Robert Andrew Franklin (born 1965), is a Hillingdon, London-born, Welsh raised, comedian who has lived in Australia since 1989.
Career
Television On Australian television, Franklin was both writer and performer on Jimeoin (1994–95), Shaun Micallef's World Around Him (1996), Small Tales & True (1998), Eric (1997), The Mick Molloy Show (1999) and Introducing Gary Petty (2000), in which he played the title role and received an Australian Writers' Guild award nomination.
Franklin has also acted in TV dramas such as Kangaroo Palace (1997), Stingers (2002), After the Deluge (2003), CrashBurn (2003), The Heartbreak Tour (2005), Tripping Over (2006) and an episode of The Adventures of Lano and Woodley ("Starquest").
From 2016 to 2021, Franklin had a recurring role as Brendan O'Grady in the Jack Irish films and television series.
Franklin has made several appearances on Thank God You're Here and was in the sitcoms The Librarians, and Stupid Stupid Man.
Franklin starred in an episode of Shaun Micallef's TV series Mr & Mrs Murder, ("The Art of Murder") as Jack, a homeless gentleman with an exquisite eye for class and beauty. He had a recurring role in the second and third series of Please Like Me, a drama by Australian comedian Josh Thomas. Franklin also featured as a loan shark in the Australian opera miniseries The Divorce.
Film Franklin has appeared in several Australian films, including The Craic (1999), You Can't Stop The Murders (2003), Bad Eggs (2003), The Extra (2005), Macbeth (2006), BoyTown (2006) The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008), Three Blind Mice (2008) and Beneath Hill 60 (2010).
Books Franklin's first book Under Stones, a collection of 'tales of unease', was published in 2010 by Affirm Press. It won the 2010 Australian Shadows Award for Long Fiction.
His debut novel, Moving Tigers, was published in 2015.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Type 1994-95 Jimeoin Various characters TV sketch series, 25 episodes 1996 Shaun Micallef's World Around Him Various characters TV sketch series 1997 Eric Various characters TV sketch series, 9 episodes Kangaroo Palace Policeman TV miniseries The Adventures of Lano and Woodley Gary TV series, season 1, episode: "Starquest" 1998 The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) Various characters TV series, 1 episode Small Tales & True Tom Dunleavy / Brian Tonkin / Limey / Rev Noel Foulis / Fraser Walsh / Dave TV series, 6 episodes 1999 The Mick Molloy Show Himself TV series 2000 Introducing Gary Petty Gary Petty TV series, 6 episodes 2002 Stingers Leo TV series, 1 episode 2003 CrashBurn Theo TV series, 13 episodes After the Deluge Sid TV movie 2004 Stories from the Golf Kyle / Trevor TV series, 2 episodes 2004–05 Eagle & Evans Head of 'Big Nasty Planet' / Comedian / Movie Star TV series, 3 episodes 2005 The Heartbreak Tour Alan TV movie 2006 Tripping Over Mr Allenby TV miniseries, 2 episodes 2006-08 Stupid Stupid Man Dave Muir TV series 2006-09 Thank God You're Here Himself TV series 2007 BoyTown Confidential Bobby Mac Video Newstopia Jasper Clutterbuck TV series, 1 episode 2007-10 The Librarians Neil Slider TV series, 19 episodes 2010 The Librarians in Profile Sir Robert Franklin TV series, 16 episodes City Homicide Dennis Monk TV series, 1 episode 2011 Rush Restaurant Manager TV series, 1 episode SLiDE Mr Lancaster TV series, 2 episodes Mollusks Mofo / Crab Gang Member TV series, 6 episodes 2012 Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Hove Gate Attendant TV miniseries, 1 episode 2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Jack TV miniseries, episode 1: "The Art of Murder" Leongatha Terry TV series, 1 episode Upper Middle Bogan Bob TV series, 1 episode 2014 The Flamin’ Thongs House (voice) Animated TV series, 1 episode Worst Year of My Life Again Sandwich Shack Waiter TV series, 1 episode 2014-15 Please Like Me Stuart TV series, 9 episodes 2015 The Divorce Alfie (Loan Shark) TV miniseries, 4 episodes 2016-21 Jack Irish Brendan O'Grady TV series & TV films, 11 episodes2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy Wise Man of the Sea TV series, 1 episode The Ex-PM Keith TV series, 1 episode2019 Rostered On Laptop Customer TV series, 1 episode The Inbestigators Coach TV mockumentary series, 1 episode 2021 Fires Graham on Radio TV miniseries, 1 episode 2022 Fisk Laurie TV series, 2 episodes 2023 Bay of Fires Connor TV miniseries, 7 episodes
Film Year Title Role Type 1999 The Craic Bob Feature film 2002 Guru Wayne Detective Lee Feature film 2003 You Can't Stop The Murders Mongo Feature film 2003 Bad Eggs Detective Mike Paddock Feature film 2005 The Extra Marco Feature film 2006 Macbeth Siward Feature film 2006 BoyTown Bobby Mac Feature film 2008 Three Blind Mice Warren Feature film 2008 The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce Matthew Travers Feature film 2010 Beneath Hill 60 Potsy Feature film 2010 Scottish Bob Bob Short film 2010 Rigor Mortis Bob Short film
References
External links
Bob Franklin Bio