<p>Grant Piro began his career in the early 1980’s soap opera <em>Sons and Daughters</em> and has since appeared in more than 100 productions. His work has been recognised with several Green Room Award nominations and two wins (<em>The Merry Widow</em> and <em>The Producers</em>) as well as AACTA and Helpmann nominations.</p>
<p>Best known to young television viewers of the 1990’s as the cult TV host of <em>Couch Potato</em>, just a small sample of Grant’s multiple television credits include; <em>Janus, Correlli, GP, Wildside, Seachange, City Homicide, Blue Healers, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, SeaPatrol, Jack Irish, HalifaxFP, The Librarians, Good Guys Bad Guys, CrashBurn, Newton’s Law, How To Stay Married, Wanted, Ex PM 2,</em> and <em>My Life is Murder</em>. He also featured in the biopics for Olivia Newton John, INXS, Hoges, and Warnie. More recently in ABCTV’s flagship comedy <em>UTOPIA</em> and its flagship drama <em>The Newsreader3</em>.</p>
<p>A few of Grant’s feature film appearances include Rolf deHeer’s horror classic <em>Bad Boy Bubby, Darkness Falls, The Outsider, The Condemned, Crime and Punishment, Mr Accident, The Lighthorsemen, Crocodile Dundee in LA, Mormon Yankees: The Spirit of the Game, Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark, Predestination</em>, and alongside Daniel Radcliffe in <em>Escape From Pretoria</em>.</p>
<p>As a performer Grant’s one true love has always been the theatre. Highlights have included the world premiere of <em>Realism, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, The 39 Steps, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, His Girl Friday, and The Odd Couple </em>all for the Melbourne Theatre Company<em>. As well as Moby Dick, The Merry Widow, Taking Steps, The Producers, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Under Milk Wood, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hand to God, Oklahoma, Death Of A Salesman, A Christmas Carol,</em> and credits his ultimate highlights as being Connor McPherson and Bob Dylan’s <em>Girl From The North Country</em> for GWB, and performing opposite his wife Marina Prior AM in <em>Hello Dolly!</em></p>
<p>Grant is back on stage in GWB’s annual festive delight - <em>A Christmas Carol,</em> as Mr Nigel Fezziwig. The Old Vic’s big-hearted, smash-hit production of <em>A Christmas Carol</em> returns to the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne for a third triumphant season from 22nd November!</p>
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