# David Field (actor)

David Field is an Australian character actor and film director. He is known for his roles in the 1999 film Two Hands and as Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis in the TV series City Homicide.

## Career

David Field has appeared in numerous film and television roles, including Two Hands, as Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis in the Channel 7 TV series City Homicide.
In 2009, Field made his directorial debut with The Combination, a drama film which focuses on the relationships between Lebanese Australians and Anglo Australians in parts of Western Sydney. He followed this up in 2019 with a sequel, The Combination: Redemption.
He is also known for his role as the ex-prison inmate uncle in the mini series A Moody Christmas.

## Other activities

Field is an amateur organist and gave some recitals in Sydney at a young age. He featured in The Australian Organist of December 1997.

## Personal life

Field is the brother of Steven Field, partner of actress and artistic director Rhoda Roberts.

## Filmography
### Feature films
#### Director

| Year | Title |
| 2019 | The Combination: Redemption |
| 2014 | Convict |
| 2009 | The Combination |

#### Actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2024 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Toe Jam | |
| 2023 | Dark Art | Simon | |
| 2022 | Loveland (aka Expired) | Sam | |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat | Referee | |
| 2020 | The Translator | Chase | |
| 2020 | Moon Rock For Monday | Detective Lionell | |
| 2020 | High Ground | Kurtz | |
| 2019 | The Combination: Redemption | White Hero | |
| 2017 | The Pretend One | Roger | |
| 2016 | Sacred Heart | Priest | |
| 2016 | Down Under | Vic | |
| 2015 | Last Cab to Darwin | Dougie | |
| 2015 | Now Add Honey | Roger Gardham | |
| 2014 | The Inbetweeners 2 | Uncle Bryan | |
| 2014 | The Rover | Archie | |
| 2014 | Convict | Warden | |
| 2013 | These Final Hours | Radio Man | |
| 2013 | Battle of the Damned | Duke | |
| 2013 | Mystery Road | Mr Bailey | |
| 2012 | Careless Love | Dion | |
| 2010 | The Nothing Men | David Snedden | |
| 2008 | $9.99 | Sammy | Voice role |
| 2007 | Unfinished Sky | Carl Allen | |
| 2007 | West | Doug | |
| 2006 | Opal Dream | Jack the Quack | |
| 2005 | Feed | Father Turner | |
| 2004 | Oyster Farmer | Brownie | |
| 2004 | Tom White | Phil | |
| 2003 | The Night We Called It a Day | Bob Hawke | |
| 2003 | Gettin' Square | Arnie DeViers | |
| 2001 | Silent Partner | John | |
| 2001 | Jet Set | Roger | |
| 2000 | Chopper | Keithy George | |
| 2000 | Sample People | TT | |
| 2000 | Mr. Accident | Duxton / Sir Walter Raleigh | |
| 1999 | Two Hands | Acko | |
| 1997 | Blackrock | Ken Warner | |
| 1996 | To Have & to Hold | Stevie | |
| 1996 | Blue Heelers | Mick Doyle | |
| 1995 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Dan | |
| 1994 | Exile | Timothy Dullach | |
| 1993 | Broken Highway | Tatts | |
| 1992 | Seeing Red | William | |
| 1988 | Ghosts... of the Civil Dead | Wenzil | |

### Short films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2020 | The Wrong Barber | The Barber |
| 2017 | Monoliths | The Driver |
| 2017 | Rookie | Sarge |
| 2015 | Injury Time | Billy Bourke |
| 2012 | Convenience | Shop Assistant |
| 2006 | All is Forgiven | Narrator |
| 2001 | One Night The Moon | Allman |
| 2000 | Brother | Brother One |
| 1999 | The Order | Bill |
| 2008 | Seven Seven Seven | Elias Rogers |
| 1995 | Miss November | Man |
| 1995 | Stitched | |
| 1993 | Touch Me | Roderick |
| 1993 | Just Desserts | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2023 | Ten Pound Poms | Dean Spender | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Shantaram | Wally Nightingale | 12 episodes |
| 2019 | Preacher | Archangel | 7 episodes |
| 2015-18 | No Activity | Bruce | 11 episodes |
| 2016-17 | The Secret Daughter | Gus Carter | 12 episodes |
| 2016 | Changed Forever | Billy Hughes | |
| 2015 | Catching Milat | Neil Birse | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Gods of Wheat Street | Harry Hamilton | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | The Moodys | Rhys | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Sergeant Ford | 1 episode |
| 2012 | A Moody Christmas | Rhys | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Wild Boys | Captain Gunpowder | 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Rescue: Special Ops | Sidney Carter | 1 episode |
| 2007-11 | City Homicide | Terry Jarvis | 59 episodes |
| 2010 | Rake | Denny Lorton | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Wilfred | Arthur | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The Circuit | Kenneth | 1 episode |
| 2005-07 | The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant | Thomas | 3 episodes |
| 1995-05 | Blue Heelers | Charlie Biden / Michael Doyle | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Stingers | Nick Tascone | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Farscape | Ho'ock | 1 episode |
| 1997-00 | Water Rats | Warren / Doug | 4 episodes |
| 2000 | Grass Roots | Daryl Kennedy | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Wildside | Alan | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Snowy River: The Mcgregor Saga | Dave Turner | 1 episode |
| 1996 | The Beast | Scranton | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Police Rescue | Paul | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Home and Away | Kenny Gibbs | 11 episodes |
| 1990 | A Country Practice | Lenny Jackson | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Joe Wilson | Billy Spicer | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Sons and Daughters | Delivery Man | 1 episode |

### TV movies

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2007 | Blackjack Ghosts | Terry Kavanaugh |
| 2006 | BlackJack: At the Gates | Terry Kavanaugh |
| 2006 | BlackJack: Dead Memory | Terry Kavanaugh |
| 2005 | BlackJack: Ace Point Game | Terry Kavanaugh |
| 2005 | BlackJack: In the Money | Terry Kavanaugh |
| 2005 | Hell Has Harbour Views | Greg Hogan |
| 2004 | BlackJack: Sweet Science | Terry Kavanaugh |
| 2003 | BlackJack: Murder Archive | Terry Kavanaugh |
| 2002 | Blood Crime | Jonah Ganz |
| 2001 | Invincible | Slate |
| 2001 | My Husband, My Killer | Bill Vandenburg |
| 1988 | Dadah Is Death | Mr Travis |

## Music videos

* Paul Kelly – If I Could Start Today Again – actor
* David Field played the Narrator in the Short Film, All Is Forgiven for Tex, Don and Charlie written and directed by Karen Borger. The film was made to promote the TDC album All Is Forgiven and included a stand-alone video clip for the single Whenever It Snows.