Quentin Kenihan

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 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	6 October 2018(2018-10-06) (aged 43) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Disability advocate, actor
Notable work	Mad Max: Fury Road

Kenihan was born in Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, 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.^[2][5] 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

Year	Title	Role
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

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.