# David E. Woodley

David Edwin Woodley is an Australian theatre, television and film actor, director and writer. He is best known for his roles in the soap operas Echo Point, as Hopper Hadley, and Home and Away, as Joel Nash.

## Career

He began his career as a stage actor in Brisbane, Australia performing under the direction of renown Shakespearean director Bryan Nason AM. Woodley toured with local theatre company Grin and Tonic. before again performing under the direction of Bryan Nason in dual roles as Ea and Utnapishtim, in The Royal Queensland Theatre Company's production of Gilgamesh. Believing the UK produced most exceptional actors, Woodley moved to England to undertake drama studies at St Catherine's Drama Studio in Guildford, Surrey, UK under the direction of June and Adrian Cooper. Whilst living in the UK, he also undertook private voice studies with Alan Woodhouse at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.
Being an avid and competent horseman, on Woodley's return to Australia he trained in stunts with Canadian born stunt co-coordinator Ric Anderson in 'Horses and Heroes' a live western stunt show on the Gold Coast. He relocated to Sydney in 1995 after gaining the role of series regular, Hopper Hadley in the Network 10 television drama Echo Point, along with fellow actors, Rose Byrne (28 Weeks Later) and Martin Henderson (The Ring). Woodley went on to become a series regular with the long running series, Home and Away as Joel Nash from 1998–2000.
Woodley has performed roles in many Australian drama series including the award-winning ABC TV series Rake as well as US productions of Spartacus - Gods of the Arena and Legend of the Seeker
Woodley plays Mike Evans in the first installment of the Science Fiction Trilogy The Three-Body Problem adapted from the novel of the same name written by acclaimed Chinese author and winner of the 2015 Hugo Awards, Liu Cixin. The film is due to be released in July 2017.
Woodley holds a degree in film production from SAE Institute Sydney.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Over the Hill | Barman | |
| 1999 | Sick Puppy | David | Short |
| 2001 | The Last Espejo Cha Cha | David | Short |
| 2003 | Merry-Go-Round | Ricardo | Short |
| 2004 | Get Rich Quick | Valdamir | |
| 2004 | PictoCrime | Jerry Hamilton | |
| 2006 | Five Moments of Infidelity | Shane | Segment 5 |
| 2006 | Body in the Trunk | Jerry | Short |
| 2006 | The New Life | Male Cop | Short |
| 2007 | The Silence is Broken | Richard | Short |
| 2007 | The Tomb | Sergeant Colton | Short |
| 2013 | The Key | Prisoner 1 | Short |
| 2014 | Ties | Reece | Short |
| 2014 | Gayby | Dad | Short |
| 2015 | Women He's Undressed | William Kelly | |
| 2015 | UnIndian | Boat Captain | |
| 2017 | Dance Academy: The Movie | Marcus Kane | |
| 2017 | Event Zero | Jim Johnson | |
| 2022 | Dark Noise | Dr. Donovan McFadden | |
| 2023 | Sons of Summer | Scallop | |
| TBA | The Three-Body Problem: I | Mike Evans | Post-production |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Pilot | Season 1, episode 18 |
| 1995 | Tunnel Vision | David De Salvo | TV movie |
| 1995 | Echo Point | Hopper Hadley | Season 1 (main role, 130 episodes) |
| 1996 | Home and Away | Barry | Season 9, episodes 37 & 38 |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Kerry Taylor | Season 1, episode 22 |
| 1998–2000 | Home and Away | Joel Nash | Seasons 11–13 (main role, 142 episodes) |
| 2000 | Tales of the South Seas | Gambler | Seasons 1, episodes 4 & 9 |
| 2001 | Spatch | Sparch | TV movie |
| 2001–02 | Crash Palace | Aaron | Season 1 (54 episodes) |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Howard Carter | Season 2, episode 16 |
| 2006 | Two Twisted | Man | Season 1, episode 13 |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Lord Callum | Season 2, episode 4 |
| 2010 | Cops L.A.C. | Austen Chapman | Season 1, episode 5 |
| 2011 | Ice | Fenwick | Miniseries (2 episodes) |
| 2011 | Spartacus: Gods of the Arena | Petronius | Miniseries (2 episodes) |
| 2011 | Wild Boys | Rope Gang #3 / Butler Gang #7 | Season 1, episodes 9, 12 & 13 |
| 2013 | Dance Academy | Marcus Kane | Season 3, episodes 3, 5, 12 & 13 |
| 2014 | Rake | David Martin Wimmer | Season 3, episode 8 |
| 2014 | Old School | Andy Cavendish | Season 1, episode 5 |
| 2014 | AZIO: The Bogan Spy Agency | Detective Thomas | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Hiding | Hamish Wall | Season 1, episodes 3 & 7 |
| 2019 | The Commons | Lou Denillo | Season 1, episode 3 |
| 2022 | Joe vs. Carole | Sidney Pierce | Miniseries (2 episodes) |
| 2022 | Darby and Joan | Cameron | Season 1, episode 3 |
Non-acting work :
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
| 1993 | Time Trax | Stunt double | TV series (unknown episodes) |
| 1998 | Tales of the South Seas | Gambler | TV series (unknown episodes) |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Stunt performer | Feature film |
| 2001 | The Last Espejo Cha Cha | Producer | Short |
| 2001 | Spatch | Producer | TV movie |
| 2003 | Merry-Go-Round | Producer | Short film |
| 2003 | Kangaroo Jack | Stunt driver, stunts | Feature film |
| 2006 | The Upside Down Show | Casting assistant | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2007 | Sea Patrol | Casting assistant | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2007 | Prison Break | Casting assistant | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2008 | Out of the Blue | Casting assistant | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2011 | Wild Boys | Stunt double, stunt performer | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2013 | The Key | Producer | Short film |
| 2014 | Ties | Producer | Short film |
| 2014 | Gayby | Stunts | Short film |