Clinton Voss
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Clinton Voss is an Australian television actor. He is most notably known for his role as Kelvin Crump in the children's show Ship to Shore
.
Voss was born in Brisbane
, Queensland
and educated in Western Australia
. He was a member of Clyde Selby's North Lake Theatre before landing a role in 'The sharp Detective Agency' playing Jackie, younger brother to Isla Fisher
(wife of Sacha Baron Cohen
) the ill fated show had funding problems from German based investors and was subsequently dropped by its producers Nomad Films. The show later surfaced in Queensland as 'Bay City'. Clinton and his agent, John Low and his now retired wife Veronica Overton, were then left with a decision; move to Queensland or take the role as Kelvin Crump in 'Ship to Shore, produced by Paul Barron
. Clinton was a finalist 'Young Australian of the Year' and awarded an 'Outstanding Achievement in the Area of the Arts' award.
Ship to Shore's creators David Rapsey and his writer brother John Rapsey also favoured Clinton for such roles as 'Snowy Bowles', a gay cyclist in the series 'Sweat' played by Heath Ledger
. Controversy surrounded this decision as Ledger was set to play 'Kelvin' in 'Ship to Shore' however BBC, Nine Network and ABC executives saw it differently. Subsequent negotiations saw Ledger play opposite Voss in only a few episodes of Ship to Shore and a rematch was sadly never to be.
In recent years, Voss has appeared in several television series and adverts including 'Halifax F.P'. The RAC
and healthy eating potato advertisement are perhaps some of the actor's more memorable performances of late. Ship to Shore was seen in over a hundred countries and negotiations to release the DVD box sets of the series has so far failed.
Clinton now resides in Perth, Western Australia
and has recently been working on marketing and sales representative for Beaurepaires.
Ship to Shore
Ship to Shore is a 78 episode Australian children's television series devised by David Rapsey and written by Glenda Hambly, John Rapsey, Mary Morris, Everett de Roche, Jon Stephens and others. Series one was produced by David Rapsey and Barbi Taylor,series two and three by Barbi Taylor and Paul...
.
Voss was born in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
and educated in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. He was a member of Clyde Selby's North Lake Theatre before landing a role in 'The sharp Detective Agency' playing Jackie, younger brother to Isla Fisher
Isla Fisher
Isla Lang Fisher is an actress and author. She began acting on Australian television, on the short-lived soap opera Paradise Beach before playing Shannon Reed on the soap opera Home and Away...
(wife of Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and voice artist. He is most widely known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictional characters: Ali G, Borat, and Brüno...
) the ill fated show had funding problems from German based investors and was subsequently dropped by its producers Nomad Films. The show later surfaced in Queensland as 'Bay City'. Clinton and his agent, John Low and his now retired wife Veronica Overton, were then left with a decision; move to Queensland or take the role as Kelvin Crump in 'Ship to Shore, produced by Paul Barron
Paul Barron
Paul George Barron is an English former football goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Nottingham Forest.-Playing career:...
. Clinton was a finalist 'Young Australian of the Year' and awarded an 'Outstanding Achievement in the Area of the Arts' award.
Ship to Shore's creators David Rapsey and his writer brother John Rapsey also favoured Clinton for such roles as 'Snowy Bowles', a gay cyclist in the series 'Sweat' played by Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
Heath Andrew Ledger was an Australian television and film actor. After performing roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his film career...
. Controversy surrounded this decision as Ledger was set to play 'Kelvin' in 'Ship to Shore' however BBC, Nine Network and ABC executives saw it differently. Subsequent negotiations saw Ledger play opposite Voss in only a few episodes of Ship to Shore and a rematch was sadly never to be.
In recent years, Voss has appeared in several television series and adverts including 'Halifax F.P'. The RAC
RAC
-Companies:* Rent-A-Center, an American public furniture and electronics rent to own company* Royal Automobile Club, a private club in Pall Mall, London* RAC plc, a breakdown company in the United Kingdom...
and healthy eating potato advertisement are perhaps some of the actor's more memorable performances of late. Ship to Shore was seen in over a hundred countries and negotiations to release the DVD box sets of the series has so far failed.
Clinton now resides in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and has recently been working on marketing and sales representative for Beaurepaires.