Brett Swain (actor)

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Brett Swain
Born
Australia
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Comedian
  • Director
  • Writer
Years active1987–current
Television Neighbours
Janus
SeaChange
Fergus McPhail

Brett Swain is an Australian actor and comedian.

Early life

Swain started his career in entertainment at Dracula's Cabaret in the mid 1980’s performing sketches, singing and dancing, as well as playing guitar and drums. [1]

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Career

Television

Swain played Kim Timmins on the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 2005 to 2007. He had previously appeared in Neighbours as John Swan, the duck hunter who killed Kerry Bishop in 1990 and in 1992 as builder Buzz Wade and 1993 as a horse racing commentator. At the time, he was the real life partner of former Neighbours actress Marcella Russo (who played Liljana Bishop). He also started in TV series Fergus McPhail . [2] In 2008, Swain starred in Nine Network's Underbelly as Tibor Cassadae. [3]

Film

Swain's film credits include Mick Molloy’s films Crackerjack (as the marijuana growing greenkeeper) and Bad Eggs (as Security Officer Bartlett). He played the main character Shaun's father in Mallboy (2001), and had a small role in Ghost Rider (2007) as a police officer. He also played the role of Kenny Yallop in the 2003 film Take Away .

Stage

On stage, Swain has played Riff Raff in the Melbourne production of The Rocky Horror Show at the Regent Theatre, and cricketer Terry Jenner in Shane Warne: The Musical . [3]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1988 Mission: Impossible Passport OfficerTV series, 1 episode
1990 Neighbours John Swan TV series
1992 Chances JaredTV series, 1 episode
1992 Phoenix TattooTV series, 1 episode
1991–92 Kelly Bert / RonnieTV series, 2 episodes
1992 Neighbours Buzz WadeTV series
1993 Neighbours Horse racing commentatorTV series, 1 episode
1993 Neighbours PainterTV series, 1 episode
1994 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Surveyor 1TV series, 1 episode
1994–95 Janus Mal HennesseyTV series, 16 episodes
1994–2002 Blue Heelers Zac Gillespie / Bruce Searle / Sen Det Halliday / Det Sen Sgt Walsh / Peter SutcliffeTV series, 5 episodes
1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys BaxterTV series, 2 episodes
1997 Raw FM Robert MillsTV series, 1 episode
1997 Halifax f.p. LauperTV series, 1 episode
1998 Wildside Sean O'ConnorTV series, 1 episode
1998 State Coroner Ray ScullinTV series, 2 episodes
1998 Driven Crazy FredTV series, 1 episode
1998–2000 SeaChange GriffTV series, seasons 1–3, 23 episodes
1998–2003 Stingers Kaiser Vincent / Roddy Green / Billy RoseTV series, 3 episodes
2001 The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) Overexplaining BurglarTV series, 1 episode
2002 Short Cuts GlennTV series, 1 episode
Marshall Law MalcolmTV series, 1 episode
2003 Welcher & Welcher Pastor Malcolm CrabbeTV miniseries, 1 episode
2004 Fergus McPhail Don McPhail (Dad)TV series, 26 episodes
2005 Last Man Standing BretTV series, 1 episode
2005–07 Neighbours Kim Timmins TV series
2008 Underbelly Tibor 'Goose' CassadaeTV series, 4 episodes
The Hollowmen Talkback CallerTV series, 2 episodes
2009 Dirt Game TrevTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2010 City Homicide Mick ConlonTV series, 1 episode
2011 Sea Patrol Carl BucklandTV series, 1 episode
2011–12 Killing Time Prison Officer GriffithsTV miniseries, 3 episodes
2011 Rush Mr OsbourneTV series, 1 episode
2013 Wentworth Max HendersonTV series, 1 episode
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Arthur BriggsTV series, 1 episode
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Dez JoseTV miniseries, 2 episodes
Winners & Losers Roy GrbowskiTV series, 2 episodes
2017 The Warriors HuttonTV series, 1 episode
Sisters NormTV miniseries, 1 episode
2019 Utopia Defence OfficialTV series, 1 episode
2020 Halifax: Retribution Security GuyTV miniseries, 1 episode
2021 Superwog Council Worker #1TV series, 1 episode
Spreadsheet Peter CookTV series, 1 episode

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1987 Australian Dream Cop 2Feature film
1996The Big MaybeJoe DarabontShort film
1998Black BoxFeature film
1999 Harry’s War Sgt DawsonTV movie
2001 Mallboy SamFeature film
2002Shackleton's Antarctic AdventureFrank Hurley (voice)Short film
2002 Crackerjack GreenkeeperFeature film
2003 Bad Eggs Security Officer BartlettFeature film
2003 Take Away Kenny YallopFeature film
2003The CadetThe EditorShort film
2003Creative ViolenceWarneShort film
2004Swimming to the BoyDadShort film
2005 You and Your Stupid Mate The SupervisorFeature film
2006All's Swell That Ends SwellGerryShort film
2006Five Moments of InfidelityBob / HusbandAnthology film (segment 5)
2007 Ghost Rider Police OfficerFeature film
2007Work in ProgressFatherShort film
2007A Different CutDonShort film
2008Tea and PhysicsKevin KunningShort film
2008SkinnedFatherShort film
2009FencesDeanShort film
2010PinionFatherShort film
2010UnearthedMr MorrisShort film
2020The MeetingMr WeylandShort film
2010Meat Your MakerSamShort film
2010QuinkinBoxShort film
2011Husband, Father, SonShort film
2012Human FogBilly DunlopShort film
2012Mother's DayDanielShort film
2012SnapshotShort film
2013AdoptionGrey's AnatomyShort film
2014 Cut Snake BossFeature film
2014Slow CookerTruck DriverShort film
2014AlienIona's DadShort film
2014Groomless BrideKevinShort film
2015Average BlokeFrank ConwayFeature film
2016Partner in CrimeSergeant BakerShort film
2016Copycat from BallaratBrianShort film
2016OkTom's DadShort film
2018New DawnLance HurleyFeature film
2019Last Graveyard ShiftBarry the GhostShort film
2020After the EndOne EyeFeature film
2022 Wog Boys Forever Rusty NailFeature film

Stage

YearTitleRoleType
1999Stage Write '99: Head on CollisionTom West Melbourne Gasworks
2004 The Rocky Horror Show Riff Raff Regent Theatre, Melbourne ( Neighbours concert celebration)
2007 Mojo MickeyChapel Loft, Melbourne
2009Dead RiverThe Store Room for Melbourne Fringe Festival
2008–09 Shane Warne: The Musical Terry Jenner Melbourne Athenaeum, Regal Theatre, Perth, Enmore Theatre, Sydney

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References

  1. "Brett Swain".
  2. Miller, Kylie: Networking: All roads to Ramsay Street, The Age , 22 September 2005.
  3. 1 2 Media Kit (Sydney) Archived 14 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine , Shane Warne: The Musical .
  4. "AusStage".