Occupation Actor, ballet dancer Spouse Linda Ridgway (m. 2004) Role Ballet Dancer | Name Kip Gamblin Children 2 | |
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Born 5 July 1975 (age 49) ( 1975-07-05 ) Similar People Rebekah Elmaloglou, Kate Kendall, Scott Michaelson, Benjamin Grant Mitchell, Alan Bateman Profiles | ||
Kip gamblin from stage to screen
Kip Gamblin (born 5 July 1975) is an Australian ballet dancer and actor. From 2003 until 2005, Gamblin played Scott Hunter in Home and Away. The part earned him the 2004 Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent. After moving to the UK, Gamblin was cast as paramedic Greg Fallon in the medical drama series Casualty. Following his move back to Australia, Gamblin starred in All Saints and Dance Academy. Since 2013, Gamblin has been appearing in Neighbours as the third amor after Benjamin Grant Mitchell and Scott Michaelson as Brad Willis. He made his final appearance in that role on Friday 7th April 2017.
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- Kip gamblin from stage to screen
- Actors Simon Baker Kip Gamblin Lifeguards Surfers By Cora Bezemer
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Actors Simon Baker & Kip Gamblin, Lifeguards & Surfers - By Cora Bezemer
Career
Gamblin trained as a ballet dancer at The McDonald College of Performing Arts, Sydney and completed his training at the Australian Ballet School, Melbourne. He performed with the Australian Ballet, the West Australian Ballet and the Sydney Dance Company between 1994 and 2002, and had leading roles in Paquita and Le Corsaire among many other ballet productions. In 2000 he was chosen to perform as the sole male dancer presenting Barbra Streisand on stage for her Australian tour of Timeless.
Film credits for Gamblin include the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, in which he played a Latin dancer and the Australian feature films Kick and Mao's Last Dancer. From January 2003 to November 2005 Gamblin played the role of Scott Hunter in the Australian television soap opera Home and Away for which he won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent in 2004.
Gamblin moved to Great Britain with his family in 2005, but has since moved back to Australia. From June 2006 to 2008 he played the role of paramedic Greg Fallon in the British medical series Casualty. He also made an appearance as Greg Fallon in Holby City, when the character was one of the paramedics who attended the scene of Mark and Tricia Williams' car accident. In 2008, Gamblin portrayed the role of Dr Adam Rossi in the Australian medical series All Saints. In 2010, Gamblin joined the cast of Australian teen drama series Dance Academy as male dance instructor Zach.
In 2012, Gamblin portrayed the role of Rick Taylor in the Australian television drama series Tricky Business which lasted for one season. In May 2013, Gamblin took over the role of Brad Willis from Scott Michaelson in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours. Gamblin departed the show on 7 April 2017. He filmed his final scenes in late 2016. Gamblin has joined the 2017 Australian touring production of The Bodyguard musical as Frank Farmer, alongside Paulini. The production will open on 21 April at the Sydney Lyric.
Personal life
Gamblin is married to dancer Linda Ridgway and they have two sons. Gamblin is a fan of the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Gamblin resides in Bronte, New South Wales.