Paul Dawber

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Paul Dawber
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Paul Dawber in 2014
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Paul Dawber is a British born-Australian stage, film and television actor. He attended drama school at National Theatre, Melbourne and graduated in 1987.[ citation needed ] That same year, he played the role of Todd Buckley in Sons and Daughters . [1] He has appeared in Australian police dramas such as Blue Heelers , Stingers , City Homicide , and Satisfaction . [1] Dawber has also made appearances in Prisoner , and The Flying Doctors . [1] He has played the recurring roles of Mr. Denning, Kim Howard, [1] and Harry Sinclair in the soap opera Neighbours . [2] Dawber has appeared in a dozen feature films, including the lead role in The Novelist in 2017. [3] In 2019, he toured Australia, New Zealand and Germany with the Opera Australia production of West Side Story in the role of Lt. Schrank. [4]

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988A Cry in the DarkJournalistUncredited
1998Black BoxNigel Blake
1999Erskinville KingsFather
2006The SecretMathematicianDocumentary
2007Double CrossJacobShort film
2010Why Must the Show Go On?Desmond DarkeShort film
2010AfterDetective 1Short film
2011KarenJackShort film
2012 Underground: The Julian Assange Story Citibank Spokesperson
2014I Remember the FutureJack BurnsShort film
2014ForbiddenGilesShort film
2014 Paper Planes Australian Cup Commentator
2015The HaircutSamShort film
2016Mui Karaoke: The Trial and Execution of a Goddess and Her SonJohn
2016The Forgotten ChildrenThomShort film
2017Serving JoyGrahamShort film
2017The NovelistLewis
2017PreachFatherShort film
2017La SouffranceMarcelVoice Role
2018The Bounty of Thomas ReevesSam WilkennyShort film
2018In Love with Ally BarkerRichard
2018Ruel: YoungerRuel's DadMusic Video
2018UnspokenJohnny's FatherShort film
2018You Scratched My CarPaulShort film
2019MaskedFrank (Dad)Short film
2019QuantaDarryl
2019A Little New York DramaMitchShort film
2020Chinatown Cannon 2Anthony
2021Night ShiftOfficer Buddy
2021Incident ReportDamien WilliamsShort film
2021ApertureHarvey Stevens
2023Wanda & SullyMr. Hester

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Carson's Law Constable Downard
1984 Five Mile Creek Corporal
1984 - 1985 Special Squad Special Operative Johnson
1985 Zoo Family John Davis
1984 - 1986 Prisoner Lester Marshall
1986 Sword of Honour Military LawyerTV Miniseries
1986 Prime Time John Nolan
1986 The Fast Lane Detective George Monroe
1986 The Lancaster Miller Affair Carson's AssociateTV Miniseries
1987 Sons and Daughters Todd Buckley
1988 The Flying Doctors Mr. Scott
1989 The Power, The Passion Noel Baker
1989 Pugwall X-Ray Technician
1989 Inside Running Johnny Lonigan
1989 The Magistrate Film DirectorTV mini-series
1990 Mission Impossible Male Nurse/Ronald
1990 Col'n Carpenter Davo
1990 Bony Detective Robert McLeanTV movie
1991 Chances Peter
1992 Phoenix Snapper
1992 Acropolis Now Helmut
1992 Bony Estate Agent
1997 State Coroner Lazarvic
1989 - 1998 Australia's Most Wanted Detective Glen Davies
2001 BackBerner Various
2002 Something in the Air Damien
2002 Short Cuts Reporter
1998 - 2004 Stingers Dr. David Taylor/Doctor/Dr. Trentham/Roger Newstead
2005 Scooter: Secret Agent Mr. Sloan
1997 - 2005 Blue Heelers Alan Anderson/Barry Craig/Warren Jones
2006Abortion, Corruption and Cops: The Bertram Wainer StoryJack MatthewsTV movie
2007 Bastard Boys ClaudeTV Miniseries
2007 City Homicide Alex Zammit
2009 Satisfaction Hugh
2009 Rush David Lord
2012An Innocent Man?Pontius PilateTV movie
2012Dangerous RemedyTV InterviewerTV movie
2013 Please Like Me Father Callahan
2014 House Husbands Matthew Graham
2015The Colour of EdenOlder PaulTV movie
2015 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Tennis Official
1990 - 2020 Neighbours Mr Denning/Kim Howard/Harry Sinclair

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References

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