Alex Papps

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Alex Papps
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Papps in 2015
Born (1969-02-11) 11 February 1969 (age 56)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupations
  • Actor
  • television host
  • writer
  • singer
Years active1985−present
Known for
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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Early life

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]

Career

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, called "Let's Put the Beat in Our Feet".

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Head On PeterFeature film
2006Five Moments of InfidelityAnthony / HusbandFeature film (segment 4)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Prisoner Boy 2Season 7, episode 8
1985 Neighbours IanEpisode 149
1987Neighbours Greg Davis Recurring
1987 The Henderson Kids Vinnie CerantonioSeries regular
1988–1989, 1991–1992,
2000, 2002		 Home and Away Frank Morgan Series regular
1989–1990 The Flying Doctors Nick CardaciSeries regular
1997 State Coroner Dr. Hamish CampbellSeason 1, episode 13
2000 Blue Heelers Stephen FarrowSeason 7, episode 15
2000 Stingers Derek MasonSeason 3, episode 11
2001 The Saddle Club Ben LawrenceSeason 1, episode 8
2002 MDA Dr. Hamish McGregorSeason 1, episode 6
2003 Blue Heelers Jamie KingstonSeason 10, episode 3
2006–present Play School Presenter
2008 City Homicide Supt. Campbell HarlandSeason 2, episode 10
2012Australia on TrialWilliam HobbsMiniseries, episode 3
2013 The Time of Our Lives Tom ReidSeason 1, episodes 7 & 10
2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity Robert HenshawSeason 1, episodes 5 & 6
2017 Offspring SimonSeason 7, episode 4
2018Endless Summer: 30 Years of Home and AwayHimselfTV documentary special
2019 Preacher Child Services DriverSeason 4, episode 3
2019Part-Time Private EyesIanSeason 1, episodes 1 & 2
2021–2022 Fisk Petro AndarakisSeasons 1–2, 2 episodes
2021 Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Barry McBrideSeason 2, episode 4
2022 La Brea ProfessorSeason 2, episode 5

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Becky Shaw MTC with Echelon Productions

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
1988 Home and Away Logie Awards Most Popular New TalentWon
2014"Let's Put the Beat in Our Feet" ARIA Awards Best Children's Album Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Oram, James "Home and Away: Behind the Scenes" p.45, Angus and Robertson, 1989
  2. 1 2 3 "Leader of the pack!". TV Week . 18 July 1987. pp. 64–65.
  3. ↑ Kent, Melissa (8 February 2009). "Cast and fans of Home and Away well on the way to belonging forever and ever". The Age.
  4. ↑ "Don't bet on it". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 May 2003.
  5. ↑ "Bad girl Bobby returns to Home and Away". 17 July 2018.
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