Diarmid Heidenreich
Heidenreich in August 2012
Born
Diarmid Heidenreich

1975 (age 48–49)
Australia
OccupationTelevision actor
Known forPizza Hut commercials (as 'Dougie the Pizza Delivery Guy')

Diarmid Heidenreich (born 1975) is an Australian film and television actor. Heidenreich graduated from Waverley College in Sydney's east, in 1993 before going on to become a well-known actor.

Television career

Heidenreich began his television career in 1993, appearing in G. P. as a guest role. Over the next few years, he had guest roles in several drama series, including Echo Point (1995) and Big Sky (1997). Heidenreich was also the host of the children's game show Challenger until he left the show and Adrian de Vito & Zoe Sheridan co-hosted the show together.

From 1993 to 1996 and again since 2019, Heidenreich starred in a series of television commercials for Pizza Hut, as 'Dougie the Pizza Delivery Guy', which he still is commonly known as. Heidenreich had a leading role in Water Rats in 2000 and 2001 as Senior Constable Matthew Quinn.[1] In 2003, he had a 4 episode guest role in McLeod's Daughters. He also appeared in the Carlton Draught 'Slo Motion' ads.

In 2009, Heidenreich starred in The Cut, and had a guest role in Packed to the Rafters. In 2010 he starred in the TV crime drama Underbelly: The Golden Mile.[2][3]

In 2015, he guest-starred in Home and Away, as inmate Trevor Gunson,[4] nemesis of fellow prisoner Darryl Braxton.

Personal life

Heidenreich was arrested and served periodic detention for an incident involving a car crash and drug use, leaving his girlfriend in hospital in 1996.[5][6]

He married journalist Genevieve Quigley in 2003. The couple has two children: daughter Ivory born in 2005, and son Jasper born in 2007.

References

  1. ^ Young, Victoria (23 April 2000). "Dougie sinks, then swims". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2021 – via Gale OneFile.
  2. ^ Tynan, Alice (15 July 2010). "Interview: Dieter Brummer & Diarmid Heidenreich (Underbelly)". The Plot Thickens. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ Devlyn, Darren (7 April 2010). "Brutal lessons on the Cross". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 April 2021 – via Gale OneFile.
  4. ^ Vickery, Colin (22 January 2017). "ALL BETS ARE OFF NOW SUMMER BAY IS STREAMING". The Sun Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Newsbank: Access Australia.
  5. ^ Devlyn, Darren (7 April 2010). "Dougie the Pizza boy comes long way". Herald Sun.
  6. ^ "Dougie charged". The Australian. 17 October 1996. p. 26. Retrieved 8 April 2021 – via Gale OneFile.

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