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 From 1994 to 1995, Swain had a regular role, playing Mal Hennessey in critically-acclaimed and award-winning legal drama series Janus (known as Criminal Justice internationally). He also had a regular role as Griff in the first three seasons of SeaChange, from 1998 to 2000.

Swain landed the role of Kim Timmins on the Australian soap opera Neighbours, making his first appearance on 31 October 2005. The character was the Timmins family patriarch and was introduced after the arrival of his wife and four of their children the previous year. Nell Feeney and Damien Bodie, played his on-screen wife Janelle and son Dylan, respectively. Swain had previously made guest appearances in the series, including as John Swan, the duck hunter who killed Kerry Bishop (Linda Hartley-Clark) in 1990, as builder Buzz Wade in 1991, and as a horse racing commentator in 1993.

Other television credits include 2004 children's comedy series Fergus McPhail,Miller, Kylie: Networking: All roads to Ramsay Street, The Age, 22 September 2005, as the title character's father, Don McPhail, and in 2008, a role in the first original installment of Nine Network's true crime series Underbelly, as Tibor Cassadae.Media Kit (Sydney) , Shane Warne: The Musical.

From 2011 to 2012, Swain played the recurring role of Prison Officer Griffiths, opposite David Wenham in drama miniseries Killing Time.

Film Swain's film credits include Mick Molloy’s comedy films Crackerjack (2002), in which he played the marijuana growing greenkeeper and Bad Eggs (2003), playing the role of Pendlebury.

Swain played Sam, the main character Shaun's father in 2001 coming-of-age drama Mallboy and played the role of Kenny Yallop in the 2003 film Take Away. He also had a small role as a police officer in 2007 fantasy suspense film Ghost Rider, starring Nicolas Cage.

In 2014, Swain appeared in thriller feature Cut Snake, opposite Sullivan Stapleton.

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 Eddie Perfect’s show Shane Warne: The Musical.

Personal life During his time playing Kim Timmins in Neighbours, Swain was the real life partner of fellow Neighbours actress Marcella Russo, who played Liljana Bishop.

Acting credits

Television Year Title Role Type Ref. 1988 Mission: Impossible Passport Officer 1 episode 1990 Neighbours John Swan 2 episodes 1991 Builder (uncredited) 1 episode 1991–1992 Kelly Bert / Ronnie 2 episodes 1992 Chances Jared 1 episode Phoenix Tattoo 1 episode Neighbours Buzz Wade 6 episodes 1993 Horse racing commentator 2 episodes Painter 1 episode 1994 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Surveyor 1 1 episode 1994–1995 Janus Mal Hennessey 16 episodes 1994–2002 Blue Heelers Zac Gillespie / Bruce Searle / Sen Det Halliday / Det Sen Sgt Walsh / Peter Sutcliffe 5 episodes 1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys Baxter 2 episodes Raw FM Robert Mills 1 episode Halifax f.p. Lauper 1 episode 1998 Wildside Sean O'Connor 1 episode State Coroner Ray Scullin 2 episodes Driven Crazy Fred 1 episode 1998–2000 SeaChange Griff Seasons 1–3, 23 episodes 1998–2003 Stingers Kaiser Vincent / Roddy Green / Billy Rose 3 episodes 1999 Harry’s War Sgt Dawson TV movie 2001 The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) Overexplaining Burglar 1 episode 2002 Short Cuts Glenn 1 episode Marshall Law Malcolm 1 episode 2003 Welcher & Welcher Pastor Malcolm Crabbe Miniseries, 1 episode 2004 Fergus McPhail Don McPhail (Dad) 26 episodes 2005 Last Man Standing Bret 1 episode 2005–2007 Neighbours Kim Timmins Regular role 2008 Underbelly Tibor 'Goose' Cassadae 4 episodes The Hollowmen Talkback Caller 2 episodes 2009 Dirt Game Trev Miniseries, 2 episodes 2010 City Homicide Mick Conlon 1 episode 2011 Sea Patrol Carl Buckland 1 episode 2011–2012 Killing Time Prison Officer Griffiths Miniseries, 3 episodes 2011 Rush Mr Osbourne 1 episode 2013 Wentworth Max Henderson 1 episode Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Arthur Briggs 1 episode 2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Dez Jose Miniseries, 2 episodes Winners & Losers Roy Grbowski 2 episodes 2017 The Warriors Hutton 1 episode Sisters Norm Miniseries, 1 episode 2019 Utopia Defence Official 1 episode 2020 Halifax: Retribution Security Guard Miniseries, 1 episode 2021 Superwog Council Worker #1 1 episode Spreadsheet Peter Cook 1 episode

Film Year Title Role Type Ref. 1987 Australian Dream Cop 2 Feature film 1996 The Big Maybe Joe Darabont Short film 1999 Black Box Feature film Naked Intent Short film 2001 Mallboy Sam Feature film 2002 Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure Frank Hurley (voice) Short film Crackerjack Greenkeeper Feature film 2003 Bad Eggs Security Officer Bartlett Feature film Take Away Kenny Yallop Feature film The Cadet The Editor Short film Creative Violence Warne Short film 2004 Swimming to the Boy Dad Short film 2005 You and Your Stupid Mate The Supervisor Feature film 2006 All's Swell That Ends Swell Gerry Short film Five Moments of Infidelity Bob / Husband Anthology film (segment 5) 2007 Ghost Rider Police Officer Feature film Work in Progress Father Short film A Different Cut Don Short film 2008 Tea and Physics Kevin Kunning Short film Skinned Father Short film 2009 Fences Dean Short film 2010 Pinion Father Short film Unearthed Mr Morris Short film The Meeting Mr Weyland Short film Meat Your Maker Sam Short film 2011 Quinkin Vox Short film Husband, Father, Son Short film 2012 Human Fog Billy Dunlop Short film Mother's Day Daniel Short film Snapshot Short film 2013 Adoption Grey's Anatomy Short film 2014 Cut Snake Boss Feature film Slow Cooker Truck Driver Short film Alien Iona's Dad Short film Groomless Bride Kevin Short film 2016 Partner in Crime Sergeant Baker Short film Copycat from Ballarat Brian Short film Ok Tom's Dad Short film 2018 New Dawn Lance Hurley Feature film 2019 Last Graveyard Shift Barry the Ghost Short film 2020 After the End One Eye Feature film 2022 Wog Boys Forever Rusty Nail Feature film 2025 Average Bloke Frank Conway Feature film 2025 Yesterday's Hero Post-production Everybody Hurts Doctor Completed Day Forty Five Bryan Morewell In production

Stage Year Title Role Type Ref. 1999 Stage Write '99: Head on Collision Tom West Melbourne Gasworks 2004 The Rocky Horror Show Riff Raff Regent Theatre, Melbourne (Neighbours concert celebration) 2007 Mojo Mickey Chapel Loft, Melbourne 2009 Dead River The Store Room for Melbourne Fringe Festival 2008–2009 Shane Warne: The Musical Terry Jenner Melbourne Athenaeum, Regal Theatre, Perth, Enmore Theatre, Sydney

Writing / directing credits

Film Year Title Role Type Ref. 2007 Opportunity Knocks Writer / director Short film 2009 Royboys Producer / Director / Writer / Director of Photography / Executive Producer Documentary short

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