Don Hany (born 18 September 1975) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role in the series '' White Collar Blue'', Dr. Chris Havel in ''

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'', and the leading role of Zane Malik in the SBS series '' East West 101''. He is also known for starring in the film ''

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''.

Early life

Born to an Iraqi father, Tewfiq and a Hungarian mother, Csilla; his mother is a doctor of economics and his father is a classically-trained pianist and restaurateur. His parents met in

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in the 1960s. Csilla rejected the

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doctrine of her native country and Tewfiq spurned the

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beliefs of his upbringing. Hany attended high school in the

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for one year as an exchange student, and later completed a degree in Dramatic Arts at the

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Nepean.

Career

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

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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 ''

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'' as

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. In 2009, Hany had a busy year, starring in the mini-series ''

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'', ABC1's ''

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'', and returning to East West 101 for the second season. In 2010, he joined the main cast of the Foxtel drama '' Tangle'', playing politician Spiros Georgiades. He also joined Channel Ten's drama ''

'', in the role of paediatrician Chris Havel. In 2011, Hany starred in the third and final season of East West 101. Hany also starred in the Nine Network movie premiere of ''Tell Them Lucifer Was Here'', reprising his role from ''Underbelly'', Nik Radev. In 2012, he was cast in two telemovies, ''Jack Irish: Bad Debts'' and ''Jack Irish: Black Tide'', (based on the books '' Bad Debts'' and '' Black Tide'' by

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), which aired on the

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. In 2013, Hany took the lead role of Sam Callaghan in the HBO Asia production ''

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''. The following year, Hany appeared in ''The Broken Shore'', a telemovie which aired on the

. He also stars in the mini-series '' Devil's Playground''. He also had the lead role in the film ''

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''. Hany played Jesse Shane in the only season of the 2016 television drama ''

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''. In 2019, Hany played Australian Prime Minister Ewan Garrety in the second season of the political thriller '' Secret City''. The following year, Hany took over the role of

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in ''

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'' from

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Personal life

Don has a twin, Roger Hany, a

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-based musician. They both attended primary school and high school on the Central Coast of New South Wales. Hany married actress

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in 2011. The couple have two daughters. He is an

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.He’s the go-to guy for ethnic diversity. So who is Don Hany?
The Australian. 10 May 2014

Film and television appearances

Film

* '' Ali's Wedding'' (2016) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Tell Them Lucifer Was Here as Nik "The Russian" Radev'' (2011) * ''

'' (2008) * '' Lucky Miles'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''California King'' (2006) * ''Big Top'' (2006) * ''Winning the Peace'' (2004)

Television

* ''

'' (2020, 2021; 26 episodes) * '' Secret City'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2019–present) * '' Strike Back'' (2017–2018) * '' Janet King'' (2017) * ''

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2013) * ''The Broken Shore'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Tangle'' (2010–2012) * ''

'' (2010 main cast, 2011 special guest star) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2008, one episode) * ''

'' (2008) * '' East West 101'' (2007–2011) * '' White Collar Blue'' (2002) * ''Heroes' Mountain'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Water Rats'' (2000, one episode) * ''The Monster'' (1999) * '' Breakers'' (1998)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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