Damian Hill

Damian Hill was an Australian film and television actor and screenwriter, best known for the 2015 film Pawno.

Early life and education Damian Hill was born in 1976 or 1975. His father, who was a surgeon, died when Damian was only a year old. His mother grew up in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Footscray, and Hill later moved there.

He attended both "fancy" private schools, including Wesley College, and public schools, and found himself liking working-class people.

He also did a masters degree in screenwriting at VCA. The film was highly praised by critics David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz. His final appearances in feature films were in 2019 independent crime thriller Locusts with Jessica McNamee and Ben Geurens and Australian-French drama film Slam (2018).

Hill said in a 2015 interview: "I'm always attracted to the underdog, or the person who's got the rough deal".

The Damian Hill Independent Film was awarded at the 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival in his honour.

The 2020 film Measure for Measure, which Hill contributed to writing, was dedicated to him.

Personal life Hill was the father of two children and stepfather of three. His partner of eight years was Beth, a graphic designer and former tattoo artist. Hill got his first tattoo aged 15 years and many more in ensuing years.

His brother is Australian Labor Party politician Julian Hill, Member of Parliament for Bruce.

Filmography Television

Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Model Behaviour Roy Lambasto 2014 Fell Kelly 2015 Pawno Danny Williams 2016 Broke Lionel The Death and Life of Otto Bloom Bob Spin Out Spike The Menkoff Method Karaoke Operator 2018 West of Sunshine Jimmy Slam Shane 2019 Locusts Davo