Damien Bodie (born 2 January 1985) is an Australian television actor from Melbourne, known for his roles as Ram Foley in Crash Zone, Dylan Timmins in Neighbours and Jonathan Kurtiss in Winners & Losers.
Early life and education
Bodie was educated at Sandringham Secondary College in Melbourne, where he completed his VCE while performing in school stage productions. He has also studied and performed Improvisation Live at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles.
Career
Bodie first appeared on television aged seven,
In 1999, Bodie began appearing as Ram Foley in the children's series Crash Zone and held the role for three years. In 2002, he played Oscar Coxon in the children's series Short Cuts, which aired on the Seven Network.
In 2005, Bodie secured the regular role of Dylan Timmins in long-running soap opera Neighbours. He had previously made two appearances in the series, as Charlie Moyes in 1996 and Liam Rigby in 1999. That same year, he had a role in the 2005 Australian film Hating Alison Ashley, alongside Delta Goodrem and Saskia Burmeister.
In 2008, Bodie portrayed Vashan in the Australian children's television series The Elephant Princess. In 2010, he had a guest role in City Homicide Bodie had previously worked with Winners and Losers producer Maryanne Carroll on the show Short Cuts. She remembered his performance and helped him secure the role.
On 24 November 2019, Neighbours confirmed that Bodie had reprised the role of Dylan for the show's 35th anniversary in March 2020.
Filmography
Film
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! scope="row"| 2005
| Hating Alison Ashley
| Damo
| Film
|-
! scope="row"| 2009
| Welcome to the Cosmos
| Dave
| Film
|-
! scope="row"| 2014
| Dinner for Three
| Archie
| Short film
|-
! scope="row"| 2015
| A Kind of Magic
| Alex
| Film
|-
! scope="row"| 2017
| Born Guilty
| Lee
| Film
|}
Television
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! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
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! scope="row"| 1996
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
| Dennis Andrews
| Guest role
|-
! scope="row"| 1996
| Neighbours
| Charlie Moyes
| Guest role
|-
! scope="row"| 1997
| Ocean Girl
| Louis Danton
| Main role
|-
! scope="row"| 1997
| The Balanced Particle Freeway
| Bede
| TV movie
|-
! scope="row"| 1999
| Neighbours
| Liam Rigby
| Guest role
|-
! scope="row"| 1999–2001
| Crash Zone
| Abraham 'Ram' Foley
| Main role
|-
! scope="row"| 2002
| Marshall Law
| Paul
| Guest role
|-
! scope="row"| 2002
|Short Cuts
| Oscar Coxon
| Main role
|-
! scope="row"| 2002
| Guinevere Jones
| Josh Meyers
| Main role
|-
! scope="row"| 2002
| Bootleg
| Frankie Crawley
| Miniseries, guest role
|-
! scope="row"| 2003
| Blue Heelers
| Lucas Moore
| Guest role
|-
! scope="row"| 2003
| The Saddle Club
| Raffael
| Guest role
|-
! scope="row"| 2004
| Fergus McPhail
| Leon
| Guest role
|-
! scope="row"| 2004
| Salem's Lot
| Goth Kid
| Miniseries, guest role
|-
! scope="row"| 2005–2007, 2020
| Neighbours
| Dylan Timmins
| Main role
|-
! scope="row"| 2008–2009
| The Elephant Princess
| Vashan
| Season 1, main role
|-
! scope="row"| 2010
| City Homicide
| Ben Corrigan
| Guest role
|-
! scope="row"| 2011–2014
| Winners & Losers
| Jonathan Kurtiss
| Main role
|-
! scope="row"| 2016
| Scary Endings
| Gregory
| YouTube anthology series, guest role
|}