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David Wenham

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David Wenham AM is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Friar Carl in Van Helsing and Van Helsing: The London Assignment, Dilios in 300 and its sequel 300: Rise of an Empire, Al Parker in Top of the Lake, Lieutenant John Scarfield in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and Hank Snow in Elvis. He is known in his native Australia for his role as Johnny Spitieri in Gettin' Square, Diver Dan in SeaChange and Price Galese in Les Norton. Description above from the Wikipedia David Wenham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

David Wenham in one minute

Strongest genre

Action

$412M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

$1.1B

Standout efficiency

12.2x

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$801M

Combined reported budget

$278M

Gross / budget

2.9x

Bankability Index

37 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.