- Shane Porteous
Shane Porteous (born 17 August 1942 in Coleraine, Victoria, Australia) is an actor. He remains best known for playing Dr. Terence Elliott in the television drama series "A Country Practice" for its twelve-year run on the Seven Network from 1981 to 1993. Other TV credits include: "Catch Kandy, "Homicide", "Matlock Police", "The Box", "Number 96", "Glenview High", "Neighbours", "Home and Away" and "Blue Heelers.
- Joyce Jacobs
Joyce Jacobs (born 15 April 1922 in England, United Kingdom) is a British character actress in Australia adept at playing gossips and interfering busybodies. During the 1970s she played the recurring bit part character Mrs Carson in "Number 96". Jacobs later became best known for her role as gossip Esme Watson in Seven Network drama series "A Country Practice". Esme first emerged in episode 99 of that series in 1982 and continued until it ended in 1993.
- Brian Wenzel
Brian Wenzel (born 24 May 1929) is an Australian character actor, most famous for his long run as police officer Frank Gilroy in "A Country Practice". Wenzel also made a guest appearance in "The Young Doctors".
- Lorrae Desmond
Lorrae Desmond (born 2 October 1932 in Mittagong, New South Wales) is an Australian actress. She remains best known for her role as Shirley Gilroy in the television series "A Country Practice", which she played from 1981-1992. Lorrae travelled to Britain in the 1950s and became a celebrity there. She even featured in her own comedy series Trouble for Two in 1958, was in the cast of several Terry-Thomas TV specials, …
- Gordon Piper
Gordon Piper (born 3 June 1932 in Cheltenham, New South Wales, Australia; died from a cardiac arrest in Sydney, Australia, 19 September, 2004) was a film and television actor and theatre director. He also served as the associate director of the Arts Council of New South Wales. He is best known for his long-term role as Bob Hatfield in the television series "A Country Practice". He was also a founding member of P.A.C.T. (Producers, Actors, Composers and Talents), …
- Dj Woody
DJ Woody (aka Lee Woodvine) is a prolific DJ and turntablist born in Burnley, Lancashire UK in 1977. He initially made his name through the dj competition circuit when in 2001 when he was the first European DJ to win the ITF (International Turntablist Federation) World championship title in San Francisco, a year later he won the Vestax World title.
- Syd Heylen
Syd Heylen (25 May 1922, Renmark, South Australia - 4 December 1996) was an Australian actor. He remains best known for his role as "Cookie" Locke in the television series "A Country Practice", as well as releasing a number of albums in the 1980's containing songs such as "Who's Sorry Now" (to which the D-Generation quipped "anyone who bought the album!.)
- Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman mini-bio : Nicole Mary Kidman is an Academy Award-winning actress, and one of Hollywood's leading actresses. She has also ventured into singing. In 1995, she appeard in To Die For, a satirical comedy that earned her praise from critics and she won a Golden Globe Award for her work in the film. In 2002, Kidman received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Moulin Rouge! and in 2003 she won the Oscar for her work in The Hours.
- Penny Cook
Penny Cook (born 13 July 1957) is a popular Australian actress. She graduated from the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1978. Cook first appeared in the 1970s Australian television soap "The Restless Years". In her best-known roles, Cook played veterinarian Vicky Dean in the drama series "A Country Practice" from 1981 to 1985 and Dr. Elly Fielding in the Ten Network soap "E Street" from 1989 to 1991.
- Grant Dodwell
Grant Dodwell (born 2 July 1952 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an actor. He is best known for his roles as Dr. Simon Bowen in "A Country Practice" and Charles Willing in "Willing and Abel". He also appeared as Dr. Sam Wilkinson in "The Young Doctors" during its later years.
- Shane Withington
Shane Withington (b. 22 August 1958 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia) Shane Withington is an actor best known for his starring roles in the television series "A Country Practice" (as Brendan Jones) and "Willing and Abel" (as Abel Moore). Currently, Shane Withington has a recurring role as Colin on "Home And Away".
- Anne Tenney
Anne Tenney (born 1954 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an actress. She is best known for her role as Molly Jones in the television drama "A Country Practice". Other TV credits include: "Police Rescue", "Brides of Christ", "E Street", "Water Rats", "Always Greener" and "All Saints".
- Joan Sydney
Joan Sydney (born 5 September 1936 in London, England) is an actress best known for her work on Australian television. Her most well remembered role is Matron Maggie Sloan in "A Country Practice". She later played Mary Patchett in "E Street" and Valda Sheergold in "Neighbours", also appearing in "Something in the Air" and "All Saints".
- Georgie Parker
Georgina Parker (born December 16, 1964 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian television and film actress. She grew up in the suburb of St. Ives. Her favourite drink is malted milk. Parker first became famous, through her role as nurse Lucy Gardiner in "A Country Practice". More recently, from 1998 until 2005, Parker played Sister Teresa (Terri) Sullivan, a nurse and former nun, on the Australian medical drama series "All Saints", …
- Helen Scott
Helen Scott (born Helen Hough, "place and date not known") is an actress best known for her work on Australian television. Her most well remembered role is Matron Marta Kurtesz in "A Country Practice", the first matron of the Wandin Valley Bush Hospital on the show. Ms. Scott left the show when her character returned to her birthplace in Eastern Europe with an old, revolutionary friend. Her character was briefly involved with Dr.
- Wendy Strehlow
Wendy Strehlow is an Australian actress, probably best known for her role as Judy Loveday in the television soap opera "A Country Practice". Since mid 2005, Wendy has been playing the role of Paramedic Lorraine Tanner in "All Saints" Other TV credits include: "E Street", "Blue Heelers" and "McLeod's Daughters"
- Vince Colosimo
Vince Colosimo (born 11 November 1966 in Melbourne) is an Australian stage and screen actor of Italian descent. He has worked in both Australia and the United States, the latter on popular shows like "The Practice" and "Without a Trace". Colosimo is not married, he shares a daughter - Lucia born in 2002- with Australia actor Jane Hall - whom he worked with on "A Country Practice" in 1994. He lives in Westgarth, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
- Andrew Blackman
Andrew Blackman is an Australian actor. He is best known for his appearances on television. He was a regular cast member on both "A Country Practice" (as Dr. Harry Morrison) and "Neighbours" (as Mike Healy). Other credits include: "Stingers" and "Blue Heelers".
- Josephine Mitchell
Josephine Mitchell (b. May 21, 1965) is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Jo Loveday in the television soap opera "A Country Practice". She has subsequently appeared in "Home and Away", "E Street", "Neighbours" and "All Saints".
- Kate Raison
Kate Raison is an Australian actress, best known for her roles on television, including Cathy Hayden in "A Country Practice", Sheridan Sturgess in "E Street" and Georgina Ellis in "Pacific Drive". Raison has also appeared in "Home and Away", "Farscape" and "All Saints".
- Caroline Johansson
Caroline Johansson is a Swedish-Australian actress. She is probably best known for her role of Donna Manning in Australian soap opera, A Country Practice.
- Matt Day
Matt Day (born 28 September 1971) is an Australian actor. His first big break came in 1989 when he joined the cast of television series "A Country Practice". He played Luke Ross in the show until 1991. Further TV roles included "Water Rats", "Farscape", and "Spooks". Day portrayed Frank Hurley in U.K Channel 4's epic drama, Shakleton. He also appeared in the hit film "Muriel's Wedding".
- Maureen Edwards
Maureen Edwards is an Australian actress, who remains best known for her role as Matron Rosemary Prior in the television series "A Country Practice". She also had a recurring role in "Prisoner" as prison officer Sue Bailey, another recurring role in "Shortland Street" as hospital CEO Dr. Patricia Hewitt from 2001 - 2002 and played Ruby Dwyer in "Neighbours" in 2003.
- Kym Wilson
Kym Wilson (born 1 April 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian actress. Her first major role was in the television mini-series "Brides of Christ" and she remains best known for playing Darcy Hudson in "A Country Practice". She was subsequently seen in series such as "Heartbreak High" and "All Saints". Wilson posed nude in Australian Playboy late in career after she was no longer acting in TV series.
- Brett Climo
Brett Climo (born 26 September, 1964) is an Australian actor. His television credits include: "Sons and Daughters", "A Country Practice", "The Flying Doctors", "The Man from Snowy River", "Pacific Drive", "Murder Call", "Water Rats", "Blue Heelers", "Stingers" and "All Saints".
- Jamie Croft
Jamie Croft (born 4 August 1981 in New South Wales) is an Australian actor. He began his career in the television soap opera "A Country Practice". Subsequent credits include: "Police Rescue", "Water Rats", "Above the Law", "Sun on the Stubble" (aka "The Valley Between") and "Farscape". He has also appeared in many movies and mini-series including, "That Eye, The Sky", "Joey", "The Real Macaw", …
- Ryan Kwanten
Ryan Kwanten (born 28 November 1976) is an Australian actor. Kwanten was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He began acting on the television shows "A Country Practice" and "Spellbinder". In 1997, he joined the cast of the Australian soap opera "Home and Away", playing lifeguard Vinnie Patterson. Kwanten starred on the show for several years, becoming a sex symbol. He eventually chose to leave the series in 2002, …
- Anne Looby
Anne Looby is an Australian actress best known for her role in the television series "A Country Practice" as Anna Lacey and her recurring appearances in "All Saints" as Julia Archer. Other TV appearances include: "Wildside", "Water Rats" and "Always Greener". Anne graduated from NIDA in 1988. Her theatre roles include Macbeth, Arcadia, and King Learwith the Sydney Theatre Company. Anne has also portrayed characters in the plays
- William McInnes
William McInnes (b. September 10 1960) is a tall (6' 4" (1.93 m)) Australian actor born in Redcliffe, Queensland. After a recurring role on "A Country Practice" in 1990, McInnes appeared in series such as "Bligh", "Ocean Girl", and "Snowy" before making his name as Sergeant Nick Schultz on "Blue Heelers" in 1994. McInnes starred on the show until 1998, when he left to focus on other work.
- Sophie Heathcote
Sophie Heathcote was an Australian actress. Heathcote was born in Melbourne. She began her acting career with a role in medical drama series "A Country Practice" as Stephanie "Steve" Brennan from 1990 to 1991. She followed this with a role in film "Reckless Kelly" (1993). She graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) alongside Bridie Carter, Tom Long and Martin Kovacic in late 1994.
- Brian Moll
Brian Moll (born 19 May 1925 in Wanstead, London) is a British born character actor active on Australian television from the late 1950s. In the 1970s, he became famous playing the role of Dr Vincent Snape, in the soap opera, "The Young Doctors". After this role, Brian played Alf Muldoon in A Country Practice.
- Chris Adshead
Chris Adshead is an Australian television director, mainly of comedy and soap operas (eg The Young Doctors, Prisoner, A Country Practice, Blue Heelers, Neighbours etc). He is married to the former Neighbours actress, Shaunna O'Grady.
- June Salter
June Salter AM (June 22, 1932 - September 15, 2001) was an Australian actress. She remains best known for her role as Elizabeth McKenzie in the soap opera "The Restless Years" and for her regular guest appearances in "A Country Practice" as Matron Hilda Arrowsmith. She was also a regular on the comedy series "The Mavis Bramston Show" and the drama series "Certain Women". TV guest appearances include: "Division 4", "Matlock Police", …
- John Clayton
John Clayton (born 1940, died 2003) was an Australian actor. He was best known for his television work, with credits including: "Division 4", "Rush", "The Outsiders", "Chopper Squad", "A Country Practice", "The Flying Doctors", "E Street", "Police Rescue", "Blue Heelers", "Water Rats", "Wildside", "Farscape", "Grass Roots" and "All Saints".
- Ray Meagher
Ray Meagher (born in Roma Queensland, July 4, 1944) is an Australian actor, possibly best known amongst audiences today for his long-running role of Alfred Stewart on the television soap opera "Home and Away". Along with co star Kate Ritchie he holds the record for the longest continuous acting role in Australia for this role. Meagher was born and raised on a sheep and cattle station in Queensland, …
- Nadine Garner
Nadine Lynette Garner (born 14 December 1970 in Knoxfield, Melbourne, Victoria) is a leading Australian actress. Garner first came to public attention in 1985, as Tamara Henderson in the Australian TV series, "The Henderson Kids", and then in her debut film "The Still Point". She made her stage debut in 1987, in the title role of the Melbourne Theatre Company production of "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg". Since then she has worked extensively in film, …
- Tina Bursill
Tina Bursill (born 1951 in Sydney, Australia) is an actress usually seen on television playing sophisticated and coolly self-reliant women such as Louise Carter in "Skyways" and Sonia Stevens in "Prisoner". Played Stella Patterson in "Home and Away" in 2001-2002, after previously playing schoolteacher Lois Crawford in 1992. Other TV credits include: "Matlock Police", "The Unisexers", "A Country Practice", …
- Jackie Woodburne
Jackie Woodburne is an Australian actress who has appeared in many of Australia's most popular soap operas. Woodburne is best known for playing Susan Kinski (née Smith, formerly Kennedy) in "Neighbours", whom she has played since 1994; and Julie Egbert in "Prisoner", whom she played from 1985-1986. Other soap opera roles include a brief appearance in "Sons and Daughters" playing Patricia Dunne in a flashback, "A Country Practice", …
- Ted Roberts
Ted Roberts (born 17 April 1931 Sydney, New South Wales ) is an Australian television scriptwriter and supervising producer. After completing his education at Marist Brothers College in Randwick, Roberts worked in advertising and sales promotion before commencing his career as a freelance writer for television and film Ted Roberts began his career in television in the 1960s, writing early episodes of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.
- Andy Anderson
Andy Anderson (born 18 July 1947 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an actor best known for his roles on Australian television. He has appeared regularly in "The Sullivans" (as Jim Sullivan), "Gloss" (as Matt Winter), "Prisoner" (as Rick Manning), "Fire" (as John Kennedy), and "The Bob Morrison Show" (as Steve Morrison). Guest appearances on television include: "The Flying Doctors", "A Country Practice", …