Shane McNamara is an Australian television and film actor who is best known for his many appearances in the recurring role of
Gino Esposito in the Australian soap opera ''
Neighbours''.
He has also played a character called 'Rat in a Hat' in the
children's television
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Bananas in Pyjamas
''Bananas in Pyjamas'' is an Australian children's television series that first aired on 20 July 1992 on ABC. It has since been syndicated in many countries and dubbed into other languages. In the United States, the "Pyjamas" in the title wa ...
'' (in both the original live-action series and the CGI animated series). He has made numerous television appearances in other Australian series including ''
Satisfaction'', ''
All Saints'', ''
Blue Heelers
''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...
'', ''
Snobs'', ''
Water Rats'' and ''
The Girl from Tomorrow''.
Filmography
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A Fortunate Life
''A Fortunate Life'' is an autobiography by Albert Facey published in 1981, nine months before his death. It chronicles his early life in Western Australia, his experiences as a private during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I and his return ...
'' (TV mini-series 1985)
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Home and Away'' (TV series 1989)
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All the Rivers Run 2'' (TV movie 1990)
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Prisoners of the Sun
''Prisoners of the Sun'' (french: link=no, Le Temple du Soleil) is the fourteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was Serial (literature), serialised weekly in the newly establ ...
'' (1990)
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A Country Practice'' (TV series 1991)
*''The Girl from Tomorrow'' (TV movie 1992)
*''The Girl from Tomorrow'' (TV mini-series 1992)
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Turtle Beach'' (1992)
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The Custodian
''The Custodian'' is a 1993 Australian drama film, written and directed by John Dingwall, starring Anthony LaPaglia, Hugo Weaving and Barry Otto
Barry Otto (born 1941) is an Australian actor, primarily of cinema, and an amateur artist.
Earl ...
'' (1993)
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Bananas in Pyjamas
''Bananas in Pyjamas'' is an Australian children's television series that first aired on 20 July 1992 on ABC. It has since been syndicated in many countries and dubbed into other languages. In the United States, the "Pyjamas" in the title wa ...
'' (TV series 1992–2001, 2011–2013)
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G.P.'' (TV series 1993–1994)
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Fallen Angels'' (TV series 1997)
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Water Rats'' (TV series 1999)
*''Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story'' (TV movie 2001)
*''Hetty'' (2002)
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Dirty Deeds'' (2002)
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Blue Heelers
''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...
'' (TV series 2002)
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Snobs'' (TV series 2003)
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All Saints'' (TV series 2004)
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Neighbours'' (TV series 2001–2007)
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Satisfaction'' (TV series 2008)
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City Homicide'' (TV series 2008)
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Rescue Special Ops
''Rescue: Special Ops'' is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Group with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New ...
'' (TV series 2009)
External links
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Australian male television actors
Living people
1956 births
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