Drew Kirk
| Drew Kirk | |||||||||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Dan Paris | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1998–2002, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 27 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 16 December 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Stanley Walsh (1998) Ric Pellizerri (2005) |
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Neighbours vs Zombies (2014) | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Carpenter's Mechanics employee and owner (1998–2002) Bouncer (2002) |
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| Father | Ron Kirk |
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| Mother | Rose Kirk |
| Brothers |
Stuart Kirk Dougal Kirk |
| Sisters | Sally Kirk |
| Wife | Libby Kennedy (2001–02) |
| Sons | Ben Kirk |
| Aunts | Janet Kirk |
| Other relatives |
Minnie Kirk Fergus MacLeod |
Andrew "Drew" Kirk is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Dan Paris. Following his decision to move into acting, Paris won the role of Drew after attending his first ever audition. He admitted that he initially found filming difficult, as he was not sure what he was doing. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 27 March 1998.
Drew was a country boy from a farm in Oakey. Upon arriving in Erinsborough, Drew found employment at the local garage. Drew was portrayed as nice, naive and loyal. Paris shared many similarities with his character and they came from similar backgrounds. Drew was also known for his long hair, which gave him a "hippy look". The character began a relationship with established character Libby Kennedy (Kym Valentine), which eventually saw them marry and have a child together.
Paris chose to leave Neighbours in 2002 to pursue new challenges and Drew was killed off during the episode broadcast on 13 September 2002. Three years later, Paris reprised his role and Drew began appearing in Stephanie Scully's (Carla Bonner) dreams. A Daily Record reporter called Drew's return "an X Files style plot".
Shortly after former model Dan Paris made the decision to move into acting, he began asking his agent to send him to castings and Neighbours was the first show he auditioned for. Paris auditioned for the role of Drew Kirk and won the role straight away. Paris called the transition from modelling to acting "easy" and thought it was a natural progression. He was contracted until March 2002. Paris initially found the work hard, saying "I had no idea what I was doing when I started. I thought all I would have to do was go in a say my lines, but it turned out to be a lot harder than that." It took Paris almost a year to work out what the cameras were doing and where he should stand, but he finally relaxed when he got the hang of it. Paris made his television debut as Drew in March 1998.
Drew is a country boy who works on a farm in Oakey. He comes to Erinsborough to stay with his aunt Janet (Roberta Connelly) and is later hired by Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver) to work at Carpenter Mechanics, replacing Ben Atkins (Brett Cousins). James Joyce of the Newcastle Herald said Drew was a "suitably spunky rival for established stud Ben, who thinks his boss has shafted him as he recovers from his car accident." A writer for the BBC said Drew initially had a hard time adjusting to city life and working for Lou was not an easy task.Illawarra Mercury writer, Denise Everton, described Drew as "eternally nice, naive and gorgeous." Jason Herbison from Inside Soap observed that Paris shared many similarities with Drew, most notably his loyalty, sense of humour and that they were both from the Australian outback and preferred the outdoors. Paris said that unlike himself, Drew was more traditional when it came to things like marriage and starting a family.
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