Grant Piro

Acting

Grant Piro

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Grant Piro is an Australian actor. He is best known as the host of the children's television show Couch Potato on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Grant Piro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

PredestinationPredestination · 2014
Predestination
7.42014
MovieScience FictionThriller
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
Escape from PretoriaEscape from Pretoria · 2020
Escape from Pretoria
7.22020
MovieDramaHistory
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
The CondemnedThe Condemned · 2007
The Condemned
6.12007
MovieActionThriller
Jack Conrad is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.
Bad Boy BubbyBad Boy Bubby · 1993
Bad Boy Bubby
6.91993
MovieCrimeDrama
Bad Boy Bubby is just that: a bad boy. So bad, in fact, that his mother has kept him locked in their house for his entire thirty years, convincing him that the air outside is poisonous. After a visit from his estranged father, circumstances force Bubby into the waiting world, a place which is just as unusual to him as he is to the world.
Don't Be Afraid of the DarkDon't Be Afraid of the Dark · 2010
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
5.82010
MovieFantasyHorror
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.
The Devil GameThe Devil Game · 1997
The Devil Game
5.51997
MovieCrimeThriller
Detectives are trying to cracking down on a drug smuggling ring in a local fishing village.
Darkness FallsDarkness Falls · 2003
Darkness Falls
5.62003
MovieThrillerHorror
A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.
The OutsiderThe Outsider · 2002
The Outsider
5.92002
MovieDramaRomance
Montana sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder offers sanctuary to an on-the-lam outlaw, Johnny Gault, who is suffering from a gunshot wound. Yoder is a recent widow, and her decision to help the outsider doesn't sit well with her Quaker community. As a romance brews between her and Gault, it puts in jeopardy her standing among her devout neighbors. But when an evil rancher makes a play for the community's land, Gault's sharpshooting skills might prove his worth after all.

Movies

PredestinationPredestination · 2014
Predestination
7.42014
MovieScience FictionThriller
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
Escape from PretoriaEscape from Pretoria · 2020
Escape from Pretoria
7.22020
MovieDramaHistory
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
The CondemnedThe Condemned · 2007
The Condemned
6.12007
MovieActionThriller
Jack Conrad is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.
Bad Boy BubbyBad Boy Bubby · 1993
Bad Boy Bubby
6.91993
MovieCrimeDrama
Bad Boy Bubby is just that: a bad boy. So bad, in fact, that his mother has kept him locked in their house for his entire thirty years, convincing him that the air outside is poisonous. After a visit from his estranged father, circumstances force Bubby into the waiting world, a place which is just as unusual to him as he is to the world.
Don't Be Afraid of the DarkDon't Be Afraid of the Dark · 2010
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
5.82010
MovieFantasyHorror
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.
The Devil GameThe Devil Game · 1997
The Devil Game
5.51997
MovieCrimeThriller
Detectives are trying to cracking down on a drug smuggling ring in a local fishing village.
Darkness FallsDarkness Falls · 2003
Darkness Falls
5.62003
MovieThrillerHorror
A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.
The OutsiderThe Outsider · 2002
The Outsider
5.92002
MovieDramaRomance
Montana sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder offers sanctuary to an on-the-lam outlaw, Johnny Gault, who is suffering from a gunshot wound. Yoder is a recent widow, and her decision to help the outsider doesn't sit well with her Quaker community. As a romance brews between her and Gault, it puts in jeopardy her standing among her devout neighbors. But when an evil rancher makes a play for the community's land, Gault's sharpshooting skills might prove his worth after all.
The LighthorsemenThe Lighthorsemen · 1987
The Lighthorsemen
6.01987
MovieWarDrama
In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.
McLeod's DaughtersMcLeod's Daughters · 1996
McLeod's Daughters
6.31996
MovieWesternDrama
Tess returns home to Drovers Run, a family-run ranch in Australia’s outback, to reunite with her estranged father Jack and half sister Claire. Although Tess and Claire have feuded in the past, they must now work together to save the ranch from bankruptcy.
Save Your Legs!Save Your Legs! · 2013
Save Your Legs!
4.72013
MovieComedy
When cricket obsessed Teddy Brown realizes his mates are growing up and moving on, he leads them and his D-Grade team on an audacious tour of India, where stumps fly, friendships fray and Ted learns that it's time to start playing shots for himself.
AmyAmy · 1998
Amy
5.91998
MovieComedyDrama
Amy's father, Franco, was a popular rock musician accidentally electrocuted while performing on stage. The psychological trauma leaves Amy mute and deaf. So the 8-year-old is brought by her mother, Tanya, to Melbourne to diagnose the reasons for her continued silence.
JoeyJoey · 1997
Joey
5.61997
MovieComedyFamily
Billy is a boy who is trying to save a baby kangaroo called Joey when it is caught and taken to Sydney. Linda, the young daughter of the U.S. Ambassador is helping Billy in his task.
Mr. AccidentMr. Accident · 2000
Mr. Accident
4.52000
MovieComedy
A very clumsy man and his UFO-obsessed girlfriend discover a plan made by his boss to market eggs laced with nicotine.
TwistedTwisted · 1997
Twisted
8.01997
MovieThrillerHorror
Four unsuspecting victims find themselves beyond "The Twilight Zone" in a twisted and altered reality: an airline passenger thinks he's lost his identity... a bored housewife thinks she's found romance... a conman thinks he's made his mark... and a hired killer thinks she's ready to retire. Unfortunately for all of them, they soon discover that there's nothing like reality to get in the way of an otherwise perfectly twisted perspective. Things are never quite that simple.
The Christmas VisitorThe Christmas Visitor · 1987
The Christmas Visitor
8.01987
MovieDrama
In the Australian outback, a small boy determines to see that a nasty, curmudgeonly miser gets the Christmas spirit.
AirtightAirtight · 1999
Airtight
4.11999
MovieActionDrama
Set in the nuclear war-torn world of 2040, a congested city is shrouded in a deadly smog, where breathable air is obtainable only through labyrinth shafts that transport the precious gas from high in the atmosphere. These passages are kept functioning by an elite 'Air Force'. The team risk annihilation to expose a deadly blackmail scheme.
The TerritoriansThe Territorians · 1996
The Territorians
10.01996
MovieMysteryThriller
A young Aboriginal policeman and a detective from the city investigate a series of apparently unmotivated murders taking place in the remote outback.
Witch HuntWitch Hunt · 1999
Witch Hunt
3.11999
MovieCrimeDrama
An infant girl named Hannah is abducted by her grandmother Barbara Thomas. Hannah's father David Overton, convinced that Barbara is the head of a coven of witches, inaugurates a desperate nationwide search for his missing daughter. However, David may have a sinister agenda of his own, as indicated by the fact that his wife recently died under mysterious circumstances.
Love in AmbushLove in Ambush · 1997
Love in Ambush
9.01997
MovieDramaRomance
An Australian woman searches for her soldier brother in Cambodia during the civil breakdown from which Pol Pot would emerge.
SacrificeSacrifice · 2025
Sacrifice
2025
MovieDramaRomance
Follows the lives and unbreakable love between Blake Robinson; a headstrong and respected military officer who falls for the the heartwarming humanitarian James Hunter. Their sense of duty pushes this connection to its very limits.
Sneezing Baby Panda: The MovieSneezing Baby Panda: The Movie · 2014
Sneezing Baby Panda: The Movie
2.62014
MovieComedy
Mockumentary family adventure taking its cue from the YouTube viral video sensation. An Australian zoologist travels to China to find the baby panda - whose sneeze has been watched over 250 million times - in the hope that the star attraction will revitalise her ailing zoo.

TV Shows

Blue HeelersBlue Heelers · 1993
Blue Heelers
6.71993
SeriesDrama
Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional country town of Mount Thomas. Under the watchful eye of Tom Croydon (John Wood), the men and women of Mount Thomas Police Station fight crime, resolve disputes and tackle the social issues of the day. We watch their successes and their failures and learn to grow with them and their loved ones as the heart of the series develops.
Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesMiss Fisher's Murder Mysteries · 2012
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
7.72012
SeriesCrimeDrama
Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit. Leaving a trail of admirers in her wake, our thoroughly modern heroine makes sure she enjoys every moment of her lucky life. Based on author Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher Murder Mystery novels.
My Life Is MurderMy Life Is Murder · 2019
My Life Is Murder
7.22019
SeriesDramaCrime
Investigator Alexa Crowe, cannot help fighting the good fight – whether it is solving murders or combatting the small frustrations of everyday life. Fearless and unapologetic, Alexa's unique skills and insights into the darker quirks of human nature, allows her to provoke, comfort and push the right buttons as she unravels the truth behind the most baffling of crimes.
WildsideWildside · 1997
Wildside
5.21997
SeriesDrama
Wildside is an Australian police procedural television series broadcast on the ABC from 1997 to 1999. The show consisted of a one hour format that followed police interactions in inner Sydney. It starred Rachael Blake, Tony Martin, Richard Carter and Alex Dimitriades. Mary Coustas joined the series in a regular role late in its run, appearing in the last ten episodes. The series was filmed in Sydney. It was characterised by its use of ad lib dialogue and hand held camera work. It won several Logie Awards, including Silver Logies for outstanding work by Rachael Blake and Tony Martin for acting, as well as the Most Outstanding Miniseries Logie in 1998. It was also nominated for several Australian Film Institute Awards. A rerun of the series began in Australia on ABC1 in the early hours of Friday mornings, starting in September 2008.
City HomicideCity Homicide · 2007
City Homicide
5.92007
SeriesCrimeDrama
City Homicide follows a group of detectives in the Homicide department of Melbourne's Metropolitan Police Headquarters.
The NewsreaderThe Newsreader · 2021
The Newsreader
7.52021
SeriesDrama
An unconventional relationship in a world on the cusp of change; a star newsreader and an ambitious bisexual reporter join forces in a ruthless 1986 newsroom, as events unfold that will change their lives.
Halifax f.p.Halifax f.p. · 1994
Halifax f.p.
6.21994
SeriesDramaMystery
Halifax f.p. is an Australian television crime series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2002. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims. The series is set in Melbourne. The producers of the film were Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier; Australian Film Finance Corporation and aired on the Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd 21 Episodes of 90 and 102 minutes each were produced, and the series has screened in more than 60 countries. The budget for each episode was an average of $1.3 million. Funding came in part from the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Film Victoria.
Jack IrishJack Irish · 2016
Jack Irish
6.72016
SeriesDramaCrime
Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover – the complete man really. An expert in finding those who don’t want to be found – dead or alive, Jack helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.
WantedWanted · 2016
Wanted
7.22016
SeriesCrimeDrama
Two complete strangers, Lola and Chelsea, intervene in a fatal carjacking while waiting at a suburban bus stop, and are subsequently thrust into a chase from authorities across Australia with a vehicle filled with cash. The strangers must rely solely on each other while on the run.
headLandheadLand · 2005
headLand
7.92005
SeriesDrama
Headland is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network filmed 52 episodes in the first series. Production on the second series had begun before any episodes were aired. Set in a university, Headland premiered in Australia on Tuesday, 15 November 2005 at 7.30pm. On 23 January 2006, the Seven Network officially announced that the series has been cancelled. The show aired on weekdays at 7.30pm in the United Kingdom on E4, re-formatted as half-hour episodes. E4 eventually dropped the show but episodes continued to be broadcast on Channel 4 at 12:30pm, this time in the original hour-long format.
JanusJanus · 1994
Janus
9.01994
SeriesDramaCrime
Janus is an Australian drama television series screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1994 and 1995. Two series were produced, with a total of 26 episodes. Janus was a spin-off series from the earlier ABC-TV crime series Phoenix. Loosely based on the true story of Melbourne's Pettingill family and the Walsh Street police shootings, Janus follows the bitterly-fought prosecutions of a notorious criminal family, the Hennesseys, from the viewpoints of the family, the police and, in particular, the lawyers, prosecutors, barristers and judges involved in all aspects of the story. When the series begins, four members of the infamous Hennessey clan are acquitted of the shooting of two young policemen in a bungled bank heist. The city of Melbourne is shocked as brothers Mal and Steve, along with brother-in-law Darren Mack and friend Ken Hardy, walk free. The prosecutors, judges, magistrates and police—many modelled heavily on real-life legal figures—are determined to put the Hennessey members behind bars if they can. But corruption, legal loopholes, delays, and stretched resources combine to make the quest to jail the group far from straightforward.
SeaChangeSeaChange · 1998
SeaChange
7.61998
SeriesDramaComedy
SeaChange is a popular Australian television show that ran for 39 episodes from 1998 to 2000 on the ABC. It was created by Andrew Knight and Deborah Cox and starred Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham, William McInnes, John Howard, Tom Long and Kerry Armstrong. The director was Michael Carson. Filming was based at Barwon Heads, Victoria and St Leonards, Victoria, both locations being on the Bellarine Peninsula. A number of streets in the St Leonards Sea Change Estate have since been named to acknowledge some of the characters of the series. Many scenes were also filmed in Williamstown, including the exterior of the Williamstown Life Saving Club, which became the court house of Pearl Bay.
The LibrariansThe Librarians · 2007
The Librarians
4.52007
SeriesComedy
Frances O'Brian, Head Librarian, is having a hellish time of it. And for once it's not all of her making. Frances' mother, suffering from both dementia and a really horrible personality, lands on the O'Brien doorstep. Adding to her woes, morale at the Middleton Interactive Learning Centre is at a new all time low. In order to stay open, the library is forced to run as a business and return an annual profit. As the staff has a hard enough time enforcing the return of a book, this latest initiative could spell the end of the library.
INXS : Never Tear Us ApartINXS : Never Tear Us Apart · 2014
INXS : Never Tear Us Apart
5.62014
SeriesDrama
The uncensored story of one of Australia's most successful bands, INXS. A story of mateship, a story of success and excess, talent and sheer bloody will, set to a pulsating soundtrack including all of INXSs greatest hits.
Twisted TalesTwisted Tales · 1996
Twisted Tales
8.01996
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Stories of the bizarre and the supernatural, as introduced by Bryan Brown. Sometimes serious, often comical, but always with a twist at the end of the story.
CrashBurnCrashBurn · 2003
CrashBurn
8.02003
SeriesDrama
CrashBurn was an Australian 13-part drama series airing on Network Ten, about surviving long-term relationships in an age where multiple partners and multiple orgasms are considered a birthright. It starred Catherine McClements and Aaron Blabey as Rosie and Ben Harfield, a couple whose marriage troubles send them to a counsellor. Most of the episodes are shown in two parts: half 'He says' and half 'She says'. Most of the episodes used flashbacks to an earlier part of their relationship when the trouble started. Also appearing is the couple, Candice and Richard, who are also seeking counselling and run into Rosie and Ben's lives. There are numerous problems arising in the course of the series, not least Ben's affair with Rosie's best friend, Abby. Although the series was not a huge hit, it was noted for its fine performances.
CorrelliCorrelli · 1995
Correlli
7.71995
SeriesDrama
Correlli was an Australian television series first broadcast by ABC TV in 1995. It starred Deborra-Lee Furness as prison psychologist Louisa Correlli. The series also featured her future husband Hugh Jackman in one of his earliest roles. The first episode entitled "The Rat Tamer" has been released on to DVD. The creators and Associate Producers of the show were actress Denise Roberts from the ABC's G.P., and Carol Long. Roberts also played the role of prison warden Helen Buckley in episodes four and five.
Newton's LawNewton's Law · 2017
Newton's Law
6.22017
SeriesDrama
With her low-flying solicitor's practice incinerated by a disgruntled client, her marriage collapsing and motherhood fast losing its charm, Josephine Newton's old uni friend and not-so secret admirer, Lewis Hughes, persuades her to resume her briefly glorious career at the Bar. As she rises to the challenge, though, trading the benefits of her brilliant mind for a berth in the lofty glamour of Knox Chambers, Josephine realises it's not so easy to leave her entourage behind.
The River KingsThe River Kings · 1991
The River Kings
7.51991
SeriesDrama
Filmed on South Australia's glorious River Murray, this television mini-series is set during the 1920s and tells of the story of a runaway who escapes to the river to work on a paddle-boat steamer and his friendship with an old salt captain played by Bill Kerr. Based on an original novel by Max Fatchen.
Rain ShadowRain Shadow · 2007
Rain Shadow
5.52007
SeriesDrama
Rain Shadow is an Australian television drama series which premiered on 7 October 2007 on ABC TV. It aired on Sundays at 8.30 pm. The six-part series was produced by Southern Star. Music from The Audreys features in the soundtrack for the show, including the main theme. Rain Shadow was shot in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia and is set in the fictional district of Paringa, a dry land farming area in a rain shadow. It tells the story of two characters who become the means of each other's future. It stars Rachel Ward as district vet Kate McDonald and Victoria Thaine as new veterinary assistant Jill Blake.