Damien Bodie

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.

Career Bodie first appeared on television aged seven,

In 1999, Bodie began appearing as Ram Foley in the children's series Crash Zone and held the role for three years. In 2002, he played Oscar Coxon in the children's series Short Cuts, which aired on the Seven Network.

In 2005, Bodie secured the regular role of Dylan Timmins in long-running soap opera Neighbours. 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. In 2010, he had a guest role in City Homicide 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.

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

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Hating Alison Ashley Damo Film 2009 Welcome to the Cosmos Dave Film 2014 Dinner for Three Archie Short film 2015 A Kind of Magic Alex Film 2017 Born Guilty Lee Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Dennis Andrews Guest role 1996 Neighbours Charlie Moyes Guest role 1997 Ocean Girl Louis Danton Main role 1997 The Balanced Particle Freeway Bede TV movie 1999 Neighbours Liam Rigby Guest role 1999–2001 Crash Zone Abraham 'Ram' Foley Main role 2002 Marshall Law Paul Guest role 2002Short Cuts Oscar Coxon Main role 2002 Guinevere Jones Josh Meyers Main role 2002 Bootleg Frankie Crawley Miniseries, guest role 2003 Blue Heelers Lucas Moore Guest role 2003 The Saddle Club Raffael Guest role 2004 Fergus McPhail Leon Guest role 2004 Salem's Lot Goth Kid Miniseries, guest role 2005–2007, 2020 Neighbours Dylan Timmins Main role 2008–2009 The Elephant Princess Vashan Season 1, main role 2010 City Homicide Ben Corrigan Guest role 2011–2014 Winners & Losers Jonathan Kurtiss Main role 2016 Scary Endings Gregory YouTube anthology series, guest role