David Wenham does on 21st September - check out the tribute to this Birthday Boy turning 50 at the end of this feature.
Do you also share your birthday with a well known, highly regarded & famous Actor or Actress; share your special day with a Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, Singer/Songwriter or Composer of repute; or share an interest in whoever might notch up another year in the coming seven days? Then, look no further! Whilst there will be too many to mention in this small but not insignificant and beautifully written and presented Blog, here are the more notable and noteworthy icons of the big screen, and the small screen, that you will recognise, and that you might just share your birthday with in the week ahead. If so, Happy Birthday to you from Odeon Online!
Sunday 20th September
- Jon Bernthal - Born 1977, turns 38 - Actor
- Gary Cole - Born 1956, turns 59 - Actor
- Sophia Loren - Born 1934, turns 81 - Actress
- Asia Argento - Born 1975, turns 40 - Actress | Director | Writer
Monday 21st September
- Bill Murray - Born 1950, turns 65 - Actor | Writer
- Luke Wilson - Born 1971, turns 44 - Actor | Writer | Producer | Director
- Stephen King - Born 1947, turns 68 - Writer | Producer | Actor
- David Wenham - Born 1965, turns 50 - Actor
- Ethan Coen - Born 1957, turns 58 - Director | Producer | Writer | Editor
- Jerry Bruckheimer - Born 1943, turns 72 - Producer
Tuesday 22nd September
- Tom Felton - Born 1987, turns 28 - Actor
- Scott Baio - Born 1960, turns 50 - Actor | Producer | Director
- Nick Cave - Born 1957, turns 58 - Writer | Composer | Actor
Wednesday 23rd September
- Anthony Mackie - Born 1978, turns 37 - Actor
- Jason Alexander - Born 1959, turns 56 - Actor | Producer | Director
- John Woo - Born 1946, turns 69 - Director | Producer | Writer
- Alex Proyas - Born 1963, turns 52 - Director | Producer | Writer
Thursday 24th September
- Brad Bird - Born 1957, turns 58 - Director | Producer | Writer
- Kevin Sorbo - Born 1958, turns 57 - Actor | Producer
Friday 25th September
- Pedro Almodovar - Born 1949, turns 66 - Director | Producer | Actor
- Will Smith - Born 1968, turns 47 - Actor | Producer
- Mark Hamill - Born 1951, turns 64 - Actor | Producer
- Jason Flemyng - Born 1966, turns 49 - Actor | Producer | Director
- Michael Madsen - Born 1958, turns 57 - Actor | Producer
- Michael Douglas - Born 1944, turns 71 - Actor | Producer
- Catherine Zeta-Jones - Born 1969, turns 46 - Actress
- Heather Locklear - Born 1961, turns 54 - Actress | Producer
Saturday 26th September
- Linda Hamilton - Born 1956, turns 59 - Actress
- Olivia Newton-John - Born 1948, turns 67 - Singer | Actress
- Jim Caviezel - Born 1968, turns 47 - Actor
David Wenham was born in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville to Kath and Bill Wenham. Growing up a Roman Catholic he attended the Christian Brothers High School, in Lewisham, Sydney. He has an older brother, Peter, and five older sisters - Helen, Carmel, Anne, Kathryn and Maree . . . not so bad for a Roman Catholic family!
He attended the University of Western Sydney and graduated from the Theatre Nepean there, shortly after which he began acting. He secured his first small screen role in 'Sons and Daughters' in 1987, and from this point on he never really looked back. From here there was a string of television movies, and television series including 'Police Rescue', 'A Country Practice', One of Us', 'Blue Heelers', his award winning turn in 1997's 'Simone de Beauvoir's Babies' and then 'SeaChange' in 1998/99.
His big screen debut came in 1992 in 'Seeing Red' with 'Greenkeeping' following that same year. Other films followed as did television appearances until 'Cosi' in 1996 with Toni Collette, Barry Otto, Ben Mendelssohn, Rachel Griffiths, Colin Friels and Jakki Weaver - almost a 'Who's Who' of Aussie Acting talent. 'Idiot Box' came next and then 'The Boys' with with Toni Collette once more and then Alex Proyas' 'Dark City' with Kiefer Sutherland, Rufus Sewell and Wiliam Hurt. As the 90's drew to a close there was 'A Little Bit of Soul', and 'Molokai' before opening the new decade in 2000 with 'Better Than Sex'.
2001 brought 'Russian Doll' with Hugo Weaving; Baz Luhrmann's 'Moulin Rouge' with Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor; 'The Bank' with Anthony LaPaglia, and 'Dust' with Joseph Fiennes.
Following this there was more substantial fare with the likes of 'The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers' and then 'Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King' as Faramir. 'Gettin' Square' with Sam Worthington and Timothy Spall came next, and then 'Van Helsing' and Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale. 
2005 saw 'Three Dollars' and John Hillcoat's Aussie Western 'The Proposition' with Noah Taylor, Guy Pearce and Ray Winstone. In Zack Snyder's '300' he portrays 'Dilios', the only Spartan to survive The Battle of Thermopylae enabling him to reprise his role in the 2007 video game and the 2014 sequel '300 : Rise of an Empire'. 
In the meantime, there was 'Australia' for Baz Luhrmann again with Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman and Michael Mann's 'Public Enemies' in 2009 with Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Channing Tatum and Jason Clarke. Then there was 'Pope Joan', 'Oranges and Sunshine' with Emily Watson and more recently 'Paper Planes'. In between time Wenham has lent his voice talents to 'Legends of the Guardians : The Owls of Ga'Hoole' and 'Blinky Bill : The Movie' released just this week. In addition, there has been a whole bunch of television series - 'Killing Time' in 2011, 'Top of the Lake' in 2013, and 'Better Man, 'The Code' and 'Banished' more recently.
Next up there is 'Beyond the Known World', 'Goldstone', 'Lion', 'Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Men Tell No Tales' all currently in post-production, and 'Force of Destiny' recently completed. All up Wenham has fourteen award wins and a further thirty nominations under his belt. He also has a number of stage acting credits to his name including 'Jerry Springer : The Opera' and 'The Crucible'.
Wenham has had a long term relationship with Kate Agnew since 1994 and with whom he has two daughters - Eliza Jane born December 2002 and Millie born in November 2008.
David Wenham - voted Australia's Most Sexiest Man Alive; a former BINGO caller and insurance clerk; goes by the nickname of 'Daisy'; was the subject winner of the 2000 'Archibald Prize' for portrait painting; and, was the reader of the poem titled 'The Crocodiles are Crying' at Steve Irwin's funeral just a few short years ago. Happy Big-5-Oh! to you Dave, from Odeon Online.
-Steve, at Odeon Online-
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