Andrew Bibby (actor)

Andrew Bibby (born 24 October 1980) is an Australian former actor, known for playing Lance Wilkinson in the soap opera Neighbours.

Bibby was born to Jill, a child care worker, and Ross, a draughtsman. He has a younger brother, Daniel. He grew up in the Melbourne suburbs.^[1][2] He went to Maranatha Christian School in Endeavour Hills, Melbourne, Victoria. After being accepted to both NIDA and WAAPA, he moved to Perth and studied acting at WAAPA between 2001 and 2003.

Bibby wanted to be an actor from a young age and acquired an agent when he was 10 years old. He secured his first professional role when he was 13 years old in a educational film.^[2]

In 1994, Bibby appeared in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of The Grapes of Wrath alongside Anne Phelan, Robert Menzies, and Jeremy Sims.^[3] That same year, Bibby had guest appearances in A Country Practice and Blue Heelers.^[2]

After meeting with casting director Jan Russ, Bibby won the occasional role of Lance Hails in the television soap opera Neighbours.^[1] A year later, he was asked to audition for the part of Jon Wilkinson, but when he was cast, producers changed the character to Lance and introduced his on-screen family.^[1] Bibby decided to leave the show in 2001.^[1] He reprised the role in 2018,^[4] and 2022.^[5]

In 1996 he appeared in the Australian romantic comedy film, Hotel de Love, alongside Aden Young, Saffron Burrows and Simon Bossell.^[6]

Bibby worked for the Bell Shakespeare company in 2004 and also featured in several advertisements including the Zoo Weekly ad, and has previously been on the St.George Bank ad. In 2005 he performed in the play, The Fire Raisers at the Old Fitzroy Theatre.^[7] Bibby featured in the 2007 Australian short film, DisPretty, by Stephanine Bates.^[8][9]

In August 2008, Bibby played the role of Fairbanks for the Australian premiere of the one man show Radio by Al Smith at the Old Fitzroy Theatre.^[10] He played the principal role in Ross Mueller's No Man's Island (2–27 June 2009) directed by Travis Green and Barnum in the Australian premiere of How to Act Around Cops by Logan Brown and Matthew Benjamin at the Darlinghurst Theatre, directed by Leland Kean.

In 2010, he appeared in the ABC kids series My Place, and had a recurring role in Underbelly: The Golden Mile as Detective Senior Constable Greg Locke.^[5][11]

Bibby is a founding member and associate artist of Shaman Productions, based in Sydney.

After leaving acting, Bibby became a Paramedic based at the Paddington Ambulance Station in Sydney.^[5] He later became NSW Ambulance's acting inspector.^[12] In 2025, Bibby appeared on a segment of 10 News First discussing a patient who was involved in a shark attack at Gunyah Beach.^[12]

He has three children.^[5]

• Andrew Bibby at IMDb