movie premiere: Sydney, Australia - 21st January 2013... No appearance by American director Quentin Tarantino, but the show must go ](https://film.one/media/person/81550/gallery-9c52135c9dec.jpg) Django Unchained red carpet movie premiere: Sydney, Australia - 21st January 2013... No appearance by American director Quentin Tarantino, but the show must go  — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Dan_Wylie_%288401738698%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Shannon Murphy & Dan Wyllie Rose Byrne returns home in Sydney to attend the Australian Premiere of her new film I GIVE IT A YEAR at Event Cinemas George Str (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/81550/gallery-c7f6b36c4c6e.jpg) Shannon Murphy & Dan Wyllie Rose Byrne returns home in Sydney to attend the Australian Premiere of her new film I GIVE IT A YEAR at Event Cinemas George Str (2013) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Dan_Wyllie_%26_Shannon_Murphy_2013._jpg.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Daniel Wyllie (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/81550/gallery-051188a43fb6.jpg) Daniel Wyllie (2013) — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Dan_Wyllie_%288969420388%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Shannon Murphy and Dan Wyllie 2012 OVO OPENING NIGHT CELEBRITY ‘ORANGE’ CARPET ARRIVALS News media covered the "orange" carpet celebrity arrivals at OVO from Ci](https://film.one/media/person/81550/gallery-738314c85096.jpg) Shannon Murphy and Dan Wyllie 2012 OVO OPENING NIGHT CELEBRITY ‘ORANGE’ CARPET ARRIVALS News media covered the "orange" carpet celebrity arrivals at OVO from Ci — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Shannon_Murphy%2C_Dan_Wyllie_%287982319853%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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