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Damien Richardson
Actor
Damien Richardson is an Australian film, television and theatre actor and writer. A graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts, Richardson has appeared in a variety of Australian films and television shows, including Blue Heelers, McLeod's Daughters, Redball, The Hard Word, Rogue, Conspiracy 365 and Wentworth. He and co-writer Luke Elliot won the Best New Comedy-Drama award at the Melbourne Fringe Festival for their play The Belly Of The Whale. One of Richardson's best known roles is Detective Matt Ryan in the crime drama City Homicide, which he played from 2007 until 2011. Since 2012, Richardson has starred as Drew Greer in the Jack Irish television films and subsequent 2016 series. He is also appearing as Gary Canning in the soap opera Neighbours, a role he began playing in 2014.
Filmography
| 2016 | Jack Irish (TV Series) · as Drew Greer |
| 2016 | Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows · as Gary Riles |
| 2014 | Jack Irish: Dead Point · as Drew Greer |
| 2013 | Nowhere Boys (TV Series) · as Gary Riles |
| 2013 | Wentworth (TV Series) · as Det Michael Mears |
| 2013 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries (TV Series) · as Terrence Noonan |
| 2012 | Jack Irish: Black Tide · as Drew Greer |
| 2012 | Jack Irish: Bad Debts · as Drew Greer |
| 2012 | House Husbands (TV Series) · as Steve |
| 2012 | Fatal Honeymoon · as Det. Robertson |
| 2012 | Conspiracy 365 (TV Series) · as Nelson Sharkey |
| 2011 | Small Time Gangster (TV Series) · as Sandy |
| 2010 | Lowdown (TV Series) · as Ryan Hamilton |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Noise · as Matty Rhodes |
| 2007 | The Jammed · as Federal Agent Mollica |
| 2007 | Wilfred (TV Series) · as Hank |
| 2006 | City Homicide (TV Series) · as Detective Sergeant Matt Ryan |
| 2006 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (TV Series) · as Ronnie Van Zant |
| 2006 | Stranded · as Eager Vinnie |
| 2005 | BlackJack: In the Money · as Garry Miller |
| 2004 | Josh Jarman · as Russ |
| 2003 | Horseplay · as Gilles |
| 2002 | The Hard Word · as Mal |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | McLeod's Daughters (TV Series) · as Tom Braiden |
| 2001 | The Secret Life of Us (TV Series) · as Ken |
| 2000 | Mallboy · as Security Guard |
| 1999 | Redball · as Det. Rix Dixakos |
| 1998 | Stingers (TV Series) · as Christian Reagan |
| 1998 | The Games (Australia) (TV Series) · as Delivery Guy |
| 1995 | The Feds: Abduction · as Kev |
| 1994 | Everynight... Everynight · as Escort Officer |
| 1994 | Nocturnal · as Adam Steele |
| 1994 | Janus (TV Series) · as Gazza |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers (TV Series) · as Jason Wallace |
| 1991 | Chances (TV Series) · as Policeman |
| 1985 | Neighbours (TV Series) · as Gary Canning |