David Hoflin

David Hoflin (/ˈdɑːvɪd/) is a Swedish-born Australian actor. He played Jason Bates in Ocean Girl between 1994 and 1998, and Oliver Barnes in Neighbours between 2007 and 2008. Hoflin was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He and his family moved to Australia when he was four years old. Hoflin was nine when he played his first role opposite Meryl Streep and Sam Neill in Australian film Evil Angels (released as A Cry in the Dark outside of Australia and New Zealand), about the Lindy Chamberlain case, where a dingo stole baby Azaria Chamberlain from her tent at Uluru. He played the role of eight year old Aiden, the son of Meryl Streep's character. After appearing in 1990 film Breakaway, 1992 miniseries Good Vibrations and drama series Law of the Land, Hoflin landed his breakthrough role in 1994, playing older brother Jason, one of the lead male characters in children's fantasy series Ocean Girl, over its four year run. The romantic chemistry between his character and that of Marzena Godecki's character, Neri, is one of the central themes of the series. The show was syndicated around the world including on the Disney channel in the US. Further early credits included shows such as The Flying Doctors, A Country Practice, State Coroner, and The Lost World.