John Shane Porteous (born 17 August 1942)[1] (known as Shane Porteous) is an Australian actor, screenwriter, animation layout artist and animation voice artist. As a screenwriter, he is sometimes credited as John Hanlon.
He remains best known for his role as in the TV serial A Country Practice, as Dr. Terence Elliot and original character and his ongoing role in TV series Pizza from 2000 until 2007. He has done numerous animation layouts and provided voice roles for feature film and shorts.
Early life and education
Shane Porteous was born John Shane Porteous in Coleraine, Victoria on 17 August 1942,[1] to pilot Stanley Porteous and his wife Pat.[2]
Porteous is best known the television drama series A Country Practice as Dr. Elliot during its twelve-year run on the Seven Network (1981–93), a role for which he won the Silver Logie award in 1992. He has also won AWGIE Awards for his various scriptwriting projects. In the series he had various romances including Matron Marta Kurtesz (Helen Scott), Dr. Alex Fraser (Diane Smith) and Rosemary Prior (Maureen Edwards) who he married in the final episode.[citation needed]
He was a regular at the Q Theatre in Penrith, New South Wales, and was also the ambassador for 'The Q',[clarification needed] which was demolished in August 2005 and moved to the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre.[7]
As a television screenwriter he has written scripts for series including Neighbours and Home and Away, sometimes under the pseudonym of John Hanlon.[citation needed]
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