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Christopher Mayer | |
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Born | Christopher Plummer 1961 (age 62–63) |
Occupation(s) | Former actor, businessman |
Years active | 1986–2008 |
Spouse | Nicole Smith |
Children | 2 |
Christopher Mayer (born Christopher Plummer; 1961) is an Australian actor known for his work on the sitcom Hey Dad..! .
Mayer was born in Trinidad and Tobago.
He is now married to Nicole Smith and has two children.
Mayer starred in the Australian sitcom Hey Dad..! . His other TV appearances include: Home and Away , Underbelly 3 , Good Guys Bad Guys , Neighbours and the TV Mini-Series My Brother Tom . He also appeared as Oliver Mellors in the open-air production of Lady Chatterley's Lover directed by Australian film and theatre director Robert Chuter for Foster Grace Productions in 1999 at Tranby House, Maylands, Perth.
Mayer underwent a career change after leaving Hey Dad..!, and became a location manager in Sydney, Australia.
He is the founder and director of two businesses, Australian Film Locations and modelling and casting agency RoughCast.
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1987 | The Bit Part | David | Feature film |
1988 | Rikky and Pete | Eureka Tavern Drinker | Feature film |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1986 | Neighbours | Barry Dean | TV series, 2 episodes |
1986 | My Brother Tom | Fin McColl | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
1986, 1988 | The Flying Doctors | Johnny Lawrence / Ken | TV series, 2 episodes |
1988 | Always Afternoon | Bob | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
1988–91 | Hey Dad..! | Simon Kelly | TV series, 148 episodes |
1996 | Flipper | Rafe | TV series, 1 episode |
1997 | Big Sky | Businessman #1 | TV series |
1997 | Good Guys Bad Guys | Declan | TV series, 2 episodes |
2002 | Farscape | Mekken | TV series, 1 episode |
2002, 2008 | Home and Away | Pete Sutherland / Dr Moore | TV series, 5 episodes |
2010 | Underbelly: The Golden Mile | Rich client | TV series, 1 episode |
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