Damon Gameau

Damon Gameau (born 1982) is an Australian actor, director, and producer, most known for his documentaries That Sugar Film and 2040. Gameau has also appeared in a number of award-winning TV shows and films, such as Love My Way, The Tracker, and Balibo.

Early life Damon Gameau was born in 1982 and was and raised in Adelaide, Australia. In 1997, he attended National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

Career Gameau graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1999.

In 2011, he won the short film competition, Tropfest with his animation 'Animal Beatbox'.

In 2014, he announced the production of the documentary That Sugar Film in which he relates the dire mood swings and weight gain he experienced after taking on the low-fat, high-sugar diet for 60 days. Gameau wrote a companion book for the film, That Sugar Book, which reached the top of the Health & Well-being best-seller lists in Australia.

That Sugar Film is the highest-grossing Australian documentary released in cinemas across Australia and New Zealand.

His most recent film, 2040, is a documentary presented as a letter to his 4-year-old daughter showing her what the world could look like in 2040 if the best solutions to many of the world's environmental challenges are put into action. It premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and has recently become one of the highest grossing Australian documentaries of all time in Australia. He also wrote an accompanying book, 2040: Handbook for the Regeneration.

He appeared in the 2009 feature film Balibo, in which he plays the part of Seven Network reporter Greg Shackleton. He starred as Scotsman Andy Maher in the Australian TV miniseries Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.

He appeared in RTÉ's latest Irish drama, Raw, based in an exclusive Dublin restaurant. playing the head chef Geoff Mitchell from Seasons 1 to 5. Gameau portrayed a homosexual character and received great praise for his performance throughout his time on the series. He also starred in Spirited as Adrian Brixton alongside Claudia Karvan and Matt King.

In 2012, he featured in both episodes of the drama-miniseries Howzat! Kerry Packer's War as Australian batsman Greg Chappell.

In 2013, he appeared in an episode of Wentworth as Mark Pearson.

Gameau is married to Winners and Losers actress, Zoe Tuckwell-Smith. Together they have 2 children.

Awards and honours Gameau was nominated for NSW Australian of the Year in 2020 for his work in creating 'the Regeneration' movement which is associated with his film 2040. Gameau won the Best Documentary Award for That Sugar Film at the Australian Film and Television Awards in 2016. In 2007, Gameau won the Best Actor award for his role in the film Vermin at the Sydney Underground Film Festival. Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Balibo at the AFI Awards. Gameau has begun a directing career also with his film One, reaching the finals of Tropfest in 2010 and his film Animal Beatbox winning the 2011 competition. His first documentary feature, That Sugar Film, was selected for Berlin Film Festival and IDFA.. The film was nominated for the AACTA award for best feature-length documentary. It is still the highest grossing Australian documentary of all time across Australia and New Zealand.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 2002 The Tracker The Follower Feature film 2003 The 13th House Mark Waterman Film 2004 Thunderstruck Sonny Feature film 2006 Court of Lonely Royals Holden Janicowsky Film 2007 Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance Neil Mockumentary film 2009 Balibo Greg Shackleton Feature film 2012 Save Your Legs! Stav Feature film 2013 Patrick: Evil Awakens Ed Penhaligon Feature film 2013 Charlie's Country Darwin Hospital Nurse Feature film 2014 That Sugar Film Himself Documentary film 2019 2040 Himself Documentary film 2025 Future Council Himself Documentary film

Television Year Title Role Type 2001 Going Home Shane TV series 2002 White Collar Blue Michael Carl TV series 2004 Love My Way Felix TV series 2007 How I Met Your Mother Australian Backpacker TV series 2008-13 Raw Geoff Mitchell TV series, season 1-5 2009 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities Andy Maher TV series 2010 Spirited Adrian Brixton TV series 2011 SLiDE Ash TV series 2012 Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Greg Chappell TV miniseries 2012 Puberty Blues Larry TV series 2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Tom Di Biasi TV miniseries 2013 Wentworth Mark Pearson TV miniseries 2014 Secrets & Lies Dave Carroll TV miniseries 2015 Gallipoli Keith Murdoch TV miniseries 2015 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Dr. Allen Perkins TV series 2016 Barracuda Ben Whitter TV miniseries 2016 The Kettering Incident Jens Jorgensson TV miniseries