David Knijnenburg

David Knijnenburg
David Knijnenburg
Born	David Albertus Trelawney Knijnenburg
Years active	1988–present

David Albertus Trelawney Knijnenburg (/kəˈneɪnənbɜːrx/) is an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for playing Alfred Hitchcock in his stage production Hitchcock & Herrmann.

Early life[edit]

David Albertus Trelawney Knijnenburg^[1] was born into a theatrical family of Dutch descent.

He started writing plays in primary school, and continued to create and perform comedy in high school and at university.^[2]

Career[edit]

Knijnenburg began his career at the World Exposition of 1988 as a television presenter hosting a live show for NHK Japan – Japanese Television.

He performed on stage in assorted roles in Twelfth Night Theatre's numerous stage adaptations of classic BBC television series such as Dad's Army and 'Allo 'Allo!^{[citation needed]}.

He wrote the play Hitchcock & Herrmann, which was his first to be performed,^[2] in March 2005 at the 4MBS performance studio. The play is based on the often stormy relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and film composer Bernard Hermann, and Knijnenburg played the character of Hitchcock in his own production, which earned good reviews.^[3] In October 2006 the play was once again staged at the Melbourne Fringe Festival, again to good reviews.^[4]^[5]

He was one of dozens of names mentioned during the media speculation over the casting of the eleventh Doctor Who, after David Tennant announced his resignation in 2008.^[6]^[7]

He was commissioned by Ulverstone's local council to write Robin Hood – Vampire Slayer, which was performed in Tasmania in 2010.^[2]

Publications[edit]

Knijnenburg was the owner of The Brisbane Theatre Guide from 22 Apr 2002 until 6 December 2023, when registration was cancelled.^[8]

Awards and nominations[edit]

In 2007 Knijnenburg was the voted "Best Dressed Male" for Style Magazine's "Melbourne Cup Fashions on the Field".

Stage awards[edit]

1999 – Winner, Harveys Award for The Importance of Being Earnest^{[citation needed]}
2000 – Nominated, 4MBS Perform Award for Best Actor in a Drama for Whodunnit^{[citation needed]}
2001 – Nominated, 4MBS Perform Award for Best Actor in a Drama for Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile^{[citation needed]}
2001 – Nominated, 4MBS Perform Award for Best Actor in a Musical for Oliver!, My Fair Lady and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat^{[citation needed]}
2003 – Winner, Glugs Award Award for Excellence in Theatre^{[citation needed]}
2003 – Nominated, Matilda Award for Emerging Artist^{[citation needed]}
2005/6 – Nominated, The Book Nook Award for Best Playwright in the Matilda Award, Hitchcock & Herrmann^[9]

Filmography[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Director
2008	Awake	William	Skevos Mavros
2008	Daybreakers	Vampire Commuter	Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig
2007	Deadline	Detective Steve Jackman	Dean Francis
2004	Wendy's Christmas	Narrator	Johannes Knijnenburg
2003	Counterstrike	Secret Service Agent	Jerry London
2003	About Face	Peter	David Knijnenburg
2003	Timmy's Christmas	Narrator	Johannes Knijnenburg
2002	Other People	Football Player	Keiran Galvin
2002	Scooby-Doo	Traveller	Raja Gosnell
2001	No Man (Or Woman) Is An Island	Doorman	Linton Vivian
2001	The Gift	Rupert	David Knijnenburg
2000	Walk The Talk	Bank Manager	Shirley Barrett
1998	Deep Impact	Refugee	Mimi Leder
1996	Jackie Chan's First Strike	Man in China Town	Stanley Tong

Television[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2003	(s)truth	Pieter van Flaschen	Directed by Stephen Irwin for SBS Television
2000	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World	Tribal Trader	Season 2, Episode 3 – Tourist Season
2000	Stepsister From The Planet Weird	School Teacher	Directed by Steve Boyum for The Disney Channel
2000	Virtual Nightmare	Police Deputy	Directed by Michael Pattinson for UPN Pictures

Theatre[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2009	Tassie Talent Time	Reg Masters / Kermit the Frog	Directed by Brett Budgeon (Bass Strait Productions)^{[citation needed]}
2009	The Brett Budgeon and Darryl Beaton Big Band Variety Show	MC / Kermit the Frog / Susan Boyle	Directed by Brett Budgeon (Bass Strait Productions)^{[citation needed]}
2009	Ye Olde Britannia Music Hall	Chairman	Directed by Brett Budgeon (Bass Strait Productions)^{[citation needed]}
2008	The Night Before Christmas	Godfather Drosselmeyer / Mouse King / Woodsman	Directed by Tama Matheson (4MBS Classic Players)^{[citation needed]}
2008	Piccadilly Old Time Music Hall	Chairman	Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions/ NARPACA)^{[citation needed]}
2008	Much Ado About Nothing	Friar Francis / Sexton	Directed by Tama Matheson (4MBS Classic Players / Shakespeare on Oxford Festival)^{[citation needed]}
2008	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Chief Bromden	Directed by Tony Bonner (Jally Productions)^{[citation needed]}
2007	Concert with the Stars	Co-Host and Soloist	Directed by Brett Budgeon ^{[citation needed]}
2007	Carousel	David Bascombe	Directed by Tony Alcock (Twelfth Night Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2007	Three Little Pigs	Dame Prudence Trotter	Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions)^{[citation needed]}
2007	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Francis Flute	Directed by Tama Matheson (4MBS Classic Players / Shakespeare on Oxford Festival)^{[citation needed]}
2007	Cats	Bustopher Jones / Gus the Theater cat	Directed by Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}
2007	'Allo 'Allo!	Officer Crabtree	Directed by Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2007	Lexie Turns To Stone	Lonny	Directed by Amy Ingram (Judith Wright Centre)played opposite Liana Werner-Gray^{[citation needed]}
2006	Hitchcock & Herrmann	Alfred Hitchcock	Directed by David Knijnenburg and Jesse Rosenfeld (Melbourne Fringe Festival/ Darling You Were Marvellous Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}
2005	Run for Your Wife	Detective Sergeant Troughton	Directed by Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2005	Charlotte's Web	Mr Zuckermann	Directed by Lynn Pelgrave^{[citation needed]}
2005	Dad's Army	The Vicar	Directed by Chris Betts (Bruce Mason Centre NZ)^{[citation needed]}
2005	The Taming of the Shrew	Gremio, The Tailor and Vincentio	Directed by Mark Conaghan (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}
2005	Hitchcock & Herrmann	Alfred Hitchcock	Written and directed by David Knijnenburg (Shrine Pictures)^{[citation needed]}
2005	Robin Hood And His Merry Men	Friar Tuck	Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions)^{[citation needed]}
2004	The Rocky Horror Show	Doctor Scott	Directed by Tony Alcock (On The Boards Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}
2004	Piccadilly Old Time Music Hall	Chairman and Soloist	Directed by Kate Peters (Top Hat Productions)^{[citation needed]}
2004	Dad's Army	The Vicar	Directed by Peter Williams (Twin Towns)^{[citation needed]}
2004	Wit!	Ensemble	Directed by Jack Bradford (Bunbury Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}
2004	Dad's Army	The Vicar	Directed by Peter Williams (Twelfth Night Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2004	The Soldier's Tale	The Devil	(Collusion/ Queensland Conservatorium)^{[citation needed]}
2003	Brave New World Order	Barry Jumper	Directed by Brett Heath (Brisbane Powerhouse)^{[citation needed]}
2002	S.C.Superstar	Bernard, Santa's Head Elf	Directed by Damian Lee (Stage Door Dinner Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2002	Wit!	Technician 3	Directed by Jack Bradford (La Boite Theatre D-Lab)^{[citation needed]}
2002	La Bamba	The Great Cummerbundini	(La Boite Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2002	Annie	Daddy Warbucks	Directed by Jack Bradford (Brisbane Junior Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2002	La Bamba – Honk if you love...	Fritz Eberhardt von Kurfurstendam	(La Boite Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2002	Cole Porter's Can-Can	Boris Adzinidzinadze	Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre)
2002	Annie	Daddy Warbucks	Directed by Jan Patterson (Ipswich Musical Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2002	La Bamba – Sunday Night Fever	Old Codger	(La Boite Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2002	Brave New World Order	Ensemble	Directed by Brett Heath (Brisbane Powerhouse)^{[citation needed]}
2002	You Can't Take It with You	Paul Sycamore	Directed by Steven Tandy (Gold Coast Little Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2002	Salome	Herod Antipas	Directed by Leah Huxley (Nash Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2001	Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat	Potiphar, Naphtali	Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}
2001	My Fair Lady	Zoltan Karpathy, Harry	Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre)^{[citation needed]}
2001	Oliver!	Mr Sowerberry	Directed by Jack Bradford (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}
2001	Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile	Simon Mostyn	Directed by Lynn Wright (Starbuck / QPAC)^{[citation needed]}
2001	Bye Bye Birdie	Ed Sullivan, Company	Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}
2000	Whodunnit	Perkins, the Butler	Directed by Alex Lanham (Brisbane Arts Theatre)^{[citation needed]}
2000	Les Misérables	Student / Company	Directed by Robert Young (Gold Coast Arts Centre)^{[citation needed]}
2000	Portrait -A Musical of Oscar Wilde's A Picture of Dorian Gray	Lord Fermor, Victor the Butler	Directed by John Wikman (A.P.I. Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}
2000	Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat	Naphtali / Pharaoh's Guard	Directed by Robbie Parkin (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}
1999	The Importance of Being Earnest	Merriman, Lane, Oscar Wilde	Directed by Jack Bradford (Harvest Rain Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}
1977	Deidre the Dog	Deidre	Directed by Catherine Owen-Chandler (Lady of Lourdes Theatre Company)^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "Historical details for ABN 35 175 783 072". ABN Lookup. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "David Knijnenburg Archives". Playlab Theatre. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ Munro-Wallis, Nigel (12 March 2005). "Hitchcock and Hermann". 612 ABC Brisbane. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ Richards, Tim (9 October 2006). "Hitchcock & Herrmann". The Age. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ Flaherty, Colin (4 October 2006). "Hitchcock and Herrmann". The Groggy Squirrel. Archived from the original on 6 May 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Doctor Who News 2020".
^ "Australian Actor to play Dr Who?". Australian Acting News. 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
^ "Current details for ABN 35 175 783 072". ABN Lookup. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Matilda Awards 2005". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.

External links[edit]

David Knijnenburg at IMDb
David Knijnenburg at AusStage

[abnhist-1] "Historical details for ABN 35 175 783 072". ABN Lookup. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[playlab-2] "David Knijnenburg Archives". Playlab Theatre. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[abchh-3] Munro-Wallis, Nigel (12 March 2005). "Hitchcock and Hermann". 612 ABC Brisbane. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[4] Richards, Tim (9 October 2006). "Hitchcock & Herrmann". The Age. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[5] Flaherty, Colin (4 October 2006). "Hitchcock and Herrmann". The Groggy Squirrel. Archived from the original on 6 May 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[6] "Doctor Who News 2020".

[7] "Australian Actor to play Dr Who?". Australian Acting News. 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2009.

[8] "Current details for ABN 35 175 783 072". ABN Lookup. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[9] "Matilda Awards 2005". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.

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