David Knijnenburg
David Knijnenburg | |
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| Born | David Albertus Trelawney Knijnenburg |
| Years active | 1988 - present |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in / 2 m |
David Knijnenburg (born April 3, 1967) is a Dutch / Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for playing Alfred Hitchcock in his stage production Hitchcock & Herrmann and in assorted roles in Twelfth Night Theatre’s numerous stage adaptations of classic BBC television series such as Dad's Army and ‘Allo ‘Allo!.
Biography
Born into a theatrical family, Knijnenburg began his career at the World Exposition of 1988 as a television presenter hosting a live show for NHK Japan - Japanese Television.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Deadline | Detective Steve Jackman | Dean Francis |
| 2004 | Dreaming The Hardest | Sports Anchorman | Steve Grunnvatn |
| 2004 | Wendy's Dispirit of Christmas | Narrator | Johannes Knijnenburg |
| 2003 | Counterstrike | Secret Service Agent | Jerry London |
| 2003 | About Face | Peter | David Knijnenburg |
| 2002 | Other People | Football Player | Keiran Galvin |
| 2002 | Scooby Doo (film) | Traveller | Raja Gosnell |
| 2000 | Walk The Talk | Bank Manager | Shirley Barrett |
| 1998 | Deep Impact (film) | Refugee | Mimi Leder |
| 1996 | Jackie Chan's First Strike | Man in China Town | Stanley Tong |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | (s)truth | Pieter van Flaschen | Directed by Steve Irwin for SBS Television |
| 2000 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World | Tribal Trader | Season 2, Episode 3 - Tourist Season |
| 2000 | Stepsister From The Planet Weird | School Teacher | Directed by Steve Boyum for The Disney Channel |
| 2000 | Virtual Nightmare | Police Deputy | Directed by Michael Pattinson for UPN Pictures |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 'Allo 'Allo! | British Airman | Directed by Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre) |
| 2007 | Lexie Turns To Stone | Lonny | Directed by Amy Ingram (Judith Wright Centre) |
| 2006 | Hitchcock & Herrmann | Alfred Hitchcock | Directed by David Knijnenburg and Jesse Rosenfeld (Melbourne Fringe Festival/ Darling You Were Marvellous Theatre Company) |
| 2005 | Run For Your Wife | Detective Sergeant Troughton | Directed by Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre) |
| 2005 | Charlotte's Web | Mr Zuckermann | Directed by Lynn Pelgrave |
| 2005 | Dad's Army | The Vicar | Directed by Chris Betts (Bruce Mason Centre NZ) |
| 2005 | The Taming of the Shrew | Gremio, The Tailor and Vincentio | Directed by Mark Conaghan (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |
| 2005 | Hitchcock & Herrmann | Alfred Hitchcock | Written and directed by David Knijnenburg (Shrine Pictures) |
| 2005 | Robin Hood And His Merry Men | Friar Tuck | Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions) |
| 2004 | The Rocky Horror Show | Doctor Scott | Directed by Tony Allcock (On The Boards Theatre Company) |
| 2004 | Piccadilly Old Time Music Hall | Chairman and Soloist | Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions) |
| 2004 | Dad's Army | The Vicar | Directed by Peter Williams (Twin Towns) |
| 2004 | Wit! | Ensemble | Directed by Jack Bradford (Bunbury Theatre Company) |
| 2004 | Dad's Army | The Vicar | Directed by Peter Williams (Twelfth Night Theatre) |
| 2004 | The Soldier's Tale | The Devil | (Collusion/ Queensland Conservatorium) |
| 2003 | Brave New World Order | Barry Jumper | Directed by Brett Heath (Brisbane Powerhouse) |
| 2002 | S.C.Superstar | Bernard, Santa's Head Elf | Directed by Damian Lee (Stage Door Dinner Theatre) |
| 2002 | Wit! | Technician 3 | Directed by Jack Bradford (La Boite Theatre D-Lab) |
| 2002 | La Bamba | The Great Cummerbundini | (La Boite Theatre) |
| 2002 | Annie | Daddy Warbucks | Directed by Jack Bradford (Brisbane Junior Theatre) |
| 2002 | La Bamba - Honk if you love... | Fritz Eberhardt von Kurfurstendam | (La Boite Theatre) |
| 2002 | Cole Porter's Can Can | Boris Adzinidzinadze | Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre) |
| 2002 | Annie | Daddy Warbucks | Directed by Jan Patterson (Ipswich Musical Theatre) |
| 2002 | La Bamba - Sunday Night Fever | Old Codger | (La Boite Theatre) |
| 2002 | Brave New World Order | Ensemble | Directed by Brett Heath (Brisbane Powerhouse) |
| 2002 | You Can’t Take It With You | Paul Sycamore | Directed by Steven Tandy (Gold Coast Little Theatre) |
| 2002 | Salomé | Herod Antipas | Directed by Leah Huxley (Nash Theatre) |
| 2001 | Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Potiphar, Naphtali | Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |
| 2001 | My Fair Lady | Zoltan Karpathy, Harry | Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre) |
| 2001 | Oliver! | Mr Sowerberry | Directed by Jack Bradford (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |
| 2001 | Agatha Christie's Murder On The Nile | Simon Mostyn | Directed by Lynn Wright (Starbuck / QPAC) |
| 2001 | Bye Bye Birdie | Ed Sullivan, Company | Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |
| 2000 | Whodunnit? | Perkins, the Butler | Directed by Alex Lanham (Brisbane Arts Theatre) |
| 2000 | Les Misérables | Student / Company | Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre) |
| 2000 | Portrait -A Musical of Oscar Wilde’s A Picture Of Dorian Gray | Lord Fermor, Victor the Butler | Directed by John Wikman (A.P.I. Theatre Company) |
| 2000 | Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Naphtali, Phaorah’s Guard | Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |
| 1999 | The Importance Of Being Earnest | Merriman, Lane, Oscar Wilde | Directed by Jack Bradford (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |
Awards and Nominations
Stage awards
- 1999 - Won - Harveys Award for The Importance Of Being Earnest
- 2000 - Nominated - Perform/4MBS Award for Best Actor in a Drama for Whodunnit?
- 2001 - Nominated - Perform/4MBS Award for Best Actor in a Drama for Agatha Christie's Murder On The Nile
- 2001 - Nominated - Perform/4MBS Award for Best Actor in a Musical for Oliver!, My Fair Lady and Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- 2003 - Won - The Glugs of Gosh Award for Excellence in Theatre
- 2003 - Nominated - Matilda Award for Emerging Artist
- 2006 - Nominated - Matilda Award for Best Playwright Hitchcock & Herrmann
External links
- David Knijnenburg at the Internet Movie Database
- David Knijnenburg Image Search
- Matilda Awards 2005
- ABC Radio Review of Hitchcock & Herrmann
- Melbourne's THE AGE Review of Hitchcock & Herrmann
- The Groggy Squirrel Review of Hitchcock & Herrmann
- Melbourne Stage Online Review of Hitchcock & Herrmann
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