Geoff Paine | |
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Born | |
Education | Victorian College of the Arts (1983–1985) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Known for | Neighbours Pig's Breakfast Mal.com |
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 .
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]
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 during 1987, 1988 and 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]
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]
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]
Paine is the youngest of six children. [39] He graduated from Victorian College of the Arts in 1985. [39] Paine later became the father of twins. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Kangaroo Palace | Keith | TV movie |
1999 | The Craic | Russell | Feature film |
2000 | The Wog Boy | Nick | Feature film |
2006 | Wil | Dr. Fleiglebaum | Film |
2010 | The Wedding Party | Colin | Feature film |
2010 | Pisces, Arise! | Eddie | Short film |
2011 | Remake | Steve | Short film |
2012 | The Anti-Social Network | Sarge | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986–1987, 1989, 2017–2022 | Neighbours | Clive Gibbons | Regular role; 336 episodes |
1987 | In Between | Uncredited | Guest role |
1987 | The D-Generation | Various | Guest role |
1987–1989 | A Country Practice | Jeff Ryan | Recurring role |
1988 | The Gerry Connolly Show | Queen's Aide / Surgeon | Guest role |
1989 | Acropolis Now | Jason Felfy | Guest role |
1989 | The Flying Doctors | Steve Patterson | Guest role |
1989 | Mission: Impossible | Michael Skelton | Guest role |
1990 | The Comedy Company | Various | Regular role |
1993 | Snowy | Geoff Williams | Guest role |
1994 | Blue Heelers | Arthur Lock | Guest role |
1994 | Breaking News | Mike Moore Impersonator | Guest role |
1994 | A Country Practice | Robbie McIntyre | Guest role |
1994 | Sky Trackers | Space Camp Counsellor #2 | Guest role |
1995 | Halifax f.p. | Bill Doyle | Guest role |
1995 | The Man from Snowy River | James Duncan | Guest role |
1996 | Pacific Drive | David | Guest role |
1996 | Blue Heelers | Roman Kellerman | Recurring role |
1997 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Arnold Tilson | Guest role |
1997 | State Coroner | Barry Davis | Guest role |
1998 | The Games | Brett Paine | Guest role |
1999 | The Adventures of Lano and Woodley | Garth Delancey | Guest role |
1999 | Pig's Breakfast | Malcolm Wilson | Regular role |
1999 | The Mick Molloy Show | Various | Guest role |
2003 | Stingers | Jack Devereaux | Guest role |
2005 | Holly's Heroes | Lenny Cropper | Guest role |
2006 | The Wedge | Various | Guest role |
2007 | City Homicide | Jim Conway | Guest role |
2008 | Canal Road | Joffa Degan | Guest role |
2008 | Very Small Business | Lloyd | Recurring role |
2008 | Wilfred | Show Host | Guest role |
2010 | City Homicide | Geoff Parnell | Guest role |
2011 | Mal.com | Malcom Mann | Regular role |
2016 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Noel Foster | Guest role |
2019 | Bad Mothers | Tony | Guest role |
Year | Title | Role | Venue / Co. |
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1985 | Legends | Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with VCA for Next Wave Festival | |
As You Like It | Oliver | Grant Street Theatre | |
1987 | The Hope | Michael | Studio Theatre, Melbourne, Playhouse, Perth & WA tour with Playbox Theatre Company & Western Australian Theatre Company |
1987–1988 | Dizzy Spells | Various characters | The Last Laugh |
1990 | Pigments 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 |
1992 | Up 'n' Under | Steve Edwards | Australian tour |
1992 | Dark of the Moon | Victoria State College, Melbourne | |
1993 | The Real Live Brady Bunch - and the Real Live Game Show | Doug Simpson | Comedy Club, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
1993 | Shear Madness | Nick | Comedy Club, Melbourne |
1993; 1994 | Big Toys | Terry 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 Theatre Company |
1994 | Hey Jack! | Jack | La Mama, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
Jaws The Musical | Dan 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 |
1996 | Murder to Die For | Marlowe | Fairfax Studio for Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
X Files Unplugged | Smoulder | The Last Laugh | |
Happy End | Bill Cracker | St Martins Youth Arts Centre, Melbourne | |
1997 | The La Mama 30th Birthday Celebration | La Mama, Melbourne | |
1997 | The New Rocky Horror Show | Brad Majors | Hong Kong Lyric Theatre with Adelaide Festival Centre Trust |
1997 | Effie X-posed | Phil | Universal Theatre, Melbourne |
2000 | The Linda Blair Witch Project | Various characters | Melbourne Town Hall |
2002; 2003 | Kissing Frogs | Various characters | Australian tour |
2005 | Control Freaks | Comedian | Duckboard House, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2006 | A Kind of Hush | Cinema Nova, Melbourne | |
2006 | It's a Dad Thing! | Various characters | Australian tour with TML Entertainment |
2007; 2009; 2010 | Spontaneous Broadway | Chad Bradley | Australian tour |
Do You Know the Way to Ipanema | VCA | ||
2011 | It's a Dad Thing! | Various characters | State Opera Studio, Adelaide for Adelaide Fringe Festival |
2011; 2014 | Unpack This! | Geoff / Nguyen / Nicholas | Melbourne Fringe Festival & Victorian tour, Mt Compass War Memorial Hall with Redskin Productions |
2016 | Chad's Back in Yack | Yackandandah Hall [40] | |
2017 | Credentials | Stephen / Bruce | La Mama Courthouse |
2019 | Mann Up and Take the Paine | Comedian | Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
2022 | Hearth | Father | La Mama, Melbourne [41] |
Year | Title | Role | Venue / Co. |
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2006 | It's a Dad Thing! | Writer / Director | Australian tour with TML Entertainment |
2011 | It's a Dad Thing! | Writer | State Opera Studio, Adelaide for Adelaide Fringe Festival |
2011; 2014 | Unpack This! | Writer / Director | Melbourne Fringe Festival & Victorian tour, Mt Compass War Memorial Hall with Redskin Productions |
2019 | Mann Up and Take the Paine | Creator | Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
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