Brett Tucker

Brett Alan Tucker (born 21 May 1972) is an Australian actor and singer. He was a series regular in The Saddle Club, McLeod's Daughters, and Mistresses. He is also known for his role as Daniel Fitzgerald in Neighbours. He played Seattle Fire Chief Lucas Ripley on ABC's TV series Station 19.

Brett Tucker
Born
Brett Alan Tucker

(1972-05-21) 21 May 1972
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActor, singer
Years active1992 – present

Acting career

Tucker attended National Theatre, Melbourne.

For his role as Dave Brewer on the drama McLeod's Daughters, he apprenticed with a real country veterinarian to research his role.[1]

Tucker's onstage credits include The Woman in Black in 2006, and The Great Gatsby playing Jay Gatsby' in 1997.[2]

From 1999 to 2000, he played the role of Daniel Fitzgerald in Neighbours, a role which he returned to in late 2007. In June 2009, it was announced that he would be leaving the show to pursue acting opportunities in the United States.[3] In addition to Neighbours, Tucker played Max in The Saddle Club.

Tucker also had a minor role in the 2005 film, The Great Raid.

Since arriving in the US, Tucker has appeared in episodes of CSI: NY, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Castle, Rizzoli & Isles and NCIS. He also appeared in Off The Map and the TV film, Criminal Behaviour. He also appeared as Harry Davis in Mistresses. Brett also played Chief Lucas Ripley on Station 19 for 17 episodes, during 2018/2019.

Personal life

Born one of three sons and one daughter on 21 May 1972 to Ken and Janice Tucker,[4] he grew up in the Yarra Valley of Victoria (Australia)[1] with his three siblings – Nicky, Mark and David.

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992–1993, 1995–1996, 1999–2000, 2007–2010 Neighbours Daniel 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald (337 episodes)/ Ned Goodman (4 episodes)/ Construction Worker (1 episode)/ Davo (3 episodes) Series regular: 2007–2009
1996 The Man from Snowy River Ted Episode: "The Cutting Edge"
1997 The Last of the Ryans Detective TV movie
1998 State Coroner Miles Penfield Episode: "The Gift of Life"
1998–03 Blue Heelers Sgt. Peter Baynes / Steve Camilleri 3 episodes
1999 Thunderstone Holocop 4 episodes
2000 Halifax f.p: The Spider and the Fly Scott Lovejoy TV movie
2001 Code Red TV movie
2001 Blonde Actor at White Party TV miniseries
2001 Abschied in den Tod Mark Penhalligan TV movie
2001–03 The Saddle Club Max Regnery Main role, 42 episodes
2002 The Lost World Rixxel Episode: "The Imposters"
2002 The Outsider Ben Yoder TV movie
2003–06 McLeod's Daughters Dave Brewer Recurring role (season 3)
Main role (seasons 4–6)
100 episodes
2010 CSI: NY Theodore Westwick Episode: "The 34th Floor"
2010 Legend Of The Seeker Philipp Episode: "Perdition"
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kyle Adams Episode: "Cold Blooded"
2011 Criminal Behavior Gavin Collins TV movie
2011 Off the Map Dr. Jonah Simpson 2 episodes
2011 NCIS USN Lieutenant Commander Geoffrey Brett Episode: "Enemy on the Hill"
2012 Lowdown Kade Thompson Series 2, episode 3: "One Fine Gay"
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Steve Sander Episode: "Seventeen Ain't So Sweet"
2012 Spartacus: Vengeance Publius Varinius Recurring role, 5 episodes
2012 Castle Detective Inspector Colin Hunt Episode: "The Limey"
2013–2016 Mistresses Harry Davis Main role, 52 episodes
2017 Newton's Law Callum Docker 6 episodes
2017 The Americans Benjamin Stobert 5 episodes
2017 This is Us Band Manager Episode: "A Father's Advice"
2018 The Brave Therapist Xander Martin Episode: "Grounded"
2018–2019 Station 19 Fire Chief Lucas Ripley[5] Recurring role, 15 episodes[5]
2019 Grey's Anatomy Episode: "What I Did For Love"
2020 AJ and the Queen Officer Peter Dembrowski Episode: "Louisville"
2021 Breathless TBC Series regular

References
  1. "Brett Tucker Profile on NineMSN". Archived from the original on 7 May 2007.
  2. "StageDiary Review". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2007.
  3. "Neighbours: The Perfect Blend | Spoilers". The Perfect Blend. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. "Eliza Taylor-Cotter and Brett Tucker get together". Herald Sun. 7 May 2008.
  5. Petski, Denise (2 March 2018). "'Station 19': Brett Tucker Set To Recur on ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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