Fletcher Humphrys

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Fletcher Humphrys
Born (1976-04-01) 1 April 1976 (age 47)
OccupationActor
Years active1993present
Known for All Saints (TV series)
McLeod's Daughters (TV series)

Fletcher Humphrys (born 1 April 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Brett 'Brick' Buchanon in McLeod's Daughters and as Alex Kearns in All Saints .

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Career

Humphrys made his acting debut in 1993, appearing in Australian drama film The Heartbreak Kid . His first major acting role was in the children's television series The Genie From Down Under , for which he played 'Conrad von Meister' for the shows two seasons from 1996 to 1998. Humphrys appeared in several episodes of the short-lived series Thunderstone . In 2001, he received the recurring role of Brett 'Brick' Buchanon on the popular drama series McLeod's Daughters; he appeared in the shows first three seasons until his character was killed off in 2003. Following his role on McLeod's Daughters, Humphrys appeared in another recurring role in medical drama All Saints , in which he played Alex Kearns from 2003 to 2004. During October 2006 and April 2008, he guest starred as Guy Sykes, an acquaintance of Katya Kinski (Dichen Lachman) on Network Ten's Neighbours . [1] He later returned in early 2009 for another guest appearance. [2] In 2011, he played a leading role in drama series Small Time Gangster . He appeared in a guest role on Australia's most popular soap opera Home and Away as gang leader Jake Pirovic. Several of his other credits include A Country Practice , Stingers , Last Man Standing , Blue Heelers and East of Everything . His film credits include Chopper , Guru Wayne, Razor Eaters, Crawlspace and the upcoming film John Doe.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 The Heartbreak Kid Christina's Class
1994 A Country Practice Gary Van LoonEpisode: "Too Young"
1994 Blue Heelers Simon LovettEpisode: "Adverse Possession"
1995Blue HeelersJonathon GrantEpisodes: "Brotherly Love: Part 1", "Brotherly Love: Part 2"
1997 Neighbours Martin Pike9 episodes
19961998 The Genie From Down Under Conrad von Meister26 episodes
1998 State Coroner Mick TarantoEpisode: "Sunday in the Country"
1999Blue HeelersMatt WaldronEpisodes: "End of the Road", "The Price of Friendship"
1999 Crash Zone Leo MooreEpisode: "Leap of Faith"
1999 Thunderstone Tod13 episodes
2000 Something in the Air DarylEpisode: "Wandering in the Wilderness"
2000 Chopper Bucky
2000 Eugénie Sandler P.I. BrettEpisode: season 1, episode 10
2002Guru WayneGarry Flannigan
20012002 Stingers Steve LoganEpisodes: "Too Many Crooks", "Old Scores"
2002 Marshall Law WayneEpisode: "Domestic Bliss"
2002The Junction BoysSkeet KeelerTelevision film
20012003 McLeod's Daughters Brett 'Brick' Buchanon 18 episodes
2003 Razor Eaters Roger
20032004 All Saints Alex Kearns 9 episodes
2005The Glenmoore JobSimonTelevision film
2005 Last Man Standing Anto11 episodes
2005Blue HeelersJohn HawkinsEpisode: "Keeping up Appearances"
2006 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Duane AllmanEpisode: "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band "
2007 Satisfaction GaryEpisode: "Jizz"
2008 Canal Road Colin BurnsEpisodes: season 1, episode 2, season 1, episode 10
2008 Rush StaceEpisode: season 1, episode 3
20062009Neighbours Guy Sykes 17 episodes
20082009 East of Everything Jai10 episodes
2010 City Homicide Vince RossettEpisode: "Tomato Can"
2010RushNathaniel DoultonEpisode: season 3, episode 22
2011EverymanTradieShort film
2011 Killing Time Graeme JensenEpisodes: season 1, episodes 2 & 4
2011 Small Time Gangster Steve8 episodes
20112012, 2014 Home and Away Jake Pirovic 11 episodes
2011 Crawlspace Kid
2012John DoeHenry Junig
2015 Catching Milat Richard Milat
2016 Deep Water Brett O'Donaghue
2017The Doctor Blake MysteriesDean Charles1 episode
2018Romper StomperLyno5 episodes
2019The Commons2 episodes
2020When Morning ComesRegShort
2021Total ControlJoshua Harvey3 episodes
Ms Fisher Modern Murder MysteriesMelvin Delaine1 episode
Jack IrishWayne Milovich2 episodes
2022 The Stranger Detective Graham Ikin
2023Last King of the Cross [3] Richard Needham4 episodes
ScrublandsAlf Newkirk3 episodes

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