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| Bob Franklin | |
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 Franklin at a live performance in 2011 | |
| Birth name | Robert Andrew Franklin |
| Born | 1965 Hillingdon, London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Stand-up comedy, Television, Film |
Robert Andrew Franklin (born 1965), is a Hillingdon, [1] London-born, Welsh raised, comedian who has lived in Australia since 1989. [2]
On Australian television, Franklin was both writer and performer on Jimeoin (1994–95), Shaun Micallef's World Around Him (1996), Small Tales & True (1998), Eric (1997), The Mick Molloy Show (1999) and Introducing Gary Petty (2000), in which he played the title role and received an Australian Writers' Guild award nomination.
Franklin has also acted in TV dramas such as Kangaroo Palace (1997), Stingers (2002), After the Deluge (2003), CrashBurn (2003), The Heartbreak Tour (2005), Tripping Over (2006) and an episode of The Adventures of Lano and Woodley ("Starquest").
From 2016 to 2021, Franklin had a recurring role as Brendan O'Grady in the Jack Irish films and television series.
Franklin has made several appearances on Thank God You're Here and was in the sitcoms The Librarians , and Stupid Stupid Man .
Franklin starred in an episode of Shaun Micallef's TV series Mr & Mrs Murder , ("The Art of Murder") as Jack, a homeless gentleman with an exquisite eye for class and beauty. He had a recurring role in the second and third series of Please Like Me , a drama by Australian comedian Josh Thomas. Franklin also featured as a loan shark in the Australian opera miniseries The Divorce .
Franklin has appeared in several Australian films, including The Craic (1999), You Can't Stop The Murders (2003), Bad Eggs (2003), The Extra (2005), Macbeth (2006), BoyTown (2006) The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008), Three Blind Mice (2008) and Beneath Hill 60 (2010).
Franklin's first book Under Stones, a collection of 'tales of unease', was published in 2010 by Affirm Press. It won the 2010 Australian Shadows Award for Long Fiction. [3]
His debut novel, Moving Tigers, was published in 2015.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | Jimeoin | Various characters | TV sketch series, 25 episodes |
| 1996 | Shaun Micallef's World Around Him | Various characters | TV sketch series |
| 1997 | Eric | Various characters | TV sketch series, 9 episodes |
| Kangaroo Palace | Policeman | TV miniseries | |
| The Adventures of Lano and Woodley | Gary | TV series, season 1, episode: "Starquest" | |
| 1998 | The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) | Various characters | TV series, 1 episode |
| Small Tales & True | Tom Dunleavy / Brian Tonkin / Limey / Rev Noel Foulis / Fraser Walsh / Dave | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 1999 | The Mick Molloy Show | Himself | TV series |
| 2000 | Introducing Gary Petty | Gary Petty | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2002 | Stingers | Leo | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 | CrashBurn | Theo | TV series, 13 episodes |
| After the Deluge | Sid | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Stories from the Golf | Kyle / Trevor | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2004–05 | Eagle & Evans | Head of 'Big Nasty Planet' / Comedian / Movie Star | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2005 | The Heartbreak Tour | Alan | TV movie |
| 2006 | Tripping Over | Mr Allenby | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2006-08 | Stupid Stupid Man | Dave Muir | TV series |
| 2006-09 | Thank God You're Here | Himself | TV series |
| 2007 | BoyTown Confidential | Bobby Mac | Video |
| Newstopia | Jasper Clutterbuck | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2007-10 | The Librarians | Neil Slider | TV series, 19 episodes |
| 2010 | The Librarians in Profile | Sir Robert Franklin | TV series, 16 episodes |
| City Homicide | Dennis Monk | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Rush | Restaurant Manager | TV series, 1 episode |
| SLiDE | Mr Lancaster | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| Mollusks | Mofo / Crab Gang Member | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2012 | Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | Hove Gate Attendant | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Jack | TV miniseries, episode 1: "The Art of Murder" |
| Leongatha | Terry | TV series, 1 episode | |
| Upper Middle Bogan | Bob | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2014 | The Flamin’ Thongs | House (voice) | Animated TV series, 1 episode |
| Worst Year of My Life Again | Sandwich Shack Waiter | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2014-15 | Please Like Me | Stuart | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 2015 | The Divorce | Alfie (Loan Shark) | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2016-21 | Jack Irish | Brendan O'Grady | TV series & TV films, 11 episodes |
| 2017 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Wise Man of the Sea | TV series, 1 episode |
| The Ex-PM | Keith | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2019 | Rostered On [4] | Laptop Customer | TV series, 1 episode |
| The Inbestigators | Coach | TV mockumentary series, 1 episode | |
| 2021 | Fires | Graham on Radio | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2022 | Fisk | Laurie | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Bay of Fires [5] | Connor | TV miniseries, 7 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Craic | Bob | Feature film |
| 2002 | Guru Wayne | Detective Lee | Feature film |
| 2003 | You Can't Stop The Murders | Mongo | Feature film |
| 2003 | Bad Eggs | Detective Mike Paddock | Feature film |
| 2005 | The Extra | Marco | Feature film |
| 2006 | Macbeth | Siward | Feature film |
| 2006 | BoyTown | Bobby Mac | Feature film |
| 2008 | Three Blind Mice | Warren | Feature film |
| 2008 | The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce | Matthew Travers | Feature film |
| 2010 | Beneath Hill 60 | Potsy | Feature film |
| 2010 | Scottish Bob | Bob | Short film |
| 2010 | Rigor Mortis | Bob | Short film |
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