Matt Passmore
| Matt Passmore | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Matthew Passmore 24 December 1973 Wynnum-Manly, Brisbane, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Partner(s) | Rachael Carpani (2006–2011) |
Matt Passmore (born 24 December 1973) is an Australian actor. He is known for McLeod's Daughters (2006–2009), Blue Heelers (2003), and his first American television show, The Glades (2010–2013).
Personal
Passmore grew up in Wynnum-Manly, Brisbane. In the early 1990s, he served in the army, followed by a variety of jobs, including factory work, before eventually moving to Sydney to attend the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1999. He graduated in 2001.
Matt met girlfriend Rachael Carpani on the set of McLeod's Daughters when he returned to play Marcus, Alex's brother. They ended their relationship in 2011.
Passmore has an older brother and a younger sister.
Career
Television
Passmore began his career on the children's television series Play School. Later on, he took on a variety of roles on Australian television shows such as Always Greener, Blue Heelers, The Cooks, Last Man Standing, McLeod's Daughters, and Underbelly: Tale of Two Cities. Passmore is set to premiere on USA Network on an upcoming original drama series entitled Satisfaction (2014 TV series) on 17 July 2014 at 10 pm.
Career timeline
- 2001 Graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art [NIDA];
- 2002 Passmore began his career on the children's television series Play School;
- 2003 Played Pete in Always Greener as DJ Pete 'Dr Love' Jones; 6 episode role as Brad, the handicapped, trauma-suffering husband of Susie Raynor on Blue Heelers; Brief appearance as network executive in Son of the Mask;
- 2004 Recurring role as Jake on The Cooks; and Tom in The Alice mini-series;
- 2005 Played Cameron in Last Man Standing alongside Rodger Corser and Travis McMahon;
- 2006 Played Greg in McLeod's Daughters who was a supposed love interest for Tess (Bridie Carter);
- 2006–2009 Returned to McLeod's Daughters, this time as Marcus, Alex's half-brother;
- 2008 Passmore also played the leading role of private detective Reilly in the 2008 Australian film noir short film Noir Drive;
- 2009 Played Warwick Mobbs on Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities; Played John Wood's son in the ABC series The Cut. Headed to LA where he got the lead on the pilot Masterwork by Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring. It went nowhere, but A&E Network targeted him for The Glades;
- 2010 Filming commenced on Season 1 of The Glades;
- 2011 Filming commenced on Season 2 of The Glades.
- 2012 Filming commenced on Season 3 of The Glades.
- 2013 Filming commenced on Season 4 of The Glades.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Tuck and Cover | Pete | |
| 2003 | Always Greener | Pete 'The Love Professor' Jones | |
| 2003 | Blue Heelers | Brad Fingleton | |
| 2004 - 2005 | The Cooks | Jake | |
| 2005 | Son of the Mask | Network Executive | |
| 2005 | Last Man Standing | Cameron Kennedy | |
| 2005 | The Alice | Tom | |
| 2008 | Noir Drive | Reilly | |
| 2006 - 2009 | McLeod's Daughters | Marcus Turner | as Alex Ryan's half-brother and Stevie Hall (Stephanie Hall) Ryan's best friend and later her love interest. |
| 2009 | The Cut | Andrew Telford | |
| 2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Warwick Mobbs | |
| 2009 | Masterwork [1] | FBI agent Marcus Vanderwold | with Natalie Dormer |
| 2010 - 2013 | The Glades | Jim Longworth | |
| 2011 | Play School | presenter | |
| 2014 | Satisfaction | Neil Truman | |
| 2014 | Come Back to Me[2] | Josh | |
| 2015 | Is That a Gun in Your Pocket | Glenn Keely | |
References
External links
- Matt Passmore at the Internet Movie Database
- Matt Passmore Page
- Matt Passmore as (Warwick Mobbs)
- Matt Passmore on TV.com
- Matt Passmore Archive
- Matt Passmore lands 'Masterwork' lead
- Underbally (Matt Passmore) destinated for US TV.
- Matt Passmore Profile
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