Harry Greenwood (actor)

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Harry Greenwood
Born
Harry Weaving Greenwood

1989
Education National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Parent(s) Hugo Weaving (father)
Katrina Greenwood (mother)
FamilyHolly Greenwood (sister)
Samara Weaving (cousin) [1]

Harry Weaving Greenwood is an Australian actor.

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]

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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 [7] He also appeared in Mel Gibson’s biographical war film Hacksaw Ridge with his father, although they did not appear in any scenes together. [8]

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. [9] 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) [10] and STC's Cloud Nine . [11]

Greenwood was named one of Casting Guild of Australia’s 10 Rising Stars of 2018. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 8 SimonSegment: "The Water Diary"
2016 Hacksaw Ridge Henry Brown
2018 The Nightingale Jago
2019The DustwalkerPaul
True History of the Kelly Gang (Uncredited)
2021 The Drover's Wife John MaPharlen
2022 Carnifex Ben
2024 Sleeping Dogs Richard Finn
TBA Klara and the Sun TBA

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010KododaSmokeyTV series
2014 Old School Zac6 episodes [13]
2015 Gallipoli Bevan Johnson7 episodes [14]
2019 The Commons Tuly3 episodes
Bad Mothers Sam7 episodes
2020 Operation Buffalo Baxter5 episodes
Liberty StreetWillEpisode: "Sophie"
2021 Total Control Leo Jacobs6 episodes [15]
Wakefield Trevor8 episodes [16]
2022 Bump Michael5 episodes
Piece of Her Loner3 episodes
2023 The Clearing Anton Beaufort5 episodes
Class of '07 BrendoEpisode: "The Tribe Has Spoken"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013FuryJoe Wharf Theatre with STC
2014 Once in Royal David’s City German boyfriend / Border guard Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2014; 2016 The Glass Menagerie Jim O'Connor Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
2015 Love and Information Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Wharf Theatre with STC
2016Back at the DojoYoung Danny Katz Belvoir St Theatre [17]
2017 Cloud Nine Betty / Edward Wharf Theatre with STC
2017 Three Sisters Tusenbach Sydney Opera House with STC
2019 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick STC [18]
2023 The Seagull Constantine STC

[19]

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
2006Pacific Tropfest Best Young Talent AwardWon [20]
2018Harry Greenwood Casting Guild of Australia Awards Rising Star AwardWon [21]
2021 Wakefield AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Won [22]

Personal life

Greenwood's long term partner is director Milena Bennett. [23] 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. [24] His cousin Samara Weaving is also an established actress. [25]

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