Rowan McNamara
Acting
Biography
Rowan McNamara makes his screen debut in Samson & Delilah. He hails from the Aboriginal Community of Santa Teresa, 80km southeast of Alice Springs. He and his family now live in Hidden Valley town camp in Alice Springs. English is a second language for Rowan – at home he speaks the language of his people, Eastern Arrente. Rowan is a keen AFL footballer and is an obsessed fan of Essendon Football Club. He’s travelled Australia playing football with his school.
Known For
Detective Toni Alma is assigned to investigate a suspicious car accident in Perdar Theendar, the Indigenous community she left as a child and has had little to do with over the years.
True Colours
Samson, a cheeky 15-year-old boy, and Delilah, live in an isolated Aboriginal community in the Central Australian desert. The two teenagers soon discover that life outside the community can be cruel. Lost, unwanted and alone they discover that life isn’t always fair, but love never judges.