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David Hoflin
Born (1979-02-25) 25 February 1979 (age 46)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation Actor
Years active 1983–present
Spouse(s)
Natalie Blair
(m. 2013)
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David Hoflin (born 25 February 1979) is an actor from Sweden and Australia. He is well-known for playing Jason Bates in the TV show Ocean Girl from 1994 to 1998. He also played Oliver Barnes in the popular show Neighbours between 2007 and 2008.

David Hoflin's Acting Career

David Hoflin has appeared in many TV shows. Some of these include Ocean Girl, The Flying Doctors, Head Start, and A Country Practice. He also acted in McLeod's Daughters, Supernatural, and The Lost World.

When David was ten years old, he acted in his first movie. It was called Evil Angels (also known as A Cry in the Dark). He acted alongside famous stars like Meryl Streep and Sam Neill. The film was about a baby who went missing at Uluru in Australia.

In the Australian medical drama All Saints, David played a character named Kieran.

Roles in Popular TV Shows

In Ocean Girl, David Hoflin played one of the main boy characters, Jason Bates. His character had a special connection with Neri, played by Marzena Godecki. Their friendship was a big part of the show.

David joined the cast of Neighbours in 2007. He played the character Oliver Barnes. He got the role without needing to audition. He filmed his last scenes for the show on May 6, 2008. David later returned to Neighbours for a short visit in April 2011.

In 2012, David Hoflin joined the TV series Alcatraz. He played Thomas "Tommy" Madsen, a former prisoner who was thought to be gone. Tommy Madsen was also the grandfather of the main character, Rebecca Madsen. David also appeared in Touch and an episode of Criminal Minds in 2013. In 2014, he was in Crossbones. He was also a guest star in Supernatural in 2015. Most recently, David Hoflin plays Daniel in the Amazon Prime Video series The Peripheral.

David Hoflin's Personal Life

David Hoflin was born in Stockholm, Sweden.

He started a relationship with Natalie Blair in 2008. She was also an actor on Neighbours. They got married on January 4, 2013, in Warburton, Victoria, Australia. David and Natalie welcomed their first child, a son, on July 29, 2016. They live together in Totnes, Devon, and own a shop called Stag & Sear.

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Evil Angels (aka A Cry in the Dark) Aidan (8 years) Feature film
1990 Breakaway (aka Escape from Madness) Geoffrey Feature film
2003 Swimming Upstream Harold Fingleton Jr. Feature film
2003 Cadet, TheThe Cadet Sam Short film
2005 Stranded Cam Feature film

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Flying Doctors, TheThe Flying Doctors James Fraser TV series, episode: "A Little Miracle"
1992 Good Vibrations Donovan TV miniseries
1994 Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Bindy TV series, episode: "Qwrk Lands on His Feet"
1994 Law of the Land Joe Rankin TV series, episode: "The Last Run"
1994–97 Ocean Girl Jason Bates TV series
1998 State Coroner Andy Riordan TV series, episode: "Watershed"
2000 Flipper Robie T V series, episode: "The Inquiry"
2000 Lost World, TheThe Lost World Gideon TV series, episode: "The Chosen One"
2000 Eugénie Sandler P.I. Peter Mitchell TV series, episodes: "1.3", "1.4"
2001 Head Start Patrick Gormley TV series
2002 All Saints Keiran Sharkey TV series, episode: "M For Memory"
2004 Blue Heelers Scott Drummond TV series, episode: "Running Scared"
2004 McLeod's Daughters Paul Kendall TV series, 2 episodes: "Every Breath You Take", "My Brother's Keeper"
2007–08 Neighbours Oliver Barnes TV series
2010 Big Love First Son TV series, episode: "Blood Atonement"
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Former Navy Lt. Lance Talbot TV series, episode: "Disorder"
2011 Love Begins Jake Weller TV film
2011 Neighbours Oliver Barnes TV series, episodes: "1.6116", "1.6117"
2011 RCVR Lohman TV series, episode: "Little Green Men"
2012 Alcatraz Tommy Madsen Recurring role
2012 Beauty Inside, TheThe Beauty Inside Alex #9 TV series, episode: "Hello My Name Is Alex"
2012 Major Crimes Special Agent Goodwin TV series, episode: "Long Shot"
2012 NCIS Randall J. Kersey TV series, episode: "Shell Shock: Parts 1 & 2"
2013 Criminal Minds Chad Dumont TV series, episode: "Alchemy"
2013 Touch William Norburg TV series
2014 Crossbones Charlie Rider TV series
2015 Hawaii Five-0 Frank Simpson TV series, episode: "Nanahu"
2015 Supernatural Eldon Styne TV series, 2,episodes: "Dark Dynasty", "The Prisoner"
2015 American Crime Mark Skokie TV series
2016 Mad Dogs Johan TV series, 2 episodes: "Xtabai", "Needles"
2016 NCIS: New Orleans Daniel Nolan TV series, episode: "If It Bleeds, It Leads"
2016 Once Upon a Time Zeus TV series, episode: "Last Rites"
2017 Z: The Beginning of Everything F. Scott Fitzgerald
2017 Supergirl Rick Malverne TV series, episode: "Alex"
2018 Bosch Detective Doug Rooker TV series
2018 God Friended Me Charles Cole TV series, episode: "17 Years"
2022 The Peripheral Daniel TV series

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