David Field is an Australian character actor and film director. He is known for his roles in the 1999 film Two Hands and as Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis in the TV series City Homicide.
Career David Field has appeared in numerous film and television roles, including Two Hands, as Detective Superintendent Terry Jarvis in the Channel 7 TV series City Homicide.
In 2009, Field made his directorial debut with The Combination, a drama film which focuses on the relationships between Lebanese Australians and Anglo Australians in parts of Western Sydney. He followed this up in 2019 with a sequel, The Combination: Redemption.
He is also known for his role as the ex-prison inmate uncle in the mini series A Moody Christmas.
Other activities Field is an amateur organist and gave some recitals in Sydney at a young age. He featured in The Australian Organist of December 1997.
Personal life Field is the brother of Steven Field, partner of actress and artistic director Rhoda Roberts.
Filmography Feature films Director YearTitle2009The Combination2014Convict2019The Combination: Redemption
Actor YearTitleRoleNotes1988Ghosts... of the Civil DeadWenzil1992Seeing RedWilliam1993Broken HighwayTatts1994ExileTimothy DullachEverynight ... EverynightChristopher Dale1995Dad and Dave: On Our SelectionDan1996Blue HeelersMick Doyle To Have & to HoldStevie2000Mr. AccidentDuxton / Sir Walter RaleighSample PeopleTTChopperKeithy George2001Jet SetRogerSilent PartnerJohn2003Gettin' SquareArnie DeViersThe Night We Called It a DayBob Hawke2004Tom WhitePhilOyster FarmerBrownie2007WestDougUnfinished SkyCarl Allen2008$9.99SammyVoice role2010The Nothing MenDavid Snedden2012Careless LoveDion2013Mystery RoadMr BaileyBattle of the DamnedDukeThese Final HoursRadio Man2014ConvictWardenThe RoverArchieThe Inbetweeners 2Uncle Bryan2015Now Add HoneyRoger GardhamLast Cab to DarwinDougie2016Down UnderVicSacred HeartPriest2017The Pretend OneRoger2020The TranslatorChaseMoon Rock For MondayDetective LionellHigh GroundKurtz2021Mortal KombatReferee2022Loveland (aka Expired)Sam2023Dark ArtSimon2024Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaToe Jam2026The BluffPaston Bradley
Short films YearTitleRole1993Just DessertsTouch MeRoderick1995StitchedMiss NovemberMan1999The OrderBill2000BrotherBrother One2001One Night The MoonAllman2006All is ForgivenNarrator2008Seven Seven SevenElias Rogers2012ConvenienceShop Assistant2015Injury TimeBilly Bourke2017RookieSargeMonolithsThe Driver2020The Wrong BarberThe Barber
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1986Sons and DaughtersDelivery Man1 episode1988Joe WilsonBilly Spicer1 episode1990A Country PracticeLenny Jackson2 episodes1991Home and AwayKenny Gibbs11 episodes1992Police RescuePaul1 episode1995–2005Blue HeelersCharlie Biden / Michael Doyle4 episodes1996The BeastScranton2 episodesSnowy River: The Mcgregor SagaDave Turner1 episode1997–2000Water RatsWarren / Doug4 episodes1998WildsideAlan1 episode2000Grass RootsDaryl Kennedy2 episodes2002FarscapeHo'ock1 episode2004StingersNick Tascone1 episode2005–07The Incredible Journey of Mary BryantThomas3 episodes2007The CircuitKenneth1 episode2007–11City HomicideTerry Jarvis59 episodes2010WilfredArthur2 episodesRakeDenny Lorton1 episode2011Rescue: Special OpsSidney Carter1 episodeWild BoysCaptain Gunpowder10 episodes2012A Moody ChristmasRhys2 episodes2013Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesSergeant Ford1 episode2014The MoodysRhys1 episodeThe Gods of Wheat StreetHarry Hamilton5 episodes2015Catching MilatNeil Birse2 episodes2015–18No ActivityBruce11 episodes2016Changed ForeverBilly Hughes2016–17The Secret DaughterGus Carter12 episodes2019PreacherArchangel7 episodes2022ShantaramWally Nightingale12 episodes2023Ten Pound PomsDean Spender3 episodes2026High Country Jax MasonTV series
TV movies YearTitleRole1988Dadah Is DeathMr Travis2001My Husband, My KillerBill VandenburgInvincibleSlate2002Blood CrimeJonah Ganz2003BlackJack: Murder ArchiveTerry Kavanaugh2004BlackJack: Sweet Science2005Hell Has Harbour ViewsGreg HoganBlackJack: In the MoneyTerry KavanaughBlackJack: Ace Point Game2006BlackJack: Dead MemoryBlackjack: At the Gates2007Blackjack Ghosts
Music videos Paul Kelly – If I Could Start Today Again – actor David Field played the Narrator in the Short Film, All Is Forgiven for Tex, Don and Charlie written and directed by Karen Borger. The film was made to promote the TDC album All Is Forgiven and included a stand-alone video clip for the single Whenever It Snows.
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