# Damon Herriman

Damon Herriman (born 31 March 1970) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Dewey Crowe on the FX neo-western crime series Justified (2010–15), and Romeo on the Starz drama miniseries Flesh and Bone (2015). He is also known for having played Charles Manson twice, first on the second season of the Netflix psychological crime thriller series Mindhunter, and later in the comedy drama film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (both 2019).
Herriman won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Punch in the black comedy film Judy and Punch (2019), and was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Ruse in the historical psychological thriller film The Nightingale (2018).

## Early life

Damon Herriman was born in Adelaide, South Australia and grew up in Vale Park. He began acting in local television commercials at the age of eight, but it was not until he was cast as Frank Errol in The Sullivans two years later that his career began to take off. He continued to work solidly as a child actor, with a return to The Sullivans a year later, as well as the Australian series The Patchwork Hero, Sara Dane, For the Term of His Natural Life and Taurus Rising. He received three Logie Award nominations for his performance in The Sullivans.

## Career

After appearing in The Flying Doctors, for which he won the Penguin Award for Excellence in a Performance by a Juvenile, and the children's mini-series Elly & Jools, Herriman was cast as Mark Jorgensen, the bespectacled best friend of Ben Mendelsohn's Danny Clark in the Australian cult comedy classic The Big Steal.
As well as continuing to work solidly in film, television and theatre, Herriman has also written and/or directed many successful short films, including the Tropfest finalists They and The Date. In 2004, he won the Best Screenplay award at Flickerfest for the short film Soar, in which he also performed. He was a performer and contributing writer on the ABC sketch comedy series, The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting.
Herriman's other Australian work includes playing Claudia Karvan's workmate and friend George Wagstaffe in the critically acclaimed Foxtel series Love My Way; Marcus Dwyer in the comedy series, Laid; simpleton Reg in the Australian feature, 100 Bloody Acres; as well as the title role in the ABC telemovie, The Outlaw Michael Howe. In 2014, he was seen as manager Chris Murphy in the miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, as well as appearing in Josh Lawson's debut feature, The Little Death. Other recent Australian credits include Abe Forsythe's feature, Down Under; the Foxtel series, Secret City and Mr Inbetween; the Oscar nominated short, The Eleven O'Clock; the ABC telemovie, Riot; Jennifer Kent's second feature, The Nightingale; and the Foxtel mini-series, Lambs of God. In 2019 he won the AACTA award for Best Lead Actor in a film for his performance in Judy and Punch.
His American career began in 2004, playing the creepy roadkill truck driver in the US horror film House of Wax. Since 2005 he has worked regularly in the United States, starting with such productions as The Unit; Redbelt (both written and directed by David Mamet); Breaking Bad; Wilfred; Cold Case; and mysterious hitman Mr. Jones on the CBS crime series, Vegas.
He played the convicted kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby, Bruno Hauptmann, in the Clint Eastwood-directed J. Edgar (2011), and one of the Cavendish gang in Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger (2013). Next he appeared in the Vince Gilligan/David Shore series for CBS, Battle Creek; the homeless Romeo in the Starz limited series, Flesh and Bone; and the violent hitman Buddy in the first season of the HBO/Cinemax series, Quarry. In 2019, he played Charles Manson in both Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and the television series Mindhunter.
In 2019, he appeared as Paul Allen Brown in Steven Conrad's Epix series Perpetual Grace, LTD. In 2021, he was the voice of Kabal in Mortal Kombat, with stuntman Daniel Nelson portraying the character in the suit.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Pesticides: Friend or Foe | Performer | Short film (documentary) |
| 1986 | Push Start | | TV film |
| 1989 | Police State | Parker's Son | TV film |
| 1990 | Call Me Mr. Brown | Bowser Boy | TV film |
| 1990 | The Big Steal | Mark Jorgensen | |
| 1998 | They | Five | Short film |
| 1998 | Meteorites! | Nick | TV film |
| 1998 | Praise | Skinhead | |
| 2001 | South Pacific | Professor | TV film |
| 2001 | The Hitch | Hitchhiker | Short film |
| 2003 | Ned | Steve Hart / Orderly | |
| 2003 | Fuel | The Attendant | Short film |
| 2004 | Soar | Jack | Short film |
| 2004 | Chipman | Chipman | Short film |
| 2004 | Post | 1st AD | Short film |
| 2004 | Sold Out | Voice/Commentary | Short film |
| 2005 | A Family Legacy | Australian Commentary | Short film |
| 2005 | Son of the Mask | Animagine Employee | |
| 2005 | House of Wax | Lester Sinclair | |
| 2006 | Candy | Roger Moylan | |
| 2006 | Fainting Your Way to the Top | The Presenter | Short film |
| 2006 | Can I Call You | Julian | Short film |
| 2007 | Lens Love Story | Len | Short film |
| 2008 | Bella | | Short film |
| 2008 | Redbelt | Official at Arena | |
| 2008 | The Square | Eddie | |
| 2008 | Winged Creatures | TV Minister | Released as Fragments on DVD |
| 2009 | The News | Daniel | Short film |
| 2009 | Lost & Found | Anthony Eckel | TV film |
| 2010 | Shock | Radio Announcer | Short film |
| 2010 | Call Centre | Hugo | Short film |
| 2011 | Commercialisms | Director | Short film |
| 2011 | Monkeys | Bartender | Short film |
| 2011 | Pet | Daniel | Short film |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Bruno Hauptmann | |
| 2011 | The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg | Curtis Preest | |
| 2012 | 100 Bloody Acres | Reg Morgan | |
| 2012 | Rabbit | Dentist | Short film |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Ray | |
| 2013 | Wishart | Andy Wishart | Short film |
| 2013 | Record | Jamie | Short film |
| 2013 | The Broken Shore | Jamie Bourgoyne | TV film |
| 2013 | The Outlaw Michael Howe | Michael Howe | TV film |
| 2014 | Smithston | Mr Jones | Short film |
| 2014 | The Water Diviner | Father McIntyre | |
| 2014 | Son of a Gun | Wilson | |
| 2014 | The Little Death | Dan | |
| 2016 | Down Under | Jason | |
| 2016 | The Eleven O’Clock | Nathan Klein | Short film |
| 2018 | The Nightingale | Ruse | |
| 2018 | Riot | Lance Gowland | TV film |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Charles Manson | |
| 2019 | Judy and Punch | Punch | |
| 2021 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Tom Kitten (voice) | |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat | Kabal (voice) | |
| 2022 | Nude Tuesday | Bruno/husband | |
| 2022 | Monolith | Voice | |
| 2023 | Run Rabbit Run | Peter | |
| 2023 | The Portable Door | Monty Smith-Gregg | |
| 2023 | The Bikeriders | Brucie | |
| 2024 | Better Man | Nigel Martin-Smith | |
| 2024 | How to Make Gravy | Roger | |
| 2025 | Together | | |
| 2025 | Mortal Kombat 2 | Quan Chi | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | The Sullivans | Frank Errol | |
| 1981 | The Patchwork Hero | Hardy Jamieson | 6 episodes |
| 1982 | Taurus Rising | Phil Drysdale | |
| 1982 | Sara Dane | David | Miniseries - 3 episodes |
| 1983 | For the Term of His Natural Life | Blinker | Miniseries - 1 episode |
| 1984 | Carson's Law | Jimmy | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Camera Script | | episode "Second Star On The Right" |
| 1988 | The Flying Doctors | Tod White | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | E Street | Dean ‘Dino’ Connors | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Elly & Jools | Liam O'Farrell | Miniseries - 12 episodes |
| 1991 | The Miraculous Mellops | Felix | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Brides of Christ | Grant | Miniseries - 1 episode |
| 1998 | Murder Call | Lindsay Cramer | Season 2, episodes 10-11: “Deadline“ (parts 1 & 2) |
| 1998–1999 | All Saints | Danny Bucknell | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Flat Chat | Unknown | Episode: "The Old Flame" |
| 2001 | Water Rats | Todd Grierson / Gerry Bourke | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Stingers | Dale Kemp | Episode: "The Weakest Link" |
| 2004 | The Cooks | Nigel | Episode: "Beef with You" |
| 2006 | Love My Way | George Wagstaffe | 18 episodes |
| 2006 | The Unit | Sgt. Parker | Episode: "Old Home Week" |
| 2006 | Stupid, Stupid Man | Pippy | Episode: "The Cobra" |
| 2007 | The Loop | Harald Juvlunktinston | Episode: "The Windows" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | John Smith | Episode: "The Road" |
| 2009 | Chandon Pictures | Scotty Cornish | Episode: "Rockstar" |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dwayne Simmons | Episode: "Wild Life" |
| 2010 | Satisfaction | Dominic | Episode: "Bug Crush" |
| 2010 | Offspring | Boyd Carlisle | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Rake | Detective Maraco | 2 episodes |
| 2010–2015 | Justified | Dewey Crowe | 22 episodes |
| 2011 | Breaking Bad | Scary Skell | Episode: "Cornered" |
| 2011 | Wilfred | Jesse | Episode: "Fear" |
| 2012 | Laid | Marcus Dwyer | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | The Strange Calls | Adrian | Miniseries - Episode: "Roots" |
| 2012–2013 | Vegas | Mr. Jones | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting | Various characters | Miniseries - 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Almost Human | Lucas Vincent impersonator | Episode: "Are You Receiving?" |
| 2014 | INXS: Never Tear Us Apart | Chris Murphy | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | Detective Niblet | 9 episodes |
| 2015 | Flesh and Bone | Romeo | Miniseries - 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Scorpion | Gleason | Episode: "US vs. UN vs. UK" |
| 2016 | No Activity | Bernie | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Quarry | Buddy | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Secret City | Kim Gordon | 6 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Incorporated | Jonathan Hendrick | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | Top of the Lake: China Girl | Toni Bolloti | Episode: "Surrogate" |
| 2018 | Squinters | Miles | 4 episodes |
| 2018–2021 | Mr Inbetween | Freddy | Main cast |
| 2019 | Perpetual Grace, LTD | Paul Allen Brown | Main cast |
| 2019 | Lambs of God | Father Bob | Miniseries - 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Mindhunter | Charles Manson | Episode #2.5 |
| 2019 | The Commons | Ben Childers | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | The Serpent | Laver | Miniseries - 3 episodes |
| 2021 | The Underground Railroad | Martin | Miniseries - 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Ultra City Smiths | Various Characters | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | The Tourist | Detective Inspector Lachlan Rogers | Miniseries - 5 episodes |
| 2022 | Thai Cave Rescue | Doctor Craig Challen | Netflix limited series |
| 2023 | The Artful Dodger | Captain Gaines | 8 episodes |

### Music Video Appearances

| Year | Title | Artist | Role |
| 2016 | Wasting Time | Bernard Fanning | Wayne, Gary & Terry |
| 2020 | Unreal | Julia Stone | Self |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Auntie Mame | | Theatre Royal, Adelaide with Therry Dramatic Society |
| 1988 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | | Arts Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Repertory Theatre |
| 1990 | Operation Holy Mountain | Tony | Q Theatre, Penrith |
| 1992 | Lost in Yonkers | Jay Kurnitz | Theatre Royal Sydney, Playhouse Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Geelong Arts Centre, Monash University, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Canberra Theatre, Lyric Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company & Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 1992 | St. James Infirmary Blues | Tim | Q Theatre, Penrith |
| 1993 | St. James Infirmary | Dominic Connolly | Russell Street Theatre with Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 1993 | Summer of the Aliens | Lewis | Wharf Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company |
| 1994 | Two Weeks with the Queen | Colin | Playhouse Theatre, Perth, Cremorne Theatre, Glen Street Theatre |
| 1995 | Sanctuary | John | Bridge Theatre Coniston, Lakeview Street Theatre & Playhouse Theatre, Perth with New England Theatre Company & Theatre South |
| | A Fair Country | Gil Burgess | |
| | Soar | Jack | Tamarama Rock Surfers |
| 1996 | The Cripple of Inishmaan | Bartley McCormick | Sydney Theatre Company |
| | Five Sevens (workshop) | | Sydney Theatre Company |
| | The Fortunes of Richard Mahony (workshop) | | Sydney Theatre Company |
| | Cloudstreet | Ted Pickles, Gerry Clay, Toby Raven | Belvoir St Theatre with Company B Belvoir |
| 1998 | 2 Strikes | | Red Shed Theatre, Adelaide with Tamarama Rock Surfers for Adelaide Fringe Festival |
| 1998 | Sanctuary | | Lakeview Street Theatre with Theatre South & The New England Theatre Company |
| 1999 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Ira Stone | Sydney Opera House with Ensemble Theatre |
| | ATM | Nick, Ricky, Cyrus, Phillipe, Little Boy | Roguestar Productions |
| 2002 | Presence | Sam | Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2002 | Buried Child | Vince | Belvoir Street Theatre with Company B |
| 2004 | Petunia Takes Tea | Mother | Newtown Theatre for Short and Sweet (festival) |
| 2004 | The Underpants | Cohen | Playhouse, South Bank with Queensland Theatre Company & Company B |
| | Terrorism - New Russian Plays | Man | Sydney Theatre Company |
| | Half a Life (workshop) | | Belvoir Street Theatre |
| 2004 | Light on the Hill | | Belvoir Street Theatre with Company B |
| 2005 | The Spook | Martin | Glen Street Theatre & Playhouse, South Bank with Company B |
| 2005 | Broken Valley | | Belvoir Street Theatre for Company B |
| 2008 | The Pillowman | Katurian | Belvoir Street Theatre with Company B |
| | 10,000 Beers (workshop) | Len | Playwriting Australia |
| 2009-10 | Tot Mom | Charaktere | Wharf Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company |
| 2013 | The Wild Duck | Gregers Werle | Holland Festival & Vienna Festival with Belvoir Street Theatre |
| 2015 | The Blind Date Project | Tom | Performing Lines with Ride On Theatre for Sydney Festival |
| 2016 | Speed-the-Plow | Bobby Gould | Roslyn Packer Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Award category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1981 | Logie Awards | Most Popular New Talent | The Sullivans | Nominated |
| 1981 | Logie Awards | Best Performance by a Juvenile | The Sullivans | Nominated |
| 1982 | Logie Awards | Best Performance by a Juvenile | The Sullivans | Nominated |
| 1989 | Penguin Awards | Excellence in a Performance by a Juvenile | The Flying Doctors | Won |
| 2012 | AACTA Awards | Best Comedy Performance | Laid | Nominated |
| 2012 | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Laid | Nominated |
| 2013 | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries | Laid | Nominated |
| 2014 | Australian Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | 100 Bloody Acres | Nominated |
| 2014 | AACTA Awards | Best Lead Actor | The Little Death | Nominated |
| 2015 | AACTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Down Under | Nominated |
| 2015 | AACTA Awards | Best Guest or Supporting Actor – Drama | Secret City | Won |
| 2017 | Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Supporting Actor | Secret City | Won |
| 2018 | Logie Awards | Most Outstanding Actor | Riot | Nominated |
| 2018 | AACTA Awards | Best Lead Actor – Drama | Riot | Won |
| 2018 | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Miniseries | Riot | Won |
| 2018 | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mr Inbetween | Nominated |
| 2019 | AACTA Awards | Best Actor | Judy and Punch | Won |
| 2019 | AACTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Nightingale | Nominated |
| 2019 | AACTA Awards | Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | Lambs of God | Nominated |
| 2019 | AACTA Awards | Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | Mr Inbetween | Nominated |
In 2018 he was awarded the Orry-Kelly Award, recognising a body of work that contributes to Australia's national identity.

## Other works
### Music

* 2015: "Raining Gold" – ARO (Aimee Osbourne)