Dan Spielman

Dan Spielman (born 1979) is an Australian actor. His career spans film, television and theatre. Early life

Spielman grew up with his younger sister in Beaumaris, Melbourne. Without formal acting training, Spielman has worked in theatre, television and film since graduating from high school in 1996 at St Michael's Grammar School, St Kilda, Victoria.

Career In 2005, Spielman became one of the youngest members of the Sydney Theatre Company's ensemble, The Actors' Company. in 2023 he appeared in Channel 10 crime series North Shore and Stan series Bad Behaviour, Spielman, in 2024 was named for the second series of Black Snow (TV series). On 14 January, Spielman was named in the cast for Paramount+ series Playing Gracie Darling.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre Year Title Role Notes 1997 Homeland / A Glass of Twilight Brotherhood of St Laurence Warehouse, Melbourne with La Mama 1998 Keene / Taylor Theatre Project Season 2: Neither Lost Nor Found / Untitled Monologue / Night, A Wall, Two Men Matthew - Untitled Monologue Brotherhood of St Laurence Warehouse, Melbourne with La Mama 1998 The Potting Shed The Church, Gardenvale, Melbourne 1998 Clean Sweep The Church, Gardenvale, Melbourne 1998 Keene / Taylor Theatre Project Season 3: To Whom it May Concern / Custody / What Remains of Dying Brotherhood of St Laurence Warehouse, Melbourne 1999 The Ninth Moon Ned Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne for Melbourne Festival 2000 Keene / Taylor Theatre Project Sydney Opera House for Sydney Festival 2001 The Choirbook Span Gallery, Melbourne 2001 The Seagull Konstantin Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC 2002 Half and Half Ned Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company 2002 Keene / Taylor Theatre Project: Dog Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, for Melbourne Festival 2005 A Journal of the Plague Year Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne 2005 The Ham Funeral Young Man / Narrator Malthouse Theatre , Melbourne 2005 Ivanov Lvov Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne 2005 The Cherry Orchard Trofimov Wharf Theatre with STC 2006 Mother Courage and Her Children Wharf Theatre with STC 2006 The Bourgeois Gentleman Sydney Theatre with STC 2007 The Season at Sarsaparilla Ron Suddards Sydney Opera House with STC 2007 The Art of War Larry Wharf Theatre with STC 2007 A Midsummer Night's Dream Puck Sydney Theatre with STC 2008 Manna Collaborator Wharf Theatre, Sydney 2009 Knives in Hens Gilbert Horn Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Space Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA 2010 Cageling Dramaturge / Creator Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, Carriageworks, Sydney, with The Rabble 2010 The Bedroom Project Creator Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne with The Rabble 2011 A Golem Story Amos Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne 2012 Macbeth Sydney Opera House, Canberra Theatre Centre, Arts Centre, Melbourne with Bell Shakespeare Company 2016 The Blind Giant Is Dancing Allen Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 2017 Macbeth Macduff Southbank Theatre with MTC 2019 Photograph 51 Crick MTC 2022 Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes Jon Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, Southbank Theatre, Melbourne, Belvoir Street Theatre & online with MTC

Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result 1999 The Date Tropfest Best Male Actor 2004 One Perfect Day Inside Film Awards Best Actor 2004: Tom White FCCA Award Best Male Supporting Actor 2004: Tom White AFI Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2004: One Perfect Day AFI Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role 2014 An Accidental Soldier Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie 2015 The Code AACTA Awards Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama 2022 New Gold Mountain Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie