Brendan Cowell (born 16 August 1976) is an Australian actor,
screenwriter, comedian and director. Cowell was born in Sydney. He
discovered acting by accident while waiting for his sister to come out
of a rehearsal; he was then cast in a commercial at age 8. He attended
Charles Sturt University in Bathurst to complete a Bachelor of Arts in
Theatre/Media, originally considering journalism as a career
option.Cowell won the Patrick White Playwrights' Award for his third
play Bed along with a collection of other awards. His play Ruben
Guthrie showed at the Belvoir St Theatre in 2009 to sell-out houses.
It has a new production at La Boite Theatre in 2011, starring Gyton
Grantley and directed by David Berthold. His most famous acting role
is playing the enigmatic Tom on Australian cable TV's Love My Way, for
which he also wrote several episodes, and playing Todd for the first
two seasons on Life Support on SBS TV, for which he also wrote
sketches. The Sublime (Melbourne Theatre Company) was shortlisted for
the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting, New South Wales Premier's
Literary Awards 2015.His most recent foray into film have included
roles in the 2007 crime drama Noise, World War 1 war film Beneath Hill
60 and romantic comedy I Love You Too. He won some acclaim for his
portrayal of the title role in Bell Shakespeare's 2008 Production of
Hamlet and acted in Sydney Theatre Company's production of True West,
directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, in 2010. Brendan lives in Newtown,
New South Wales Sydney and is a committed supporter of the Cronulla
Sharks rugby league team.
screenwriter, comedian and director. Cowell was born in Sydney. He
discovered acting by accident while waiting for his sister to come out
of a rehearsal; he was then cast in a commercial at age 8. He attended
Charles Sturt University in Bathurst to complete a Bachelor of Arts in
Theatre/Media, originally considering journalism as a career
option.Cowell won the Patrick White Playwrights' Award for his third
play Bed along with a collection of other awards. His play Ruben
Guthrie showed at the Belvoir St Theatre in 2009 to sell-out houses.
It has a new production at La Boite Theatre in 2011, starring Gyton
Grantley and directed by David Berthold. His most famous acting role
is playing the enigmatic Tom on Australian cable TV's Love My Way, for
which he also wrote several episodes, and playing Todd for the first
two seasons on Life Support on SBS TV, for which he also wrote
sketches. The Sublime (Melbourne Theatre Company) was shortlisted for
the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting, New South Wales Premier's
Literary Awards 2015.His most recent foray into film have included
roles in the 2007 crime drama Noise, World War 1 war film Beneath Hill
60 and romantic comedy I Love You Too. He won some acclaim for his
portrayal of the title role in Bell Shakespeare's 2008 Production of
Hamlet and acted in Sydney Theatre Company's production of True West,
directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, in 2010. Brendan lives in Newtown,
New South Wales Sydney and is a committed supporter of the Cronulla
Sharks rugby league team.
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