Damien Garvey is an Australian actor and former musician known for his film and television roles.
Early life and education Damien Garvey graduated from Padua College, a Catholic boys' school in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1982.
Career Garvey had guest roles in several drama series in the early part of his acting career. Some of his early roles include shows such as Medivac (his first role, in 1998), Water Rats (2000), Young Lions (2002), and the children's drama Cybergirl (2001).
Garvey appeared on McLeod's Daughters, in a recurring role from 2001 until 2007. He then had a role in season one of Sea Patrol (2007).
In 2008 and 2009, he appeared on ABC1's drama East of Everything. In 2010, acting in Channel Nine's Underbelly: The Golden Mile, Garvey won an AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama (2010).
In 2011, he had a role as a bartender and former soldier, Tom Boylan, in the American sci-fi series Terra Nova, filmed entirely on the Gold Coast in Queensland.
In 2012, he returned to Australia to take a recurring role in Rake and the Jack Irish TV films and TV series.
In 2015, Garvey appeared in two episodes of the first season of Ash vs Evil Dead. Since 2018, he has portrayed Detective Senior Sergeant Bryan Nichols in the TV series Harrow (filmed in his childhood city of Brisbane). Garvey played Nichols in all three seasons of the series.
In 2021, Garvey appeared in the TV adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers. In 2022, Garvey was announced as part of an extended cast for the AMC series Nautilus.
In 2023, Garvey appeared in the Disney Plus series The Artful Dodger. On 3 February 2025, in a cast announcement for series two, it was announced that Garvey would reprise his role from series one.
Film
Although appearing mainly on television, Garvey has had several roles in film, including Under the Radar, In Her Skin, Accidents Happen, Daybreakers, Beauty and the Beast, Bait 3D, Drive Hard and Bleeding Steel.
In May 2024, Garvey was named as part of the cast for the Stan Australia feature film Nugget is Dead.
Music In the late 1980s, Garvey was the lead singer in Brisbane indie rock band Neighbourhood Unit, who released two singles on the Brisbane-based Bent Records label. He then became lead singer in the power-pop band, The Tellers. The Tellers released two albums, Flex and Limited Movement.
In 1999, Garvey appeared in the music video of Powderfinger's "The Day You Come".
Filmography Film +YearTitleRole Notes2001SpudmonkeyStan2002BlurredPigman2004Under the RadarGene2006The MarineRiver Boat Cop2009In Her SkinBox Hill CopAccidents HappenOfficer PassmanStorageLeonardDaybreakersSenator Westlake2010Beauty and the BeastDr. ThorneLouColin2011A Heartbeat AwayHotel Manager2012MentalFirst DetectiveBait 3DColins2014Drive HardDetective Chief Inspector Smith2015Manny LewisJimmyThe Fear of DarknessSenior Detective Von Holzen2017Bleeding SteelRick Rogers2019Dora and the Lost City of GoldSecurity GuardRide Like a GirlTerry Bailey2020Love and MonstersBill2024Nugget is Dead: A Christmas StoryJohn Stool
Television YearTitleRole NotesRef1998Adrenaline JunkiesSluggerEpisode: "Protection"1999–2001BeastmasterNiqit / Terron 2 /Terron Guard3 episodes2000The Lost WorldUgoEpisode: "Camelot"Water RatsBaracas2 episodesGreen SailsTrawler CaptainTelevision film2001Finding HopeVicTelevision filmCybergirlParamedicEpisode #1.122001–2007McLeod's DaughtersDr. Jim Cunningham9 episodes2001–2008All SaintsVarious roles4 episodes2002Seconds to SpareRolandTelevision filmYoung LionsWilliam SolomonsEpisode: "Nursing Home"2003Fat Cow MotelWally RichardsEpisode #1.112004The AliceJoeTelevision filmBig ReefDaisy2006Home and AwayRay MoranEpisode #1.4189Answered by FireRon NestovicTelevision film2007MortifiedBlack ZacEpisode: "D.J. Taylor"The Starter WifeClarity Harbor Staffer #1Episode: "Hour 3"Spy ShopTom10 episodes2007–2011Sea PatrolCarl Davies / Sgt. Wild5 episodes2008–2009East of EverythingOwen11 episodes2009HeartbeatJack Meredith2 episodes2010H2O: Just Add WaterSteveEpisode: "Crime and Punishment"UnderbellyGraham 'Chook' Fowler13 episodes2011Terra NovaTom Boylan8 episodesPurgedDeathTelevision film2012MaboConroyTelevision filmJack Irish: Black TideStanTelevision filmJack Irish: Bad DebtsStanTelevision film2012–2018RakeCal McGregor32 episodes2013Reef DoctorsRanger Laurie Saunders4 episodesMiss Fisher's Murder MysteriesNeville GibbsEpisode: "Marked for Murder"2014Secrets & LiesStuart Haire3 episodesJack Irish: Dead PointStanTelevision filmThe Killing FieldBrett HollowayTelevision film2015Texas Rising: The Lost SoldierBar Man2 episodesMako: Island of SecretsCoach NorrisEpisode: "Careful What You Wish For"Ash vs Evil DeadMr. Roper2 episodes, season 12016The Kettering IncidentMax Holloway8 episodes2016–2021Jack IrishStan16 episodes2017Hoges: The Paul Hogan StoryJack HoganEpisode #1.1The LeftoversChief Kevin Yarborough3 episodesTrue Story with Hamish & AndyPhil1 episode2018Safe HarbourAFP Officer Wade2 episodesSpace Chickens in SpaceGlarggEpisode: "Bliblisitting"TidelandsEdwin Welch2 episodesGezusDavidTelevision film2018–2020HarrowBryan Nichols30 episodes2019Reef BreakGovernor Bruce Jackson4 episodesNevernightFat DaniioTelevision film2020The EndGerry the Lawyer2 episodes2021Nine Perfect StrangersSamEpisode: "Random Acts of Mayhem"2022Joe vs. CaroleDoc AntleEpisode: "Pilot"Darby and JoanTomTV series: guest (episode 5)2023–presentThe Artful Dodger Governor Fox 8 episodes2024NautilusDirector Crawley9 episodes2025The SurvivorsBrian ElliottTV series2026DeadlochSuperintendent Col CulkinTV seriesMonarch: Legacy of MonstersUS Secretary of Defense TV series: 1 episode (2.8)
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