David Hoflin
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David Hoflin (born 25 February 1979) is a Swedish
-born Australian actor. He is most famous for playing Jason Bates in Ocean Girl
between 1994 and 1998, and Oliver Barnes
in Neighbours
between 2007 and 2008.
, Head Start
, A Country Practice
, McLeod's Daughters
, Eugenie Sandler P.I., State Coroner
, The Lost World.
Hoflin was ten when he starred in his first role alongside Meryl Streep
and Sam Neill
in Evil Angels, a film about the famous tragic case where a dingo
stole baby Azaria Chamberlain from her tent at Ayers Rock.
In the Australian medical drama All Saints
, he played a character named Kieran who had become heavily intoxicated with alcohol at a rave and subsequently passed out and neglected his younger sister, who was later raped by his friend Lewis.
In Ocean Girl, he played one of the lead male characters. The romantic chemistry between his character and that of Marzena Godecki
's character, Neri is one of the central themes of the series.
Hoflin joined Neighbours
in 2007 as Oliver Barnes
. He received the job without auditioning after Christian Clark
quit with immediate effect. He filmed his last scenes on 6 May 2008, the same day as fellow cast member Daniel O'Connor. Hoflin will return to Neighbours in April 2011 for a two week guest stint.
, Sweden and has a sister called Emma.
David has been in a relationship with former Neighbours co-star Natalie Blair
since 2008. The pair currently live together in Los Angeles.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
-born Australian actor. He is most famous for playing Jason Bates in Ocean Girl
Ocean Girl
Ocean Girl is an Australian science fiction TV series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character...
between 1994 and 1998, and Oliver Barnes
Oliver Barnes
Oliver Barnes is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by David Hoflin. He made his on-screen debut on 30 January 2007. Oliver is the oldest son of Rebecca Napier and the brother of Declan Napier...
in Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
between 2007 and 2008.
Career
He has appeared in TV shows such as Ocean GirlOcean Girl
Ocean Girl is an Australian science fiction TV series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character...
, Head Start
Head Start (TV series)
Head Start is an Australian television drama series that ran for forty episodes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2001.-Story:...
, A Country Practice
A Country Practice
A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
, McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
, Eugenie Sandler P.I., State Coroner
State Coroner (TV series)
State Coroner was an Australian television series screened on Network Ten in 1997 and 1998. There were two series produced with a total of 29 episodes. The series was set in the State Coroner's office complex and featured investigations into deaths, murders, suicides, accidents and natural causes...
, The Lost World.
Hoflin was ten when he starred in his first role alongside Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
and Sam Neill
Sam Neill
Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill, DCNZM, OBE is a New Zealand actor. He is well known for his starring role as paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III....
in Evil Angels, a film about the famous tragic case where a dingo
Dingo
The Australian Dingo or Warrigal is a free-roaming wild dog unique to the continent of Australia, mainly found in the outback. Its original ancestors are thought to have arrived with humans from southeast Asia thousands of years ago, when dogs were still relatively undomesticated and closer to...
stole baby Azaria Chamberlain from her tent at Ayers Rock.
In the Australian medical drama All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
, he played a character named Kieran who had become heavily intoxicated with alcohol at a rave and subsequently passed out and neglected his younger sister, who was later raped by his friend Lewis.
In Ocean Girl, he played one of the lead male characters. The romantic chemistry between his character and that of Marzena Godecki
Marzena Godecki
Marzena Godecki is a Polish-born Australian actress. She is best known for her starring role as Neri in Ocean Girl.-Early life:...
's character, Neri is one of the central themes of the series.
Hoflin joined Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
in 2007 as Oliver Barnes
Oliver Barnes
Oliver Barnes is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by David Hoflin. He made his on-screen debut on 30 January 2007. Oliver is the oldest son of Rebecca Napier and the brother of Declan Napier...
. He received the job without auditioning after Christian Clark
Christian Clark
Christian Clark is an Australian actor. He appeared in the role of Will Griggs in the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours from 2006 to 2007...
quit with immediate effect. He filmed his last scenes on 6 May 2008, the same day as fellow cast member Daniel O'Connor. Hoflin will return to Neighbours in April 2011 for a two week guest stint.
Personal life
Hoflin was born in StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden and has a sister called Emma.
David has been in a relationship with former Neighbours co-star Natalie Blair
Natalie Blair
Natalie Louise Blair is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Carmella Cammeniti on Neighbours, an Australian TV series.-Career:...
since 2008. The pair currently live together in Los Angeles.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | A Cry in the Dark A Cry in the Dark Evil Angels is a 1988 Australian film directed by Fred Schepisi. The screenplay by Schepisi and Robert Caswell is based on John Bryson's 1985 book Evil Angels, the title under which the film was released in Australia... |
Aidan, 8 years | AKA, Evil Angels |
| 1990 | Breakaway | Geoffrey | |
| 1991 | Death in Brunswick Death in Brunswick Death in Brunswick is a 1991 Australian film starring Sam Neill, Zoe Carides and John Clarke.-Plot:Set and filmed in Brunswick, a Melbourne suburb, it deals with a humble chef, Carl who gets a job at a sleazy nightclub owned by Yanni Voulgaris... |
Dave's Boy | |
| 1992 | Good Vibrations | Donovan | TV mini-series |
| 1994 | Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left is a 1985 novel by Australian children's author Robin Klein which also became a children's television series.The story focuses on an alien family who seek refuge on Earth, in the small town of Bellwood... |
Bindy | Episode: "Qwrk Lands on His Feet" |
| 1994 | Law of the Land Law of the Land Law of the Land was an Australian television drama series that screened on the Nine Network. The series was set in the fictional country town of Merringanee and centered on the unique way that locals dealt with and enforced the law.... |
Joe Rankin | Episode: "The Last Run" |
| 1994–1997 | Ocean Girl Ocean Girl Ocean Girl is an Australian science fiction TV series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character... |
Jason Bates | 78 episodes |
| 1998 | State Coroner State Coroner (TV series) State Coroner was an Australian television series screened on Network Ten in 1997 and 1998. There were two series produced with a total of 29 episodes. The series was set in the State Coroner's office complex and featured investigations into deaths, murders, suicides, accidents and natural causes... |
Andy Riordan | Episode: "Watershed" |
| 2000 | The Lost World | Gideon | Episode: "The Chosen One" |
| 2001 | Head Start Head Start (TV series) Head Start is an Australian television drama series that ran for forty episodes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2001.-Story:... |
Patrick Gromley | 36 episodes |
| 2002 | All Saints All Saints (TV series) All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009... |
Keiran Sharkey | Episode: "M for Memory" |
| 2003 | Swimming Upstream Swimming Upstream Swimming Upstream is a 2003 Australian film written by Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy. It stars Harry McKeon, Jesse Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, and Judy Davis. It shows the life of Fingleton from childhood to adulthood, and dealing with a topsy-turvy family... |
Harold Fingleton Jr. | |
| 2004 | Blue Heelers Blue Heelers Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :... |
Scott Drummond | Episode: "Running Scared" |
| 2004 | McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm... |
Paul Kendall | Episode: "Every Breath You Take" Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" |
| 2005 | Stranded | Cam | |
| 2007–2008, 2011 | Neighbours Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems... |
Oliver Barnes Oliver Barnes Oliver Barnes is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by David Hoflin. He made his on-screen debut on 30 January 2007. Oliver is the oldest son of Rebecca Napier and the brother of Declan Napier... |
204 episodes |
| 2010 | Big Love Big Love Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy... |
First Son | Episode: "Blood Atonement" |
| 2010 | Love Begins | Jake Weller | Filming |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Former Navy Lieutenant Lance Talbot | Episode: "Disorder" |