Neil Melville is an Australian actor. He was born in Sydney, but spent most of his childhood in Apollo Bay, Victoria. In the early 1970s he was lead singer of Geelong rock band "The Iliad". Melville graduated from Adelaide's Flinders University with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama, and performed in a number of university productions, including, most notably, the world premiere of Jack Hibberd's The Les Darcy Show (1974).[ citation needed ]
After graduating from university, Melville spent a year writing and performing for children with the Little Patch Theatre. While with this group, he wrote the vaudeville-documentary, Australian Born, Australian Bred. He has worked extensively as a character actor, appearing in numerous Australian theatre, film and television productions.[ citation needed ]
Melville has served as actor and director-in-residence at the University of Melbourne and worked as Executive Producer on ex-wife Debra Byrne's album, Heaven Down Here.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | Jones Family Christmas [1] | Brian Jones | TV Film |
Fanciers | Barry | Short | |
Run Rabbit Run | Albert | ||
2016 | Spirit of the Game | David McKay | |
2015 | Pedal | Reg | Short film |
2012 | Jack Irish: Black Tide | Ricky Kirsch | TV movie |
2011 | A Heartbeat Away | Tommy | |
2010 | Oranges and Sunshine | Monsignor | Feature film |
Lifeboat | Short film | ||
2009 | Saved [2] | Nigel Weston | TV movie |
2006 | Court of Lonely Royals | ||
1996 | Brilliant Lies | Vince | Feature film |
1995 | The Feds: Terror | Don Gosper | TV movie |
In Pursuit of Honor | Sean Quinlain | TV movie | |
1987 | Bushfire Moon (aka Miracle Down Under) | Mr Potts | Feature film |
Feathers | Bert |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019-22 | Five Bedrooms | Roger Everely | TV series, 2 episodes |
2021 | Love Me | Arty | TV series, 1 episode |
Lie With Me [3] | Ray Tucker | TV miniseries, 4 episodes | |
Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries | Bill Steed | TV series, 1 episode | |
2019 | Upright | Jim | TV series, 1 episode |
Playing for Keeps [4] | Bob Macklevee | TV series, 6 episodes | |
2018 | Jack Irish | Ricky Kirsch | TV series, 5 episodes |
Picnic at Hanging Rock | Mr Hussey | TV miniseries, 5 episodes | |
2017 | Offspring | Drew Crew | TV series, 5 episodes |
The Leftovers | Captain | TV series, 1 episode | |
Newton's Law | Christopher Elvin | TV series, 3 episodes | |
2015 | Utopia | Ken | TV series, 1 episode |
Wentworth | Brendan Maddock | TV series, 1 episode | |
2014 | Party Tricks | Duncan Guthrie | TV series, 4 episodes |
2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | George Sanderson | TV series, 3 episodes |
2012 | Rake | TV series, Keegan Wiley | 1 episode |
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | Ray Steele | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
2011 | Killing Time | Barry Edwards | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
2009 | City Homicide | Jack Ferguson | TV series, 1 episode |
2008 | The Hollowmen [5] | Ian | TV series, 12 episodes |
Underbelly [6] | Todd McDonald | TV series, 6 episodes | |
1994-05 | Blue Heelers | Kevin Sutton / Bob Crowley | TV series, 6 episodes |
2004 | McLeod's Daughters | Merv Richards | TV series, 1 episode |
2003 | The Saddle Club | Mr Roth | TV series, 2 episodes |
2002 | Something in the Air | Colin Lynch | TV series, 1 episode |
1998-01 | Halifax f.p. | Phillip Parker / Jim Dettmann | TV series, 2 episodes |
2001 | The Secret Life of Us | Male Doctor | TV series, 1 episode |
1999 | Stingers | Gil Truman | TV series, 1 episode |
1996 | Flipper | Dr Hansen | TV series, 1 episode |
1995 | Correlli | Jim Sanderson | TV miniseries, 8 episodes |
Snowy River: The Mcgregor Saga | Fergus Ross | TV series, 1 episode | |
1994 | Law of the Land | Terry Rankin | TV series, 1 episode |
Ocean Girl | Lambert | TV series, 1 episode | |
Janus | Sergeant Morris | TV series, 1 episode | |
1993 | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | Jack Logan | TV series, 13 episodes |
Phoenix | Martin Schultz | TV series, 2 episodes | |
1992 | Boys from the Bush | Ted | TV series, 2 episodes |
Good Vibrations | Jim | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
1981-92 | A Country Practice | Bruce / Martin / Olsen | TV series, 5 episodes |
1992-85 | Neighbours | Roy Riley / Jim Hawkins | TV series, 5 episodes |
1991 | Col'n Carpenter | TV Repair Man | TV series, 1 episode |
1990 | Embassy | Phil Hartman | TV series, 2 episodes |
1988 | Rafferty's Rules | Banks | TV series, 1 episode |
1987 | In Between | Doctor | TV series, 1 episode |
1986 | Alice to Nowhere | Roy | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
Studio 86 | TV miniseries, 1 episode | ||
Whose Baby? | Jim | TV miniseries, 1 episode | |
The Flying Doctors | Niall Robertson | TV series, 1 episode | |
1985 | The Henderson Kids | Barton | TV series, 14 episodes |
1982-85 | Prisoner | Mick Kirby / Phil Sutton | TV series, 3 episodes |
1985 | The Fast Lane | Wallace | TV series, 1 episode |
1983 | Carson's Law | Patrick McAvoy | TV series, 2 episodes |
1979-81 | The Sullivans | Sgt Pauling / Lecherous Seaman | TV series, 3 episodes |
1980 | Cop Shop | Plain Clothes Cop | TV series, 1 episode |
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