Greg Feeney
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| Shortland Street character | |||
| Portrayed by | Tim Balme | ||
| Duration | 1994, 1995–96, 1999–2000 | ||
| First appearance | 9 February 1994 | ||
| Last appearance | 17 February 2000 | ||
| Introduced by | Tony Holden (1994) Gavin Strawhan (1995) Simon Bennett (1999) |
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| Classification | Former; recurring | ||
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| Occupation | Drug dealer Waiter |
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| Stepfather | Vic Roberts |
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Greg Feeney is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, who was portrayed by Tim Balme for numerous recurring stints throughout the mid to late nineties.
The character arrived in early 1994 as the step brother to established character Carmen Roberts (Theresa Healey) and quickly took up the soap's badboy vacancy. A drug dealer and criminal, Greg was constantly in trouble, and causing it himself, helping harmless doctor, Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) get addicted to prescription drugs. The character would constantly appear and disappear for the 5 years following his first appearance, having a romance with Kirsty Knight (Angela Dotchin) for a majority of these stints. The character started an affair with bisexual nurse Caroline Buxton (Tandi Wright) in 1999 and ended up leaving the show in an iconic scene, with a pregnant Caroline into the sunset.
The character has since become iconic, with his relationship with Caroline also being hailed as memorable. Balme also received praise for his appearances, which he states helped give him confidence in the industry.
Greg was created as a love interest for established character, Kirsty Knight. Tim Balme auditioned and won the role, first appearing on screen in early 1994. Balme enjoyed the role and the confidence it gave him. After his contract had expired, he returned numerous times over the next 5 years to fulfill the characters storylines.
Greg arrived in early 1994, displacing Guy (Craig Parker), who believed he had returned to woo ex-girlfriend Carmen (Theresa Healey) back. It was soon revealed Greg had become Carmen's step brother and he had arrived for help with his drug addiction. Greg got a job at "Kennedy's" and had a brief fling with Alex (Liddy Holloway) before moving on with Kirsty (Angela Dotchin). He dealt drugs to drug addict Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) and soon fled town, leaving Kirsty with an HIV scare. He returned however and the relationship resumed, shortly before he started an affair with Jo (Greer Robson). The two left together in late 1994.
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