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Shane Withington
Shane Withington (born 22 August 1958) is an Australian actor, notable for roles in theatre, television, and film.
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. Withington first appeared in TV serial Home and Away as a guest character called Colin, 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.
In 1984, Withington appeared as motorcycle cop Fred "Speedy" Norton in the film Queen of the Road, alongside Joanne Samuel and Amanda Muggleton.
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 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.
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.
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Shane Withington
Shane Withington (born 22 August 1958) is an Australian actor, notable for roles in theatre, television, and film.
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. Withington first appeared in TV serial Home and Away as a guest character called Colin, 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.
In 1984, Withington appeared as motorcycle cop Fred "Speedy" Norton in the film Queen of the Road, alongside Joanne Samuel and Amanda Muggleton.
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 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.
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.