Don Hany
Encyclopedia
Don Hany is an Australian award-winning actor. He is best known for his role in the series White Collar Blue
, the film Lucky Miles
and in the mini-series East West 101
.
father who became a restaurateur, and an Hungarian mother who is a doctor of economics. Hany attended high school in the Netherlands
and later completed a degree in Dramatic Arts at the University of Western Sydney
Nepean.
. In 2000, he had a small role in Water Rats
. In 2002, he had a role in the tele-movie Heroes' Mountain and had a role in the police drama White Collar Blue
.
He later moved to Los Angeles to complete shooting for the film Winning the Peace, in which he won Best Actor at Method Fest
in 2005.
In 2006 he returned to Australia to work on the film Lucky Miles
which went on to win the audience award for Best Film at the Sydney Film Festival
.
In 2007, Hany starred in the mini-series of East West 101
for SBS
television, in which he played the lead role of Zane Malik. In 2008, he had a small role in Underbelly
as Nik Radev
.
In 2009, Hany had a busy year, starring in the mini-series False Witness
, ABC1
's Dirt Game
, and returning to East West 101 for the second season.
In 2010, he joined the main cast of the Foxtel drama Tangle
, playing politician Spiros Georgiades. He also joined Channel Ten's drama Offspring
, in the role of paediatrician Chris Havel. Both shows have been commissioned for new seasons in 2011, though it is unclear whether he will be seen in Offspring. Also returning is East West 101, in its third and final season.
In 2011, Hany starred in the Nine Network movie premiere of Tell Them Lucifer Was Here, reprising his role from Underbelly, Nik Radev. He has also been cast in two telemovies, Jack Irish: Bad Debts and Jack Irish: Black Tide, (based on the books Bad Debts
and Black Tide
by Peter Temple
), which will air on the ABC
in 2012.
Early in 2010 Don engaged to actress Alin Sumarwata.
White Collar Blue
White Collar Blue was an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003.Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and...
, the film Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles is an Australian comedy/drama feature film based on several true stories involving people entering Australia illegally along the continent's coastline...
and in the mini-series East West 101
East West 101
East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue....
.
Biography
Born to an IraqiIraqi people
The Iraqi people or Mesopotamian people are natives or inhabitants of the country of Iraq, known since antiquity as Mesopotamia , with a large diaspora throughout the Arab World, Europe, the Americas, and...
father who became a restaurateur, and an Hungarian mother who is a doctor of economics. Hany attended high school in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and later completed a degree in Dramatic Arts at the University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
Nepean.
Career
In 1998, Hany began his television career, starring in the soapie BreakersBreakers
Breakers may refer to:*Coal breakers, an industrial mechanism for breaking chunks of coal into smaller chunks*Breakers , a 1996 fighting arcade game by Visco*Breakers , from the Dark Tower books...
. In 2000, he had a small role in Water Rats
Water Rats (TV series)
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
. In 2002, he had a role in the tele-movie Heroes' Mountain and had a role in the police drama White Collar Blue
White Collar Blue
White Collar Blue was an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003.Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and...
.
He later moved to Los Angeles to complete shooting for the film Winning the Peace, in which he won Best Actor at Method Fest
Method Fest Independent Film Festival
Method Fest Independent Film Festival is an independent film festival that has currently held over 8 festivals. It is held in Calabasas, California and is dedicated to support the work of those who produce, make and work in independent film and to provide educational opportunities in independent...
in 2005.
In 2006 he returned to Australia to work on the film Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles is an Australian comedy/drama feature film based on several true stories involving people entering Australia illegally along the continent's coastline...
which went on to win the audience award for Best Film at the Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival is an annual film festival held in the Australian city of Sydney and is held over 12 days in June. The competitive film festival draws international and local attention, with films being showcased in several venues across the city centre and includes features,...
.
In 2007, Hany starred in the mini-series of East West 101
East West 101
East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue....
for SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
television, in which he played the lead role of Zane Malik. In 2008, he had a small role in Underbelly
Underbelly (TV series)
Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...
as Nik Radev
Nik Radev
Nikolai "The Russian" Radev was a Bulgarian refugee who became known as a career criminal in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
.
In 2009, Hany had a busy year, starring in the mini-series False Witness
False Witness
False Witness is an Australian television mini-series produced by Screentime Australia for the Australian subscription television channel UK.TV...
, ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
's Dirt Game
Dirt Game
Dirt Game is an Australian drama television series that screened on the ABC. It was a six part series that was announced in July 2009. It premiered on 19 April 2009 and finished on 25 May 2009...
, and returning to East West 101 for the second season.
In 2010, he joined the main cast of the Foxtel drama Tangle
Tangle (TV series)
Tangle is an Australian drama series for the Showcase subscription television channel. It focuses on the lives of two generations of two families and their tangled lives. Tangle is filmed in Melbourne and first screened on 1 October 2009...
, playing politician Spiros Georgiades. He also joined Channel Ten's drama Offspring
Offspring (TV series)
Offspring is an Australian television comedy-drama series which premiered on Network Ten in Australia on 15 August 2010. Offspring is centred around 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her family, as they navigate the chaos of modern life...
, in the role of paediatrician Chris Havel. Both shows have been commissioned for new seasons in 2011, though it is unclear whether he will be seen in Offspring. Also returning is East West 101, in its third and final season.
In 2011, Hany starred in the Nine Network movie premiere of Tell Them Lucifer Was Here, reprising his role from Underbelly, Nik Radev. He has also been cast in two telemovies, Jack Irish: Bad Debts and Jack Irish: Black Tide, (based on the books Bad Debts
Bad Debts
Bad Debts is a Ned Kelly Award winning novel by Australian author Peter Temple. This is the first novel in the author's Jack Irish series.-Notes:...
and Black Tide
Black Tide (novel)
Black Tide is a crime novel by Australian author Peter Temple. This is the second novel in the author's Jack Irish series.-Notes:...
by Peter Temple
Peter Temple
Peter Temple is an Australian crime fiction writer.Formerly a journalist and journalism lecturer, Temple turned to fiction writing in the 1990s. His Jack Irish novels are set in Melbourne, Australia, and feature an unusual lawyer-gambler protagonist...
), which will air on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
in 2012.
Personal Life
Don is one of a pair of twins, his brother being Roger Hany. They both attended Primary School on the Central Coast of New South Wales.Early in 2010 Don engaged to actress Alin Sumarwata.
Film
- The Last Confession of Alexander PearceThe Last Confession of Alexander PearceThe Last Confession of Alexander Pearce is a 2008 Australian film directed by Michael James Rowland starring Irish actors Adrian Dunbar as Philip Conolly and Ciaran McMenamin as Alexander Pearce...
(2008) - Lucky MilesLucky MilesLucky Miles is an Australian comedy/drama feature film based on several true stories involving people entering Australia illegally along the continent's coastline...
(2007) - Sleep in Heavenly Peace (2007)
- The TV SetThe TV SetThe TV Set is a 2006 comedy about an idealistic writer attempting to bring his vision for a TV show to fruition on the small screen.-Plot:...
(2006) - California King (2006)
- Big Top (2006)
- Winning the Peace (2004)
- Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (2011)
Television
- TangleTangle (TV series)Tangle is an Australian drama series for the Showcase subscription television channel. It focuses on the lives of two generations of two families and their tangled lives. Tangle is filmed in Melbourne and first screened on 1 October 2009...
(2010–present) - OffspringOffspring (TV series)Offspring is an Australian television comedy-drama series which premiered on Network Ten in Australia on 15 August 2010. Offspring is centred around 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her family, as they navigate the chaos of modern life...
(2010 main cast, 2011 special guest star) - Legend of the SeekerLegend of the SeekerLegend of the Seeker is a television series based on The Sword of Truth novels by Terry Goodkind. Distributed in U.S. by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, ABC Studios produced the series, which was its first foray into broadcast syndication, with Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle and...
(2009) - Chandon PicturesChandon PicturesChandon Pictures was an Australian comedy television series that premiered on Movie Extra on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009.The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a Tropfest short film produced by Rob Carlton and Alex Weinress...
(2009) - False WitnessFalse WitnessFalse Witness is an Australian television mini-series produced by Screentime Australia for the Australian subscription television channel UK.TV...
(2009) - RushRush (2008 TV series)-DVD releases:-Achievements:-International distribution:-External links:...
(2008) - UnderbellyUnderbelly (TV series)Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...
(2008) - East West 101East West 101East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue....
(2007–present) - White Collar BlueWhite Collar BlueWhite Collar Blue was an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003.Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and...
(2002) - Heroes' Mountain (2002)
- Flat ChatFlat ChatFlat Chat is a compilation album from the Australian band Midnight Oil. It is a collection of their heavier rock songs, which gave them their reputation...
(2001) - Water RatsWater Rats (TV series)Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
(2000) - The MonsterThe MonsterThe Monster may refer to:* The Monster , a French horror film* The Monster , an American horror film* The Monster , an Egyptian crime film* The Monster, a novel by Ismail Kadare...
(1999) - BreakersBreakersBreakers may refer to:*Coal breakers, an industrial mechanism for breaking chunks of coal into smaller chunks*Breakers , a 1996 fighting arcade game by Visco*Breakers , from the Dark Tower books...
(1998)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Group | Award | Film/Show | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Method Fest Independent Film Festival Method Fest Independent Film Festival Method Fest Independent Film Festival is an independent film festival that has currently held over 8 festivals. It is held in Calabasas, California and is dedicated to support the work of those who produce, make and work in independent film and to provide educational opportunities in independent... |
Best Actor | Winning the Peace | |
| 2008 | Logie Award Logie Award The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a... |
Most Outstanding Actor | East West 101 East West 101 East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue.... |
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| 2008 | AFI Australian Film Institute The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry... |
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama | East West 101 East West 101 East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue.... |
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| 2009 | AFI Australian Film Institute The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry... |
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama | East West 101 East West 101 East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue.... |
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| 2010 | Logie Award Logie Award The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a... |
Most Outstanding Actor | East West 101 East West 101 East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue.... |
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| 2011 | Logie Award Logie Award The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a... |
Most Popular Actor | Tangle Tangle (TV series) Tangle is an Australian drama series for the Showcase subscription television channel. It focuses on the lives of two generations of two families and their tangled lives. Tangle is filmed in Melbourne and first screened on 1 October 2009... and Offspring Offspring (TV series) Offspring is an Australian television comedy-drama series which premiered on Network Ten in Australia on 15 August 2010. Offspring is centred around 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her family, as they navigate the chaos of modern life... |
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| 2011 | Astra Award ASTRA Awards The ASTRA Awards are the Australian subscription television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 2003. The awards are named after the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association, and have a sponsorship deal with Holden Astra, who are the awards presenting... |
Most Outstanding Performance By An Actor: Male | Tangle Tangle (TV series) Tangle is an Australian drama series for the Showcase subscription television channel. It focuses on the lives of two generations of two families and their tangled lives. Tangle is filmed in Melbourne and first screened on 1 October 2009... |