Shane Jacobsen was excited to be working with
Guy Pearce on the Jack Irish telemovies. Source:
National Features
Colin Vickery, The Daily Telegraph, reports
The Jack Irish telemovies will do great things
for Shane Jacobson's acting career but terrible things for his waistline.
The Kenny star didn't realise that he was in for a gut-busting time when
he signed on to play detective Barry Tregear in the Aussie thrillers based on
Peter Temple's best-selling books.
Tregear is an old school policeman - lazy, belligerent and crass. He is
also a junk food addict.
In the two Jack Irish telemovies, Tregear wolfs down pies,
hamburgers and chips as he imparts precious information to
lawyer-turned-investigator Irish (Guy Pearce).
When Switched On visits Jacobson on the set of the second telemovie, Black
Tide, he is busy demolishing a cream bun during a dialogue scene with
Pearce.
Six takes - six cream buns.
That's not good for Jacobson, who signed a big money deal with a major
weight loss chain last year.
Jacobson has lost 20kg in the past year. Jack Irish could put it all
back on.
"I undeniably feel a bit sugary sick," Jacobson says after the
scene.
"It is a mistake to eat too much in an early take because then
you've got to match it (in later takes)."
The Jack Irish telemovies are a change of pace for Jacobson after the
harrowing Beaconsfield.
Jacobson and Lachy Hulme won widespread acclaim for their portrayal of
trapped miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell.
Pearce joins a pretty impressive list of top-flight Aussie actors that
Jacobson has worked with in recent times. "I signed on as soon as I heard
Guy was involved," Jacobson says. "He has been incredibly giving.
"Guy brings a mountain of acting experience with him - with no attitude
whatsoever."
Jacobson has starred on stage with Geoffrey Rush in The Drowsy
Chaperone, and in films with Paul Hogan (Charlie & Boots) and Bryan
Brown (Cactus).
Jacobson has been making inroads in Hollywood too. This year he appeared
in a feature role in blockbuster action film The Bourne Legacy.
Other coming credits include ABC telemovie The Mystery of the Hansom
Cab and TV series Time of Our Lives with Claudia Karvan, Justine
Clarke and William McInnes.
"I'd like to get to the point where I'm doing a couple of films a
year and, in between, still doing a smattering of TV and live work," he
says. "I will probably end up doing more work abroad but living overseas
is not a reality."
Jacobson and his partner Felicity Hunter have three children including baby
son Wil Danger.
Jack Irish, ABC1, Sunday 8.30pm
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