Robyn Butler
Australian writer, actress and producer
Robyn Butler is an Australian writer, actress, and producer, best known for her starring role in the television comedy series The Librarians, which she also wrote, produced and directed. She married Wayne Hope, with whom she has co-created several television series and runs the production company Gristmill.
01Career
Butler hosted a radio program called Tough Love on the Triple M network in 2005.
She co-wrote, co-produced, co-executive-produced, and performed in The Librarians (2007-2010), which was directed and co-produced with Wayne Hope. Other credits include Stories from the Golf, Very Small Business, Upper Middle Bogan, and Summer Love.
In 2025, Butler and Hope created, wrote, and directed the Stan Original series Dear Life, which premiered on the platform on 1 January 2026.
02Personal life
Butler is married to Wayne Hope with whom she runs the production company Gristmill.
Writer, director, and actor Molly Daniels is the daughter of Butler and step-daughter of Hope.
03Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction | Self | 1 episode |
| Colin from Accounts | Wendy | 1 episode | |
| 2022 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | Self | 1 episode |
| Summer Love | Marion | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Love in Lockdown | Emily | 1 episode |
| Australian Story | Self | 2 episodes | |
| 2011, 2018-19 | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | Self, Team Captain | 18 episodes |
| 2018 | Back In Very Small Business | Kylie | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Get Krack!n | Malorie Naylor | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Young Love | Rachel Meyer | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Upper Middle Bogan | Cathy | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Arrabella Twat | Arrabella Twat | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Sleuth 101 | Michelle | 1 episode |
| 2007-10 | The Librarians | Frances O'Brien | 20 episodes |
| 2008 | Very Small Business | Jasmine | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Stories From The Golf | Various | 10 episodes |
| 2003 | Welcher & Welcher | Kate Welcher | 8 episodes |
| 2002 | Short Cuts | Gillian Hartnell | 4 episodes |
| 1999-01 | The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | The Mick Molloy Show | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Small Tales & True | Various | 6 episodes |
| 1997 | Eric | Various | 9 episodes |
| 1994 | A Country Practice | Lesley O'Brien | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Janus | Helen Watson | 1 episode |
| 1993 | The Comedy Sale | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | The Money or the Gun | 1 episode |
Film / Shorts
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hammer or Claw | Kate | Short |
| Now Add Honey | Caroline | ||
| 2006 | BoyTown | Woman Fan | |
| 2004 | The Brush Off | Wendy Whelan | TV film |
| 2004 | Stiff | ||
| 2002 | Crackerjack | Mandy |
Production credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dear Life | Writer, director | Stan Original; 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Colin from Accounts | Director | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Summer Love | Creator / Executive Producer / Director | 8 episodes (5 directed) |
| 2020 | Love in Lockdown | Producer | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | The Inbestigators | Executive Producer / Director | 40 episodes (11 directed) |
| 2018 | Back In Very Small Business | Director / Executive Producer | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Furst Born | Executive Producer | TV Movie |
| 2015-16 | Little Lunch | Director / Executive Producer | 28 episodes |
| 2013-16 | Upper Middle Bogan | Executive Producer | 24 episodes |
| 2015 | Now Add Honey | ||
| 2011 | Jobbing Actors | Producer | Short |
| Arrabella Twat | Writer / Creator | 6 episodes | |
| 2007-10 | The Librarians | Producer / Creator | 20 episodes |
| 2010 | The Librarians in Profile | 10 episodes | |
| 2009 | The Making of Librarians | ||
| 2008 | Very Small Business | Creator / Additional material | 6 episodes |
| 2004 | Stories from the Golf | Producer / Writer / Director | 13 episodes (6 directed) |
04Radio
- Tough Love with Mick Molloy (Triple M network 2003-05)
Sources and credits
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