Geoffrey George Gibbs AM (25 November 1940 – 17 August 2006) was an Australian actor and acting teacher.
Gibbs was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, in 1940, and was educated at Aquinas College, Perth.
[1] Gibbs was founding dean of dramatic arts at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) from 1979 to 1988, and trained several of Australia's best-known actors, including Hugh Jackman, Frances O'Connor, Lisa McCune and William McInnes.
[3] Gibbs was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours, for service to the performing arts through the establishment, development and promotion of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and through professional associations.
The ceremony at which the theatre was renamed was officiated by star graduate Hugh Jackman.