David Knijnenburg

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David Albertus Trelawney Knijnenburg (/kəˈneɪnənbɜːrx/; born 3 April 1967)^{[citation needed]} is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for playing Alfred Hitchcock in his stage production Hitchcock & Herrmann^{[citation needed]} 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!^{[citation needed]}. He is notable for his height – he is two metres (six-foot seven inches) tall.

He was one of dozens of names mentioned during the media speculation over the casting of the eleventh Doctor Who after David Tennant announced his resignation.^[1][2][3]

Born into a theatrical family of Dutch descent (his mother was actress and model Jann Freeman)^{[citation needed]}, Knijnenburg began his career at the World Exposition of 1988 as a television presenter hosting a live show for NHK Japan – Japanese Television^{[citation needed]}. He has performed on stage alongside Lucky Grills, Gorden Kaye, Sue Hodge, Guy Siner, Katy Manning, Jason Gann, Chloe Dallimore, Steven Tandy, Jon English, Lewis Fiander and Tony Bonner^{[citation needed]}.

Filmography[]

Television[]

Theatre[]

Awards and nominations[]

In 2007 David was the voted "Best Dressed Male" for Style Magazine's Melbourne Cup Fashions on the Field.

Stage awards[]

• 1999 – Won – Harveys Award for The Importance of Being Earnest^{[citation needed]}
• 2000 – Nominated – for Best Actor in a Drama for Whodunnit^{[citation needed]}
• 2001 – Nominated – for Best Actor in a Drama for Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile^{[citation needed]}
• 2001 – Nominated – for Best Actor in a Musical for Oliver!, My Fair Lady and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat^{[citation needed]}
• 2003 – Won – The Glugs of Gosh Award for Excellence in Theatre^{[citation needed]}
• 2003 – Nominated – Matilda Award for Emerging Artist^{[citation needed]}
• 2006 – Nominated – Matilda Award for Best Playwright Hitchcock & Herrmann^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• David Knijnenburg at IMDb
• David Knijnenburg at Austage
• 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^{[permanent dead link]}