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==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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For his role in ''[[Wakefield (TV series)|Wakefield]]'', Greenwood was nominated for the 2021 [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Maddox |first=Garry |date=31 October 2021 |title=The Newsreader and Wakefield dominate AACTA nominations |periodical=Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/the-newsreader-and-wakefield-dominate-nominations-for-australian-academy-of-cinema-and-television-arts-awards-20211029-p594fy.html}}</ref>
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| 2006 || Harry Greenwood || [[Tropfest]] || Best Young Talent Award || {{won}}
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| 2018 || Harry Greenwood || [[Casting Guild of Australia|Casting Guild of Australia Awards]] || Rising Star Award || {{won}}
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| 2021 || ''[[Wakefield (TV series)|Wakefield]]'' || [[AACTA Awards]] || [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama|Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama]] || {{won}}<ref>{{Citation |last=Maddox |first=Garry |date=31 October 2021 |title=The Newsreader and Wakefield dominate AACTA nominations |periodical=Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/the-newsreader-and-wakefield-dominate-nominations-for-australian-academy-of-cinema-and-television-arts-awards-20211029-p594fy.html}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 03:05, 2 December 2024

Harry Greenwood
Born
Harry Weaving Greenwood
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
ParentHugo Weaving (father)

Harry Weaving Greenwood is an Australian actor.

Early life and education

Harry Greenwood is the son of actor Hugo Weaving and artist Katrina Greenwood. His sister Holly is also an artist. He uses his mother's surname, because his parents thought ‘Harry Weaving’ didn’t have the same ring as ‘Harry Greenwood’. He uses Weaving as his middle name.[1]

After dabbling in Arts and Media Production degrees, Greenwood began studying a Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting) at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) when he was 21, graduating in 2012.[2]

Career

In 2013, his first year after graduating from NIDA, Greenwood, 24, made his theatre debut as an angry 16 year old in the Sydney Theatre Company production of Fury. That same year he also starred in short film The Gift.[3]

His breakthrough role was as Digger Bevan Johnson (alongside Kodi Smit-McPhee), in 2015 Nine Network miniseries Gallipoli,[4] He also appeared in television series Bad Mothers.[5]

Greenwood has appeared in feature films The Nightingale (2018) and True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) alongside Russell Crowe[6] He also appeared in Mel Gibson’s biographical war film Hacksaw Ridge with his father, although they did not appear in any scenes together.[7]

Greenwood's stage roles include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Roslyn Packer Theatre,[5] and Sydney Theatre Company's Cloud Nine.[8]

In 2022, Greenwood starred in Sean Lahiff's debut film as director, Carnifex. A science fiction / horror film with large-scale special effects, the film also stars Alexandra Park and Sisi Stringer, and premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2022.[9]

Greenwood was named Casting Guild of Australia’s 10 Rising Stars of 2018.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 8 Simon Segment: "The Water Diary"
2016 Hacksaw Ridge Henry Brown
2018 The Nightingale Jago
2019 The Dustwalker Paul
True History of the Kelly Gang (Uncredited)
2021 The Drover's Wife John MaPharlen
2022 Carnifex Ben
2024 Sleeping Dogs Richard Finn
TBA Klara and the Sun TBA

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Kododa Smokey TV series
2014 Old School Zac 6 episodes[11]
2015 Gallipoli Bevan Johnson 7 episodes[12]
2019 The Commons Tuly 3 episodes
Bad Mothers Sam 7 episodes
2020 Operation Buffalo Baxter 5 episodes
Liberty Street Will Episode: "Sophie"
2021 Total Control Leo Jacobs 6 episodes[13]
Wakefield Trevor 8 episodes[14]
2022 Bump Michael 5 episodes
Piece of Her Loner 3 episodes
2023 The Clearing Anton Beaufort 5 episodes
Class of '07 Brendo Episode: "The Tribe Has Spoken"

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Fury Joe Wharf Theatre with STC
2014 Once in Royal David’s City German boyfriend / Border guard Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2014; 2016 The Glass Menagerie Jim O'Connor Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
2015 Love and Information Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Wharf Theatre with STC
2016 Back at the Dojo Young Danny Katz Belvoir St Theatre[15]
2017 Cloud Nine Betty / Edward Wharf Theatre with STC
2017 Three Sisters Tusenbach Sydney Opera House with STC
2019 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick STC[16]
2023 The Seagull Constantine STC

[17]

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result
2006 Harry Greenwood Tropfest Best Young Talent Award Won
2018 Harry Greenwood Casting Guild of Australia Awards Rising Star Award Won
2021 Wakefield AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Won[18]

Personal life

Greenwood's long term partner is director Milena Bennett.[19]

References

  1. ^ https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/harry-greenwood-shines-in-first-lead-tv-role-in-gallipoli-and-hes-the-spitting-image-of-dad-hugo-weaving/news-story/ddf98d4091b398579511387e4e3567b2
  2. ^ https://megaphoneoz.com/once-in-harry-greenwoods-city/
  3. ^ https://www.nida.edu.au/news/nida-screen-stars-stand-out-at-aacta-award-nominations/
  4. ^ https://if.com.au/harry-greenwood-a-rising-star-who-is-still-rising/
  5. ^ a b Rugendyke, Louise (13 April 2019), "Family ties bind for Harry Greenwood and Hugo Weaving in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Sydney Morning Herald
  6. ^ Groves, Don (19 November 2018), "Harry Greenwood: A rising star who is still rising", If
  7. ^ https://if.com.au/harry-greenwood-a-rising-star-who-is-still-rising/
  8. ^ Boon, Maxim (4 July 2017), "Actor Harry Greenwood Takes A Trip To Cloud Nine For Sydney Theatre Company", The Music
  9. ^ Debelle, Penelope (7 October 2022). "The state of science fiction". InDaily. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  10. ^ https://if.com.au/harry-greenwood-a-rising-star-who-is-still-rising/
  11. ^ "Old School | TV Tonight". 18 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Gallipoli | TV Tonight". 15 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Filming underway on Total Control S2 | TV Tonight". 25 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Wakefield calling Rudi | TV Tonight". 31 March 2021.
  15. ^ https://jolitson.com/tag/harry-greenwood/
  16. ^ https://kjtheatrediary.com/2019/05/cat-on-a-hot-tin-roof/
  17. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/465090
  18. ^ Maddox, Garry (31 October 2021), "The Newsreader and Wakefield dominate AACTA nominations", Sydney Morning Herald
  19. ^ https://if.com.au/milena-bennett-and-harry-greenwood-explore-conflict-and-connection-in-cactus/