Josh van Cuylenburg

This role propelled Shane to international stardom as he picked up an AFI for Best Actor in a leading role.

You're up against Heath Ledger that year as well.

Well done.

So Shane would go on to appear in feature films such as The Bourne Legacy, Oddball, The Dressmaker, The Ladies in Black, as well as stage productions such as Hairspray, The Rocky Horror Show, Shane Warne, The Musical, Guys and Dolls, for which he won a Helpman Award for Best Male in a Supporting Role.

Shane has numerous credits as an author, presenter, singer, and producer, and most significantly has been an ambassador to an incredible amount of causes close to his heart, including the Mirabelle Foundation, Heart Kids Australia, and Scouts Victoria.

The last thing I want to say was, last year on, was it the 22nd of August last year, I saw you in a foyer at the Star in Brisbane, Hotel in Brisbane.

And we were sitting very close to each other in the foyer and I wanted to come and speak to you.

I got so nervous and I didn't say hi.

And instead I just watched you interact with people around you.

And on the plane, I love riding on planes, and on the plane I wrote why I didn't and I found it in my journal from last year.

Why you didn't?

Why I didn't.

I was like, well, no, no, I don't usually have a problem with chatting to people that I don't know.

But anyway, this is what I wrote.

So –

It was very quick.

It was just – so just to the context is I watched you interacting with people, the hotel staff, and people asking for photos, and it took me back to the movie Kenny.

So I wrote here – I was obviously quite emotional, but I wrote, I felt it deep in my heart.

Shane represents the best of humanity, the decency, the humility, and the way he treats other people.

He reminds me it's not what we do for a living, but it's how we do it that matters.