Dougie Baldwin
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| Born | (1996-11-13) November 13, 1996 (age 27) |
| Education | Mount Erin Secondary College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Notable work | Disjointed Nowhere Boys Upper Middle Bogan |
| Website | instagram |
Dougie Baldwin (born 1996) is an Australian actor[1][2] from Frankston, Victoria. He is best known for his starring role in the Netflix comedy television series Disjointed. in 2013, Baldwin became the lead role in Emmy Award winning ABC3 children's television series Nowhere Boys, as Felix Ferne.[3]
Baldwin has been fond of performing and being in the limelight since his early childhood and would dress up and perform in front of his family and friends as young as 4-years-old.[4][5] From the ages of 9 to 14, Baldwin attended after-school drama classes, where he quickly became active in community theatre productions.[6]
After drawing inspiration from his older sister Nathalie Antonia, who is also an actor, Baldwin took the step to pursue acting as a career in 2012, signing with an agent and soon cast as the lead characters in Australian television series Nowhere Boys and Upper Middle Bogan. Baldwin's career took off following the widespread success of both shows with Nowhere Boys going-on-to win the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program in 2014 and 2015 consecutively.[7][8]
In 2017, Baldwin was introduced to American screens starring as lead character alongside Kathy Bates in the Netflix original series Disjointed, directed by Chuck Lorre and follows the lives of employees at a Los Angeles marijuana dispensary with Baldwin's character Pete as the dispensary's quirky in-house cannabis grower.[9]
Following a busy launch to his acting career, Baldwin moved to Paris to study at the Physical Theatre/Clown school, Ecole Philippe Gaulier. Where he further developed his acting and comedy skills before returning to Melbourne where Baldwin frequently writes and performs comedy shows, with his Stand-up set "Mind How Y'Go" being nominated for two awards including "Best Comedy Show" at the Melbourne Fringe Festival in 2022.[10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | The Turning | Vic Lang | |
| 2016 | Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows | Felix Ferne | |
| 2023 | Accoladia | Kirk | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013–2016 | Upper Middle Bogan | Shawn Van Winkle | Main role |
| 2013–2015 | Nowhere Boys | Felix Ferne | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2014 | Finding Kate | Tommy Smith | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | What Goes Around Comes Around | Daschel | |
| 2016, 2019 | Feedback | Lieutenant / Boring Dude | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Disjointed | Pete | Main role |
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