Education
Born to an Iraqi father who became a restaurateur, and a Hungarian mother who is a doctor of economics, Hany attended high school in the Netherlands and later completed a degree in Dramatic Arts at the University of Western Sydney Nepean.
Born to an Iraqi father who became a restaurateur, and a Hungarian mother who is a doctor of economics, Hany attended high school in the Netherlands and later completed a degree in Dramatic Arts at the University of Western Sydney Nepean.
He is best known for his role in the series White Collar Blue, the film Lucky Miles and in the mini-series East West 101. In 1998, Hany began his television career, starring in the soapie Breakers. In 2000, he had a small role in Water Rats.
In 2002, he had a role in the tele-movie Heroes" Mountain and in the police drama White Collar Blue.
In 2007, Hany starred in the mini-series of East West 101 for Business School television, in which he played the lead role of Zane Malik. In 2008, he had a small role in Underbelly as Nik Radev.
In 2009, Hany had a busy year, starring in the mini-series False Witness, ABC1"s Dirt Game, and returning to East West 101 for the second season. In 2010, he joined the main cast of the Foxtel drama Tangle, playing politician Spiros Georgiades.
He also joined Channel Ten"s drama Offspring, in the role of paediatrician Chris Havel.
In 2011, Hany starred in the third and final season of East West 101. Hany also starred in the Nine Network movie premiere of Tell Them Lucifer Was Here, reprising his role from Underbelly, Nik Radev. In 2012, he was cast in two telemovies, Jack Irish: Bad Debts and Jack Irish: Black Tide, (based on the books Bad Debts and Black Tide by Peter Temple), which will aired on the American Broadcasting Company. In 2013, Don Hany took the lead role of Sam Callaghan in the Home Box Office Asia production Serangoon Road.
In 2014, Hany appeared in The Broken Shore, a telemovie which aired on the American Broadcasting Company. He also stars in the mini-series Devil"s Playground.
He also had the lead role in the film Healing.