Brett Swain
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Brett Swain is an Australian actor.
Swain played Kim Timmins on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
from 2005. He had previously appeared in Neighbours as the duck hunter who killed Kerry Bishop
and in 1992 as builder Buzz Wade. At the time, he was the real life partner of former Neighbours actress Marcella Russo
(who played Liljana Bishop
). He also started in TV series Fergus McPhail
. In 2008, Swain starred in Nine Network
's Underbelly
as Tibor Cassadae.
Swain's film credits include Mick Molloy's films Crackerjack (as the marijuana growing greenkeeper) and Bad Eggs
(as Security Officer Bartlett). He played the main character Shaun's father in Mallboy
(2001), and had a small role in Ghost Rider
(2007) as a police officer.
On stage, Swain has played Riff Raff in the Melbourne production of The Rocky Horror Show
at the Regent Theatre
, and cricketer Terry Jenner
in Shane Warne: The Musical
.
Swain played Kim Timmins on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
from 2005. He had previously appeared in Neighbours as the duck hunter who killed Kerry Bishop
Kerry Bishop
Kerry Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Linda Hartley-Clark. She made her first on-screen appearance on 1 February 1989. Kerry is the only daughter of Mavis and Harold Bishop and sister to David Bishop. She gave birth to a daughter, Sky, and...
and in 1992 as builder Buzz Wade. At the time, he was the real life partner of former Neighbours actress Marcella Russo
Marcella Russo
Marcella Russo 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 Neighbours plane crash....
(who played Liljana Bishop
Liljana Bishop
Liljana "Lil" 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...
). He also started in TV series Fergus McPhail
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 conscience...
. In 2008, Swain starred in Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's Underbelly
Underbelly (TV series)
Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...
as Tibor Cassadae.
Swain's film credits include Mick Molloy's films Crackerjack (as the marijuana growing greenkeeper) and Bad Eggs
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, Robyn Nevin, Brett Swain, Denis Moore and Pete Smith having supporting...
(as Security Officer Bartlett). He played the main character Shaun's father in Mallboy
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 :...
(2001), and had a small role in Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider (film)
Ghost Rider is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Based on the character of the same name which appeared in Marvel Comics, the film stars Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze, a stunt motorcyclist who sells his soul to the Devil and transforms into thevigilante Ghost...
(2007) as a police officer.
On stage, Swain has played Riff Raff in the Melbourne production of The Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show
The Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British horror comedy stage musical, which opened in London on 19 June 1973. It was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It came eighth in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals"...
at the Regent Theatre
Regent Theatre, Melbourne
The Regent Theatre is a 2162 seat theatre in Melbourne, Australia. It is listed by the National Trust of Australia and is on the Victorian Heritage Register.-History:...
, and cricketer Terry Jenner
Terry Jenner
Terrence James Jenner 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 also a handy lower-order batsman...
in Shane Warne: The Musical
Shane Warne: The Musical
Shane Warne: The Musical is a musical comedy based on the life of Australian cricketer Shane Warne. First performed at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne on 10 December 2008, the musical was written by Eddie Perfect and directed by Neil Armfield...
.