Mike Young (Neighbours) Mike Young (Neighbours) Mike Young is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera "Neighbours", played by Guy Pearce. He made his first on-screen appearance on 20 January 1986. Mike's storylines included being physically abused by his father, moving in with Des and Daphne Clarke, making friends with Charlene Mitchell and Scott Robinson, his relationship with Jane Harris and becoming a teacher. Mike departed Erinsborough to be with his mother on 6 December 1989. When he was 18, Pearce's drama teacher advised him to write to TV companies asking for auditions and he wrote to the Grundy Organisation, which produced
Matt Robinson (Neighbours) Browne of "The Sun-Herald" said that as Matt, Paske won a legion of fans and became a teen magazine cover boy. Matt Robinson (Neighbours) Matthew "Matt" Robinson (also Williams) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera "Neighbours", played by Ashley Paske. He made his first on-screen appearance on 22 May 1989 and departed the show on 19 March 1991. On 8 May 1989, the serial's producer Mark Callan told Jackie Cockburn of "Evening Times" that the former "Richmond Hill" actor Ashley Paske had been cast in the role of Matt. Callan said that they were introducing new characters