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. He is known for co-creating Very Small Business, Upper Middle Bogan and Summer Love . [1]

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Career

Hope's acting career began in 1996, when he appeared on The Glynn Nicholas Show . He has co-created Very Small Business, Upper Middle Bogan and Summer Love . [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1997 The Castle Wayne KerriganFeature film
2006 BoyTown CarlFeature film [3]
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 [4]
2006-08 Stupid, Stupid Man Carl van DykeTV series [5]
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 [6]
2018 Back in Very Small Business TV series [7]
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 [8]
2007 The Librarians WriterTV series [9]
2008 Very Small Business Creator / Writer / ProducerTV series
2013 Upper Middle Bogan Creator / Director / WriterTV series [9]
2015 Little Lunch Writer / ProducerTV series [10] Writer
2015 Now Add Honey Director / ProducerFeature fim [11]
2018 Back in Very Small Business Writer / ProducerTV series [12]
2019 The InBESTigators Creator / WriterTV series, 40 episodes
2022 Summer Love Creator / WriterTV series, 8 episodes

Personal life

Hope is married to comedian and actress Robyn Butler. [11] Together they run the production company Gristmill. [6] 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

  1. Very Small Business at www.abc.net.au
  2. Very Small Business at www.abc.net.au
  3. Wilson, Jake (18 October 2006). "BoyTown". The Age. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. "Stories from the Golf". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  5. "Stupid Stupid Man series 1 (2006) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  6. 1 2 Groves, Don (5 October 2017). "Gristmill to reboot 'Very Small Business' for the ABC". IF Magazine. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  7. Pobjie, Ben (29 August 2018). "Eight questions for 'small businessman' Wayne Hope". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  8. "Kitchen table school of laughs". The Age. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  9. 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.
  10. Rigden, Clare (8 July 2015). "Little projects, big laughs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  11. 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.
  12. "ABC Commercial taking Robyn Butler & Wayne Hope comedy global". Mediaweek. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.