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| Born | 11 February 1969 |
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| Years active | 1985−present |
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| Awards | Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent (1988) |
Alex Papps (born 11 February 1969) is an Australian actor, television host, writer and singer.
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| Papps in 2015 | |
| Born | 11 February 1969 |
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| Awards | Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent (1988) |
Alex Papps (born 11 February 1969) is an Australian actor, television host, writer and singer.
Papps was born in Melbourne in 1969, to Apollo Papps who, though identifying as Greek, was born in Cairo, and a mother of English and Jewish descent. Both his parents were teachers and later amateur theatre directors. [1] He attended Belgrave Kindergarten, Upwey South Primary School, Tecoma Primary, and Upwey High School. Papps performed in a number of theatre productions prior to leaving school.[ citation needed ] Papps studied drama and media at Box Hill College of TAFE in Melbourne. [2]
In 1987, Papps guested in TV serial Neighbours as arsonist Greg Davis. [2] He went on to secure his first major television role in children's series The Henderson Kids II , which aired on Network Ten. He attended an open audition for the show and after a couple of screen tests, he was cast as Vinnie Cerantino, the leader of the Brown Street Boys gang. [2]
Papps became better known for his role in Home and Away as original character Frank Morgan. [3] He was also a host of music program The Factory .
Since 2005 he has been a presenter on the ABC's children's show Play School , alongside his former Home and Away co-star Justine Clarke who played his girlfriend Roo Stewart, with whom he also appears in the ABC drama The Time of Our Lives . He has released an album of children's songs.
In 1988 he won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent, and later graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. [4] In 2018, he returned to Summer Bay, alongside co-star Nicolle Dickson, who played his foster sister and later wife to celebrate the Home and Away 30th-anniversary commemoration. [5]
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| 1998 | Head On | Peter | Feature film |
| 2006 | Five Moments of Infidelity | Anthony / Husband | Feature film (segment 4) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | Prisoner | Boy 2 | Season 7, episode 8 |
| 1985 | Neighbours | Ian | Episode 149 |
| 1987 | Neighbours | Greg Davis | Recurring |
| 1987 | The Henderson Kids | Vinnie Cerantonio | Series regular |
| 1988–1989, 1991–1992, 2000, 2002 | Home and Away | Frank Morgan | Series regular |
| 1989–1990 | The Flying Doctors | Nick Cardaci | Series regular |
| 1997 | State Coroner | Dr. Hamish Campbell | Season 1, episode 13 |
| 2000 | Blue Heelers | Stephen Farrow | Season 7, episode 15 |
| 2000 | Stingers | Derek Mason | Season 3, episode 11 |
| 2001 | The Saddle Club | Ben Lawrence | Season 1, episode 8 |
| 2002 | MDA | Dr. Hamish McGregor | Season 1, episode 6 |
| 2003 | Blue Heelers | Jamie Kingston | Season 10, episode 3 |
| 2006–present | Play School | Presenter | |
| 2008 | City Homicide | Supt. Campbell Harland | Season 2, episode 10 |
| 2012 | Australia on Trial | William Hobbs | Miniseries, episode 3 |
| 2013 | The Time of Our Lives | Tom Reid | Season 1, episodes 7 & 10 |
| 2017 | Seven Types of Ambiguity | Robert Henshaw | Season 1, episodes 5 & 6 |
| 2017 | Offspring | Simon | Season 7, episode 4 |
| 2018 | Endless Summer: 30 Years of Home and Away | Himself | TV documentary special |
| 2019 | Preacher | Child Services Driver | Season 4, episode 3 |
| 2019 | Part-Time Private Eyes | Ian | Season 1, episodes 1 & 2 |
| 2021–2022 | Fisk | Petro Andarakis | Seasons 1–2, 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries | Barry McBride | Season 2, episode 4 |
| 2022 | La Brea | Professor | Season 2, episode 5 |
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| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Let's Put the Beat in Our Feet | Best Children's Album | Nominated |
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