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
Michael Callan He and his dance partner, Grace Genteel, appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "Chance of a Lifetime". When he was 21, he auditioned for Jerome Robbins for the role of "Riff" in the original Broadway production of "West Side Story" (1957–59). He was seen by talent scout Joyce Selznick, who worked for Columbia Pictures. Columbia was on a "youth talent" drive at the time and signed Callan to a seven-year deal. Columbia Pictures' first role for Callan was in a prestige production, "They Came to Cordura" (1959), starring Gary Cooper. Columbia then considered Callan for a number of projects,