Brett Swain (actor)


Brett Swain is an Australian actor and comedian.

Early life

Swain started his career in entertainment at Dracula's Cabaret in the mid 1980’s performing sketches, singing and dancing, as well as playing guitar and drums.

Career

Television

Swain played Kim Timmins on the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 2005 to 2007. He had previously appeared in Neighbours as John Swan, the duck hunter who killed Kerry Bishop in 1990 and in 1992 as builder Buzz Wade and 1993 as a horse racing commentator. At the time, he was the real life partner of former Neighbours actress Marcella Russo. He also started in TV series Fergus McPhail. In 2008, Swain starred in Nine Network's Underbelly as Tibor Cassadae.

Film

Swain's film credits include Mick Molloy’s films Crackerjack and Bad Eggs. He played the main character Shaun's father in Mallboy, and had a small role in Ghost Rider as a police officer. He also played the role of Kenny Yallop in the 2003 film Take Away.

Stage

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.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1988Mission: ImpossiblePassport OfficerTV series, 1 episode
1990NeighboursJohn SwanTV series
1992ChancesJaredTV series, 1 episode
1992PhoenixTattooTV series, 1 episode
1991–92KellyBert / RonnieTV series, 2 episodes
1992NeighboursBuzz WadeTV series
1993NeighboursHorse racing commentatorTV series, 1 episode
1993NeighboursPainterTV series, 1 episode
1994Snowy River: The McGregor SagaSurveyor 1TV series, 1 episode
1994–95JanusMal HennesseyTV series, 16 episodes
1994–2002Blue HeelersZac Gillespie / Bruce Searle / Sen Det Halliday / Det Sen Sgt Walsh / Peter SutcliffeTV series, 5 episodes
1997Good Guys, Bad GuysBaxterTV series, 2 episodes
1997Raw FMRobert MillsTV series, 1 episode
1997Halifax f.p.LauperTV series, 1 episode
1998WildsideSean O'ConnorTV series, 1 episode
1998State CoronerRay ScullinTV series, 2 episodes
1998Driven CrazyFredTV series, 1 episode
1998–2000SeaChangeGriffTV series, seasons 1–3, 23 episodes
1998–2003StingersKaiser Vincent / Roddy Green / Billy RoseTV series, 3 episodes
2001The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)Overexplaining BurglarTV series, 1 episode
2002Short CutsGlennTV series, 1 episode
2002Marshall LawMalcolmTV series, 1 episode
2003Welcher & WelcherPastor Malcolm CrabbeTV miniseries, 1 episode
2004Fergus McPhailDon McPhail TV series, 26 episodes
2005Last Man StandingBretTV series, 1 episode
2005–07NeighboursKim TimminsTV series
2008UnderbellyTibor 'Goose' CassadaeTV series, 4 episodes
2008The HollowmenTalkback CallerTV series, 2 episodes
2009Dirt GameTrevTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2010City HomicideMick ConlonTV series, 1 episode
2011Sea PatrolCarl BucklandTV series, 1 episode
2011–12Killing TimePrison Officer GriffithsTV miniseries, 3 episodes
2011RushMr OsbourneTV series, 1 episode
2013WentworthMax HendersonTV series, 1 episode
2013Miss Fisher’s Murder MysteriesArthur BriggsTV series, 1 episode
2014INXS: Never Tear Us ApartDez JoseTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2014Winners & LosersRoy GrbowskiTV series, 2 episodes
2017The WarriorsHuttonTV series, 1 episode
2017SistersNormTV miniseries, 1 episode
2019UtopiaDefence OfficialTV series, 1 episode
2020Halifax: RetributionSecurity GuyTV miniseries, 1 episode
2021SuperwogCouncil Worker #1TV series, 1 episode
2021SpreadsheetPeter CookTV series, 1 episode