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lead singer

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in the 2019 film '' The Dirt'',

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in the American

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thriller miniseries '' 11.22.63'' and Lewis Wilson in the series ''The Punisher''.

Early life and education

Webber grew up on the

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Central Coast and attended Green Point Christian College. He was a trampolinist and performed in the 2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.

Career

Webber worked as a rope access technician on

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. His first acting experience was on the 2009 film '' The Combination''. From 2009–2010, he portrayed Darius Pike on the TV series '' K-9''. He also had roles on '' All Saints'' and in the miniseries '' Devil's Dust''. In 2015, Webber played Ryan Kelly, a stalker, on Australian soap opera ''

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''. Webber's role on the J. J. Abrams-produced '' 11.22.63'' was his first in the United States. He got the role after sending in an audition tape, which he had two days to prepare for, including watching newsreels of Oswald and listening to clips of his voice. After he was cast, he then read the novel on which it was based, as well as other books about the

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. Webber received praise for "mastering Oswald's peculiar speech pattern and growing sense of paranoia." In 2016, he starred alongside

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and fellow Australian Eliza Taylor in the police drama film '' Thumper''. Webber played a distraught

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veteran who suffers from

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in the

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television series '' The Punisher.'' In 2019, Webber portrayed

lead singer

in the 2019 Netflix film '' The Dirt''. He also appeared in the feature film '' Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan'', directed by

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Webber, Daniel 1988 births Living people Australian male television actors People from Gosford 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Australian trampolinists