Jonathon Dutton (born 13 August 1981) is an Australian actor and director. From 1998 to 2002, Dutton played

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in ''

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''. He later returned to the show as a director. Dutton has also appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Career

Dutton was born in

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

. He had a small part in the Australian

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'', before going on to secure the regular role of

. He also made appearances in '' Thunderstone'' and ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted the ever ...

''. In 2003, Dutton played Brett Ferris in an episode of ''

''. That same year he began appearing as David Fish in the British comedy series ''

''. Dutton also portrayed Jeff in Australian drama series ''

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''. In 2006, the actor portrayed an ambulance driver in '' All Saints''. 2009 saw Dutton make an appearance in ''

'' as Simon. From 2010, Dutton began directing episodes of ''Neighbours''. In 2012, he received a nomination for Best Direction in a TV Drama Serial from the Australian Directors Guild Awards for his work on Episode 6188. In 2019, Dutton directed the ''Neighbours'' spin-off series '' Neighbours: Erinsborough High''.

Personal life

Dutton is married to actress

Eve Morey Eve Morey (born 4 June 1983) is an Australian actress. Her roles have included Lucy Green in '' Pig's Breakfast'' and Sonya Rebecchi in the soap opera '' Neighbours'', the latter role played from 2009 to 2022. She has also appeared in '' All Sai ...

. Their first child, a daughter, was born in November 2014.

Filmography

References

External links

* 1981 births Living people Male actors from Geelong Australian male soap opera actors Australian television directors {{Australia-tv-actor-stub