Shane Withington
Shane Withington | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 August 1958 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Known for | A Country Practice (TV series) as Brenden Jones Home and Away (TV series) as John Palmer |
| Spouse | Anne Tenney |
Shane Withington (born 22 August 1958) is an Australian actor, notable for roles in theatre, television, and film.
Career
[edit | edit source]Withington is best known for roles in TV serials, starting with his role as Brendan Jones, a farmer, nurse, and subsequently the Deputy Matron of the fictional Wandin Valley in the television series A Country Practice from the piot in 1981 until 1986.[1] Withington first appeared in TV serial Home and Away as a guest character called Colin,[2] before being given the permanent role of cranky but warm-hearted surf lifesaver and patrol officer John Palmer in 2009, initially as a 3-month stand-alone stint; he'd been in the role for ten years by 2019.[3]
In 1984, Withington appeared as motorcycle cop Fred "Speedy" Norton in the film Queen of the Road, alongside Joanne Samuel and Amanda Muggleton.[4]
He has also featured in Willing and Abel, as Abel Moore, and the sitcom The Family Business.
He had a guest star appearance in the film Strange Bedfellows[5] in 2004.
In 2008, he was in the BBC drama Out of the Blue, playing the detective in charge of investigating a murder.
Withington co-starred in the play The Boys Next Door in 1992.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Withington was born in Toowoomba, Queensland to a cowgirl mother, who was the daughter of a drover and an English father who worked in food processing and was a nightclub singer and champion first grade soccer player in Queensland.
After being expelled from school, Withington worked as a horsesman and jackaroo, before auditioning an acting scholarship with the Elizabethan Quest Scholarship at 16. He toured with the Twelfth Night Theatre.[6]
Withington lives in the Pittwater area of Sydney's Northern Beaches and led a community campaign to preserve the Currawong Workers' Holiday Camp.[7]
Withington is married to actress Anne Tenney, who played his character's wife Molly Jones on A Country Practice.[8]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Black Tulip | Voice role | |
| 1991 | Roy's Raiders | Bazza | |
| 2004 | Strange Bedfellows | Father Xavier Delaney | |
| 2018 | The Confession | Father Shane | Short |
| 2023 | Butter | Farmer | Short |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Chopper Squad | William "Mac" McKenna | Season 2, episode 3 |
| 1978 | Glenview High | Edward Lander | Season 1, episode 13 |
| 1981–1986 | A Country Practice | Brendan Jones | Main cast |
| 1984 | Queen of the Road | Fred "Speedy" Norton | TV movie |
| 1987 | Willing and Abel | Abel Moore | 26 episodes |
| 1987–1988 | The Flying Doctors | Mike Lancaster | 9 episodes |
| 1989 | The Family Business | Terry Jackson | 13 episodes |
| 1997 | Water Rats | Det. Insp. Gordon Withers | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Reprisal | Charlie | TV movie |
| 1998 | Wildside | Alan Grey | Season 1, episode 13 |
| 1999 | Dog's Head Bay | Bob Grant | 13 episodes |
| 2005 | All Saints | Bob "Smithy" Smith | Season 8, episode 29 |
| 2005 | Blinky Bill's White Christmas | Sly (Chopper's assistant) and Johnny Rabbit | TV movie Voice role |
| 2006 | Home and Away | Colin Page | Guest |
| 2006–2010 | Dive Olly Dive! | Various characters | 56 episodes |
| 2007 | Rain Shadow | Harry Greene | Miniseries |
| 2007 | Gumnutz: A Juicy Tale | TV movie Voice role | |
| 2008 | Out of the Blue | D.S. Simon Wilson | 43 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Milly, Molly | Narrator | Two seasons |
| 2009–present | Home and Away | John Palmer | Main cast |
| 2017, 2019 | Drop Dead Weird | Wilmot Fogie / Mr O'Shea | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Last Days of the Space Age | Spider | 2 episodes |
References
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External links
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- 1958 births
- 20th-century Australian male actors
- 21st-century Australian male actors
- Australian male film actors
- Australian male television actors
- Living people
- Logie Award winners
- Actors from Queensland
- Blinky Bill
- People from the Northern Beaches
- Australian television actor stubs
- Australian television biography stubs