Neil Melville is an Australian actor. He was born in Sydney, but spent most of his childhood in Apollo Bay, Victoria. In the early 1970s he was lead singer of Geelong rock band "The Iliad". Melville graduated from Adelaide's Flinders University with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama, and performed in a number of university productions, including, most notably, the world premiere of Jack Hibberd's The Les Darcy Show (1974).

After graduating from university, Melville spent a year writing and performing for children with the Little Patch Theatre. While with this group, he wrote the vaudeville-documentary, Australian Born, Australian Bred. He has worked extensively as a character actor, appearing in numerous Australian theatre, film and television productions.

Melville has served as actor and director-in-residence at the University of Melbourne and worked as Executive Producer on ex-wife Debra Byrne's album, Heaven Down Here.

Partial theatre productions

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Jones Family Christmas [1] Brian Jones TV Film
Fanciers Barry Short
Run Rabbit Run Albert
2016 Spirit of the Game David McKay
2015 Pedal Reg Short film
2012 Jack Irish: Black Tide Ricky Kirsch TV movie
2011 A Heartbeat Away Tommy
2010 Oranges and Sunshine Monsignor Feature film
Lifeboat Short film
2009 Saved [2] Nigel Weston TV movie
2006 Court of Lonely Royals
1996 Brilliant Lies Vince Feature film
1995 The Feds: Terror Don Gosper TV movie
In Pursuit of Honor Sean Quinlain TV movie
1987 Bushfire Moon (aka Miracle Down Under) Mr Potts Feature film
Feathers Bert

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019-22 Five Bedrooms Roger Everely TV series, 2 episodes
2021 Love Me Arty TV series, 1 episode
Lie With Me[3] Ray Tucker TV miniseries, 4 episodes
Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Bill Steed TV series, 1 episode
2019 Upright Jim TV series, 1 episode
Playing for Keeps[4] Bob Macklevee TV series, 6 episodes
2018 Jack Irish Ricky Kirsch TV series, 5 episodes
Picnic at Hanging Rock Mr Hussey TV miniseries, 5 episodes
2017 Offspring Drew Crew TV series, 5 episodes
The Leftovers Captain TV series, 1 episode
Newton's Law Christopher Elvin TV series, 3 episodes
2015 Utopia Ken TV series, 1 episode
Wentworth Brendan Maddock TV series, 1 episode
2014 Party Tricks Duncan Guthrie TV series, 4 episodes
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries George Sanderson TV series, 3 episodes
2012 Rake TV series, Keegan Wiley 1 episode
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Ray Steele TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2011 Killing Time Barry Edwards TV miniseries, 4 episodes
2009 City Homicide Jack Ferguson TV series, 1 episode
2008 The Hollowmen[5] Ian TV series, 12 episodes
Underbelly[6] Todd McDonald TV series, 6 episodes
1994-05 Blue Heelers Kevin Sutton / Bob Crowley TV series, 6 episodes
2004 McLeod's Daughters Merv Richards TV series, 1 episode
2003 The Saddle Club Mr Roth TV series, 2 episodes
2002 Something in the Air Colin Lynch TV series, 1 episode
1998-01 Halifax f.p. Phillip Parker / Jim Dettmann TV series, 2 episodes
2001 The Secret Life of Us Male Doctor TV series, 1 episode
1999 Stingers Gil Truman TV series, 1 episode
1996 Flipper Dr Hansen TV series, 1 episode
1995 Correlli Jim Sanderson TV miniseries, 8 episodes
Snowy River: The Mcgregor Saga Fergus Ross TV series, 1 episode
1994 Law of the Land Terry Rankin TV series, 1 episode
Ocean Girl Lambert TV series, 1 episode
Janus Sergeant Morris TV series, 1 episode
1993 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Jack Logan TV series, 13 episodes
Phoenix Martin Schultz TV series, 2 episodes
1992 Boys from the Bush Ted TV series, 2 episodes
Good Vibrations Jim TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1981-92 A Country Practice Bruce / Martin / Olsen TV series, 5 episodes
1992-85 Neighbours Roy Riley / Jim Hawkins TV series, 5 episodes
1991 Col'n Carpenter TV Repair Man TV series, 1 episode
1990 Embassy Phil Hartman TV series, 2 episodes
1988 Rafferty's Rules Banks TV series, 1 episode
1987 In Between Doctor TV series, 1 episode
1986 Alice to Nowhere Roy TV miniseries, 2 episodes
Studio 86 TV miniseries, 1 episode
Whose Baby? Jim TV miniseries, 1 episode
The Flying Doctors Niall Robertson TV series, 1 episode
1985 The Henderson Kids Barton TV series, 14 episodes
1982-85 Prisoner Mick Kirby / Phil Sutton TV series, 3 episodes
1985 The Fast Lane Wallace TV series, 1 episode
1983 Carson's Law Patrick McAvoy TV series, 2 episodes
1979-81 The Sullivans Sgt Pauling / Lecherous Seaman TV series, 3 episodes
1980 Cop Shop Plain Clothes Cop TV series, 1 episode

References

Sources

  • Stratton, David. "Brilliant Lies". Variety i2 (13–19 May 1996): 68
  • Graeme Turner; Stuart Cunningham (2000). The Australian TV Book. Allen & Unwin Australia. ISBN 978-1-86508-014-7.
  • Byrne Return Awaited
  • Additional Neil Melville credits
  • Brilliant Lies
  • Neil and Bo Melville at Apollo Bay
  • Neil Melville at IMDb
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