David Lyons is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role on the Australian drama series Sea Patrol

Sea Patrol

Sea Patrol may refer to:*Sea Patrol, an Australian television series from 2007-2011**Sea Patrol **Sea Patrol , known as Sea Patrol II: The Coup**Sea Patrol , known as Sea Patrol: Red Gold...

, in which he played the Leading Seaman Josh Holiday

Josh Holiday (TV character)

Leading Seaman Joshua "Josh" Holiday was a fictional TV character on the show Sea Patrol. He is portrayed by David Lyons.- Personal life :ET at the end of Season 1 began a relationship with the Navigator, Nikki Caetano...

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Early life and education

Lyons was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lyons graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art

National Institute of Dramatic Art

The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...

 (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 2004.

Career

Lyons held a short recurring guest role on Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...

as well as a guest role on Neighbours

Neighbours

Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...

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On 10 April 2008, Lyons begun a regular role as Dr. Simon Brenner

Simon Brenner

Dr. Simon Brenner is a fictional character portrayed by David Lyons on the television show ER.-Life at County General:Brenner was introduced as a new ER attending physician, first seen in bed with two women before arriving for his first shift. His character is superficially very charming,...

 in the Emmy Award

Emmy Award

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...

-winning drama ER

ER (TV series)

ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...

, from Season 14 until the show ended with its 15th season on 2 April 2009.

In 2010, he appeared in Eat Pray Love alongside Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman , which grossed $464 million worldwide...

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Lyons also starred in the made-for-television movie A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne, and in NBC

NBC

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's The Cape.

Filmography

• Elemenopee (2005)
• Blue Heelers
  Blue Heelers
  Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
  
  (2005)
• Dead Man's Cards
  Dead Man's Cards
  Dead Man's Cards is a 2006 British underworld drama starring Paul Barber and James McMartin. When Tom suffers a bad eye injury his boxing career comes to an end, and his marriage begins to suffer...
  
  (2006)
• Storm Warning
  Storm Warning (2007 film)
  Storm Warning is a 2007 Australian horror film directed by Urban Legend director Jamie Blanks.-Plot:Rob and Pia, a couple who are out for a day of sailing become lost in a heavy storm and end up on a desolate island. They come across a barn with no one home. There is a large amount of marijuana in...
  
  (2007)
• Sea Patrol
  Sea Patrol
  Sea Patrol may refer to:*Sea Patrol, an Australian television series from 2007-2011**Sea Patrol **Sea Patrol , known as Sea Patrol II: The Coup**Sea Patrol , known as Sea Patrol: Red Gold...
  
  (2007–2009)
• ER
  ER (TV series)
  ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
  
  (2008–2009)
• Four (2008)
• Cactus (2008)
• Emilia Eckle (2009)
• A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne (2009)
• Day One
  Day One (TV series)
  Day One is a planned NBC sci-fi television movie—originally a TV series pilot—about apartment residents that survive an unknown worldwide cataclysm, that destroys modern infrastructure. The movie/pilot was directed by Alex Graves, who previously directed the pilot episodes for the Fox TV series...
  
  (2010)
• Swerve (2010)
• Eat Pray Love (2010)
• The Cape (2011)
• Mobius (2011)

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