Damon Gameau

• Birth Name — Damon Gameau • Born — 1982 • Birthplace — Adelaide, South Australia, Australia • Education — National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) • Occupation — Actor, director, and producer • Notable Works — That Sugar Film 2040 • Children — 2

Damon Gameau was born in 1982 and was and raised in Adelaide, Australia. In 1997, he attended National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

Gameau graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1999. In 2011, he won the short film competition, Tropfest with his animation 'Animal Beatbox'. In 2014, he announced the production of the documentary That Sugar Film in which he relates the dire mood swings and weight gain he experienced after taking on the low-fat, high-sugar diet for 60 days. Gameau wrote a companion book for the film, That Sugar Book, which reached the top of the Health & Well-being best-seller lists in Australia. That Sugar Film is the highest-grossing Australian documentary released in cinemas across Australia and New Zealand. His most recent film, 2040, is a documentary presented as a letter to his 4-year-old daughter showing her what the world could look like in 2040 if the best solutions to many of the world's environmental challenges are put into action. It premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and has recently become one of the highest grossing Australian documentaries of all time in Australia. He also wrote an accompanying book, 2040: Handbook for the Regeneration. He appeared in the 2009 feature film Balibo, in which he plays the part of Seven Network reporter Greg Shackleton. He starred as Scotsman Andy Maher in the Australian TV miniseries Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. Gameau starred as Sonny in the Australian movie Thunderstruck, a tale of a group of friends and their devotion to AC/DC and in particular Bon Scott. He appeared in RTÉ's latest Irish drama, Raw, based in an exclusive Dublin restaurant. playing the head chef Geoff Mitchell from Seasons 1 to 5. Gameau portrayed a homosexual character and received great praise for his performance throughout his time on the series. He also starred in Spirited as Adrian Brixton alongside Claudia Karvan and Matt King. In 2012, he featured in both episodes of the drama-miniseries Howzat! Kerry Packer's War as Australian batsman Greg Chappell. In 2013, he appeared in an episode of Wentworth as Mark Pearson. Gameau is married to Winners and Losers actress, Zoe Tuckwell-Smith. Together they have 2 children.

• Year — Title — Role — Type • 2001 — Going Home — Shane — TV series • 2002 — White Collar Blue — Michael Carl — TV series • 2004 — Love My Way — Felix — TV series • 2007 — How I Met Your Mother — Australian Backpacker — TV series • 2008-13 — Raw — Geoff Mitchell — TV series, season 1-5 • 2009 — Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities — Andy Maher — TV series • 2010 — Spirited — Adrian Brixton — TV series • 2011 — SLiDE — Ash — TV series • 2012 — Howzat! Kerry Packer's War — Greg Chappell — TV miniseries • 2012 — Puberty Blues — Larry — TV series • 2013 — Mr & Mrs Murder — Tom Di Biasi — TV miniseries • 2013 — Wentworth — Mark Pearson — TV miniseries • 2014 — Secrets & Lies — Dave Carroll — TV miniseries • 2015 — Gallipoli — Keith Murdoch — TV miniseries • 2015 — Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries — Dr. Allen Perkins — TV series • 2016 — Barracuda — Ben Whitter — TV miniseries • 2016 — The Kettering Incident — Jens Jorgensson — TV miniseries