Don Hany | |
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Born |
Don Hany 18 September 1975 Sydney, Australia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Known for | Zane Malik in East West 101 Chris Havel in Offspring Spiros Georgiades in Tangle |
Spouse(s) | Alin Sumarwata (2011–) |
Children | 1 |
Awards | AFI (2008, 2009); Logie Award (2008, 2010) |
Don Hany (born 18 September 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian award-winning actor. He is best known for his role in the series White Collar Blue, Dr. Chris Havel in Offspring, and the leading role of Zane Malik in the SBS series East West 101. He is also known for starring in the film The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce.
Born to an Iraqi father who became a restaurateur, and a Hungarian mother who is a doctor of economics, Hany attended high school in the Netherlands for one year as an exchange student, and later completed a degree in Dramatic Arts at the University of Western Sydney Nepean.
In 1998, Hany began his television career, starring in the soapie Breakers. In 2000, he had a small role in Water Rats. In 2002, he had a role in the tele-movie Heroes' Mountain and in the police drama White Collar Blue.
He later moved to Los Angeles to complete shooting for the film Winning the Peace, for which he won Best Actor at Method Fest in 2005.
In 2006, he returned to Australia to work on the film Lucky Miles which went on to win the audience award for Best Film at the Sydney Film Festival.
In 2007, Hany starred in the mini-series of East West 101 for SBS television, in which he played the lead role of Zane Malik. In 2008, he had a small role in Underbelly as Nik Radev.