David Hoflin

David Hoflin (/ˈdɑːvɪd/; born 25 February 1979)[1] is a Swedish-born Australian actor. He played Jason Bates in Ocean Girl between 1994 and 1998, and Oliver Barnes in Neighbours between 2007 and 2008.

David Hoflin
Born (1979-02-25) 25 February 1979 (age 45)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Spouse
(m. 2013)
Children1

Career

He has appeared in TV shows such as Ocean Girl, The Flying Doctors, Head Start, A Country Practice, McLeod's Daughters, Supernatural, State Coroner, Crossbones, and The Lost World.

Hoflin was ten when he played his first role alongside Meryl Streep and Sam Neill in Evil Angels (released as A Cry in the Dark outside of Australia and New Zealand),[2] a film about the case where a dingo stole baby Azaria Chamberlain from her tent at Uluru.

In the Australian medical drama All Saints, he played the character Kieran who had become heavily intoxicated with alcohol at a rave and subsequently passed out and neglected his younger sister, who was later raped by his friend Lewis.[citation needed]

In Ocean Girl, he played one of the lead male characters. The romantic chemistry between his character and that of Marzena Godecki's character, Neri is one of the central themes of the series.[citation needed]

Hoflin joined Neighbours in 2007 as Oliver Barnes. He received the job without auditioning after Christian Clark quit with immediate effect.[3] He filmed his last scenes on 6 May 2008, the same day as fellow cast member Daniel O'Connor.[4] Hoflin returned to Neighbours in April 2011 for a two-week guest stint.[5]

Hoflin joined the cast of Alcatraz in 2012.[6] He plays Thomas "Tommy" Madsen, a supposedly deceased, former Alcatraz inmate who disappeared in 1963. He is Rebecca Madsen's grandfather. In 2013 he was also seen on Touch and on Season 8, Episode 20 of Criminal Minds. In 2014 he appears in Crossbones. In 2015 he was a guest star in Supernatural. Hoflin currently plays Daniel in the Amazon Prime Video series The Peripheral.

Personal life

Hoflin was born in Stockholm, Sweden[1]

Hoflin began a relationship with his Neighbours co-star Natalie Blair in 2008.[7] The pair currently live together in Los Angeles.[8] They married on 4 January 2013 in Warburton, Victoria.[6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Evil Angels (aka A Cry in the Dark)Aidan (8 years)Feature film
1990Breakaway (aka Escape from Madness)GeoffreyFeature film
2003Swimming UpstreamHarold Fingleton Jr.Feature film
2003The CadetSamShort film
2005StrandedCamFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991The Flying DoctorsJames FraserTV series, episode: "A Little Miracle"
1992Good VibrationsDonovanTV miniseries
1994Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn LeftBindyTV series, episode: "Qwrk Lands on His Feet"
1994Law of the LandJoe RankinTV series, episode: "The Last Run"
1994–97Ocean GirlJason BatesTV series
1998State CoronerAndy RiordanTV series, episode: "Watershed"
2000FlipperRobieT V series, episode: "The Inquiry"
2000The Lost WorldGideonTV series, episode: "The Chosen One"
2000Eugénie Sandler P.I.Peter MitchellTV series, episodes: "1.3", "1.4"
2001Head StartPatrick GormleyTV series
2002All SaintsKeiran SharkeyTV series, episode: "M For Memory"
2004Blue HeelersScott DrummondTV series, episode: "Running Scared"
2004McLeod's DaughtersPaul KendallTV series, 2 episodes: "Every Breath You Take", "My Brother's Keeper"
2007–08NeighboursOliver BarnesTV series
2010Big LoveFirst SonTV series, episode: "Blood Atonement"
2010NCIS: Los AngelesFormer Navy Lt. Lance TalbotTV series, episode: "Disorder"
2011Love BeginsJake WellerTV film
2011NeighboursOliver BarnesTV series, episodes: "1.6116", "1.6117"
2011RCVRLohmanTV series, episode: "Little Green Men"
2012AlcatrazTommy MadsenRecurring role
2012The Beauty InsideAlex #9TV series, episode: "Hello My Name Is Alex"
2012Major CrimesSpecial Agent GoodwinTV series, episode: "Long Shot"
2012NCISRandall J. KerseyTV series, episode: "Shell Shock: Parts 1 & 2"
2013Criminal MindsChad DumontTV series, episode: "Alchemy"
2013TouchWilliam NorburgTV series
2014CrossbonesCharlie RiderTV series
2015Hawaii Five-0Frank SimpsonTV series, episode: "Nanahu"
2015SupernaturalEldon StyneTV series, 2,episodes: "Dark Dynasty", "The Prisoner"
2015American CrimeMark SkokieTV series
2016Mad DogsJohanTV series, 2 episodes: "Xtabai", "Needles"
2016NCIS: New OrleansDaniel NolanTV series, episode: "If It Bleeds, It Leads"
2016Once Upon a TimeZeusTV series, episode: "Last Rites"
2017Z: The Beginning of EverythingF. Scott Fitzgerald
2017SupergirlRick MalverneTV series, episode: "Alex"
2018BoschDetective Doug RookerTV series
2018God Friended MeCharles ColeTV series, episode: "17 Years"
2022The PeripheralDanielTV series

References


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