David Field Biography: Age, Height, Net Worth, Parents, Movies & TV Shows, Career, Wife

David Field is an Australian character actor and film director, widely recognized for his prolific screen career spanning nearly four decades across Australian film and television.

He is best known for his role as Acko in the 1999 cult classic Two Hands, as Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis in the long-running TV series City Homicide, and as Uncle Rhys in the miniseries A Moody Christmas.

A familiar face both domestically and internationally, Field has appeared in major productions including Chopper, Gettin’ Square, The Rover, Mortal Kombat, and the 2024 blockbuster Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

David Field
Wiki Facts & About Data
Name:	David Field
Born:	6 June 1961 (age 65 years old)
Place of Birth:	Australia
Nationality:	Australian
Height:	1.78 m
Parents:	Mr. and Mrs. Field
Siblings:	Steven Field
Occupation:	Actor, Film Director, Voice Artist
Net Worth:	$1-3 million USD

Early Life and Education

David Field was born on 6 June 1961 in Australia, to Mr. and Mrs. Field. He is the brother of Steven Field, who is the partner of actress and artistic director Rhoda Roberts.

Information regarding his educational background is not publicly available. As a young man, Field was an amateur organist and gave several recitals in Sydney; he was featured in The Australian Organist magazine in December 1997.

His ethnicity is Caucasian, and his religious affiliation is unknown.

Career

David Field began his screen career in the mid-1980s with a guest appearance on the Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters in 1986. His early film work included a role in the prison drama Ghosts… of the Civil Dead (1988) and a recurring part as Kenny Gibbs on Home and Away in 1991.

Throughout the 1990s, he steadily built his resume with character roles in films such as Broken Highway (1993), Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995), and Blackrock (1997), while also appearing in television series including Police Rescue, Blue Heelers, and Water Rats.

Field achieved significant recognition in 1999 with his role as Acko in the critically acclaimed crime comedy Two Hands, starring opposite Heath Ledger. This was followed by a memorable turn as Keithy George in Chopper (2000) and Arnie DeViers in Gettin’ Square (2003).

Between 2007 and 2011, he portrayed Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis in 59 episodes of the Channel 7 series City Homicide, cementing his status as a household name in Australian television. In 2009, Field made his directorial debut with The Combination, a drama exploring Lebanese-Australian relations in Western Sydney, which he followed with a sequel, The Combination: Redemption (2019).

Later in his career, Field has continued to work prolifically on both sides of the camera. He appeared as Uncle Bryan in The Inbetweeners 2 (2014), as Archie in David Michôd‘s The Rover (2014), as the Referee in Mortal Kombat (2021), and as Toe Jam in George Miller‘s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024).

His television work includes roles in Preacher (2019), Shantaram (2022), and the BBC series Ten Pound Poms (2023). Through his extensive filmography and his contributions as a director, Field has become a respected and enduring figure in the Australian entertainment industry.

Social Media

• Facebook Handle: David Field

Personal Life

David Field is reportedly single and does not have publicly confirmed children or relationship history. He is the brother of Steven Field, who is in a relationship with Indigenous Australian actress and artistic director Rhoda Roberts.

Field maintains a relatively private personal life despite his extensive public career, and he has not been involved in any notable public controversies.

Filmography

As Director

• The Combination (2009)
• Convict (2014)
• The Combination: Redemption (2019)

As Actor

• Ghosts… of the Civil Dead (1988)
• Two Hands (1999)
• Chopper (2000)
• Gettin’ Square (2003)
• The Night We Called It a Day (2003)
• Oyster Farmer (2004)
• Tom White (2004)
• Unfinished Sky (2007)
• The Nothing Men (2010)
• Mystery Road (2013)
• These Final Hours (2013)
• The Rover (2014)
• The Inbetweeners 2 (2014)
• Last Cab to Darwin (2015)
• Down Under (2016)
• High Ground (2020)
• Mortal Kombat (2021)
• Loveland (Expired) (2022)
• Dark Art (2023)
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

Television

• Home and Away (1991)
• Blue Heelers (1995-2005)
• City Homicide (2007-2011)
• A Moody Christmas (2012)
• The Secret Daughter (2016-2017)
• Preacher (2019)
• Shantaram (2022)
• Ten Pound Poms (2023)

Net Worth

David Field has an estimated net worth of around $1-3 million USD, accumulated primarily through his extensive acting career spanning over 100 film and television roles, as well as his work as a film director.