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Brett Tucker

For the South African cricketer, see Brett Tucker (cricketer).

Brett Tucker
Born
Brett Alan Tucker

(1972-05-21) 21 May 1972 (age 52)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1992–present

Brett Alan Tucker (born 21 May 1972) is an Australian actor and singer. He was a series regular in The Saddle Club, McLeod's Daughters, and Mistresses. He is also known for his role as Daniel Fitzgerald in Neighbours. He played Seattle Fire Battalion Chief Lucas Ripley on ABC's TV series Station 19. He played Colin in the 2024 series of Troppo.

Career

Tucker attended National Theatre, Melbourne.

For his role as Dave Brewer on the drama McLeod's Daughters, he apprenticed with a real country veterinarian to research his role.[1]

Tucker's onstage credits include The Woman in Black in 2006, and The Great Gatsby playing Jay Gatsby in 1997.[2]

From 1999 to 2000, he played the role of Daniel Fitzgerald in Neighbours, a role which he returned to in late 2007. In June 2009, it was announced that he would be leaving the show to pursue acting opportunities in the United States.[3] In addition to Neighbours, Tucker played Max in The Saddle Club. Tucker also had a minor role in the 2005 film The Great Raid.

After securing a green card via the visa lottery, Tucker relocated to the United States.[4] He appeared in an episode of Legend of the Seeker, followed by roles in CSI: NY and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[4]

In 2012, Tucker appeared in Spartacus: Vengeance and had a guest role in Castle.[5] He also contributed to the ABC self-help series Agony Uncles, which sees men sharing views about dating.[5] Tucker went on to appear in episodes of Rizzoli & Isles and NCIS, as well as Off The Map and the TV film, Criminal Behaviour.[citation needed] From 2013 until 2016, Tucker played Alyssa Milano's husband Harry Davis in US drama series Mistresses.[6] He made a guest appearance in drama series This Is Us in 2017.[7]

During 2018 and 2019, Tucker played Battalion Chief Lucas Ripley on Station 19 for 17 episodes.[8] He starred in the 2021 miniseries Lie With Me alongside Charlie Brooks.[9] That same year he had a large supporting role as boom operator Linus in dance dramedy The Big Leap.[10] In 2023, Tucker joined the cast of the Shondaland mystery-drama series The Residence as Australian Foreign Minister David Rylance.[11]

Personal life

Born one of three sons and one daughter on 21 May 1972 to Ken and Janice Tucker,[12] he grew up in the Yarra Valley of Victoria[1] with his three siblings – Nicky, Mark and David.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Among the Cinders Feature film
2000 Mallboy Darren Feature film
2003 The Extreme Team Bookman Feature film
2004 Alpha Male Short film
2005 The Great Raid Major Robert Lapham Feature film
2008 Zack's Life Film
2010 I Love You Too Julian Feature film
2013 Thor: The Dark World Einherjar Guard Feature film
2015 Mine Sebastian Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992–1993 Neighbours Davo Recurring role
1994–1995 Neighbours Builder/Worker Guest role
1996 The Man from Snowy River (aka Snowy River: The McGregor Saga) Ted Season 2, episode 18: "The Cutting Edge"
Neighbours Ned Goodman Recurring role
1997 The Last of the Ryans Detective TV movie
1998 State Coroner Miles Penfield Season 2, episode 4: "The Gift of Life"
1998–2003 Blue Heelers Sgt. Peter Baynes / Steve Camilleri 3 episodes
1999 Thunderstone Holocop Season 2, 4 episodes
1999–2000, 2007–2010 Neighbours Daniel Fitzgerald Series regular
2000 Halifax f.p: The Spider and the Fly Scott Lovejoy TV movie
2001 Code Red TV movie
Blonde Actor at White Party Miniseries, 2 episodes
Backlands (aka Abschied in den Tod) Mark Penhalligan TV movie
2001–2003 The Saddle Club Maximillion 'Max' Regnery (main role) 46 episodes
2002 The Lost World Rixxel Season 2, episode 17: "The Imposters"
The Outsider Ben Yoder TV movie
2003–2006 McLeod's Daughters Dave Brewer Recurring role (season 3)
Main role (seasons 4–6), 103 episodes
2010 Legend Of The Seeker Phillip Season 2, episode 10: "Perdition"
CSI: NY Theodore Westwick Season 6, episode 1: "The 34th Floor"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kyle Adams Season 11, episode 6: "Cold Blooded"
2011 Off the Map Dr. Jonah Simpson Season 1, 2 episodes
NCIS USN Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey Brett Season 9, episode 4: "Enemy on the Hill"
Rizzoli & Isles Steve Sanner Season 2, episode 13: "Seventeen Ain't So Sweet"
Criminal Behavior Gavin Collins TV movie
2012 Spartacus: Vengeance Publius Varinius Season 2, 5 episodes
Castle Detective Inspector Colin Hunt Season 4, episode 20: "The Limey"
Agony Uncles Himself
Lowdown Kade Thompson Season 2, episode 3: "One Fine Gay"
2013–2016 Mistresses Harry Davis (main role) Seasons 1–4, 52 episodes
2017 Newton's Law Callum Docker Miniseries, 6 episodes
The Americans Benjamin Stobert Season 5, 5 episodes
This is Us Band Manager Season 2, episode 1: "A Father's Advice"
Love You More Simon TV movie
2018 The Brave Therapist Xander Martin Season 1, episode 11: "Grounded"
2018–2020 Station 19 Fire Chief Lucas Ripley[13] Seasons 1–3, 16 episodes
2019 Grey's Anatomy Season 15, episode 23: "What I Did For Love"
2020 AJ and the Queen Officer Peter Dembrowski Season 1, episode 4: "Louisville"
2021 Atypical Niles Blanderman Season 4, episode 5: "Dead Dreams"
Lie With Me Jake Fallmont (main role) Miniseries, 4 episodes
The Big Leap Linus Season 1, 5 episodes
2021–24 Arcane Singed (voice) Seasons 1–2, 6 episodes
2022 Dynasty Ben Carrington Season 5, 4 episodes
2024 Troppo Colin Season 2, 8 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue / Co.
1994 Florence Nightingale Henry Nicholson National Theatrette, Melbourne
The New Adventures of Robin Hood Studley Park Boathouse, Melbourne
1995 The Rimers of Eldrich Josh Johnson National Theatrette, Melbourne
1996 The Chapel Perilous Thomas Father National Theatrette, Melbourne
The Hostage Pat National Theatrette, Melbourne
The Hot l Baltimore Bill Lewis National Theatrette, Melbourne
Romeo and Juliet National Theatrette, Melbourne
1997 Life During Wartime Melbourne Athenaeum
The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby Rippon Lea, Melbourne
2006 The Woman in Black The Actor – Young Kipps Theatre Royal, Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Playhouse, Brisbane, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Burswood Theatre, Perth

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References

  1. ^ a b "Brett Tucker Profile on NineMSN". Archived from the original on 7 May 2007.
  2. ^ "StageDiary Review". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2007.
  3. ^ "Neighbours: The Perfect Blend | Spoilers". The Perfect Blend. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b Byrne, Fiona; Coster, Alice; Webber, Nicola (17 November 2010). "Crime pays for expat Tucker". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Gale.
  5. ^ a b Vickery, Colin (11 April 2012). "Big ask". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via Gale.
  6. ^ Sobolewski, Helene; Iannella, Antimo (29 March 2012). "Tucker lands big role in US". The Advertiser. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via Gale.
  7. ^ Brain, Anna (14 February 2018). "Hit TV Wednesday, February 14". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 June 2024 – via Gale.
  8. ^ Stein, Megan (4 May 2019). "The 'Station 19' and 'Grey's Anatomy' Crossover Killed Off a Major Character". Country Living. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  9. ^ Knox, David (30 June 2021). "Lie With Me: trailer". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  10. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (21 October 2021). "'The Big Leap': Brett Tucker Joins Fox Dance Dramedy As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  11. ^ Bell, BreAnna (14 April 2023). "Shondaland Netflix Series 'The Residence' Adds Kylie Minogue, Jane Curtin, James Babson, Paul Fitzgerald, More to Cast". Variety. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Eliza Taylor-Cotter and Brett Tucker get together". Herald Sun. 7 May 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (2 March 2018). "'Station 19': Brett Tucker Set To Recur on ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  14. ^ "AusStage".
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