Shane Connor

Acting

Shane Connor

Born April 3, 1959Woodville, South Australia, Australia25 credits

A prolific Australian performer, Shane's career spans nearly 20 years in film, theatre and television. A Victorian College of the Arts graduate, Shane has earned several industry awards including: the 1984 Penguin Award for Best Actor, 1995 Green Room Award for Outstanding Fringe Performer and a nomination for the 1998 AFI Showtime Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama. Shane's previous theatre credits include: The Doll Trilogy, Backbeat, Harp in the South, And the Big Men Fly, Fool For Love, Byzantine Flowers, The Custodians, The Old Man Comes, Rolling Home, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Coast Mongrels, Nil, Cat and Buried, The Snake Pit, Gary's House, The Shifting Heart and Wonderful Ward. Also a recurring presence on the small screen, Shane has appeared in countless Australian television series including: Prisoner, Carson's Law, Cop Shop, The Keepers, A Country Practice, Emerging, Prime Time, Matthew's Passion, Harp in the South, Army Wives, Sons & Daughters, Poor Man's Orange, Flying Doctors, Living With The Law, No Hard Feelings, GP, Phoenix, Police Rescue, Heartlands, Fire, Feds, The Man From Snowy River, Good Guys Bad Guys, Raw FM, Moby Dick, Halifax f.p., Blue Heelers, WIldside and most recently, Stingers.

Known For

Filmography

Dawn
2015Dawn
as CarlMovie
Wolf Creek 2
2013Wolf Creek 2
as Senior Sergeant Gary Bulmer JrMovie
Wentworth
2013Wentworth
as Ray HouserTV
House Husbands
2012House Husbands
as Farmer ToddTV
Killing Time
2011Killing Time
as StrawhornTV
Dirt Game
2009Dirt Game
as Max MeesTV
Playing for Charlie
2008Playing for Charlie
as Joe RuddockMovie
Twisted Tales
2005Twisted Tales
as Ben KettleTV
Moby Dick
1998Moby Dick
as Mr. FlaskTV
R
1997Raw FM
as DiggerTV
Fire
1995Fire
as David "Giraffe" SimpsonTV
Rainbow's End
1995Rainbow's End
as GeorgeMovie
Blue Heelers
1993Blue Heelers
as Danny HobsonTV
Phoenix
1992Phoenix
as MannyTV
Tender Hooks
1989Tender Hooks
as WayneMovie
Breaking Loose
1988Breaking Loose
as SampsonMovie
Poor Man's Orange
1987Poor Man's Orange
as Charlie RotheMovie
Army Wives
1987Army Wives
as GrantMovie
The Flying Doctors
1986The Flying Doctors
as Ross BechnerTV