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David Lyons (born 16 April 1976) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Josh Holiday in the
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navy drama ''
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'' (2007-2009), Dr. Simon Brenner in the
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medical drama '' ER'' (2008-2009) and as General Sebastian Monroe in the NBC post-apocalyptic drama ''
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'' (2012-2014).


Early life and education

Lyons was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He graduated from
Yarra Valley Grammar , motto_translation = I lift up my eyes , city = Ringwood , state = Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent, co-e ...
school in 1993 and continued on to graduate from Australia's
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(NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 2004.


Career

In 2005, Lyons had a recurring role on the
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police drama ''
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'' and guest-starred on the Seven Network/
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/ Eleven soap opera ''
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''. Lyons starred in the
Nine Network The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television ne ...
police drama ''
Sea Patrol ''Sea Patrol'' is an Australian television drama that ran from 2007 to 2011, set on board HMAS ''Hammersley'', a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The series focused on the ship and the lives of its crew members. Despi ...
'', where he played the Leading Seaman Josh Holiday for the show's first three series from 2007 until 2009. Lyons began starring in the
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medical drama '' ER'' as Dr. Simon Brenner, making his first appearance in season 14, episode 14 titled "Owner of a Broken Heart" which aired on 10 April 2008, but he was credited as a special guest star. When the show's 15th and final season premiere titled "Life After Death" aired on 25 September 2008, Lyons was added to the main cast. Lyons remained on the show until it ended with the two-hour series finale, " And in the End...", which aired 2 April 2009. In 2009, Lyons starred in the
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''A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne''. In 2010, Lyons appeared in the biographical romantic drama ''
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'', which starred
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and was based on
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's autobiography of the same name. In January 2011, Lyons starred as the title role in the NBC superhero drama '' The Cape'' until the show was cancelled in March that same year after ten episodes. Lyons co-starred with Billy Burke in the NBC post-apocalyptic drama ''
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'', which ran for two seasons from 17 September 2012 to 21 May 2014. He played Sebastian "Bas" Monroe, a former US Marine Corps sergeant who served with Miles Matheson (Burke), founded the Monroe Republic, and became its President and later General of its Militia. In 2013, Lyons co-starred with
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and Julianne Hough in the romantic drama '' Safe Haven'', based on
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' novel of the same name.


Filmography


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyons, David 1976 births 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Living people National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Male actors from Melbourne People educated at Trinity College (University of Melbourne)