Wayne Hope

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Wayne Hope
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Born
Wayne Hope

Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
Years active1996–present
Spouse Robyn Butler
Children2, including Molly Daniels (step-daughter)
Website http://www.gristmill.com.au/

Wayne Hope is an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer.

Contents

Career

Hope's acting career began in 1996, when he appeared on The Glynn Nicholas Show .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1997 The Castle Wayne KerriganFeature film
2006 BoyTown CarlFeature film [1]
2007BoyTown ConfidentialCarlFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1996 The Glynn Nicholas Show TV series
The Adventures of Lano and Woodley Guest roleTV series, 1 episode
1998-2001 The Micallef Program TV series
2002 Halifax f.p. TV series, Season 6 episode 3: “Takes Two”
2003 CrashBurn PhillipTV series
2004 Stories from the Golf AntonTV series [2]
2006-08 Stupid, Stupid Man Carl van DykeTV series [3]
2007-10 The Librarians Terry O’BrienTV series
2008 Very Small Business Don Angel / Marcus Goode / James White / Haydn King / Kerry Akermanis / Pete MandelaTV series [4]
2018 Back in Very Small Business TV series [5]
2020Love in LockdownJoshTV series, 1 episode
2020 Drunk History Australia Alexander PierceTV series, 1 episode
2022 Summer Love EddyTV series, episode 4

Crew

YearTitleRoleType
2004 Stories from the Golf Director / Writer / ProducerTV series [6]
2007 The Librarians WriterTV series [7]
2008 Very Small Business Writer / ProducerTV series
2013 Upper Middle Bogan Creator / Director / WriterTV series [7]
2015 Little Lunch Writer / ProducerTV series [8] Writer
2015 Now Add Honey Director / ProducerFeature fim [9]
2018 Back in Very Small Business Writer / ProducerTV series [10]
2019 The InBESTigators Creator/WriterTV series, 40 episodes
2022 Summer Love Creator/WriterTV series, 8 episodes

Personal life

He is married to comedian and actress Robyn Butler. [9] Together they run the production company Gristmill. [4] Owing to his marriage, he is the step father of actress Molly Daniels. He is mainly known for his comedic roles in television and film.

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References

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  2. "Stories from the Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. "Stupid Stupid Man series 1 (2006) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 Groves, Don (5 October 2017). "Gristmill to reboot 'Very Small Business' for the ABC". IF Magazine. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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  7. 1 2 Enker, Debi (16 October 2014). "Upper Middle Bogan returns, and creators Wayne Hope and Robin Butler hope they are 'older and kinder'". The Age. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  8. Rigden, Clare (8 July 2015). "Little projects, big laughs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  9. 1 2 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.
  10. "ABC Commercial taking Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope comedy global". Mediaweek. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.