Robbie Hunter (Home and Away)
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Robert George "Robbie" Hunter is a fictional character
from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
, played by Jason Smith
. He made his first on screen appearance on 25 November 2003 and departed on 10 October 2006. Robbie's storylines have included adjusting to a new stepfamily, a HIV scare, his relationship with and subsequent marriage to Tasha Andrews, standing trial for the murder of his grandfather and becoming a father.
(Michael Beckley
). Within the first day of his arrival, he manages to put his future stepsister Jade
's (Kate Garven
) nose out of joint by mistaking her for her sister, Kirsty (Christie Hayes
). Robbie then apologises and Jade accepts.
When Tasha Andrews (Isabel Lucas
) goes missing, Robbie uses one of his inventions to catch her but it backfires, leaving him caught. While trying to escape, Robbie is bitten by a snake and Tasha runs for help. After saving his life, Robbie gives Tasha a gift and they become good friends often getting into trouble including incidents of streaking and wagging school. When Kim Hyde
(Chris Hemsworth
) starts at Summer Bay High in Robbie's Year, they become friends but it quickly sours after Robbie learns Kim has been kissing Tasha. Tasha, after realising she cannot have two boyfriends, reassures Robbie he is the one for her and they reconcile and Robbie repairs his friendship with Kim.
For Robbie's 17th birthday, he receives a car to his surprise as he feels that he would never be trusted after wrecking Tasha's guardian Irene Roberts
' (Lynne McGranger
). At Robbie's party which he shares with Hayley Smith
(Bec Cartwright) for her 21st, the keys are stolen and the culprit is Duncan Stewart
(Brendan McKensy), who causes a major accident involving Jade and her boyfriend Seb Miller
(Mitch Firth). Robbie later finds himself embroiled with a feud with Duncan when he begins harrasing and blackmailing Tasha with the knowledge that the late Angie Russell
(Laurie Foell
) is her mother and Robbie lashes out. The feud comes to a head after Duncan pulls a gun on Robbie and Kim and later leaves the Bay.
Robbie and Tasha decide to take their relationship to the next level, but Robbie is unable to perform which sets the couple back. They later resolves things and become stronger and Robbie supports Tasha when her birth father Ian Osborne rejects her. Duing a nude run as part of a dare on a camping trip, Robbie suffers a needlestick injury and fears he has contracted something from the needle and keeps it a secret.
Robbie's behaviour becomes erratic, prompting concern from his friends and family and local doctor and counsellor Flynn Saunders
(Joel McIlroy
) organises an intervention to make Robbie see how much he is hurting those who care about him. Robbie's test results later arrive and they are negative.
Robbie and Tasha drift apart once again but after a seaplane crash, they once again reaffirm their commitment. After submitting an advert for a competition, Robbie soon lands a role in a donut commercial and but is crushed when his voice is overdubbed in the final airing. In spite of this, Robbie achieves some degree of fame and becomes a little conceited, angering Tasha when he tells his co-stars she is a groupie as opposed to his girlfriend. Robbie and Tasha decide to wait until they get married before they have sex and make a vow of celibacy. They then have an unofficial private ceremony under the stars.
When Tasha from returns visiting her half-brother Dylan Russell (Brett Maitland-Hicks) in the city, she introduces a new friend Jonah Abraham (James Mitchell). It soon transpires that Jonah is part of a religious cult called The Believers. Robbie is reluctant to believe that The Believers are above board, but Jonah and his friend Charity Fernbrook soon convince him and Tasha to join their commune in accordance with the spiritual teachings of Jonah's mother and the leader of The Believers, Mumma Rose (Linden Wilkinson).
Irene, along with Jack Holden (Paul O'Brien
) and Martha MacKenzie
(Jodi Gordon
) do some digging to find out about the Believers. They find that there was a girl in Queensland who claimed that The Believers, and Jonah, had tried to impregnate her before she escaped them. After this revelation, Robbie is convinced but Tasha refuses to listen and stays with the cult after Robbie's ultimatum.
During a cyclone, Robbie returns to the commune to alert Tasha of the impending danger. As the storm increases, Robbie is stranded with the believers. After the storm ceases, Tasha tells Robbie to leave and he does, only to be pushed into a river and clings onto a branch for dear life. Jonah and Tasha arrive on the scene and Jonah offfers his hand but is unable to hold onto Robbie and is swept away. Miraculously Robbie survives.
Desperate to get Tasha to see sense, Robbie turns to mayor Josh West (Daniel Collopy
) for help but Josh does nothing to stop the believers and conducts shady deals with them. On top of this, Robbie's grandfather Graham Walters (Doug Scroope) suffers a heart attack and lets his family know that he wants his life support machine switched off. Amanda Vale
(Holly Brisley
), Graham's new wife contests the decision and Robbie, outraged, grants his grandfather's wish and secretly turns the machine off.
When Tasha escapes the Believers, Robbie is happy to have her back and the couple prepare to marry for real. On the day of the wedding, Tasha collapses and it is revealed she is pregnant. Tasha reveals that Mumma Rose had Jonah drug and rape her in order to produce a child. Robbie goes to the jail to confront Jonah but is removed by security. Robbie then agrees to look after Tasha and be the father their baby needs.
After news of Josh's murder reaches the Bay, Robbie and Tasha join the list of suspects. When the evidence starts to point to Tasha, Robbie takes drastic action and destroys the surveillance tapes which place her at the scene. Tasha admits she did take a shot at Josh and he went down but the bullet missed and this is confirmed in the ballistics report. Both confess to the shooting to protect each other but the real culprit is revealed to be Barry Hyde (Ivar Kants).
When an explosion occurs at Jack and Martha's wedding reception, Robbie and several others suffer minor burns and are immediately transported to a hospital in the city via helicopter. The helicopter crashes, leaving everyone stranded for several weeks. After suffering extreme dehydration and fearing he will die, Robbie confesses to Martha that he switched off Graham's machine. They are eventually rescued.
Following a final confrontation with Mumma Rose, who tries to kidnap Robbie and Tasha's newborn baby daughter, Ella, Robbie stands trial with Morag Bellingham
(Cornelia Frances
) representing him. Despite Morag's best efforts in defence, Robbie is found guilty but the judge rules that he will serve no jail time and is free to go. Tasha's relative Josie sends her and Robbie tickets to join her in Boston
and after saying farewell to all their friends and family, they leave for America.
.
Character (arts)
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from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
, played by Jason Smith
Jason Smith (actor)
Jason Smith is an Australian actor and singer, best known for his roles in Home and Away and Power Rangers: Jungle Fury.-Career:...
. He made his first on screen appearance on 25 November 2003 and departed on 10 October 2006. Robbie's storylines have included adjusting to a new stepfamily, a HIV scare, his relationship with and subsequent marriage to Tasha Andrews, standing trial for the murder of his grandfather and becoming a father.
Storylines
Robbie arrives in Summer Bay to live with Beth and her husband-to-be Rhys SutherlandRhys Sutherland
Rhys Sutherland is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actor Michael Beckley from 2000 to late 2004....
(Michael Beckley
Michael Beckley
Michael Beckley is an Australian actor. He played Rhys Sutherland in the Australian television soap opera Home and Away. He has also appeared in Water Rats, Farscape and A Country Practice. He appeared in Cabaret at the Lyric Theatre in London as Ernst Ludwig and as part of the Mamma Mia...
). Within the first day of his arrival, he manages to put his future stepsister Jade
Jade Sutherland
Jade Sutherland is a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by actress Kate Garven from 2000 to 2004....
's (Kate Garven
Kate Garven
Kate Garven is an Australian actress best known as Jade Sutherland on the television series Home and Away, playing the role from 2000 to 2004.She grew up in the Hills Area with her family on an Acreage....
) nose out of joint by mistaking her for her sister, Kirsty (Christie Hayes
Christie Hayes
Christie Lynne Hayes is an Australian actress, best known for her work on the television series Home and Away as Kirsty Phillips who she played from June 2000 to February 2005 and again from May 2008 to October 2009. Hayes is the sister of actress Katherine Hayes.-Personal life:Hayes is the...
). Robbie then apologises and Jade accepts.
When Tasha Andrews (Isabel Lucas
Isabel Lucas
Isabel Lucas is an Australian actress and model perhaps best known for her role as Tasha Andrews on the Australian television soap opera Home and Away...
) goes missing, Robbie uses one of his inventions to catch her but it backfires, leaving him caught. While trying to escape, Robbie is bitten by a snake and Tasha runs for help. After saving his life, Robbie gives Tasha a gift and they become good friends often getting into trouble including incidents of streaking and wagging school. When Kim Hyde
Kim Hyde
Kimberly Jonathan "Kim" Hyde is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Chris Hemsworth. He made his first on screen appearance on 17 February 2004 and departed on 3 July 2007.-Casting:...
(Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth is an Australian actor most notable for portraying Thor in the Marvel Studios film Thor. Hemsworth is set to reprise his role as Thor in the upcoming films The Avengers in 2012 and Thor 2 in 2013. He also starred as Kim Hyde in the Australian soap opera Home and Away...
) starts at Summer Bay High in Robbie's Year, they become friends but it quickly sours after Robbie learns Kim has been kissing Tasha. Tasha, after realising she cannot have two boyfriends, reassures Robbie he is the one for her and they reconcile and Robbie repairs his friendship with Kim.
For Robbie's 17th birthday, he receives a car to his surprise as he feels that he would never be trusted after wrecking Tasha's guardian Irene Roberts
Irene Roberts
Irene Roberts is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Lynne McGranger. She was previously played by actress Jacqui Phillips from 1991 until 1992 when McGranger took over the role. Irene was originally a recurring character, in 1993 McGranger...
' (Lynne McGranger
Lynne McGranger
Lynne McGranger is an Australian actress best known for her role as Irene Roberts on soap opera Home and Away. She is the second-longest serving cast member as she joined in 1992 in the show at the moment, taking over from Jacqui Phillips.-Life and career:McGranger was originally a primary school...
). At Robbie's party which he shares with Hayley Smith
Hayley Smith (Home and Away)
Hayley Rose Hunter is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away. She was portrayed from September 1998 to September 2005 by actress Bec Cartwright and from September to November 2005 by Ella Scott Lynch, after Cartwright left the show for personal...
(Bec Cartwright) for her 21st, the keys are stolen and the culprit is Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart may refer to:* Duncan Stewart , Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1817-1820* Duncan Stewart , interim President of Uruguay in 1894...
(Brendan McKensy), who causes a major accident involving Jade and her boyfriend Seb Miller
Seb Miller
Sebastian "Seb" Miller is a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by actor Mitch Firth between 2001 and 2004....
(Mitch Firth). Robbie later finds himself embroiled with a feud with Duncan when he begins harrasing and blackmailing Tasha with the knowledge that the late Angie Russell
Angie Russell
Angela "Angie" Russell was a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by Laurie Foell from 2002 until the character's death in 2003.Angie subsequently appeared as a ghost in her daughter Tasha's dreams....
(Laurie Foell
Laurie Foell
Laurie Foell is an Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of both Angela "Angie" Russell and her cousin Josie, on the successful Australian television soap opera Home and Away. Foell also starred as Dr...
) is her mother and Robbie lashes out. The feud comes to a head after Duncan pulls a gun on Robbie and Kim and later leaves the Bay.
Robbie and Tasha decide to take their relationship to the next level, but Robbie is unable to perform which sets the couple back. They later resolves things and become stronger and Robbie supports Tasha when her birth father Ian Osborne rejects her. Duing a nude run as part of a dare on a camping trip, Robbie suffers a needlestick injury and fears he has contracted something from the needle and keeps it a secret.
Robbie's behaviour becomes erratic, prompting concern from his friends and family and local doctor and counsellor Flynn Saunders
Flynn Saunders
Dr Flynn Saunders is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Joel McIlroy. The character was originally played by Martin Dingle-Wall from 2001 until 2002. He made his first on-screen appearance on 13 July 2001....
(Joel McIlroy
Joel McIlroy
Joel McIlroy is an Australian actor, best known for being the second actor to take on the role of Flynn Saunders, a character of the popular soap opera Home and Away. McIlroy took over the role of Flynn in 2003 after Martin Dingle-Wall left the role in 2002.-Early years:Joel McIlroy grew up in the...
) organises an intervention to make Robbie see how much he is hurting those who care about him. Robbie's test results later arrive and they are negative.
Robbie and Tasha drift apart once again but after a seaplane crash, they once again reaffirm their commitment. After submitting an advert for a competition, Robbie soon lands a role in a donut commercial and but is crushed when his voice is overdubbed in the final airing. In spite of this, Robbie achieves some degree of fame and becomes a little conceited, angering Tasha when he tells his co-stars she is a groupie as opposed to his girlfriend. Robbie and Tasha decide to wait until they get married before they have sex and make a vow of celibacy. They then have an unofficial private ceremony under the stars.
When Tasha from returns visiting her half-brother Dylan Russell (Brett Maitland-Hicks) in the city, she introduces a new friend Jonah Abraham (James Mitchell). It soon transpires that Jonah is part of a religious cult called The Believers. Robbie is reluctant to believe that The Believers are above board, but Jonah and his friend Charity Fernbrook soon convince him and Tasha to join their commune in accordance with the spiritual teachings of Jonah's mother and the leader of The Believers, Mumma Rose (Linden Wilkinson).
Irene, along with Jack Holden (Paul O'Brien
Paul O'Brien
Paul O'Brien is a South-African-born Australian actor.-Biography:Paul O'Brien was born on 14 April in South Africa, and grew up in Australia. He spent several years on the Gold Coast, with his family...
) and Martha MacKenzie
Martha MacKenzie
Martha Jane MacKenzie is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Jodi Gordon. Martha made her first on-screen appearance on 8 September 1988. She was originally played by Burcin Kapkin until her departure in 1989...
(Jodi Gordon
Jodi Gordon
Jodi Lee Gordon is an Australian actress and model.-Early life:Gordon was born in Mackay to Bronwyn and Ray. She has an older brother, Ben. Her father was born in New Zealand and is of Māori descent. From the age of 8, Gordon's family moved to various locations along the coast from Mackay,...
) do some digging to find out about the Believers. They find that there was a girl in Queensland who claimed that The Believers, and Jonah, had tried to impregnate her before she escaped them. After this revelation, Robbie is convinced but Tasha refuses to listen and stays with the cult after Robbie's ultimatum.
During a cyclone, Robbie returns to the commune to alert Tasha of the impending danger. As the storm increases, Robbie is stranded with the believers. After the storm ceases, Tasha tells Robbie to leave and he does, only to be pushed into a river and clings onto a branch for dear life. Jonah and Tasha arrive on the scene and Jonah offfers his hand but is unable to hold onto Robbie and is swept away. Miraculously Robbie survives.
Desperate to get Tasha to see sense, Robbie turns to mayor Josh West (Daniel Collopy
Daniel Collopy
Daniel Collopy is an Australian actor. His first television role was the character of Sean Edwards in the long-running Australian soap Neighbours. Following this Collopy was offered a regular role in another long-running Australian soap Home and Away where he played Josh West from 2001 until 2003...
) for help but Josh does nothing to stop the believers and conducts shady deals with them. On top of this, Robbie's grandfather Graham Walters (Doug Scroope) suffers a heart attack and lets his family know that he wants his life support machine switched off. Amanda Vale
Amanda Vale
Amanda Baker , is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Holly Brisley. She made her first on-screen appearance on 30 June 2005 and departed in 2007. The character returned for a brief guest appearances in 2008 and 2009.-Casting:Brisley reprised her role of...
(Holly Brisley
Holly Brisley
Holly Brisley is an Australian actress and television presenter. She began her career at the age of 15 on Agro's Cartoon Connection and more recently portrayed Amanda Vale-Baker on Home And Away...
), Graham's new wife contests the decision and Robbie, outraged, grants his grandfather's wish and secretly turns the machine off.
When Tasha escapes the Believers, Robbie is happy to have her back and the couple prepare to marry for real. On the day of the wedding, Tasha collapses and it is revealed she is pregnant. Tasha reveals that Mumma Rose had Jonah drug and rape her in order to produce a child. Robbie goes to the jail to confront Jonah but is removed by security. Robbie then agrees to look after Tasha and be the father their baby needs.
After news of Josh's murder reaches the Bay, Robbie and Tasha join the list of suspects. When the evidence starts to point to Tasha, Robbie takes drastic action and destroys the surveillance tapes which place her at the scene. Tasha admits she did take a shot at Josh and he went down but the bullet missed and this is confirmed in the ballistics report. Both confess to the shooting to protect each other but the real culprit is revealed to be Barry Hyde (Ivar Kants).
When an explosion occurs at Jack and Martha's wedding reception, Robbie and several others suffer minor burns and are immediately transported to a hospital in the city via helicopter. The helicopter crashes, leaving everyone stranded for several weeks. After suffering extreme dehydration and fearing he will die, Robbie confesses to Martha that he switched off Graham's machine. They are eventually rescued.
Following a final confrontation with Mumma Rose, who tries to kidnap Robbie and Tasha's newborn baby daughter, Ella, Robbie stands trial with Morag Bellingham
Morag Bellingham
Morag Bellingham is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Cornelia Frances. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 17 June 1988. She appeared until 1989 and briefly appeared in 1993. She returned yearly from 2001 until 2009 and...
(Cornelia Frances
Cornelia Frances
Cornelia Frances is a British-born actress based in Australia since the early 1970s. Frances is best known for her recurring role as judge Morag Bellingham on Home and Away.-Early life and personal life:...
) representing him. Despite Morag's best efforts in defence, Robbie is found guilty but the judge rules that he will serve no jail time and is free to go. Tasha's relative Josie sends her and Robbie tickets to join her in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
and after saying farewell to all their friends and family, they leave for America.
Reception
For his portrayal of Robbie, Smith was nominated for "Most Popular New Male Talent" at the 2005 Logie AwardsLogie Awards of 2005
The 47th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 1 May 2005 at Crown Casino in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. In an historic first Andrew O'Keefe from the Seven Network, Eddie McGuire from the Nine Network and Rove McManus from Network Ten were all Master of Ceremonies...
.
External links
- Character profile at the Official AU Home and Away website
- Character profile at the Official UK Home and Away website
- Character profile at Homeandaway.com.au
- Character profile at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...