Harry Greenwood (actor)
Australian actor (born 1989)
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Harry Weaving Greenwood (born 1989) is an Australian actor.
1989 (age 36–37)
Harry Greenwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harry Weaving Greenwood 1989 (age 36–37) |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) (2012) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Parent(s) | Hugo Weaving (father) Katrina Greenwood (mother) |
| Family | Holly Greenwood (sister) Samara Weaving (cousin)[1] |
Early life and education
Harry Greenwood was born in 1989 to actor Hugo Weaving and artist Katrina Greenwood. His sister Holly (born in 1994) is also an artist. He uses his mother's surname, because his parents thought ‘Harry Weaving’ didn’t have the same ring as ‘Harry Greenwood’. He uses Weaving as his middle name.[2]
After dabbling in Arts and Media Production degrees, Greenwood began studying a Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting) at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) when he was 21, graduating in 2012.[3]
Career
In 2013, his first year after graduating from NIDA, Greenwood, 24, made his theatre debut as an angry 16 year old in the Sydney Theatre Company production of Fury. That same year he also starred in short film The Gift.[4]
His breakthrough role was as Digger Bevan Johnson (alongside Kodi Smit-McPhee), in 2015 Nine Network miniseries Gallipoli.[5] He also appeared in 2019 television series Bad Mothers.[6]
Greenwood has appeared in feature films The Nightingale (2018) and True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) alongside Russell Crowe.[5] He also appeared in Mel Gibson’s biographical war film Hacksaw Ridge (2016) with his father, although they did not appear in any scenes together.[5]
In 2022, Greenwood starred in Sean Lahiff's debut film as director, Carnifex. A science fiction/horror film with large-scale special effects, the film also stars Alexandra Park and Sisi Stringer, and premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2022.[7] In 2024 he reunited with Russell Crowe in American crime thriller film Sleeping Dogs, as Richard Finn.
Greenwood's stage roles include STC productions, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Roslyn Packer Theatre[6] (playing Brick, opposite his father Weaving's character Big Daddy)[8] and STC's Cloud Nine.[9]
Greenwood was named one of Casting Guild of Australia’s 10 Rising Stars of 2018.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | Simon | Segment: "The Water Diary" |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Henry Brown | |
| 2018 | The Nightingale | Jago | |
| 2019 | The Dustwalker | Paul | |
| True History of the Kelly Gang | (Uncredited) | ||
| 2021 | The Drover's Wife | John MaPharlen | |
| 2022 | Carnifex | Ben | |
| 2024 | Sleeping Dogs | Richard Finn | |
| 2026 | Klara and the Sun | TBA |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kododa | Smokey | TV series |
| 2014 | Old School | Zac | 6 episodes[10] |
| 2015 | Gallipoli | Bevan Johnson | 7 episodes[11] |
| 2019 | The Commons | Tuly | 3 episodes |
| Bad Mothers | Sam | 7 episodes | |
| 2020 | Operation Buffalo | Baxter | 5 episodes |
| Liberty Street | Will | Episode: "Sophie" | |
| 2021 | Total Control | Leo Jacobs | 6 episodes[12] |
| Wakefield | Trevor | 8 episodes[13] | |
| 2022 | Bump | Michael | 5 episodes |
| Pieces of Her | Loner | 3 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Clearing | Anton Beaufort | 5 episodes |
| Class of '07 | Brendo | Episode: "The Tribe Has Spoken" | |
| 2024 | Return to Paradise | Byron | 1 episode |
Theatre
Source: [14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Fury | Joe | Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC | |
| 2014 | Once in Royal David’s City | German boyfriend / Border guard | Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney | |
| 2014; 2016 | The Glass Menagerie | Jim O'Connor | Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne | |
| 2015 | Love and Information | Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC | ||
| 2016 | Back at the Dojo | Young Danny Katz | Belvoir St Theatre | [15] |
| 2017 | Cloud Nine | Betty / Edward | Wharf Theatre with STC | |
| Three Sisters | Tusenbach | Sydney Opera House with STC | ||
| 2019 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Brick | STC | [16] |
| 2023 | The Seagull | Constantine | STC |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pacific | Tropfest | Best Young Talent Award | Won | [17] |
| 2017 | Cloud 9 | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Mainstage Production | Nominated | [18] |
| 2018 | Helpmann Awards | Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play | Nominated | [19] | |
| Harry Greenwood | Casting Guild of Australia Awards | Rising Star Award | Won | [20] | |
| 2021 | Wakefield | AACTA Awards | Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | Nominated | [21] |
Personal life
Greenwood's long term partner is director Milena Bennett.[22] His sister Holly Greenwood, is a fine artist whose work is exhibited at the Olsen Gallery in Sydney and the James Makin Gallery in Melbourne.[23] His cousin Samara Weaving is also an established actress.[24]