[citation needed] Porteous is best known the television drama series A Country Practice as Dr. Elliot during its twelve-year run on the Seven Network (1981–93), a role for which he won the Silver Logie award in 1992.
In the series he had various romances including Matron Curtis (Helen Scott), Dr. Alex Fraser (Diane Smith) and Rosemary Prior (Maureen Edwards) who he married in the final episode.
[4] Porteous has performed in many stage plays,[5] among them Hamlet, Death of a Salesman (1970), the Sydney Theatre Company's production of King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing.
[6] He was a regular at the Q Theatre in Penrith, New South Wales, and was also the ambassador for "The Q",[clarification needed] which was demolished in August 2005 and moved to the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre.
[citation needed] Porteous has also provided animation services to Hanna-Barbera, and has created layouts for the film versions of The Magic Pudding and Blinky Bill.[which?