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Shane Jacobson

Acting Born Mar 18, 1970 Essendon, Victoria, Australia 24 credits

Biography

Shane Jacobson (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian, best known as the "Dunny Man" for his performances as the eponymous character Kenny Smyth, a plumber working for a portable toilet rental company, in the 2006 film Kenny and the spin-off TV series, Kenny's World. In 2006, he won the Australian Film Institute's Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for that performance. In 2017 and 2018 he presented Little Big Shots, on the Seven Network, based on the American series of the same title. In 2019, Jacobson became a judge on Australia's Got Talent.

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Known for

Top Gear

as Self

Australian Story

as Himself
Film

The Net

as Self
Film

The Bourne Legacy

as Mackie

Full filmography

  • Top Gear (2002) as Self
  • Australian Story (1996) as Himself
  • Spicks and Specks (2005) as Self
  • The Bourne Legacy (2012) as Mackie
  • Jack Irish (2016) as Barry Tregear
  • Thank God You're Here (2006) as Self - Guest Judge
  • The Dressmaker (2015) as Alvin Pratt
  • Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery (2013) as Self
  • Australia's Got Talent (2007) as Self - Judge
  • Australia's Got Talent (2007) as Himself
  • AACTA Awards (1976) as Self
  • It's a Date (2013) as Hugo
  • 7 Guardians of the Tomb (2018) as Gary
  • Fat Tony & Co (2014) as Jim O'Brien
  • Top Gear Australia (2008) as Self - Host
  • The Great Australian Bake Off (2013) as Himself - Host
  • The Time of Our Lives (2013) as Luce Tivolli
  • The Agony of Life (2013) as Self
  • The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020) as Neville Dundee
  • Ladies in Black (2018) as Mr. Miles
  • The Deb (2026) as Rick
  • Never Too Late (2020) as Bruce Wendell
  • Oddball (2015) as Swampy Marsh
  • Open Slather (2015)