Daniel Frederiksen
Daniel Frederiksen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Daniel Frederiksen is an Australian actor who has worked in television, film and live theatre.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Frederiksen grew up in Metcalfe, Victoria. He moved to Sydney to study at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.[citation needed]
Career
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (November 2024) |
Film and television
[edit]Frederiksen played minor parts in the television shows Young Lions (2000), Blue Heelers (2002) and Mermaids (2003). He secured his first major television role as part of the cast of Australian series Stingers in its seventh season, playing Leo Flynn.[2] He received a Logie Award nomination in the category of Most Popular New Male Talent for his work on Stingers in 2004.[3] He later played the lead in the ABC miniseries Bastard Boys in 2007, and received an AFI Award nomination as Best Lead Actor for his portrayal of Australian politician Greg Combet.[4] He appeared in a 2013 episode (S2:E1) of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, "Murder Most Scandalous". In 2019 Frederiksen was cast in Upright, an Australian TV series created by Chris Taylor.[5]
Frederiksen portrayed Wallow in the 2007 Sony Pictures film Ghost Rider. He starred in the Australian feature film Ten Empty (2009).[6] Other film credits include feature films Closed for Winter (2009) and Summer Coda (2010) and an appearance in Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012).[7] Frederikson also played a trangendered mother in Pawno, which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival.[8]
Theatre
[edit]In addition to his screen credits Frederiksen has performed extensively in Australian live theatre. For the Melbourne Theatre Company he has performed in Measure for Measure in 2000, Don Juan in Soho and Cheech in 2007, Dead Man's Cell Phone and Rockabye in 2009. Frederiksen portrayed Mark Antony in Bell Shakespeare's production of Julius Caesar (2011), touring around Australia and closing at the Sydney Opera House.
He was part of the original ensemble of Melbourne-based theatre company Red Stitch Actors Theatre, helping to establish the company. For Red Stitch he has appeared in many productions. Just some of these include playing the title role in Brendan Cowell's Ruben Guthrie (2011), Fatboy (2010), Leaves of Glass (2009), The Pain and the Itch (2008)[9] and After Miss Julie (2007). In 2008 Frederiksen received a Melbourne Green Room nomination as Best Male actor for his performance in an independent production.[10] In 2009 he directed On Ego at Red Stitch.
In 2013 he performed the role of Giles in Travis Cotton's play Robots vs Art[11] and Neil Labute's Fat Pig.[12] In 2016 he was part of the Australian cast of Matilda the Musical,[13][14] playing Matilda's nasty father.[15]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Wallow | |
| 2008 | Ten Empty | Elliot | |
| 2009 | Closed for Winter | Martin | |
| 2010 | Summer Coda | Miklos | |
| 2013 | Vessel | Quentin | |
| 2015 | Pawno | Paige Turner | |
| 2020 | The Dry | Dr. Leigh | |
| 2022 | Petrol | Robert |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Young Lions | Chris Doone | 2 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Blue Heelers | Dr. Josh Carmichael | 7 episodes |
| 2003 | Mermaids | Randy | TV film |
| 2003–2004 | Stingers | Leo Flynn | 58 episodes |
| 2007 | Bastard Boys | Greg Combet | Miniseries |
| 2012 | Underground: The Julian Assange Story | Wayne | TV film |
| 2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Sidney Fletcher | 3 episodes |
| Underbelly | Alexander | Episode: "Squizzy Tempts Fate" | |
| Redfern Now | Detective Harrison | Episode: "Babe in Arms" | |
| 2019–2022 | Upright | Andy Adams | 8 episodes |
| 2021 | Fires | Raf Gordon | Episode #1.6 |
| 2022 | Joe vs. Carole | Lucas Field | Episode: "The Tiger King" |
| 2024 | Exposure | Barry | 4 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Olijnyk, Max (26 June 2014). "Six Burning Questions for Daniel Frederiksen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Daniel enters Leo's den". The Age. 5 June 2003. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Unknown". The Age.[dead link]
- ^ "At the Movies with Margaret and David". ABC. Archived 11 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tim Minchin · All episodes of 'Upright' will be available in the UK 28th November and in Australia 1st December!". Tim Minchin. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ Pejkovic, Matthew (17 October 2008). "Spotlight Interview with Ten Empty Actor Daniel Frederiksen". Matt's Movie Reviews. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Underground – The Julian Assange Telemovie Cast Announced". Throng. Retrieved 3 November 2024.[dead link]
- ^ Mathieson, Craig (17 April 2016). "Short Cuts: Remembering the Man, Wide Open Sky, Pawno". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Nikki (5 May 2008). "The Pain and the Itch Red Stitch Actors Theatre". Australian Stage. Retrieved 3 November 2024.[dead link]
- ^ "Green Room Awards » 2008". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
- ^ Herbert, Kate (19 April 2013). "Review: Robots Vs. Art by Travis Cotton". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 November 2024.[dead link]
- ^ Rutherford, Emily Jean (1 September 2014). "Fat Pig @ Chapel off Chapel". Same Same. Archived 2014-09-01 at archive.today 14 October 2013
- ^ Plant, Simon (13 March 2016). "The four Melbourne girls playing the title role in Matilda The Musical are swatting up for a big season at the Princess Theatre". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Bailey, John (3 March 2016). "Fantasy and reality blur backstage in Matilda". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Blake, Elissa (6 August 2015). "Are Matilda's the Wormwoods the worst stage parents of all time?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2024.