Damian Walshe-Howling goes from Underbelly killer to having film dream come true

By Kate Waterhouse
Updated June 23 2016 - 3:10pm, first published June 12 2016 - 12:15am
Damian Walshe-Howling (pictured with Kate Waterhouse) says he took a last-minute approach to his short film.  Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
Damian Walshe-Howling (pictured with Kate Waterhouse) says he took a last-minute approach to his short film. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
Damian Walshe-Howling, pictured with Marta Dusseldorp in <i>Janet King</i>, says he will be working on its next season.  Photo: ABC
Damian Walshe-Howling, pictured with Marta Dusseldorp in <i>Janet King</i>, says he will be working on its next season. Photo: ABC
Damian Walshe-Howling as killer Benji Veniamin in the TV series    <i>Underbelly</i> – a role the actor calls one of his favourites. Photo: Supplied
Damian Walshe-Howling as killer Benji Veniamin in the TV series <i>Underbelly</i> – a role the actor calls one of his favourites. Photo: Supplied

Damian Walshe-Howling is an actor and director known for playing tattooed killer Benji Veniamin in the TV series, Underbelly, winning him an AFI Award in 2008, as well as hosting the shows Crash Investigation Unit and Customs. He has produced a short film, MESSiAH, which premieres on June 14 at the Sydney Film Festival after he was named one of four winners of its short film competition from more than 4000 entries. Walshe-Howling, 45, tells Kate Waterhouse about what inspires him, how he became a film director and the day he almost died on a set.

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