Bree Bain Explained

Bree Bain
Birth Name:Bree Desborough
Birth Date:1979 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1995 - present
Known For:Home and Away

Bree Bain (née Desborough; born 22 September 1979) is an Australian actress.[1] She is known for her role as Justine Welles in the soap opera Home and Away.[2]

Early life

Bain was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 1979.

Bree married a Canadian man named Cale Bain and they have two children.

Career

Bain began her acting career in 1995, making her debut in a guest appearance in medical series G.P.. She made a guest appearance on Water Rats before landing her first major role on the soap opera Home and Away, playing the part of Justine Welles for three years from 1997 to 2000. Desborough tackled several controversial storylines as Justine, including drug addiction and false imprisonment for battering a baby who later died.

She is also known for her role as Shelley Southall on the short-lived drama series Always Greener, for which she appeared from 2002 to 2003. In 2004, Desborough played a small role in the television mini-series Salem's Lot, a remake of the 1979 cult mini-series, based on the novel by Stephen King.

Her other television credits include the Canadian television series The Smart Woman Survival Guide, the television film Curse of the Iron Mask and All Saints. In 2009, she appeared in her first feature film, I Wish I Were Stephanie V, with Clayton Watson and Kain O'Keeffe.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005AngelaShort film
2010I Wish I Were Stephanie VAngela Matthews
2012Bathing FrankySusie
2014PattyPost-production
2023The Royal HotelTBDTelluride Film Festival 2023
Shadow WarsPattyPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995G.P.TanyaEpisode: "Trapped"
1996Water RatsSallyEpisode: "V.I.P."
1997–2000Home and AwayJustine WellesSeries regular
2001–2003Always GreenerShelley SouthallSeries regular
2004Salem's LotSandy McDougallTV film
2006Registration WomanEpisode: "Basic Instinct"
2007Curse of the Iron MaskIvoryTV film
2009All SaintsClaudiaEpisode: "Behind Closed Doors"
2018–2019After NightfallMelinda Naylor4 episodes
2019Time & PlaceKatie SimWebseries
2023The Lost Flowers of Alice HartMayMiniseries (3 episodes)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home and Away Interview – Bree Bain on her years as Justine Welles. Back to the Bay. 14 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Welles, Justine. backtothebay.net. 5 November 2011.