Cast & creator
Shane Jacobson
Best known for Top Gear, Australian Story, Spicks and Specks
Shane Jacobson (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian, best known as the "Dunny Man" for his performances as the eponymous character Kenny Smyth, a plumber working for a portable toilet rental company, in the 2006 film Kenny and the spin-off TV series, Kenny's World. In 2006, he won the Australian Film Institute's Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for that performance. In 2017 and 2018 he presented Little Big Shots, on the Seven Network, based on the American series of the same title. In 2019, Jacobson became a judge on Australia's Got Talent. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
53
film credits
27
television credits
65
1976–2026 · acting roles
6.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (80)
Showing 80 of 80 credits
Top Gear
Self
2002
Australian Story
Himself
1996
Spicks and Specks
Self
2005
Taskmaster Australia
Self
2023
The Bourne Legacy
Mackie
2012
Jack Irish
Barry Tregear
2016
Thank God You're Here
Self - Guest Judge
2006
Australia's Got Talent
Self - Judge
2007Australia's Got Talent
Himself
2007
The Dressmaker
Alvin Pratt
2015
The Great Australian Bake Off
Himself - Host
2013
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
Self
2013
It's a Date
Hugo
2013
The Agony of Life
Self
2013
Fat Tony & Co
Jim O'Brien
2014
Ladies in Black
Mr. Miles
2018
The Time of Our Lives
Luce Tivolli
2013Open Slather
2015Open Slather
Writer
2015
7 Guardians of the Tomb
Gary
2018
AACTA Awards
Self
1976
Top Gear Australia
Self - Host
2008
A Few Less Men
Mungus
2017
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
Neville Dundee
2020
The Deb
Rick
2026
Never Too Late
Bruce Wendell
2020
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Barry Tregear
2012
Australia: Now and Then
Himself - Presenter
2021
Oddball
Swampy Marsh
2015
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Barry Tregear
2014
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
Shane (voice)
2018
Stop Laughing... this is serious
Self
2015
Goober
Dad (voice)
2016
How to Talk Australians: The Movie
Cleaner
2026
Charlie & Boots
Boots McFarland
2009
Jack Irish: Black Tide
Harry Tregear
2012
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Detective Samuel Gorby
2012
Go Fish
Russell
2014
Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble!
Shane (voice)
2019
The BBQ
Dazza
2018
Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine
Shane (voice)
2021
Inside Central Station
Narrator
2021
That’s Not My Dog!
Shane
2018That’s Not My Dog!
Writer
2018That’s Not My Dog!
Producer
2018
The Show Must Go On
Self
2019
Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries
Shane (voice) (uncredited)
2019
The Roast of John Cleese
Self - Host
2024The Roast of John Cleese
Executive Producer
2024The Roast of John Cleese
Writer
2024
Little Big Shots
Himself - Host
2017
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue
Shane (voice)
2020
The Roast of Paul Hogan
Self - Roast Master
2022The Roast of Paul Hogan
Executive Producer
2022
Ooops! I Bought A Pub
2026
Brothers' Nest
Terry
2018Brothers' Nest
Writer
2018Brothers' Nest
Executive Producer
2018
Narcosys
Voice of Clones / Voice of Police / Bouncer
2000
Mates on a Mission
Self
2022
Top Gear Festival: Sydney
Self - Presenter
2013
Cactus
Thommo
2008
Beaconsfield
Brant Webb
2012
Newcastle
Reggie
2008
Surviving Georgia
Johnnie
2011Oops I Bought a Pub
Shane Jacobson
2026Oops I Bought a Pub
Creator
2026Tarzan's South Yarra Adventure
1984Hanging with Hoges
Himself - Host
2014Hanging with Hoges
Writer
2014Hanging with Hoges
Producer
2014
Westgate Bridge Disaster: The Untold Stories
Narrator
2020Westgate Bridge Disaster: The Untold Stories
Executive Producer
2020Westgate Bridge Disaster: The Untold Stories
Director
2020
The Apprentice
Bob
2014
Kenny
Kenny Smyth
2006Kenny
Writer
2006Kenny
Co-Producer
2006Tanaka
Shane
2002