Daniel Wyllie is an Australian stage, film and television actor. Wyllie has began acting on the stage and has a much lauded body of work in the theatre genre.

Wyllie primarily works in theatre, having appeared in many productions over the past two decades. He has performed frequently with the Sydney company Company B Belvoir

Company B (theatre)

Belvoir is an Australian theatre company based at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia. Its Artistic Director is Ralph Myers.Belvoir receives government support for its activities from the federal government through the Major Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts and...

, having appeared in productions of plays such as The Lieutenant of Inishmore

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a black comedy by playwright Martin McDonagh, first produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London in 2001.-Plot:...

, The Pillowman

The Pillowman

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and, creating the role of Fish Lamb in the landmark production of Cloudstreet

Cloudstreet

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, which toured both nationally and internationally.

His first major acting role was in the film Spotswood

Spotswood (film)

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, alongside Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

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 and Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

Paul Benjamin "Ben" Mendelsohn is an Australian actor.-Early life:Mendelsohn was born in Melbourne, Australia, the son of Carole Ann and Frederick Mendelsohn. He attended Heidelberg Primary School and Banyule High School. His father is a prominent medical researcher who heads the Howard Florey...

. He played neo-Nazi skinhead Cackles in Romper Stomper

Romper Stomper

-Awards:The film was nominated for nine Australian Film Institute Awards. It won Best Achievement in Sound, Best Actor in a Lead Role and Best Original Music Score.-Box office and Reception:Romper Stomper grossed $3,165,034 at the box office in Australia,...

alongside Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

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, who got Wyllie his first agent

Talent agent

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. He counts actress Toni Collette

Toni Collette

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 as a close friend, and appeared with her in the films Muriel's Wedding

Muriel's Wedding

Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 Australian-French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. The film, which stars actresses Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Sophie Lee, and Bill Hunter, focuses on the socially awkward Muriel whose ambition is to have a glamorous wedding and improve...

and Così

Così

Così is a play by Australian playwright Louis Nowra which was first performed in 1992. Set in a Melbourne mental hospital in 1971, Così is semi-autobiographical.- Plot summary:Lewis is always desperate for work as he states "I need the money"...

.

Wyllie's television work includes Bastard Boys

Bastard Boys

Bastard Boys is an Australian television miniseries broadcast on the ABC in 2007. It tells the story of the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute.-Plot:...

, Bad Cop, Bad Cop

Bad Cop, Bad Cop

Bad Cop, Bad Cop is a 2002 Australian television series producedby the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Southern Star, directed by David Caesar-Cast:* Michael Caton – Det. Red Lilywhite* Dan Wyllie – Det. Cons...

, Underbelly

Underbelly (TV series)

Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...

and the role of Charlie Jackson in the drama series Love My Way

Love My Way

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, for which he received a Silver Logie

Logie Award

The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...

 for "Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series" in 2004. He also received Australian Film Institute Awards

Australian Film Institute Awards

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...

 nominations in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

At the age of 18, Wyllie was involved in a car accident which knocked out his front four teeth and left him with a scar looking like a harelip.

In 2011, Wyllie joined the cast of Tangle

Tangle (TV series)

Tangle is an Australian drama series for the Showcase subscription television channel. It focuses on the lives of two generations of two families and their tangled lives. Tangle is filmed in Melbourne and first screened on 1 October 2009...

as a guest star. He will play Michael Chubievsky.

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