Daniel Pollock

Daniel Pollock
Born	1968 Australia
Died	1992 (aged 22–23) Sydney, Australia
Years active	1988–92

Daniel Pollock (1969–1992) was an Australian actor best known for his role as Davey in the 1992 Australian drama film Romper Stomper, which featured Russell Crowe.

Acting career

Pollock attended Swinburne Senior Community School in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, Victoria in the mid eighties. He acted in films Nirvana Street Murder (1990), Death in Brunswick (1991) and Proof (1991).

Pollock's last performance was in film Romper Stomper. Pollock was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1992 AFI Awards for the role.

Death

On the 13th of April 1992, Pollock took his own life by throwing himself under a train at Newtown railway station, Sydney, prior to the release of Romper Stomper.

Pollock was a known heroin addict. Of Pollock's death Romper Stomper director Geoffrey Wright said “his senses were obviously dulled in some way (on the night of his death). I [...] hate heroin. What more can I say?” ^[1]

Fellow Romper Stomper actor Russell Crowe wrote a song, “The Night That Davey Hit the Train,” about his death.

References

1. ^ “Your Write.” (“About Daniel”), TV Week. 30 December 1995, page 53

External links

• Daniel Pollock at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Pollock, Daniel
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Date of birth	1969
Place of birth	Australia
Date of death	1992
Place of death	Sydney, Australia