Brett Swain is an Australian actor and comedian.

Television career

Swain played

Kim Timmins The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' in 2005, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's executive producer Ric Pellizzeri. The 21st season of ''Neighbours ...

on the Australian soap opera ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

'' from 2005. He had previously appeared in ''Neighbours'' as

John Swan John Swan may refer to: * John Swan (engineer) (1787–1869), British marine engineer, pioneer of the screw propeller and inventor of the self-acting chain messenger *John Swan (Bermudian politician) (born 1935), British-Bermudian politician * John ...

, the duck hunter who killed

Kerry Bishop Kerry Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Linda Hartley-Clark. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 1 February 1989. Kerry is Mavis and Harold Bishop's (Ian Smi ...

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 Marcella Russo (born 4 May 1969) is an Australian actress who is best known for playing Liljana Bishop in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 2003 until 2005, when her character was killed off in the The plane crash (Neighbours), Neig ...

(who played

Liljana Bishop Liljana Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Marcella Russo. She made her first on-screen appearance on 9 October 2003. In May 2005, the character was written out and she departed on 25 October ...

). He also started in TV series ''

Fergus McPhail Fergus McPhail is an Australian children's comedy series that was released on Network Ten in 2004. Plot summary Fergus McPhail stumbles from crisis to crisis, mostly of his own making. His irrationally optimistic alter-ego acts as his conscien ...

''.Miller, Kylie
Networking: All roads to Ramsay Street
''

The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...

'', 22 September 2005. In 2008, Swain starred in

Nine Network The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...

Underbelly Underbelly is the side of something that is not normally seen. Figuratively, it means a vulnerable or weak part, similar to the term Achilles' heel, or alternatively, a hidden, illicit side of society. This term could refer to: Business * ...

as Tibor Cassadae.Media Kit (Sydney)
, '' Shane Warne: The Musical''.

Film

Swain's film credits include Mick Molloy's films '' Crackerjack'' (as the marijuana growing greenkeeper) and ''

Bad Eggs ''Bad Eggs'' is a 2003 Australian comedy movie, written and directed by Tony Martin. It stars Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin and Judith Lucy, with Alan Brough, Bill Hunter, Marshall Napier, Nicholas Bell, Steven Vidler, Shaun Micallef, Roby ...

'' (as Security Officer Bartlett). He played the main character Shaun's father in ''

Mallboy ''Mallboy'' is an Australian film released in 2001, written and directed by Vincent Giarrusso, which depicts the difficulties faced by an adolescent trying to grow up in a community plagued by social problems. Plot Shaun is a fourteen-year-o ...

'' (2001), and had a small role in ''

Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of multiple antiheroes and superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider. The first s ...

'' (2007) as a police officer. He also played the role of Kenny Yallop in 2003 Take Away

Stage roles

On stage, Swain has played Riff Raff in the Melbourne production of ''

The Rocky Horror Show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s, the musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple ...

'' at the Regent Theatre, and cricketer

Terry Jenner Terrence James Jenner (8 September 1944 – 25 May 2011) was an Australian cricketer who played nine Tests and one ODI from 1970 to 1975. He was primarily a leg-spin bowler and was known for his attacking, loopy style of bowling, but he was als ...

in '' Shane Warne: The Musical''.

References

External links

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