Brett Swain (actor)

Brett Swain
Born
Australia
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Comedian
  • Director
  • Writer
Years active1987–current
TelevisionNeighbours
Janus
SeaChange
Fergus McPhail

Brett Swain is an Australian actor and comedian.

Early life

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Swain started his career in entertainment at Dracula’s Comedy Cabaret in the mid 1980’s performing sketches, singing and dancing, as well as playing guitar and drums.[1]

Career

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Television

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Swain played Kim Timmins on the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 2005 to 2007. He had previously appeared in Neighbours as John Swan, the duck hunter who killed Kerry Bishop in 1990 and in 1992 as builder Buzz Wade and 1993 as a horse racing commentator. At the time, he was the real life partner of former Neighbours actress Marcella Russo (who played Liljana Bishop). He also started in TV series Fergus McPhail.[2] In 2008, Swain starred in Nine Network's Underbelly as Tibor Cassadae.[3]

Film

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Swain's film credits include Mick Molloy’s films Crackerjack (as the marijuana growing greenkeeper) and Bad Eggs (as Security Officer Bartlett). He played the main character Shaun's father in Mallboy (2001), and had a small role in Ghost Rider (2007) as a police officer. He also played the role of Kenny Yallop in the 2003 film Take Away.

Stage

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On stage, Swain has played Riff Raff in the Melbourne production of The Rocky Horror Show at the Regent Theatre, and cricketer Terry Jenner in Shane Warne: The Musical.[3]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Type
1988 Mission: Impossible Passport Officer TV series, 1 episode
1990 Neighbours John Swan TV series
1992 Chances Jared TV series, 1 episode
1992 Phoenix Tattoo TV series, 1 episode
1991–92 Kelly Bert / Ronnie TV series, 2 episodes
1992 Neighbours Buzz Wade TV series
1993 Neighbours Horse racing commentator TV series, 1 episode
1993 Neighbours Painter TV series, 1 episode
1994 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Surveyor 1 TV series, 1 episode
1994–95 Janus Mal Hennessey TV series, 16 episodes
1994–2002 Blue Heelers Zac Gillespie / Bruce Searle / Sen Det Halliday / Det Sen Sgt Walsh / Peter Sutcliffe TV series, 5 episodes
1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys Baxter TV series, 2 episodes
1997 Raw FM Robert Mills TV series, 1 episode
1997 Halifax f.p. Lauper TV series, 1 episode
1998 Wildside Sean O'Connor TV series, 1 episode
1998 State Coroner Ray Scullin TV series, 2 episodes
1998 Driven Crazy Fred TV series, 1 episode
1998–2000 SeaChange Griff TV series, seasons 1–3, 23 episodes
1998–2003 Stingers Kaiser Vincent / Roddy Green / Billy Rose TV series, 3 episodes
2001 The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) Overexplaining Burglar TV series, 1 episode
2002 Short Cuts Glenn TV series, 1 episode
Marshall Law Malcolm TV series, 1 episode
2003 Welcher & Welcher Pastor Malcolm Crabbe TV miniseries, 1 episode
2004 Fergus McPhail Don McPhail (Dad) TV series, 26 episodes
2005 Last Man Standing Bret TV series, 1 episode
2005–07 Neighbours Kim Timmins TV series
2008 Underbelly Tibor 'Goose' Cassadae TV series, 4 episodes
The Hollowmen Talkback Caller TV series, 2 episodes
2009 Dirt Game Trev TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2010 City Homicide Mick Conlon TV series, 1 episode
2011 Sea Patrol Carl Buckland TV series, 1 episode
2011–12 Killing Time Prison Officer Griffiths TV miniseries, 3 episodes
2011 Rush Mr Osbourne TV series, 1 episode
2013 Wentworth Max Henderson TV series, 1 episode
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Arthur Briggs TV series, 1 episode
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Dez Jose TV miniseries, 2 episodes
Winners & Losers Roy Grbowski TV series, 2 episodes
2017 The Warriors Hutton TV series, 1 episode
Sisters Norm TV miniseries, 1 episode
2019 Utopia Defence Official TV series, 1 episode
2020 Halifax: Retribution Security Guy TV miniseries, 1 episode
2021 Superwog Council Worker #1 TV series, 1 episode
Spreadsheet Peter Cook TV series, 1 episode

Film

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Year Title Role Type
1987 Australian Dream Cop 2 Feature film
1996 The Big Maybe Joe Darabont Short film
1998 Black Box Feature film
1999 Harry’s War Sgt Dawson TV movie
2001 Mallboy Sam Feature film
2002 Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure Frank Hurley (voice) Short film
2002 Crackerjack Greenkeeper Feature film
2003 Bad Eggs Security Officer Bartlett Feature film
2003 Take Away Kenny Yallop Feature film
2003 The Cadet The Editor Short film
2003 Creative Violence Warne Short film
2004 Swimming to the Boy Dad Short film
2005 You and Your Stupid Mate The Supervisor Feature film
2006 All's Swell That Ends Swell Gerry Short film
2006 Five Moments of Infidelity Bob / Husband Anthology film (segment 5)
2007 Ghost Rider Police Officer Feature film
2007 Work in Progress Father Short film
2007 A Different Cut Don Short film
2008 Tea and Physics Kevin Kunning Short film
2008 Skinned Father Short film
2009 Fences Dean Short film
2010 Pinion Father Short film
2010 Unearthed Mr Morris Short film
2020 The Meeting Mr Weyland Short film
2010 Meat Your Maker Sam Short film
2010 Quinkin Box Short film
2011 Husband, Father, Son Short film
2012 Human Fog Billy Dunlop Short film
2012 Mother's Day Daniel Short film
2012 Snapshot Short film
2013 Adoption Grey's Anatomy Short film
2014 Cut Snake Boss Feature film
2014 Slow Cooker Truck Driver Short film
2014 Alien Iona's Dad Short film
2014 Groomless Bride Kevin Short film
2015 Average Bloke Frank Conway Feature film
2016 Partner in Crime Sergeant Baker Short film
2016 Copycat from Ballarat Brian Short film
2016 Ok Tom's Dad Short film
2018 New Dawn Lance Hurley Feature film
2019 Last Graveyard Shift Barry the Ghost Short film
2020 After the End One Eye Feature film
2022 Wog Boys Forever Rusty Nail Feature film

Stage

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Year Title Role Type
1999 Stage Write '99: Head on Collision Tom West Melbourne Gasworks
2004 The Rocky Horror Show Riff Raff Regent Theatre, Melbourne (Neighbours concert celebration)
2007 Mojo Mickey Chapel Loft, Melbourne
2009 Dead River The Store Room for Melbourne Fringe Festival
2008–09 Shane Warne: The Musical Terry Jenner Melbourne Athenaeum, Regal Theatre, Perth, Enmore Theatre, Sydney

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References

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  1. ^ "Brett Swain".
  2. ^ Miller, Kylie: Networking: All roads to Ramsay Street, The Age, 22 September 2005.
  3. ^ a b Media Kit (Sydney) Archived 14 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Shane Warne: The Musical.
  4. ^ "AusStage".
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