Wayne Hope is an Australian

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, director, and producer.

Career

Television

Hope's acting career began in 1996, when he appeared on ''The Glynn Nicholas Show''. Some of his acting roles have been in the following shows: *'' The Glynn Nicholas Show'' (1996) *''

The Adventures of Lano and Woodley ''The Adventures of Lano and Woodley'' is an Australian comedy television show starring the comedic duo of Lano and Woodley (Colin Lane and Frank Woodley), consisting of two series which aired on ABC TV from 1997 to 1999. The first series was d ...

'' (1 episode) *''

The Micallef Program ''The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)'' is an Australian sketch comedy TV series hosted by Shaun Micallef, and written by Micallef and Gary McCaffrie, that ran from 1998 to 2001 on ABC TV. It was known as ''The Micallef Program'' in its first series, ...

'' (1998–2001) *''

Halifax f.p. ''Halifax f.p.'' is an Australian television crime series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2002. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or ...

'' (2002) *''

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'' (2003) *'' Stories from the Golf'' (2004) *''

Stupid, Stupid Man ''Stupid, Stupid Man '' is an Australian television comedy which originally aired on TV1. It is set in the office of the fictional men's magazine ''COQ'' (''Chap's Own Quarterly''), parodying such men's magazines as ''FHM'' and ''Ralph''. The fi ...

'' (2006–2008) *'' The Librarians'' (2007–2010) *'' Very Small Business'' (2008) *''Back in very Small Business'' (2018) Hope directed, produced and wrote for '' Stories from the Golf'', '' The Librarians'', '' Very Small Business'', '' Little Lunch'', ''

Upper Middle Bogan ''Upper Middle Bogan'' is an Australian television comedy program created by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope. It began screening on ABC on 15 August 2013. The series is directed by Hope and Tony Martin. ''Upper Middle Bogan'' was renewed for a seco ...

'' and ''Back in very Small Business''

Movies

* '' The Castle'' (1997) – Wayne Kerrigan * ''

BoyTown ''BoyTown'' is a 2006 Australian comedy film, directed by Kevin Carlin and starring an ensemble cast of prominent Australian comedians, including Glenn Robbins, Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin, Wayne Hope and Gary Eck. It was filmed in Melbourne, Vi ...

'' (2006) – Carl * ''BoyTown Confidential'' (2007) – Carl In 2015, he directed his first feature film, ''

Now Add Honey ''Now Add Honey'' is a 2015 Australian comedy film written by Robyn Butler and directed by Wayne Hope. The film stars Butler, Lucy Fry, Portia de Rossi, Lucy Durack, Hamish Blake, Angus Sampson and Erik Thomson. Butler was nominated for th ...

''.

Personal life

He is married to comedian and actress

Robyn Butler Robyn Butler is an Australian writer, actress and producer who is best known for her starring role in the television comedy series '' The Librarians''. Butler hosted a radio program called ''Tough Love'' on the Triple M network. She is married to ...

. Together they run the production company Gristmill. Owing to his marriage, he is the step father of actress

Molly Daniels Molly Daniels is an Australian actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her roles in ''You're Skitting Me'', '' Tomorrow When the War Began'', '' Ronny Chieng: International Student'' and '' Very Small Business''. She has also writ ...

. He is mainly known for his comedic roles in television and film.

References

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* * Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Living people Australian male comedians Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-actor-stub