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David Hoflin Born 25 February 1979
Stockholm, SwedenOccupation Actor Years active 1988–present David Hoflin (pronounced /ˈdɑːvɨd/) (born 25 February 1979)[1] is a Swedish-born Australian actor. He is most famous for playing Jason Bates in Ocean Girl between 1994 and 1998, and Oliver Barnes in Neighbours between 2007 and 2008.
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Career
He has appeared in TV shows such as Ocean Girl, Head Start, A Country Practice, McLeod's Daughters, Eugenie Sandler P.I., State Coroner, The Lost World.
Hoflin was ten when he starred in his first role alongside Meryl Streep and Sam Neill in Evil Angels, a film about the famous tragic case where a dingo stole baby Azaria Chamberlain from her tent at Ayers Rock.
In the Australian medical drama All Saints, he played a character named Kieran who had become heavily intoxicated with alcohol at a rave and subsequently passed out and neglected his younger sister, who was later raped by his friend Lewis.
In Ocean Girl, he played one of the lead male characters. The romantic chemistry between his character and that of Marzena Godecki's character, Neri is one of the central themes of the series.
Hoflin joined Neighbours in 2007 as Oliver Barnes. He received the job without auditioning after Christian Clark quit with immediate effect.[2] He filmed his last scenes on 6 May 2008, the same day as fellow cast member Daniel O'Connor.[3] Hoflin will return to Neighbours in April 2011 for a two week guest stint.[4]
Personal life
Hoflin was born in Stockholm, Sweden[1] and has a sister called Emma.
David has been in a relationship with former Neighbours co-star Natalie Blair since 2008. [5] The pair currently live together in Los Angeles. [6]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1988 A Cry in the Dark Aidan, 8 years AKA, Evil Angels 1990 Breakaway Geoffrey 1991 Death in Brunswick Dave's Boy 1992 Good Vibrations Donovan TV mini-series 1994 Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Bindy Episode: "Qwrk Lands on His Feet" 1994 Law of the Land Joe Rankin Episode: "The Last Run" 1994–1997 Ocean Girl Jason Bates 78 episodes 1998 State Coroner Andy Riordan Episode: "Watershed" 2000 The Lost World Gideon Episode: "The Chosen One" 2001 Head Start Patrick Gromley 36 episodes 2002 All Saints Keiran Sharkey Episode: "M for Memory" 2003 Swimming Upstream Harold Fingleton Jr. 2004 Blue Heelers Scott Drummond Episode: "Running Scared" 2004 McLeod's Daughters Paul Kendall Episode: "Every Breath You Take"
Episode: "My Brother's Keeper"2005 Stranded Cam 2007–2008, 2011 Neighbours Oliver Barnes 204 episodes 2010 Big Love First Son Episode: "Blood Atonement" 2010 Love Begins Jake Weller Filming 2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Former Navy Lieutenant Lance Talbot Episode: "Disorder" References
- ^ a b "David Hoflin Bio". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/david-hoflin/person/22032/summary.html?tag=mini;content_nav. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Moving in!". TV Week. Ninemsn. http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=176573. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Dan and David's Last Day". Neighbours.com. Australia: Network Ten. http://neighbours.com.au/1912.htm. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Homecoming for Neighbours faves". Holy Soap. Channel Five. http://holysoap.five.tv/neighbours/news/homecoming-for-neighbours-faves-9908. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sunday-heraldsun/blairs-bound-for-europe/story-e6frf92x-1111116764128}}
- ^ http://neighbours.com.au/Carmella-and-Oliver-Come-Home.htm}}
External links
- David Hoflin at the Internet Movie Database
- David Hoflin biography (Russian)
Categories:- Australian television actors
- Australian film actors
- Australian child actors
- Living people
- 1979 births
- People from Stockholm
- Australian soap opera actors
- Australian screen actor stubs
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