578. Fearlessly Failing: Actor - Damon Herriman

ACTOR: DAMON HERRIMAN

Talk about a pinch me moment! What an actor! Damon has a brilliant career here in America as well as back home in Australia. His body of work is so large that we couldn't cover everything. You may know him as playing Charles Manson not once but twice; in David Fincher’s Mindhunter and again in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
We got to sit down and chat in Los Angeles ahead of the release of his new movie The Bikreriders written and directed by Jeff Nichols. This story is based on a book Jeff found one day at his brother's house which was a collection of images taken by Danny Lyon. These images spanned over a decade documenting a midwestern motorcycle club. The cast is stella; Damon is acting alongside Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Michael Shanon and Jody Comer! I've seen the film and it's beautiful, all shot on film, you're in for a treat. It's officially out now in both Australia and America. In this chat we go back to where it all began for Damon; starting out as a child actor in Adelaide, he's never been technically trained, learning his skills on the job. In 2004 he booked his first Hollywood movie that was shot in Australia; it was a horror film with Paris Hilton called House of Wax and that was his window into Hollywood, off the back of that we was able to get meetings and auditions. Damon's big American break came when he was cast in the US neo-western crime series Justified as the lovable villain Dewey Crowe. He was only meant to be in the pilot episode but then became a recurring character for 6 seasons. This show gained a huge cult-like following and really cemented Damon as brilliant acting stock here in America. Back home in Australia he played Feddy in Mr Inbweeten; this character was another loveable crim who you end up rooting for even though his character is a bit of a villan. It's a wonderful Aussie series! He's won an AACTA award for Judy and Punch, and more recently he was in The Artful Dodger as another complicated baddie!So as you can see we just scratched the surface of all of the work gigs Damons had! We also talk about rejection and actor tips. So if you're a creative soul, in any field, then this episode is for you! I hope you love it, reach out and let me know what you think.

Here's the trailer to Damon's newest movie; The Bikriders (out now)!

The Bikeriders trailer

Mega love,

Lola

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