Stephen James King
Stephen James King (born 13 August 1983) is an Australian TV and stage actor.
Stephen James King | |
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Born | 13 August 1983 |
Years active | 1992–present |
Life and career
A graduate of the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, Sydney. King leapt into the public eye with his series regular role as Edward Dunglass on the award-winning Australian television drama, Home and Away in 1999. He then guest starred on the popular Sci-Fi series Farscape in 2004, and then performed on stage with the Sydney Theatre Company and Belvoir Street Theatre as a teenager.
At the age of 20, King was accepted into the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City.[1][2] Since graduating in 2008, he has appeared on stage at the New York Shakespeare Festival AKA Shakespeare in the Park with Sam Waterston, Lauren Ambrose and Michael Stuhlbarg,[3] New York Theatre Workshop with Tim Robbins and at the Tony Award winning McCarter Theater, Princeton.[4] In 2008, he guest starred on ABC's Life on Mars with Harvey Keitel. He then returned to the theatre, appearing in plays such as Neil LaBute's Reasons To Be Pretty.[1] In 2014, he co-created with Michael Demosthenous, Little Bondi short film, that was selected for Tropfest an international short film festival.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2003 | The Rage in Placid Lake | Angus |
2004 | Courts mais GAY: Tome 7 | Roy (segment "Quels adultes savent") |
What Grown-Ups Know (Short) | Roy | |
2013 | The Little Death | Nelson |
2014 | Little Bondi (Short) [5] | Linda / Wayne / Di / Liam |
A Funny Kind of Love | Guy with Bottle | |
2015 | THE AUCTION (Short) | Marcus King, the auctioneer (also co-writer and co-director of short)[2] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999-2000 | Home and Away | Edward Dunglass | TV Series, 27 episodes |
2001 | Changi | Jack | TV Mini-Series, 1 episode |
2004 | Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars | Pikal | TV Mini-Series, 2 episodes |
2008 | Life on Mars | Johnny H. | TV Series, 1 episode |
References
- James, Erin (13 May 2012). "A Quick Chat With Stephen James King, A Quick Chat With". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- Robinson, Joel (12 November 2015). "John Gaden stars in pants-wetting Sydney auction parody short film". www.propertyobserver.com.au. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- The Play's the Thing: Hamlet Opens at the Delacorte 17 June
- Casting for 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' At McCarter Theater 12/7
- "Saatchi & Saatchi Australia suit Michael Demosthenous named finalist in Tropfest". Campaign Brief Australia. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2019.