| Birth Date: | January 10 |
| Birth Place: | Australia |
| Birth Name: | Josef Ber |
| Nationality: | Australian |
Josef Ber is an Australian actor, director and writer, best known for his role as Sergeant Dominic Wales in the television series Rush.[1] [2]
Ber grew up in Sydney Australia. He went to school at Marayong Heights Public School, Lorien Novalisand Baulkham Hills High School. He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1997.
Ber has appeared in many television series including McLeod's Daughters, Love My Way, Home and Away, The Surgeon, All Saints, Young Lions, Murder Call, Wildside and Water Rats. Ber is a NIDA graduate who has also had many roles in movies and theatre.[3] Ber started out as a singer in his teens, performing at Australia's Wonderland. He then landed a role in the musical Grease for the Australian and New Zealand tours. Ber attended NIDA in the years 1995-1997 graduating with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art.
Ber in 2024 was announced to appear in the third season of Total Control (TV series).[4]
| 2024 | Total Control (TV series) | Dominic | TV series; 5 episodes | |
| 2022 | Pieces of Her (TV series) | Detective Shooltz | 2 episodes | |
| 1990-2017 | Home and Away | Dr. Matthews / Student / Johnno /Will Shepard | 14 episodes | |
| 2016 | Brock | James Macintosh | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Janet King (TV series) | Robbie Carter | 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | Australia:The Story of Us | Geoff Maiden | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | ANZAC Girls | Major Sherwin | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Redfern Now | Luis | 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Devil's Dust | Ted Banton | 2 episodes | |
| Tricky Business (Australian TV series) | Adrian Penn | 1 episode | ||
| 2011 | Wild Boys | Mr Prescott | 1 episode | |
| Blake Owens | 1 episode | |||
| 2008-10 | Rush | Sergeant Dominic "Dom" Wales | 41 episodes | |
| 2009 | East West 101 | Agent Doug Ford | 6 episodes | |
| 2004 - 2007 | McLeod's Daughters | Hugh Mcleod | 2 episodes | |
| 2007 | Love My Way | Bruce | episode "And in the End" | |
| 2005 | The Surgeon | Obstetric Registrar | episode #1.3 | |
| 2005 | Dramatically Black | - | episode "Plains Empty" | |
| 2004 | All Saints | Dusty Crow | episode "Happy Families" | |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Officer Craig Simons | episode "Drag Racing" | |
| 2000 | Murder Call | Michael Frampton | episode "Paid in Full" | |
| 1998 | Wildside | Officer Colin Ryan | episodes #1.24 & #1.25 | |
| 1998 | Water Rats | Owen | episode "Mocha Fudge" |
| Year | Film | Character | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Break Street | Uncle Frank | Short | |
| 2018 | The Defector | Teddy Knox | Short | |
| 2016 | Down Under | Police Officer | ||
| 2015 | Three Kings | Donnie, Rick, George | Short | |
| 2015 | Talk to Someone | Joe | Short | |
| 2015 | Jack's Promise | Allistair | Short | |
| 2014 | Notes | Short | ||
| 2012 | Treading Water | John | Short | |
| 2011 | Things to Do | Tim | short - next to Richard Brancatisano & Ana Maria Belo | |
| 2011 | Babies from the Future | Agent Johnstone | Short | |
| 2008 | $9.99 | - | next to Geoffrey Rush & Anthony LaPaglia | |
| 2003 | Ned[5] | Joe Byrne - Orderly | next to Michala Banas & Damon Herriman | |
| 2002 | The Junction Boys | Pine | next to Fletcher Humphrys, Nick Tate & Luke Ford | |
| 1999 | Powderburn | Clay | next to Nicholas Bishop |
| Year | Production | Character | Director | Theatre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tiger Country[6] | Eddie | SBW Stables Theatre | next to Eve Morey, Matthew Moore & Nicole Winkler[7] | ||
| 2006 | Human Resources[8] | - | Chris Aronsten & Kate Gaul | Siren Theatre Co. | next to Thomas Campbell & Lorna Lesley[9] | |
| 2005 | Rice Pudding | - | Kate Gaul | Siren Theatre Co. | next to Eliza Logan & Nicholas Papdemetriou[10] | |
| 2004 | Run Rabbit Run[11] | - | Kate Gaul | Belvoir Street Theatre | next to Roy Billing, Wayne Blaire & Tyler Coppin | |
| 2002 | Lobby Hero[12] | - | Kate Gaul | Ensemble Theatre | next to Joanne Priest, Steve Rodgers & Darren Schnase |