Kevin Summers

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Kevin Summers (born 1950 (age 70–71) is an Australian actor and playwright who has worked in theatre, film & television for over four decades.

Career[]

Television[]

Summers' is best known for his multiple character roles in numerous soap operas and serials. His credits include:

  • Cop Shop Ralph Fuley (1978)
  • Worst Day of my Life
  • The Sullivans
  • Holiday Island (1981)
  • Phoenix[1]
  • Stingers
  • Blue Heelers in 5 different roles[2]
  • Neighbours Alex Carter (1986)/Cliff Browning (1998)/Det Sgt. Goldstein (2001)/Detective Alec Skinner (2003–2010)[3]
  • Prisoner Det Sgt. Parsons (1979-1980/Lou Reynolds (1982)/Reverent Alpha Certauri (1983)/(1984/85, appeared in 21 episodes) as Ben Fulbright,[4]

Theatre[]

Summers' theatre work includes the role of Lionel Murphy in Conspiracy,[5] a return season of Ron Blair's one man piece The Christian Brothers, and St Thomas in The Trial of Judas Iscariot. He performed Neil LaBute's solo work, "Wrecks" in 2014.

Playwright[]

Summers' own plays include:

  • The Empty Say La Mama)
  • Blamey (Chapel off Chapel)
  • Amendment to Terror (La Mama)
  • Salvation Jane (Chapel off Chapel)
  • Patient 12 (La Mama), published by Currency Press.

Some of his more recent[when?] work is in the (Melbourne, Australia) corporate sector with Laughing Matters.[6] His agent is Melissa Rose Management.

Personal life[]

Summers has been married to Jo for over 21 years and they have a dog named Sammy. He is also an uncle, a godfather and a grand uncle. He loves sport and plays golf. Summers is also a fan of the Western Bulldogs and horse racing. Australian and international politics is another of his passions.

References[]

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  5. ^ [5] Archived 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Welcome to Laughing Matters". Laughingmatters.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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