Shane McNamara explained

Shane McNamara
Birth Place:	Australia
Occupation:	Television actor

Shane McNamara is an Australian television and film actor who is best known for his many appearances in the recurring role of Gino Esposito in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

McNamara played a character called 'Rat in a Hat' in the children's television show Bananas in Pyjamas (in both the original live-action series and CGI animated series).^[4] He has made numerous television appearances in other Australian series including Satisfaction, All Saints, Blue Heelers, Snobs, Water Rats and The Girl from Tomorrow.

Filmography

A Fortunate Life (TV mini-series 1985)
Home and Away (TV series 1989)
All the Rivers Run 2 (TV movie 1990)
Prisoners of the Sun (1990)
A Country Practice (TV series 1991)
The Girl from Tomorrow (TV movie 1992)
The Girl from Tomorrow (TV mini-series 1992)
Turtle Beach (1992)
The Custodian (1993)
Bananas in Pyjamas (TV series 1992–2001, 2011–2013)
G.P. (TV series 1993–1994)
Fallen Angels (TV series 1997)
Water Rats (TV series 1999)
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (TV movie 2001)
Hetty (2002)
Dirty Deeds (2002)
Blue Heelers (TV series 2002)
Snobs (TV series 2003)
All Saints (TV series 2004)
Neighbours (TV series 2001–2007)
Satisfaction (TV series 2008)
City Homicide (TV series 2008)
Rescue Special Ops (TV series 2009)

External links

- Interview with McNamara at Perfect Blend, 2006

Notes and References

Web site: Neighbours like these . Star Observer . 20 April 2008 . 9 September 2024.
Web site: Knox . David . Neighbours character comes out . TV Tonight . 8 August 2010 . 9 September 2024.
News: Rules of the Neighbourhood . The Age . 19 June 2003 . 9 September 2024. 12 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812210727/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/rules-of-the-neighbourhood-20030619-gdvwmg.html.
Book: Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. . McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers . Academic & Nonfiction Books anthology . v. 3 . 2014 . 978-0-7864-8641-0 . 9 September 2024 . 72.