Greg Stone
Greg Stone | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gregory Jonathon Stone 23 June 1961 Perth, Western Australia |
| Alma mater | National Institute of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Children | 2 |
Gregory "Greg" Jonathon Stone (born 23 June 1961 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian actor who has appeared in films, television and on stage.
Early life
[edit]Stone was born in Perth, Western Australia to parents Roy and Jennifer Stone and grew up in Fremantle with his two siblings.
Career
[edit]Stone graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in 1983[1] and won a Helpmann Award and Green Room Award[2] for Best Actor[3] for his role of George W. Bush in David Hare’s Stuff Happens directed by Neil Armfield in 2006.[4] Other notable film roles are in The Bank with David Wenham and Anthony LaPaglia, Van Diemen's Land, Oranges and Sunshine and The Sunset Six.
Theatre
[edit]Considered one of Australia's finest stage actors, he has appeared in over 90 productions for many companies including Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, Belvoir, Malthouse Theatre, Playbox Theatre Company, Black Swan State Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare, Griffin Theatre Company and Q Theatre.[5] He was nominated for Green Room Awards for his performances in Angels in America, Good Works, A Little Night Music,[6] The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Beneath Heaven, Night a Wall 2 Men, Blackbird (also a Helpmann nomination) and Clybourne Park.[7] He was a founding member of the acclaimed Keene/Taylor Theatre Project and Artistic Associate at Playbox Theatre in 2004.[8]
Music
[edit]He is the lead singer of the glam rock band Melody Lords.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Stone lives in Melbourne, Australia and has two children, including actress Georgie Stone.[10]
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984, 1986 | Are You Lonesome Tonight | Jesse | Q Theatre & Western Australia Theatre Company |
| 1984 | Twelfth Night | Various | STCSA |
| 1984 | Captain Bloody | Various roles | Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust |
| 1984 | West Coast Romeo | Jade | Harvest Rain Theatre Company |
| 1985 | Dancing in the Street | Ali | TOE Truck Theatre Company |
| 1985 | Reedy River | Performer | Q Theatre |
| 1986 | Much Ado About Nothing | Performer | Shakespeare in the Park |
| 1986 | Hamlet | Horatio | Q Theatre |
| 1986 | McNeil | Stanley | Griffin Theatre Company |
| 1987 | All the Black Dogs | Robin | |
| 1988 | Manning Clark's History of Australia | MacArthur / Lawson | |
| 1989 | Living in the 70s | Shane | |
| 1989 | Summer Rain | Mick | STC |
| 1992 | The Emperor Regrets | Doherty | Playbox Theatre Company |
| 1993 | Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story | Various | New Zealand tour |
| 1993 | The Eye of Martha Needle | Herman Juncken | La Mama |
| 1993–1994 | Angels in America | Joseph Porter Pitt | MTC |
| 1995 | Assassins | Leon Czolgosz | |
| 1995, 1996 | Good Works | Shane / Neil | Playbox Theatre Company & Australian national tour |
| 1995 | Lady Windermere's Fan | Mr Hopper | MTC |
| 1995 | Head of Mary | Momozono | Playbox Theatre Company & Tokyo tour |
| 1996 | The Black Sequin Dress | The Waiter | Playbox Theatre Company |
| 1996 | Merrily We Roll Along | Charley Kringas | STC |
| 1997–1998 | A Little Night Music | Count Magnus | MTC and tour |
| 1997 | Don's Party | Don | STCSA |
| 1997–2000 | Keene/Taylor Theatre-Project | Performer | Melbourne Fringe Festival |
| 1998 | Miracles | Various | Playbox Theatre Company |
| 1998 | Chicago, Chicago | Lead | NYID |
| 1999 | Miss Saigon | Chris Scott | US national tour |
| 1999 | Born Yesterday | Paul Verrall | MTC |
| 1999–2000 | The Beauty Queen of Leenane | Pato | STC & tour |
| 1999 | A Return to the Brink | Nathaniel QuinnColin | Playbox Theatre Company |
| 2000 | Trelawny of the 'Wells' | Ferdinand Gadd | MRC |
| 2001–2002 | Stones in His Pockets | Jake | STC, MTC & tour |
| 2001 | The Seagull | Medvedenko | MTC |
| 2001 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | Bert Bratt | The Production Company |
| 2002 | Rapture | Harry | Playbox Theatre Company |
| 2002 | Cloud 9 | Joshua / Gerry | MTC |
| 2003 | Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America | The Man | Playbox Theatre Company |
| 2004 | Julia 3 | Joe | |
| 2005 | War of the Roses | York/Rivers | Bell Shakespeare |
| 2005 | Stuff Happens | George W. Bush | Belvoir Theatre Company |
| 2006 | Honk If You Are Jesus | Rev. Hollis Shultz | STCSA |
| 2006 | Eldorado | Anton | Malthouse Theatre |
| 2006 | The Winter's Tale | Leontes | The Eleventh Hour Theatre |
| 2007 | The Pillowman | Ariel | MTC |
| 2007 | Life x3 | Henri | Black Swan State Theatre Company |
| 2007 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | Various | MTC |
| 2008 | Love Song | Harry | |
| 2008 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | George | Black Swan State Theatre Company |
| 2008 | Blackbird | Ray | MTC |
| 2008 | The Lower Depths | The Actor | Ariette Taylor Productions |
| 2009 | Poor Boy | Sol | MTC, STC |
| 2010 | The Berry Man | Eric | HotHouse Theatre |
| 2010 | Life Without Me | John | MTC |
| 2011 | A Golem Story | Guard | |
| 2011 | Clybourne Park | Russ / Dan | |
| 2012 | Babyteeth | Henry | Belvoir Theatre Company |
| 2012 | Queen Lear | Albany | MTC |
| 2012 | Pompeii LA | Various roles | Malthouse Theatre |
| 2013 | The Crucible | Reverend Paris | MTC |
| 2013 | Hamlet | Polonius | Belvoir Theatre Company |
| 2014 | The Government Inspector | Performer | Malthouse Theatre Belvoir Theatre Company |
| 2014 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Dave Moss | MTC |
| 2014–2015 | Once | Da | |
| 2015 | The Waiting Room | Alan Trounson / Eros | MTC |
| 2015 | The Weir | Finbar | |
| 2016–2017 | Ladies in Black | Mr Miles / Stefan | QTC |
| 2016 | Funny Girl | Tom Keeney | The Production Company |
| 2017 | Hir | Arnold | Belvoir Theatre Company[11] |
| 2018 | Oklahoma! | Ike Skidmore | The Production Company |
| 2018 | A Doll's House, Part 2 | Torvald | MTC[12] |
| 2019 | Cloudstreet | Lester Lamb | Malthouse Theatre Black Swan State Theatre Company[13] |
| 2019 | Australian Realness | Dad | Malthouse Theatre[14] |
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kokoda Crescent | Sergeant | |
| 2001 | The Bank | Vincent | |
| 2006 | BoyTown | Air Traffic Controller | |
| 2009 | Van Diemen's Land | William Kennerly | |
| 2011 | Oranges & Sunshine | Bob | |
| 2011 | Swerve | Publican | |
| 2013 | The Sunset Six | Riff | |
| 2015 | Is This the Real World | Mr. Rickard |
Short films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sparks | ||
| 1992 | The Surrogate | Detective Hill | |
| 1998 | Two Girls and a Baby | Phillip | |
| 1999 | Wednesdays | John | |
| 2006 | William | Vincent | |
| 2007 | The Bloody Sweet Hit | Ambo 2 | |
| 2008 | Hell's Gates | William Kennerly | |
| 2011 | Husband, Father, Son | Father | |
| 2016 | The Waterfall | Peter | |
| 2017 | Boy Saviour | Doctor | |
| 2022 | The Stranger | RSL Announcer | |
| 202? | Freedom Calling | Richard |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Five Mile Creek | Guest | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Rafferty's Rules | Guest | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe | Deejay Doublebass | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1985 | The Visitor | Peregrine | Television movie |
| 1987, 1991 |
A Country Practice | Shaun / Hans Vandersluys |
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| 1988 | E Street | Warren Green | 1 episode |
| 1989 | G.P. | Bruce | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Skirts | Morgan | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Boys from the Bush | Sydney | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Chances | Guest | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Phoenix II | Det. Inspector Miller | Guest role; Season 2, Episode 11: "Under Siege" |
| 1995 | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | Dr. Cameron | Guest role; Season 2, Episode 3: "The Railroad" |
| 1994, 1997, 2001, 2003-2004 |
Blue Heelers | Ron Blakely / Geoff 'Shorty' Abbott / Gerry Howson / Ivan Long / Bryan Reynolds |
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| 1994, 2012, 2016 |
Neighbours | Aaron O'Connor / Bryce Unwin / Walter Mitchell |
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| 1995 | Janus | Ed Mann | Guest role; Season 2, Episode 2: Suicide by Cop |
| 1997 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Steve Mason | Guest role; Season 1, Episode 1: Storm Warning |
| 1998 | SeaChange | Matthew Reilley | Guest role; Season 1, Episode 4: The Official Story |
| 1998 | State Coroner | Sgt. Frank Johnson | Guest role; Season 2, Episode 10: Assumptions |
| 1999 | Halifax f.p. | Leon Finke | Guest role; Season 1, Episode 14: A Murder of Crows |
| 1999 | Horace and Tina | Mr. Birdwood | Guest role; Season 1, Episode 22: Dancing Partners |
| 2000, 2003 |
Stingers | Eric O'Neill / Paul Dawson |
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| 2002 | Shock Jock | Gil | Recurring role; Season 2, 5 episodes |
| 2002 | Marshall Law | Judge Don Foster | Supporting role; Season 1, 10 episodes |
| 2003 | MDA | Dr Garth Carmody | Guest role; Season 2, Episode 19: Bigger Fish to Fry |
| 2005 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | CNN Anchor | Minor role; Season 1, Episode 6: The Fifth Quarter |
| 2007 | The Librarians | Premier Carter | Recurring role; Season 1, Episodes 3 & 6: 4 Kilos to Book Week & And Nothing But The Truth |
| 2008 | Bed of Roses | Jack Atherton | Minor role; Season 1, Episode 1: Not Worth a Cent |
| 2008 | City Homicide | Dean Palmer | Guest role; Season 1, Episode 7: Baby Love |
| 2011 | Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here | Bandali Debs | Television movie |
| 2011-2013 | Winners & Losers | Steve Gilbert | Recurring role; 9 episodes (seasons 1-3) |
| 2011 | Lowdown | Steve Mott | Guest role; Season 2, Episode 8: Bubble Trouble |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Mr Sheridan | Guest role; Season 1, Episode 11: Blood and Circuses |
| 2012 | Devil's Dust | Peter McDonald | Mini-series, 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Better Man | Drennan AFP | Guest role; Season 1, Episode 2: Twin Dragons |
| 2013 | Offspring | Dr Brian | Minor role; Season 4, Episode 12 |
| 2015-2017 | Glitch | Russel | Recurring role; 2 episodes (seasons 1-2) |
| 2015 | The Ex-PM | Neil Blanchard | Guest role; Season 1, Episode 4: Rivalry |
| 2016 | Secret City | Laidley | Guest role; Season 1, Episode 4: Falling Hard |
| 2016 | Australian Story | Himself | Documentary |
| 2017 | Newton's Law | Judge Greg Halliday | Guest role; Season 1, Episode 5: Law of Cooling |
| 2017 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Professor Worthington | Guest role; Season 5 |
| 2021 | Jack Irish | Joe Slorach | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2019, 2021 | Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries | Chief Inspector Percy Sparrow | Recurring role; 12 episodes[15] |
| 2024 | Fake | Peter Van Rotterdam | TV series, 8 episodes |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Organisation | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Green Room Awards | Best Male Performer | Angels in America | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Male Supporting Performer | A Little Night Music | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Best Actor on the Melbourne Fringe | Keene/Taylor Project #2 | Nominated | |
| 2001 | Best Male Performer | The Beauty Queen of Leenane | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Stuff Happens | Won | ||
| 2006 | Helpmann Awards | Best Male Actor in a Play | Won | |
| 2007 | Green Room Awards | Best Male Performer | Winter's Tale | Nominated |
| 2009 | Blackbird | Nominated | ||
| Helpmann Awards | Best Male Actor in a Play | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Green Room Awards | Best Male Performer | Clybourne Park | Nominated |
| 2012 | Indie Gems Film Festival Awards | Best Male Actor | The Sunset Six | Won |
| 2014 | Green Room Awards | Best Theatre Company Ensemble | The Government Inspector | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Ensemble Cast in a Musical | Once | Won | |
| Madrid International Film Festival Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Is This The Real World? | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Helpmann Awards". Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ Creagh, Sunanda (1 August 2006). "Polished Dusty star shines". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Stuff Happens, The Seymour Centre". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Stuff Happens". abc.net.au. 4 September 2005. Archived from the original on 11 September 2005.
- ^ "Tale leaves no Stone unturned". The Age. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Blackbird - Melbourne Theatre Company
- ^ Theatrical Awards
- ^ The Lower Depths
- ^ Harford, Sonia (17 August 2015). "Actor Greg Stone's career overflows as he stars in The Weir". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Georgie Stone with her family". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Hir". Belvoir St Theatre. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "A Doll's House, Part 2". Melbourne Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Cloudstreet · Malthouse Theatre". Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Australian Realness review: Savage satire cuts class to the bone". 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Further cast for Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries | TV Tonight". 28 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- Greg Stone at IMDb