Damon Gameau is an Australian actor, director, and producer, known for his documentaries '' That Sugar Film'' and ''

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''. Gameau has also appeared in a number of award-winning TV shows and films, such as ''

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'', '' The Tracker'' and '' Balibo''.

Career

Gameau has not acted for 8 years. He is now a full time director since his success with That Sugar Film and 2040. Gameau was recently nominated for NSW Australian of the Year for his work in 'the Regeneration' movement. His '2040' documentary included an extensive impact campaign that has seen 1.5 million students be taught the curriculum materials, hundreds of farmers receive assistance to switch to regenerative practices plus the building of the first seaweed platform in Tasmania. His current film is called Regenerate Australia 2030 and is a vision for Australia in 2030 based on interviews with a variety of Australians from differing backgrounds. He is the co founder of Regen Studios. Gameau graduated from Australia's

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(NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1999. In 2011, he won the short film competition, Tropfest with his animation 'Animal Beatbox'. In 2014, he announced the production of the documentary '' That Sugar Film'' in which he relates the dire mood swings and weight gain he experienced after taking on the low-fat, high-sugar diet for 60 days. Gameau wrote a companion book for the film, ''That Sugar Book'', which reached the top of the Health & Well-being best-seller lists in Australia. That Sugar Film is the highest grossing Australian documentary released in cinemas across Australia and New Zealand. His most recent film,

, is a documentary is a letter to his 4-year-old daughter showing her what the world could look like in 2040 if we put into action the best solutions to many of our environmental challenges. It premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and has recently become one of the highest grossing Australian documentaries of all time in Australia. He also wrote an accompanying book, 2040: handbook for the regeneration'. He appeared in the 2009 feature film '' Balibo'', in which he plays the part of

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reporter

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. He starred as Scotsman Andy Maher in the Australian TV miniseries '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities''. Gameau starred as Sonny in the Australian movie '' Thunderstruck'', a tale of a group of friends and their devotion to AC/DC and in particular

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. He appeared in

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's latest Irish drama, '' Raw'', based in an exclusive

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restaurant. playing the head chef Geoff Mitchell from Seasons 1 to 5. Gameau portrayed a homosexual character and received great praise for his performance throughout his time on the series. He also starred in ''Spirited'' as Adrian Brixton alongside Claudia Karvan and Matt King. In 2012, he featured in both episodes of

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drama-miniseries as Australian batsman

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. In 2013, he appeared in an episode of '' Wentworth'' as Mark Pearson. Gameau is in a relationship with ''

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'' actress, Zoe Tuckwell-Smith. Together they have 2 children.

Awards and honours

Gameau was nominated for NSW Australian of the Year in 2020 for his work in creating 'the Regeneration' movement which is associated with his film 2040. *Gameau won the Best Documentary Award for ''That Sugar Film'' at the Australian Film and Television awards in 2016. *In 2007, Gameau won the Best Actor award for his role in the film ''Vermin'' at the Sydney Underground Film Festival. * Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for ''Balibo'' at AFI awards. * Gameau has begun a directing career also with his film ''One'', reaching the finals of

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in 2010 and his film ''Animal Beatbox'' winning the 2011 competition. His first documentary feature, ''That Sugar Film'', was selected for Berlin Film Festival and IDFA.. The film was nominated for the

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award for best feature-length documentary. It is still the highest grossing Australian Documentary of all time across Australia and New Zealand.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gameau, Damon 21st-century Australian male actors Australian documentary filmmakers Australian film directors Australian food writers Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Australian non-fiction writers Australian people of French descent Australian people of Irish descent Living people National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Year of birth missing (living people)