Wayne Hope is an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer. He is known for co-creating, with his wife Robyn Butler, several TV series, including Very Small Business, Upper Middle Bogan, and Summer Love.
Career Hope's acting career began in 1996, when he appeared on The Glynn Nicholas Show.
He has co-created many series with his wife Robyn Butler, including Very Small Business, The Librarians (2007-2010), Upper Middle Bogan (2013–2016), and Summer Love (2022).
In 2025, Butler and Hope created, wrote and directed the Stan Original series Dear Life, which premiered on the platform on 1 January 2026.
Personal life Hope is married to actor and filmmaker Robyn Butler, with whom he runs the production company Gristmill.
Writer, director, and actor Molly Daniels is the daughter of Butler and step-daughter of Hope.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Type 1997 The Castle Wayne Kerrigan Feature film 2006 BoyTown Carl Feature film 2007 BoyTown Confidential Carl Feature film
Television Year Title Role Type 1996 The Glynn Nicholas Show TV series The Adventures of Lano and Woodley Guest role TV series, 1 episode 1998-2001 The Micallef Program TV series 2002 Halifax f.p. TV series, Season 6 episode 3: “Takes Two” 2003 CrashBurn Phillip TV series 2004 Stories from the Golf Anton TV series 2006-08 Stupid, Stupid Man Carl van Dyke TV series 2007-10 The Librarians Terry O’Brien TV series 2008 Very Small Business Don Angel / Marcus Goode / James White / Haydn King / Kerry Akermanis / Pete Mandela TV series 2018 Back in Very Small Business TV series2020Love in LockdownJosh TV series, 1 episode2020Drunk History AustraliaAlexander Pierce TV series, 1 episode2022 Summer LoveEddy TV series, episode 42024Colin from AccountsDirector3 episodes2026Dear LifeWriter, directorStan Original; 6 episodes
Crew Year Title Role Type 2004 Stories from the Golf Director / Writer / Producer TV series 2007 The Librarians Writer TV series 2008 Very Small Business Creator / Writer / Producer TV series 2013 Upper Middle Bogan Creator / Director / Writer TV series 2015 Little Lunch Writer / Producer TV series Writer 2015 Now Add Honey Director / Producer Feature fim 2018 Back in Very Small Business Writer / Producer TV series2019The InBESTigators Creator / Writer TV series, 40 episodes2022Summer LoveCreator / Writer TV series, 8 episodes
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