Damien Bodie
Birth date2 January 1985 (age 41)
Birth placeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
EducationSandringham Secondary College
OccupationActor
Known forCrash Zone
Neighbours
Winners & Losers
Years active1996–present

Damien Bodie (born 2 January 1985) is an Australian television actor from Melbourne, known for his roles as Ram Foley in Crash Zone, Dylan Timmins in Neighbours and Jonathan Kurtiss in Winners & Losers.

Early life and education

Bodie was educated at Sandringham Secondary College in Melbourne, where he completed his VCE while performing in school stage productions. He has also studied and performed Improvisation Live at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.[1]

Career

Bodie first appeared on television aged seven,[2] before securing a regular role in 1997, in children's series Ocean Girl, playing Louis Danton, a young member of ORCA's crew.[3]

In 1999, Bodie began appearing as Ram Foley in the children's series Crash Zone and held the role for three years.[4] In 2002, he played Oscar Coxon in the children's series Short Cuts, which aired on the Seven Network.[5] That same year, he had a role as Josh in the 2002 Canadian-Australian television series Guinevere Jones and the following year he made a guest appearance in The Saddle Club. He also had a guest role in Blue Heelers in 2003.[2]

In 2005, Bodie secured the regular role of Dylan Timmins in long-running soap opera Neighbours.[6] He had previously made two appearances in the series, as Charlie Moyes in 1996 and Liam Rigby in 1999. That same year, he had a role in the 2005 Australian film Hating Alison Ashley, alongside Delta Goodrem and Saskia Burmeister.

In 2008, Bodie portrayed Vashan in the Australian children's television series The Elephant Princess.[7] In 2010, he had a guest role in City Homicide[2] and in the same year, he joined the cast of Seven Network’s Australian drama series, Winners & Losers, playing the ongoing role of Jonathan Kurtiss until 2014.[8][9] Bodie had previously worked with Winners and Losers producer Maryanne Carroll on the show Short Cuts. She remembered his performance and helped him secure the role.[5]

On 24 November 2019, Neighbours confirmed that Bodie had reprised the role of Dylan for the show's 35th anniversary in March 2020.[10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Hating Alison AshleyDamoFilm
2009Welcome to the CosmosDaveFilm
2014Dinner for ThreeArchieShort film
2015A Kind of MagicAlexFilm
2017Born GuiltyLeeFilm

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Snowy River: The McGregor SagaDennis AndrewsGuest role
1996NeighboursCharlie MoyesGuest role
1997Ocean GirlLouis DantonMain role
1997The Balanced Particle FreewayBedeTV movie
1999NeighboursLiam RigbyGuest role
1999–2001Crash ZoneAbraham 'Ram' FoleyMain role
2002Marshall LawPaulGuest role
2002Short CutsOscar CoxonMain role
2002Guinevere JonesJosh MeyersMain role
2002BootlegFrankie CrawleyMiniseries, guest role
2003Blue HeelersLucas MooreGuest role
2003The Saddle ClubRaffaelGuest role
2004Fergus McPhailLeonGuest role
2004Salem's LotGoth KidMiniseries, guest role
2005–2007, 2020NeighboursDylan TimminsMain role
2008–2009The Elephant PrincessVashanSeason 1, main role
2010City HomicideBen CorriganGuest role
2011–2014Winners & LosersJonathan KurtissMain role
2016Scary EndingsGregoryYouTube anthology series, guest role

References

  1. ^ "Damien Bodie". www.filmtv.com.au.
  2. ^ "Twisted Broadway returns to Sydney today". BroadwayWorld. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Ocean Girl: characters". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  4. ^ Tabakoff, Jenny (22 February 1999). "A tough act". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2020. – via Newspapers.com
  5. ^ McWhirter, Erin (25–31 August 2012). "At your service". TV Week. ' (34): 20–21. Bauer Media Group
  6. ^ "Erinsborough's Doppelgangers...". Tenplay. 8 November 2013. Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. ^ Knox, David (6 November 2008). "Airdate: Elephant Princess". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. ^ Knox, David (6 July 2010). "Winners & Losers drama testing for feedback". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ^ Schembri, Jim (16 May 2011). "Winners & Losers, Tuesday, 17 May". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  10. ^ Anderton, Joe (24 November 2019). "Neighbours confirms nine returnees for 35th anniversary celebrations". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 7 February 2020.