David Callan David Callan David Callan is an actor and standup comedian based in Sydney, Australia. He is a former employee of ASIO; his comedy material is partly based on his experiences as a spy. In the 2011 sitcom "At Home with Julia", he played the recurring role of Agent Smith, one of the Australian Federal Police agents on the Prime Minister's security detail. In 2012, he appeared in two episodes of the TV series "Rake". He is sometimes confused with Dave Callan, another Australian standup comedian with an almost identical name. Callan has a wife and two children and lives in
Oliver Callan One television. The radio version of the show has led to controversy over his portrayal of Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins and his aide Kevin McCarthy which led to RTÉ producers ordering Callan to tone down on. The "Callan's Kicks" TV spin-off debuted on New Year's Eve 2013. "Callan Kicks the Year" proved a hit with viewers on RTÉ One television, and its ratings beat Christmas specials by rivals The Mario Rosenstock Show and Irish Pictorial Weekly. The show once again proved controversial in its portrayal of the President and his aide leading the Sunday World to publish a front