David E. Woodley


David Edwin Woodley is an Australian theatre, television and film actor, director and writer. He is best known for his roles in the soap operas Echo Point, as Hopper Hadley, and Home and Away, as Joel Nash.

Career

He began his career as a stage actor in Brisbane, Australia performing under the direction of renown Shakespearean director Bryan Nason AM. Woodley toured with local theatre company . before again performing under the direction of Bryan Nason in dual roles as Ea and Utnapishtim, in The Royal Queensland Theatre Company's production of Gilgamesh. Believing the UK produced most exceptional actors, Woodley moved to England to undertake drama studies at St Catherine's Drama Studio in Guildford, Surrey, UK under the direction of June and Adrian Cooper. Whilst living in the UK, he also undertook private voice studies with Alan Woodhouse at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.
Being an avid and competent horseman, on Woodley's return to Australia he trained in stunts with Canadian born stunt co-coordinator Ric Anderson in 'Horses and Heroes' a live western stunt show on the Gold Coast. He relocated to Sydney in 1995 after gaining the role of series regular, Hopper Hadley in the Network 10 television drama Echo Point, along with fellow actors, Rose Byrne and Martin Henderson. Woodley went on to become a series regular with the long running series, Home and Away as Joel Nash from 1998–2000.
Woodley has performed roles in many Australian drama series including the award-winning ABC TV series ' as well as US productions of ' and

Woodley plays Mike Evans in the first installment of the Science Fiction Trilogy The Three-Body Problem adapted from the novel of the same name written by acclaimed Chinese author and winner of the 2015 Hugo Awards, Liu Cixin.
Returning to a former love, Woodley now plays rotating roles at Village Roadshow's horse-based Australian Outback Spectacular.
Woodley holds a Bachelor's Degree in film production from SAE Institute, Sydney.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Mission: ImpossiblePilotSeason 1, episode 18
1995Tunnel VisionDavid De SalvoTV movie
1995Echo PointHopper HadleySeason 1
1996Home and AwayBarrySeason 9, episodes 37 & 38
1997Big SkyKerry TaylorSeason 1, episode 22
1997–2000Home and AwayJoel NashSeasons 11–13
2000Tales of the South SeasGamblerSeasons 1, episodes 4 & 9
2001SpatchSparchTV movie
2001–02Crash PalaceAaronSeason 1
2003White Collar BlueHoward CarterSeason 2, episode 16
2006Two TwistedManSeason 1, episode 13
2009Legend of the SeekerLord CallumSeason 2, episode 4
2010Cops L.A.C.Austen ChapmanSeason 1, episode 5
2011IceFenwickMiniseries
2011Spartacus: Gods of the ArenaPetroniusMiniseries
2011Wild BoysRope Gang #3 / Butler Gang #7Season 1, episodes 9, 12 & 13
2013Dance AcademyMarcus KaneSeason 3, episodes 3, 5, 12 & 13
2014RakeDavid Martin WimmerSeason 3, episode 8
2014Old SchoolAndy CavendishSeason 1, episode 5
2014AZIO: The Bogan Spy AgencyDetective Thomas3 episodes
2015HidingHamish WallSeason 1, episodes 3 & 7
2019The CommonsLou DenilloSeason 1, episode 3
2022Joe vs. CaroleSidney PierceMiniseries
2022Darby and JoanCameronSeason 1, episode 3

YearTitleCreditNotes
1993Time TraxStunt doubleTV series
1998Tales of the South SeasGamblerTV series
1998The Thin Red LineStunt performerFeature film
2001The Last Espejo Cha ChaProducerShort
2001SpatchProducerTV movie
2003Merry-Go-RoundProducerShort film
2003Kangaroo JackStunt driver, stuntsFeature film
2006The Upside Down ShowCasting assistantTV series
2007Sea PatrolCasting assistantTV series
2007Prison BreakCasting assistantTV series
2008Out of the BlueCasting assistantTV series
2011Wild BoysStunt double, stunt performerTV series
2013The KeyProducerShort film
2014TiesProducerShort film
2014GaybyStuntsShort film