John Palmer (Home and Away)
| John Palmer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) |
|||||||||
| Home and Away character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Shane Withington | ||||||||
| Duration | 2009– | ||||||||
| First appearance | 27 March 2009 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Cameron Welsh | ||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||
| Occupation | Councillor Lifeguard Bus driver/tour guide Foster parent |
||||||||
| Home | Beach House | ||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Wife |
Jenena Palmer (until 2009) Gina Austin (2010–2013) Marilyn Chambers (2014–) |
|---|---|
| Daughters | Shandi Ayres |
| Adoptive sons | Jett James |
| Stepsons |
Trey Palmer Xavier Austin |
John Palmer is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by former A Country Practice regular Shane Withington. He made his first screen appearance on 27 March 2009.
Withington had previously guest starred in Home and Away as helicopter pilot Colin Page. He began playing John Palmer, a recurring guest role in 2009. He was initially only signed to the show for twelve weeks. The character was said to be a "strict father to his stepson" Trey Palmer (Luke Bracey), and a member of the surf lifesaving club.
In February 2012 Withington signed a three-year contract with the serial. He later Holly Richards from The West Australian that he was content in remaining part of the cast because he had the chance to work on a daily basis.
"John Palmer is a loveable larrikin, he likes to think he is a capable handyman, but an electrician he is not, which was highlighted when he blew up the fuse box on Indi and Romeo’s opening night of the Gym. However he has tried his hand at a few things, running for council, managing the Juice Bar and working as a Surf Life Saver. He can be very competitive [...and] his past relationships were complicated."
A writer for Channel 5 described John as having "his hand in a number of the town's prized pies: a member of the surf lifesaving club, he was first elected to the local council and then bought the gym." Withington told a reporter from Home and Away Official Collector's Edition that John was initially an angry dad. He thought that "an angry guy isn't going to last" in the show and decided to make John "funny and very human". He described John as being vain, egotistical and insecure. Art director Marianne Evans has revealed that she enjoys working Withington because he brings a "natural style" to the role.
In May 2011, Michael Idato writing for The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Grant Dodwell had been cast as Gary O'Connor, the boss of the Mangrove River surf club. Gary arrives to take on John at the surf carnival. Withington and Dodwell had previously worked together on A Country Practice and Dodwell told Idato that working with Withington on the storyline was "just like old times".
...
Wikipedia