Patrick Harvey, Australian actor
Patrick Harvey (born 24 July 1984 in Melbourne, Australia) is a British-Australian actor. He played Irish immigrant Connor O'Neill on the television soap opera Neighbours. His first appearance on the soap was in April 2002. Harvey spent most of his childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, although he moved back to Australia in August 1999.
He started acting when he was 9 years old and was in a number of ads and stage shows in the United Kingdom as well as voice over work. When he returned to Australia in August 1999 he had decided not to continue acting but only due to his parents' encouragement he pursued it in Australia. He had a few guest appearances on the ABC show The Saddle Club and long-running TV series Blue Heelers.In 2003 Harvey won the Logie for "Most Popular New Male Talent". He left Neighbours in February 2006 after a four and a half-year run in the serial. His final scenes aired in early-mid-2006.
He has since appeared in a number of theatre shows and pantomimes in Australia, the United Kingdom and Ireland.In 2008, he appeared in Australian telemovie Valentine's Day for the ABC and had a guest appearance in "Rush" for the Ten Network.
Harvey is currently touring Australia in HIT Productions' stage version of The Sum of Us (By David Stevens) in the role of Jeff made famous by Russell Crowe in the 1994 film version. Popular television, film and TV star John Jarratt is playing the role of Harry.
In 2012, Patrick featured on Neighbours for four weeks from late October in Australia and November for UK audiences.In 2015, Patrick co-starred in the horror film Scare Campaign.
In 2018 and 2020, Patrick co-starred in the Australian television series Wentworth.
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- 7Jan
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). - 5Jun
Indira Gandhi
The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, orders an attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion. - 4Aug
Burkina Faso
The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso. - 20Sep
Beirut
A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people. - 26Sep
Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong
The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.