Geoff Paine

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Geoff Paine
Born (1965-08-08) 8 August 1965 (age 60)
Education Victorian College of the Arts (1983–1985)
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Known for Neighbours
Pig's Breakfast
Mal.com
Children2

Geoff Paine is an Australian television and theatre actor from Melbourne. He is known for his a role as doctor Clive Gibbons on the soap opera Neighbours , as well as A Country Practice , Nine Network children's television series Pig's Breakfast and ABC3's Mal.com .

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Early life

Paine studied drama at Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) for three years from 1983 to 1985. [1] [2] Directly following his studies, he was approached by the Neighbours casting department to audition for the series, after they watched him perform in a play at the Victorian Arts Centre. [3]

Career

Television

In 1986, Paine secured the role of Clive Gibbons in the Australian soap opera Neighbours . This was his first television acting role after he had graduated. [4]

In November 1986, TV Week reported that Paine had quit the series but would remain on-screen until early 1987. [5] In a 1988 interview, Paine stated that he feared he would become typecast in the role and did not regret leaving. [3] The actor later made a brief return to the show in 1989. [6] Clive became popular with viewers and this return was scripted to set up a spin-off series, City Hospital. A pilot was made, but it was not picked up by any television networks. [7] Paine moved to London briefly before returning to live in Australia. Neighbours had achieved success in the United Kingdom and he was often approached by fans in the street. [1]

He went on to appear in episodes of the Seven Network soap opera A Country Practice as Jeff Ryan from 1987 to 1989. [8] [9] Paine began appearing in the sketch show The Comedy Company when it returned for its 1990 season. [10] In 1996, Paine secured the guest role of Roman in Blue Heelers . He found the role "interesting" because Roman "is not what he seems." [11] On 13 November 1997, he appeared in an episode of State Coroner as a farmer, Barry Davis who is murdered. [12] In 1999, Paine secured the role of newsreader Malcolm Wilson in the Nine Network children's television series Pig's Breakfast . [13] He reprised the role for the show's second series. [14]

Other acting credits include guest roles in The Games , The Adventures of Lano and Woodley , Stingers , The Wedge , City Homicide , Wilfred and The Doctor Blake Mysteries . [15] [16] Paine's film roles include The Craic (1999), The Wog Boy (2000) and The Wedding Party (2010). [17]

In early 2011, Paine took the role of Malcom Mann in Mal.com . The show was created for a young audience and Malcom is a television host who is also secretly a robot. [18] The show debuted via ABC3 on 28 October 2011. [19] In 2013, he secured a presenting role on Spontaneous Saturday which featured theatresport-type games. The two episode pilot was produced for the SBS network. [20]

In 2017, Paine reprised his role of Clive in Neighbours , twenty-eight years after he had last been on the show. [21] Paine's return came after he made an enquiry to the Neighbours production team via his agent. He had been asked to return previously, but was unable to because of family and other work commitments. [22] Paine remained with Neighbours on a recurring basis, filming episodic blocks while also working in a university. [23] The role saw him working with Colette Mann, with who he had previously co-starred in theatre work. [23] [24] Paine also secured a guest role in an episode of Nine Network's Bad Mothers . [25]

Theatre

Aside from television roles, Paine has also had a career in theatre, securing roles in various national productions. [26] In 1987, he played Michael in The Hope at the Victorian Arts Centre. [27] In 1991, Paine appeared in the stage version of Hair at the Melbourne Athenaeum. [28] He went on to secure a main role in the 1992 Australian tour of Up 'n' Under . [29] In 1993, Paine secured the role of Terry Legge in the production of Big Toys which was held at the Playbox Theatre, Melbourne. [30] That year Paine was appearing in the theatrical comedy titled "Shear Madness", alongside Colette Mann. [24] In April 1996, he played Marlowe in Murder to Die For, which was produced as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. [31] In May 1997, Paine joined his former Neighbours colleague Annie Jones in the production of Effie – Exposed. [32]

In April 2000, Paine starred in the stage production of The Linda Blair Witch Project at the Melbourne Town Hall. [33] He then appeared in theatre production of It's a Dad Thing! for its Australian tour. [34] In 2011, he wrote and acted a play show titled Unpack This, which debuted at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. The show was based on Paine's own experience attending a one day anger management work shop following a dispute with a neighbour. [35] His show then went on tour around Victoria. [36] In 2019, Paine and Mann worked together again creating their own improvisational show Mann Up and Take the Paine. The show, which also served as an acting class, played during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. [4]

Other work

Outside of acting, Paine has worked as a content curator and blogger at Monash University since 2016. [37] Other jobs include time as a consultant for ABC and the Seven Network. He also created his own independent production company producing corporate communications for retail, government and non-profit organisations. [37] Paine is the Councillor for Wingrove Ward in the Nillumbik Council and is currently serving the 2020-2024 term. [38]

Personal life

Paine is the youngest of six children. [39] Paine is the father of twins. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Kangaroo Palace KeithTV movie
1999 The Craic RussellFeature film
2000 The Wog Boy NickFeature film
2006WilDr. FleiglebaumFilm
2010The Wedding PartyColinFeature film
Pisces, Arise!EddieShort film
2011RemakeSteveShort film
2012The Anti-Social NetworkSargeShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986–1987, 1989, 2017–2022 Neighbours Clive Gibbons Regular role; 336 episodes
1987 In Between UncreditedGuest role
The D-Generation VariousGuest role
1987–1989 A Country Practice Jeff RyanRecurring role
1988The Gerry Connolly ShowQueen's Aide / SurgeonGuest role
1989 Acropolis Now Jason FelfyGuest role
The Flying Doctors Steve PattersonGuest role
Mission: Impossible Michael SkeltonGuest role
1990 The Comedy Company VariousRegular role
1993 Snowy Geoff WilliamsGuest role
1994 Blue Heelers Arthur LockGuest role
Breaking NewsMike Moore ImpersonatorGuest role
A Country Practice Robbie McIntyreGuest role
Sky Trackers Space Camp Counsellor #2Guest role
1995 Halifax f.p. Bill DoyleGuest role
The Man from Snowy River James DuncanGuest role
1996 Pacific Drive DavidGuest role
Blue Heelers Roman KellermanRecurring role
1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys Arnold TilsonGuest role
State Coroner Barry DavisGuest role
1998 The Games Brett PaineGuest role
1999 The Adventures of Lano and Woodley Garth DelanceyGuest role
Pig's Breakfast Malcolm WilsonRegular role
The Mick Molloy Show VariousGuest role
2003 Stingers Jack DevereauxGuest role
2005 Holly's Heroes Lenny CropperGuest role
2006 The Wedge VariousGuest role
2007 City Homicide Jim ConwayGuest role
2008 Canal Road Joffa DeganGuest role
Very Small Business LloydRecurring role
Wilfred Show HostGuest role
2010 City Homicide Geoff ParnellGuest role
2011 Mal.com Malcom MannRegular role
2016 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Noel FosterGuest role
2019 Bad Mothers TonyGuest role
Sources: [25] [15] [16] [17]

Theatre

As actor

YearTitleRoleVenue / Co.
1985Legends Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with VCA for Next Wave Festival
As You Like It OliverGrant Street Theatre
1987The HopeMichaelStudio Theatre, Melbourne, Playhouse, Perth & WA tour with Playbox & Western Australian Theatre Company
1987–1988Dizzy SpellsVarious characters The Last Laugh
1990Pigments of the Imagination La Mama, Melbourne with Flying Pig Theatre Company
1991 Hair – The Tribal Love-Rock Musical Claude / Leonard Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Melbourne Athenaeum [40]
1992 Up 'n' Under Steve EdwardsAustralian tour
Dark of the Moon Victoria College, Melbourne
1993The Real Live Brady Bunch – and the Real Live Game ShowDoug SimpsonComedy Club, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival [41]
Shear Madness NickComedy Club, Melbourne
1993; 1994Big ToysTerry Legge Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Ford Theatre, Geelong, Monash University, George Jenkins Theatre, Frankston, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat, Monash University with Playbox
1994Hey Jack!Jack La Mama, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Jaws The MusicalDan O'Bannon Victorian Arts Centre
1994; 1996 Romeo and Juliet Paris Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne with Australian Shakespeare Company
1995 Putting it Together Narrator Flinders Park, Melbourne
1996Murder to Die ForMarlowe Fairfax Studio for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
X Files UnpluggedSmoulder The Last Laugh
Happy End Bill Cracker St Martins Youth Arts Centre, Melbourne
1997The La Mama 30th Birthday Celebration La Mama, Melbourne
The New Rocky Horror Show Brad MajorsHong Kong Lyric Theatre with Adelaide Festival Centre Trust
Effie X-posedPhil Universal Theatre, Melbourne
2000The Linda Blair Witch ProjectVarious characters Melbourne Town Hall
2002; 2003Kissing FrogsVarious charactersAustralian tour
2005Control FreaksComedianDuckboard House, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2006A Kind of HushCinema Nova, Melbourne
It's a Dad Thing!Various charactersAustralian tour with TML Entertainment
2007; 2009; 2010 Spontaneous Broadway Chad BradleyAustralian tour
Do You Know the Way to Ipanema VCA
2011It's a Dad Thing!Various charactersState Opera Studio, Adelaide for Adelaide Fringe Festival
2011; 2014Unpack This!Geoff / Nguyen / Nicholas Melbourne Fringe Festival & Victorian tour, Mt Compass War Memorial Hall with Redskin Productions
2016Chad's Back in YackYackandandah Hall [42]
2017 Credentials Stephen / Bruce La Mama, Melbourne
2019Mann Up and Take the PaineComedian Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2022HearthFather La Mama, Melbourne [43]

As writer / director

YearTitleRoleVenue / Co.
2006It's a Dad Thing!Writer / DirectorAustralian tour with TML Entertainment
2011It's a Dad Thing!WriterState Opera Studio, Adelaide for Adelaide Fringe Festival
2011; 2014Unpack This!Writer / Director Melbourne Fringe Festival & Victorian tour, Mt Compass War Memorial Hall with Redskin Productions
2019Mann Up and Take the PaineCreator Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Sources: [44] [45]

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