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Scott Hunter (Home And Away)
Scott John Hunter is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Kip Gamblin. He made his first on-screen appearance on 23 January 2003. The character was riding a white horse onto the beach, where he was spotted by Dani Sutherland. Scott departed on 25 November 2005. Storylines Scott is first seen riding his horse, Jacko while helping a search party find an ill Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) who has been missing. Scott meets Dani Sutherland (Tammin Sursok) and they become attracted to one another and begin a relationship. Scott later purchases the local boatshed previously owned by Rob Storey (Matthew Lilley) but finds himself at odds with Dani's ex-boyfriend Josh West (Daniel Collopy), who wants to start a development on the land where the boatshed is based. The boatshed is later burned out. After a misunderstanding where several residents think Scott and Dani are getting engaged, Scott uses this chance for Dani to meet his mother, Beth (Claris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kip Gamblin
Kip Gamblin (born 5 July 1975) is an Australian ballet dancer and actor. From 2003 until 2005, Gamblin played Scott Hunter in ''Home and Away''. The part earned him the 2004 Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent. After moving to the UK, Gamblin was cast as paramedic Greg Fallon in the medical drama series ''Casualty''. Following his move back to Australia, Gamblin starred in '' All Saints'' and ''Dance Academy''. In 2013, Gamblin began appearing in ''Neighbours'' as Brad Willis, making him the third actor to play the role after Benjamin Grant Mitchell and Scott Michaelson. He made his final appearance in that role on 7 April 2017. Career Gamblin trained as a ballet dancer at The McDonald College of Performing Arts, Sydney and completed his training at the Australian Ballet School, Melbourne. He performed with the Australian Ballet, the West Australian Ballet and the Sydney Dance Company between 1994 and 2002, and had leading roles in Paquita and Le Corsaire among ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Beckley
Michael Beckley is an Australian actor. He has worked with major theatre companies in both Australia and the United Kingdom, and appeared on London's West End in ''A Few Good Men'' (starring Rob Lowe) and ''Cabaret'' (directed by award-winning director Rufus Norris). He is probably best known for playing Rhys Sutherland, the patriarch of a new family that arrived in the fictional town of Summer Bay in the internationally televised series ''Home and Away'' (2000 - 2004). Before and since leaving the soap he has worked extensively in theatre. He moved to London in 2005, where he was based until 2016, appearing on the West End and with major UK theatre companies. He now resides in Sydney, Australia. Career Beckley decided on an acting career just before completing his senior high school studies. Despite protests from teachers he left school one week before his final exams, apparently to force himself onto a certain path. A week later – at 17 years of age – he had landed a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Atwell
Samuel Atwell (born 6 April 1979) is an Australian actor, producer, writer and director. Born in Nambour, Queensland, he and his family lived in Indonesia for 6 years before returning to Queensland where he grew up in Brisbane. He has always had a passion for acting and pursued speech and drama courses throughout school. Atwell did some work with Channel 7 at the end of primary school and Children's TV for 'UNICEF', and also completed a short film made for television. In year 11, with the help of teachers and other students, he formed a school-sponsored theatre company that produced plays such as ''Property of the Clan'', ''All Stops Out'' and ''Dags''. Atwell was also credited being the first drama captain in his school's history. After high school he attended Queensland University of Technology where he completed a B.A. in acting and then moved to Sydney after finishing at the age of 20. His credits include ''City Loop'', an independent film completed while he was at the uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kane Phillips
Kane Phillips is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Sam Atwell. He first appeared during the episode airing on 9 April 2001 and made his final appearance on 5 March 2009. In 2004, viewers saw Kane undergo a battle with testicular cancer. Storylines 2001-05 Kane is first seen in school at Summer Bay High, when a group of Year 9 students talk about a Dance party he is hosting. Kane tries to woo one of his teachers, Shauna Bradley (Kylie Watson) by getting her tickets to see Savage Garden in concert but she declines. Kane's brother, Scott (Nathaniel Dean) kidnaps Shauna and Kane is forced into being an accessory, however, he later saves Shauna. Kane tries his luck with Dani Sutherland (Tammin Sursok), who is currently on a break from Will Smith (Zac Drayson). This leads to Kane raping Dani one day while they are alone at her house. Will finds out and starts a fight with Kane but is jumped by several of Kane's friends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Mizzi
Amy Mizzi (born 21 July 1983) is an Australian actress. She starred as Kit Hunter in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' in 2003 and early 2004. Mizzi's departure from ''Home and Away'' was announced on 13 February 2004 but she continued to appear on a recurring basis throughout 2004 and returned in August 2005. She also made appearances in 2006, most recently in the last episode of ''Home and Away'' for 2006, when she returned pregnant with the baby of Kim Hyde (played by actor Chris Hemsworth). She was nominated for Most Popular New Female Talent in the Logie Awards of 2004, but the award was won by her ''Home and Away'' co-star Isabel Lucas. After leaving ''Home and Away'' she taught singing and dancing on the Central Coast of New South Wales. In 2008, she moved to the United Kingdom permanently, and has since appeared in several pantomimes, playing the title role in ''Cinderella'' and in Rotherham's ''Aladdin'' as Princess Jasmine. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollie Andrew
Hollie Andrew is an Australian film, television and stage actress. Early life and education Andrew was born and raised in Adelaide. She graduated from Flinders University (SA) in 1999 with an Honours Degree in Drama. She then attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre in 2002. Career Andrew's first major role was in the 2004 film ''Somersault'', where she appeared alongside Abbie Cornish and Sam Worthington; she was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as Bianca. She then appeared in the satirical ABC comedy series ''Double the Fist'' and featured in two series of BBC/UKTV comedy series ''Supernova'' as Dr Jude Wardlaw. In June 2009 she starred in a production of ''Metro Street'' in Korea with Debra Byrne, adding to her catalogue of musical theatre work. She was a cast member of the short-lived 2009 sketch comedy TV series '' Double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarissa House
''Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady: Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life. And Particularly Shewing, the Distresses that May Attend the Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, In Relation to Marriage'' is an epistolary novel by English writer Samuel Richardson, published in 1748. It tells the tragic story of a young woman, Clarissa Harlowe, whose quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her family. The Harlowes are a recently wealthy family whose preoccupation with increasing their standing in society leads to obsessive control of their daughter, Clarissa. It is considered one of the longest novels in the English language (based on estimated word count). It is generally regarded as Richardson's masterpiece. In 2015, the BBC ranked ''Clarissa'' 14th on its list of the 100 greatest British novels. In 2013 ''The Guardian'' included ''Clarissa'' among the 100 best novels written in English. Plot summary Robert Lovelace, a wealthy "libertine" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Collopy
Daniel Collopy (born 1 February 1978) is an Australian actor. Career His first television role was in 2000 as the character of Sean Edwards in the long-running Australian soap ''Neighbours''. Following this Collopy was offered a regular role in another long-running Australian soap Home and Away where he played lifeguard turned town mayor Josh West from 2001 until 2003 with further guest appearances in both 2005 and 2006. In 2003, he was nominated for a Logie Award being for Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent for his role in Home and Away. Collopy has guest starred in Packed to the Rafters, the police drama series City Homicide, and the comedy series Jesters A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and .... References External links * 1978 births Living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh West (Home And Away)
Joshua "Josh" West is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Daniel Collopy. He debuted on-screen on 21 November 2001. West left the series on 30 April 2003 upon departing for two years, but made reappearances before departing on 31 October 2003. He returned on 23 September 2005. He then made his final on-screen appearance on 16 May 2006, when he was killed off. Character development In September 2001, actor Daniel Collopy successfully auditioned for the role of Josh and had to move from Melbourne to Sydney in the space of "a few days" to begin filming. Josh was introduced as the serial new trainee lifeguard and a potential love interest for established character Dani Sutherland (Tammin Sursok). Josh was Collopy's first regular television role and he felt it was a "fantastic opportunity" to work on ''Home and Away''. Josh is a "charismatic" young man, who moves into the Caravan Park owned by the Sutherland family. Of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Storey (Home And Away)
Rob Storey is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Matthew Lilley. He appeared in the series from 13 July 1994 until 12 May 1995. Casting Lilley played the role for one year. Three years after he left the series; Lilley said he still received fan mail from European viewers. Character development Rob begins a relationship with Roxanne Miller ( Lisa Lackey); but Lackey was unhappy with the storyline. She told a writer from ''Inside Soap'' that their relationship was "ridiculous" because she did not believe that Roxanne would be with "someone like Rob". She added that her character is "into equal rights for women, but this guy she's falling in love with seems so sexist - he's everything she hates." Rob manages to convince Roxanne to date him and they become a couple; but soon after she discovers that she is ill. Rob and Roxanne decide to shower together and he finds a lump in her breast. She is later diagnosed with breast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammin Sursok
Tammin Sursok (born 19 August 1983) is a South African-born Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles on television as Dani Sutherland on ''Home and Away'', Colleen Carlton on ''The Young and the Restless'', and Jenna Marshall on ''Pretty Little Liars''. Early life Sursok was born to musicians Daryl and Julie Sursok in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. When she was six, her family immigrated to Australia. Early on, Sursok was involved with the Sydney Youth Musical Theatre where she pursued her interests in acting, music, and dance. She also studied at the Trinity Speech and Drama College. Sursok was educated at Ravenswood School for Girls, in Gordon, Sydney, studying speech and drama in her final years of school. Career 2000–2004: ''Home and Away'' In 1999, after completing Year 10, Sursok acquired an agent and landed her first audition for a role in the long-running Australian drama series ''Home and Away''. She was cast in the role of Dani Sutherland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
