Shane Jacobson

Shane Jacobson

Known for
Acting
Born
March 18, 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Essendon, Victoria, Australia

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Filmography

2026
The Deb poster

The Deb

Movie · as Rick

2026
How to Talk Australians: The Movie poster

How to Talk Australians: The Movie

Movie · as Cleaner

2026
Oops I Bought a Pub

Oops I Bought a Pub

TV · as Shane Jacobson · 2 eps

2026
Ooops! I Bought A Pub poster

Ooops! I Bought A Pub

TV · 6 eps

2024
The Roast of John Cleese poster

The Roast of John Cleese

Movie · as Self - Host

2023
Ford v Holden poster

Ford v Holden

Movie

2023
Taskmaster Australia poster

Taskmaster Australia

TV · as Self · 10 eps

2022
The Roast of Paul Hogan poster

The Roast of Paul Hogan

Movie · as Self - Roast Master

2022
Mates on a Mission poster

Mates on a Mission

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2021
Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine poster

Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine

Movie · as Shane (voice)

2021
Australia: Now and Then poster

Australia: Now and Then

TV · as Himself - Presenter · 4 eps

2021
Inside Central Station poster

Inside Central Station

TV · as Narrator · 10 eps

2020
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee poster

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

Movie · as Neville Dundee

2020
Never Too Late poster

Never Too Late

Movie · as Bruce Wendell

2020
Westgate Bridge Disaster: The Untold Stories poster

Westgate Bridge Disaster: The Untold Stories

Movie · as Narrator

2020
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue poster

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue

Movie · as Shane (voice)

2019
The Show Must Go On poster

The Show Must Go On

Movie · as Self

2019
Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries poster

Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries

Movie · as Shane (voice) (uncredited)

2019
Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble! poster

Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble!

Movie · as Shane (voice)

2018
7 Guardians of the Tomb poster

7 Guardians of the Tomb

Movie · as Gary

2018
The BBQ poster

The BBQ

Movie · as Dazza

2018
Ladies in Black poster

Ladies in Black

Movie · as Mr. Miles

2018
Brothers' Nest poster

Brothers' Nest

Movie · as Terry

2018
That’s Not My Dog! poster

That’s Not My Dog!

Movie · as Shane

2018
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! poster

Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!

Movie · as Shane (voice)

2017
A Few Less Men poster

A Few Less Men

Movie · as Mungus

2017
Little Big Shots poster

Little Big Shots

TV · as Himself - Host · 16 eps

2016
Jack Irish poster

Jack Irish

TV · as Barry Tregear · 14 eps

2016
Goober poster

Goober

TV · as Dad (voice) · 6 eps

2015
The Dressmaker poster

The Dressmaker

Movie · as Alvin Pratt

2015
Oddball poster

Oddball

Movie · as Swampy Marsh

2015
Open Slather

Open Slather

TV · 20 eps

2015
Stop Laughing... this is serious poster

Stop Laughing... this is serious

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2014
Jack Irish: Dead Point poster

Jack Irish: Dead Point

Movie · as Barry Tregear

2014
Hanging with Hoges

Hanging with Hoges

Movie · as Himself - Host

2014
The Apprentice poster

The Apprentice

Movie · as Bob

2014
Go Fish poster

Go Fish

Movie · as Russell

2014
Fat Tony & Co poster

Fat Tony & Co

TV · as Jim O'Brien · 9 eps

2013
Top Gear Festival: Sydney poster

Top Gear Festival: Sydney

Movie · as Self - Presenter

2013
The Great Australian Bake Off poster

The Great Australian Bake Off

TV · as Himself - Host · 8 eps

2013
The Time of Our Lives poster

The Time of Our Lives

TV · as Luce Tivolli · 21 eps

2013
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery poster

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
It's a Date poster

It's a Date

TV · as Hugo · 1 ep

2013
The Agony of Life poster

The Agony of Life

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2012
The Bourne Legacy poster

The Bourne Legacy

Movie · as Mackie

2012
Beaconsfield poster

Beaconsfield

Movie · as Brant Webb

2012
Jack Irish: Bad Debts poster

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

Movie · as Barry Tregear

2012
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab poster

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

Movie · as Detective Samuel Gorby

2012
Jack Irish: Black Tide poster

Jack Irish: Black Tide

Movie · as Harry Tregear

2011
Surviving Georgia poster

Surviving Georgia

Movie · as Johnnie

2009
Charlie & Boots poster

Charlie & Boots

Movie · as Boots McFarland

2008
Cactus poster

Cactus

Movie · as Thommo

2008
Newcastle poster

Newcastle

Movie · as Reggie

2008
Top Gear Australia poster

Top Gear Australia

TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps

2007
Australia's Got Talent poster

Australia's Got Talent

TV · as Self - Judge, Himself · 11 eps

2006
Kenny poster

Kenny

Movie · as Kenny Smyth

2006
Thank God You're Here poster

Thank God You're Here

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2005
Spicks and Specks poster

Spicks and Specks

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Tanaka

Tanaka

Movie · as Shane

2002
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Narcosys poster

Narcosys

Movie · as Voice of Clones / Voice of Police / Bouncer

1996
Australian Story poster

Australian Story

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

1984
Tarzan's South Yarra Adventure

Tarzan's South Yarra Adventure

Movie

1976
AACTA Awards poster

AACTA Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep