Robyn Butler

Robyn Butler
Butler during a live performance in 2011
Occupations	Writer, actor, producer
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Wayne Hope
Children	Molly Daniels
Website	www.gristmill.com.au

Robyn Butler is an Australian writer, actress, and producer, best known for her starring role in the television comedy series The Librarians , which she also wrote, produced and directed. She married Wayne Hope, with whom she has co-created several television series and runs the production company Gristmill.

Career

Butler hosted a radio program called Tough Love on the Triple M network in 2005. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

She co-wrote, co-produced, co-executive-produced, and performed in The Librarians (2007-2010), which was directed and co-produced with Wayne Hope. ^[4] Other credits include Stories from the Golf , Very Small Business, Upper Middle Bogan , and Summer Love . ^[5]

In 2025, Butler and Hope created, wrote, and directed the Stan Original series Dear Life , ^[6] which premiered on the platform on 1 January 2026. ^[7]

Personal life

Butler is married to Wayne Hope ^[8] with whom she runs the production company Gristmill. ^[9]

Writer, director, and actor Molly Daniels is the daughter of Butler and step-daughter of Hope. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2024	Shaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction	Self	1 episode
	Colin from Accounts	Wendy	1 episode
2022	Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell	Self	1 episode
	Summer Love [13]	Marion	1 episode
2020	Love in Lockdown	Emily	1 episode
	Australian Story	Self	2 episodes
2011, 2018–19	Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation [14]	Self, Team Captain	18 episodes
2018	Back In Very Small Business	Kylie	1 episode
2017	Get Krack!n	Malorie Naylor	1 episode
2015	Young Love	Rachel Meyer	1 episode
2013	Upper Middle Bogan	Cathy	1 episode
2011	Arrabella Twat	Arrabella Twat	4 episodes
2010	Sleuth 101	Michelle	1 episode
2007–10	The Librarians	Frances O'Brien	20 episodes
2008	Very Small Business	Jasmine	1 episode
2004	Stories From The Golf	Various	10 episodes
2003	Welcher & Welcher	Kate Welcher	8 episodes
2002	Short Cuts	Gillian Hartnell	4 episodes
1999–01	The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)	Various	3 episodes
1999	The Mick Molloy Show	Various	3 episodes
1998	Small Tales & True	Various	6 episodes
1997	Eric	Various	9 episodes
1994	A Country Practice	Lesley O'Brien	1 episode
1994	Janus	Helen Watson	1 episode
1993	The Comedy Sale	Various	3 episodes
1990	The Money or the Gun		1 episode

Film / Shorts

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Hammer or Claw	Kate	Short
	Now Add Honey [8]	Caroline
2006	BoyTown	Woman Fan
2004	The Brush Off	Wendy Whelan	TV film
2004	Stiff
2002	Crackerjack	Mandy

Production credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2026	Dear Life	Writer, director	Stan Original; 6 episodes
2024	Colin from Accounts [15]	Director	3 episodes
2022	Summer Love	Creator / Executive Producer / Director	8 episodes (5 directed)
2020	Love in Lockdown	Producer	6 episodes
2019	The Inbestigators [16] [17]	Executive Producer / Director	40 episodes (11 directed)
2018	Back In Very Small Business [18]	Director / Executive Producer	8 episodes
2016	Furst Born	Executive Producer	TV Movie
2015-16	Little Lunch [19]	Director / Executive Producer	28 episodes
2013-16	Upper Middle Bogan [20] [21]	Executive Producer	24 episodes
2015	Now Add Honey
2011	Jobbing Actors	Producer	Short
	Arrabella Twat	Writer / Creator	6 episodes
2007-10	The Librarians	Producer / Creator	20 episodes
2010	The Librarians in Profile		10 episodes
2009	The Making of Librarians
2008	Very Small Business	Creator / Additional material	6 episodes
2004	Stories from the Golf	Producer / Writer / Director	13 episodes (6 directed)

Radio

• Tough Love with Mick Molloy (Triple M network 2003–05)

References

1. Connolly, Paul (1 November 2005). "The many faces of Mick". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 6 January 2026.
2. "Hope and Butler eye big Oz prize". The West Australian. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
3. "Myf, Adam and Alan Guest Program rage". ABC Rage. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
4. "The Screen Guide". The Librarians series 1 (2007). Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
5. "Podcast – Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope on making Australian TV". Screen Australia. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
6. Pickard, Michael (25 July 2013). "Heart to heart". Drama Quarterly . Retrieved 6 January 2026.
7. Morris, Anthony (31 December 2025). "Dear Life review: Ballarat dramedy goes all-out on the dark side". ScreenHub Australia. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
8. Maddox, Garry (25 August 2015). "Upper Middle Bogan's Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope turn to film for Now Add Honey". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
9. Groves, Don (5 October 2017). "Gristmill to reboot 'Very Small Business' for the ABC". IF Magazine . Retrieved 1 March 2019.
10. Korsten, Tracey (28 August 2018). "Interview: Wayne Hope". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
11. Rigden, Clare (10 September 2022). "ABC's Summer Love: Robyn Butler worked with hubby Wayne Hope both in front of and behind the camera". The West Australian . Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
12. Pobjie, Ben (29 August 2018). "Eight questions for 'small businessman' Wayne Hope". Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
13. says, Cats PJ (21 September 2022). "Summer Love: Sept 21 | TV Tonight".
14. "Returning: Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | TV Tonight". 8 May 2018.
15. "Cameras roll on Colin from Accounts S2 | TV Tonight". 18 December 2023.
16. says, J. Bar (8 June 2018). "New kid's series The InBESTigators, for Gristmill. | TV Tonight".
17. "Airdate: The Inbestigators | TV Tonight". 6 June 2019.
18. "Cameras roll on Back in Very Small Business | TV Tonight". 4 December 2017.
19. Northover, Kylie (21 June 2018). "Faeces in the mail: Your Gen's Robyn Butler on the price of fame". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
20. "Filming starts on ABC's Upper Middle Bogan | TV Tonight". 3 September 2012.
21. Yu, Andi (4 November 2015). "Now Add Honey film stems from writer Robyn Butler's resentment". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

External links

• Robyn Butler at IMDb