Grant Dodwell
Australian actor
Grant Radnor Dodwell is an Australian actor, producer, writer, director, voice artist, and drama teacher. He is best known for his roles in television soap operas including as an original cast member in A Country Practice, Willing and Abel and Home and Away.
Early life
Dodwell studied acting at Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1971.
Career
Dodwell has over 50 years' experience in the entertainment industry, in theatre, television and film, appearing in many of Australia's best known stage shows and television series.
He appeared as Dr. Sam Wilkinson in The Young Doctors in 1980. He is best known however, for his role playing Dr. Simon Bowen in soap opera A Country Practice, opposite Penny Cook from 1981 to 1986. He is a triple recipient of the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor for the role, which he received consecutively from 1984 to 1986.
Dodwell later played Charles Willing in the comedy series Willing and Abel (1987), in which he co-starred with his former A Country Practice co-star Shane Withington, who played the role of Abel Moore, and Rebecca Rigg, who played Angela Reddy.
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