Shane Jacobson
Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian · Australia · On the map · Actors · Born 1970 · age 56
Shane Jacobson is an Australian actor, entertainer, director, writer, and producer, 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.
Shane Jacobson is read about 159 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 80 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Ooops! I Bought A PubSeries
How to Talk Australians: The MovieFilm, 2026Cleaner2024
The Roast of John CleeseFilm, Writer, Producer2022
Mates on a MissionSeries
The Roast of Paul HoganFilm, 2022Producer2021
Australia: Now and ThenSeries, Himself - Presenter
Thomas and Friends: The Super EngineFilm, 2021Shane (voice)2019
The Show Must Go OnFilm2018
7 Guardians of the TombFilm, Gary2016
GooberSeries, Dad (voice)2015
OddballFilm, Swampy Marsh2014
Fat Tony & CoSeries, Jim O'Brien
Go FishFilm, 2014Russell2013
It's a DateSeries, Hugo2012
BeaconsfieldFilm, Brant Webb2011
Surviving GeorgiaFilm, Johnnie2008
CactusFilm, Thommo2007
Australia's Got TalentSeries2006AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleAward
KennyFilm, 2006Writer2005
Spicks and SpecksSeries2002
Top GearSeries2000
NarcosysFilm, Voice of Clones / Voice of Police / Bouncer1984Tarzan's South Yarra AdventureFilm1976
AACTA AwardsSeries1970Born18 March 1970People around Shane
Close ties
Roy Billing Also in Charlie & Boots (2009)
Deborah Mailman Also in Jack Irish: Dead Point and Oddball
Tracy-Ann Oberman Also in Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! (2018)
Anthony Hayes Also in Newcastle and Beaconsfield
Marta Dusseldorp Also in Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012)
Damien Garvey Also in Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012)- Jeffrey Walker Directed Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012)
Sacha Horler Also in Beaconsfield and The Dressmaker
Aaron Pedersen Also in Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012)- Terry Norris Also in Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012)
Paul Hogan Also in Charlie & Boots (2009)
Li Bingbing Produced Guardians of the Tomb (2018)
Sarah Snook Also in The Dressmaker and Oddball- John Hasler Also in Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue (2020)
Rob Rackstraw Also in Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! (2018)
Steve Vizard Also in Beaconsfield (2012)
Kelsey Grammer Also in Guardians of the Tomb (2018)
Xavier Samuel Also in Newcastle and A Few Less Men
Nicholas Hammond Also in The BBQ and Ladies in Black
Chipo Chung Also in Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! (2018)
Emma Booth Also in Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012)
Jocelyn Moorhouse Directed The Dressmaker (2016)
Stef Dawson Also in Guardians of the Tomb (2018)
Nicola Stapleton Also in Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble! (2019)
Known for
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The Dressmaker 2015
Oddball 2015
Ladies in Black 2018
Brothers' Nest 2018
Jack Irish: Bad Debts 2012
Filmography 40
80 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
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.
