Drew Kirk | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Dan Paris | ||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1998–2002, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 27 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | 16 December 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Stanley Walsh (1998) Ric Pellizerri (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spin-off appearances | Neighbours vs Zombies (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew "Drew" Kirk is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Dan Paris. Following his decision to move into acting, Paris won the role of Drew after attending his first ever audition. He admitted that he initially found filming difficult, as he was not sure what he was doing. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 27 March 1998.
Drew was a country boy from a farm in Oakey. Upon arriving in Erinsborough, Drew found employment at the local garage. Drew was portrayed as nice, naive and loyal. Paris shared many similarities with his character and they came from similar backgrounds. Drew was also known for his long hair, which gave him a "hippy look". The character began a relationship with established character Libby Kennedy (Kym Valentine), which eventually saw them marry and have a child together.
Paris chose to leave Neighbours in 2002 to pursue new challenges and Drew made his final on-screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 13 September 2002, but was killed off in the next episode. Three years later, Paris reprised his role and Drew began appearing in Stephanie Scully's (Carla Bonner) dreams. A Daily Record reporter called Drew's return "an X Files style plot". In 2014, Drew appeared as a zombie in the webisode spinoff Neighbours vs Zombies.