David Berry is an Australian actor known for playing James Bligh in A Place To Call Home and Lord John Grey in Outlander.
Early life One of four children, Berry is talented in both singing and the violin. As a child, he attended school on a scholarship for voice, splitting his time between school and professional performances that included work at Opera Australia and numerous festivals. In 2002, he received a scholarship to study political science at Montreal's McGill University, where he earned a B.A. in Political Sciences and Cultural Studies. Returning to Australia, he began his Masters in Media Practice at the University of Sydney, while also working as a researcher in the newsroom for Channel Seven. Shortly after, he decided to abandon a career in media and return to his true passion, the performing arts. He applied and was accepted to the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), from which he graduated in 2010.
Career
Berry's first professional role was a guest appearance in an episode of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. He went on that same year to portray Logan Meyer in a ten episode stint on 7 Network's long running soap opera Home and Away.
In 2013, Berry starred in writer/director Robert White's made for TV horror film, Progeny. He also joined the main cast of the Foxtel drama A Place To Call Home as James Bligh, a man tortured by society's treatment of his homosexuality, in 1950s Australia.
In 2015, Berry starred as Brian Cleaver in The Crater: A True Story of Vietnam. The film revolves around the experiences of Cleaver during The Battle of Coral-Balmoral, fought between May 12 and June 6, 1968.
In August 2016, it was announced that Berry would be joining the cast of Starz's time travel period drama Outlander, in the recurring role of Lord John Grey. He debuted in the 2017 episode "All Debts Paid", appearing in seasons three through eight.
In 2020, Berry teamed with fellow actor Tim Downie for an unofficial Outlander podcast entitled Outcasts.
Filmography Television Year Title Character Production Notes 2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Alastair ABC Episode: "Murder on the Ballarat Train" 2012 Home and Away Logan Meyer 7 Network 10 episodes 2013 Progeny Damien Wagsword Entertainment Television film 2013–18 A Place to Call Home James Bligh Foxtel Main role, (season 1-4, 6) 2017–26 OutlanderLord John GreyStarz Main role (season 3-8)2022RiptideDan Burrell / Simon Cameron 4 episodes
Film Year Title Character Notes 2015 The Crater: A True Story of Vietnam Brian Cleaver Based upon the story of Brian Cleaver at the Battle of Coral-Balmoral.
Theatre Year Title Role Director Theatre2010Lost IllusionsLucien ChardonIan SinclairNIDA2010Medea MaterialJasonKat HenryNIDA 2010 Assassins John Wilkes Booth Tony Knight NIDA 2011 Men Without Shadows JeanieHendrik ElsteinSly Rat / NIDA 2011 A Little Touch of Chaos Arthur James Millar/Peter Rutherford Grant Street Theatre2015Of Thee I SingWintergreenJay James-MoodySydney Opera House
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2016Logie Awards Most Outstanding Supporting ActorA Place to Call Home
Personal life Berry married Kristina Tesic in 2012. They divorced in 2022. They had a son in 2016.
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