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Quentin Kenihan (27 February 1975 – 6 October 2018) was an Australian disability advocate, writer and actor. He was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a rare bone disease.[1]

Quentin Kenihan
Born	(1975-02-27)27 February 1975 Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Died	6 October 2018(2018-10-06) (aged 43) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Disability advocate, actor
Notable work	Mad Max: Fury Road

Kenihan was born in Box Hill, Victoria, in 1975 and first came to the attention of the public aged seven when he was the feature of a documentary by Australian journalist Mike Willesee.[2] He later was the host of a Ten Network television show Quentin Crashes.[3] In 2016, Kenihan participated in a lengthy television interview with Ray Martin.[4]

He appeared in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road in the role of Corpus Colossus.[2] Kenihan died in Adelaide on 6 October 2018.[5][2] His suspected cause of death was an asthma attack.[6]

Politics

At the time of his death, Kenihan had nominated to stand as a councillor for the City of Adelaide elections on 9 November 2018.[7] His name appeared on the ballot paper, but votes for him were not counted and were allocated to the next-preferenced candidate.[8] The Quentin Kenihan Inclusive Playspace will be a disability-accessible playground built in his memory in Rymill Park.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Thunderstruck	Van Man
2005	You and Your Stupid Mate	Hot Pants 69
2007	Dr. Plonk	Man on Trolley
2015	Mad Max: Fury Road	Corpus Colossus	(final film role)

Published works

• Kenihan, Kerry (1985). Quentin. Ringwood: Penguin. ISBN 978-0140070088.
• Kenihan, Quentin (2016). Quentin: Not All Superheroes Wear Capes. Sydney: Hachette Australia. ISBN 9780733635359.

References

External links

• Official website archived from the original (Dead Link)
• Tribute by Casey Neistat
• Quentin Kenihan at IMDb

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