Steve Le Marquand

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Steve Le Marquand
Born
Steve Le Marquand

(1967-12-26) 26 December 1967 (age 56)
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
SpousePippa Grandison
ChildrenCharlie Le Marquand
RelativesSarrah Le Marquand (sister)

Steve Le Marquand (born 26 December 1967) is an Australian-born actor, known both locally and internationally for his film and stage work.

Personal life[edit]

Born in Perth, Western Australia in 1967, his family moved to Sydney when he was quite young.

His younger sister is the columnist and media commentator Sarrah Le Marquand.

He is married to Australian actress and singer Pippa Grandison and they have a child together, Charlie.

He is commonly referred to by his nickname, Slem (his initials).

He played cricket for a number of years for many different teams and was also selected for various representative teams. His top score was 116* and best bowling figures of 8/9.

Lives in Lake Clifton in rural WA.

Early life[edit]

Prior to acting, Le Marquand motorcycled his way around Australia, working on various cattle stations, docks, pubs, barges and melon farms. He then studied performing arts at Penrith in Sydney's outer west at the University of Western Sydney (Theatre Nepean) before stumbling across an agent in Penny Williams in 1992.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Television[edit]

His first job was a TV commercial for Arnott's Ruffles which was banned a day after its release for sacrilege.[citation needed] His second job was on the Australian TV series Police Rescue and since then he has played an assortment of thugs, baddies, larrikins and cops (both good and bad) in a number of TV shows, including Les Norton, Australia's Sexiest Tradie, Janet King; Underbelly: Razor, Rake, Laid, All Saints, Farscape, Crash Palace, Young Lions, Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Big Sky, G.P., Murder Call, Home and Away, Wildside, and the ABC mini-series A Difficult Woman. He played the lead role of Tony Piccolo in the Movie Extra hit Small Time Gangster for which he received an ASTRA Award nomination for Most Outstanding Actor.[citation needed]

Film[edit]

On film he has featured as a crazed colonel in Escape and Evasion; a cheeky cabbie in June Again; a psycho gangster in Locusts; a reclusive cattle station worker in Kriv Stender's Red Dog: True Blue; a down and out ex Rugby League star in Heath Davis' Broke; a sleazy, charismatic cult leader in Nick Matthews' One Eyed Girl; a dodgy drug dealer in Stephan Elliott's A Few Best Men; a battle hardened sergeant in Beneath Hill 60 (which earned him a Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Supporting Actor nomination 2009); a snarly stockbroker in 2008's surprise hit, Men's Group; a tall thug in Jeremy Sims’ Last Train to Freo (for which he was nominated for Best Lead Actor at both the Australian Film Institute and Film Critic's Circle Awards); a WWII digger in Kokoda; a larrikin Aussie climber in Martin Campbell's Vertical Limit; a clumsy, shotty-loving bank robber in Gregor Jordan's Two Hands; a moustachioed cop in David Caesar's Mullet; a weird-arsed beachcomber in Lost Things and an all-singing-all-dancing sailor in Disney’s remake of South Pacific.

He won the Nicole Kidman Best Actor Award at Tropfest 1996 for (his own) short film Cliché, and was also the lead actor in the Tropfest 2005 hit, Bomb.

Theatre[edit]

Le Marquand has been seen on stage in Green Park, Ugly Mugs, Songket and The Return (which was the stage version of Last Train to Freo) for Griffin Theatre; Gaybies for Darlinghurst Theatre; Enemy of the People, Jasper Jones, Death of a Salesman, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (also for MTC and QTC), Paul, The Spook, Buried Child and Waiting For Godot for Belvoir; Holy Day for the STC, Don’s Party for the MTC and STC; and was a member of the STC's Actors' Company, where he appeared in Tales From The Vienna Woods; The Serpent's Teeth; Gallipoli and The War of the Roses (alongside Cate Blanchett) with the Company.

Le Marquand (together with Simon Bedak and Michael Neaylon) co-wrote,[1] produced, directed and starred in a theatre production of the novel He Died with a Felafel in His Hand, which had its humble beginnings at Rozelle's Bridge Hotel in Sydney during 1995 before running for several years in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Lismore, Hobart, Brisbane, Edinburgh, Toronto, New York, Wagga Wagga and Hong Kong.[2] The stage adaptation's 'rough as guts' humour saw it become the longest running play in Australian history.[3]

Honours[edit]

In 2019, during The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in Winton, Queensland, Le Marquand was honoured with a star on Winton's Walk of Fame.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
TBA Shackle Rony Pre-production
TBA Piggy Jack Pre-production
2023 Christmess Chris Flint Feature film
2022 Dark Noise Ollie Martin
2021 Lundi Louis Short film
2020 June Again Roger Feature film
2020 Jump Joe Short film
2020 Torch Song Geoff Short film
2019 Locusts Cain Feature film
2019 Escape and Evasion Carl Boddi Feature film
2019 Kapara Patterson Short film
2018 Schedule One Henry Short film
2018 Book Week Brant
2018 Riot Sergeant Evans TV movie
2017 No Appointment Necessary Dr Schnell
2016 Silent Lamb Brody Chapman Short film
2016 Red Dog: True Blue Little John Feature film
2016 Broke Ben Kelly
2016 Banana Boy Bob Short film
2015 Moth Peter Short film
2015 Terminus Sheriff Williams Feature film
2014 Kill Me Three Times Sam Feature film
2013 One Eyed Girl Father Jay Feature film
2011 A Few Best Men Ray Feature film
2011 Boys on Film Mike Bishop
2010 Beneath Hill 60 Bill Fraser Feature film
2009 Into My Arms Ben Short film
2009 Franswa Sharl Mike Bishop Short film
2008 Dream Life Courier TV movie
2008 Men's Group Lucas Feature film
2007 The Manual Sonny's Father Short film
2007 Razzle Dazzle Bob Feature film
2006 Last Train to Freo Tall Thug Feature film
2006 Kokoda Sam Feature film
2005 Aerosol The Worker Short film
2005 Bomb Man Short film
2004 Lovesong Alexander Short film
2003 Ash Wednesday Short film
2003 Lost Things Zippo Feature film
2002 Sway Jake
2001 The Hitch Driver Short film
2001 Mullet Jones Feature film
2001 Slipper Podiatrist Short film
2001 South Pacific Stewpot TV movie
2000 Vertical Limit Cyril Bench Feature film
1999 Two Hands Wozza Feature film
1998 Bloodlock Flint Short film
1998 In the Winter Dark Nick Feature film
1996 Cliche Tim Short film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2023 The Claremont Murders Trevor Rimmer TV miniseries, 1 episode
2021 Australia's Sexiest Tradie[5] Terry Wood TV series, 6 episodes
2019 Les Norton[6] Sgt Ray 'Thumper' Burrell TV series, 10 episodes
2010-18 Rake Col Mancusi 16 episodes
1993-18 Home and Away Boyd Easton / Beggar / Kevin 9 episodes
2017 Blue Murder: Killer Cop[7] Detective Larry Churchill TV miniseries, 1 episode
2017 Janet King[8] Wes Foster 6 episodes
2016 No Activity Voice 3 episodes
2015 Let's Talk About Chip 8 episodes
2015 Catching Milat Phil Polgasse TV miniseries, 1 episode
2014 Soul Mates Guliver 2 episodes
2014 Wentworth Colin Bates Season 2, 4 episodes
2014 Old School Gerard 2 episodes
2014 The Moodys Donny 1 episode
2013 The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting Special guest 2 episodes
2011 Underbelly: Razor Sergeant Tom Wickham 13 episodes
2011 Small Time Gangster[9] Tony Piccolo 8 episodes
2011 Laid Zalan 1 episode
2010 Sea Patrol Karl Strauss 1 episode
2009 Sea Princesses Voice Animated TV series, 52 episodes
2004 Rapid Response Sergeant Lawson TV pilot
2003 All Saints Boyd Matthews 1 episode
2002 Young Lions SPG Officer Stevens 1 episode
2002 Farscape Oo-Nii 2 episodes
1999 Blue Heelers Tyrone 1 episode
1999 Murder Call David Hand 1 episode
1997-99 Wildside Ray Collins 2 episodes
1998 A Difficult Woman Snuff 2 episodes
1997 Big Sky Bill Madigan 1 episode
1997 Water Rats Tim 1 episode
1994 G.P. Russ 1 episode
1993 Police Rescue Youth 1 episode

Theatre[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Agamemnon / Lysistrata Seymour Centre
1995–96 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Actor (also adaptor / producer / director) Bridge Hotel, Rozelle, The Lounge, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2000–01 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Adaptor Bridge Hotel, Rozelle, Bondi Pavilion for Sydney Fringe Festival World Bar, Sydney
2001–02 The Return (stage version of Last Train to Freo) The Thug Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company, Riverina, Griffin Theatre Company, Rechabite Hall, Perth
2002 Buried Child Tilden Belvoir Theatre
2002 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Adaptor Edinburgh Festival with Gilded Balloon
2003 Waiting for Godot Lucky Belvoir Street Theatre fir Sydney Festival
2003 Songket Sydney Opera House with Griffin Theatre Company
2003 Holy Day Goundry Wharf Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company
2003 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Adaptor Regal Theatre, Perth, Latvian House, Toronto, Parkside Lounge, New York with Hair of the Dog Theater Company
2004–05 The Spook Alex / Fantasy Communist Belvoir Street Theatre, Glen Street Theatre, Playhouse, Brisbane for Queensland Theatre Company
2005–6 He Died With A Felafel In his Hand Adaptor La Boite Theatre, DNA Studios, Canberra
2007 Don's Party Don Playhouse, Melbourne, Sydney Opera House with Melbourne Theatre Company / Sydney Theatre Company
2007 Paul Belvoir Street Theatre
2007 Tales from The Vienna Woods Oskar Sydney Opera House with Sydney Theatre Company
2007 The Serpent's Teeth John Black Sydney Opera House with Sydney Theatre Company
2007 He Died With A Felafel In his Hand Adaptor Queen's Theatrette - Queen’s Arms Hotel, Adelaide with Half a Star Theatre
2008 Gallipoli Sydney Theatre Company
2009 The War of the Roses Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk / A Killer / Suffolk / A Murderer Sydney Theatre for Sydney Festival, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth for Perth International Arts Festival with Sydney Theatre Company
2009–10 He Died With A Felafel In his Hand Adaptor Brisbane Arts Theatre, Hong Kong
2011–12 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Roo Webber Belvoir Street Theatre, Arts Centre, Melbourne, Playhouse, Brisbane with Melbourne Theatre Company / Sydney Theatre Company / Queensland Theatre Company
2012 Death of a Salesman Ben Belvoir Street Theatre
2013 He Died With A Felafel In his Hand Adaptor The Flying Scotsman's Velvet Lounge, Perth, Brisbane Powerhouse
2014 Ugly Mugs Doc / Mug Malthouse Theatre, Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
2015 Gaybies Eternity Playhouse with Darlinghurst Theatre
2017 Jasper Jones Mr Bucktin / Mad Jack Lionel Belvoir Street Theatre
2018 An Enemy of the People Hovstad, Editor of The Sentinel Belvoir Street Theatre
2021-22 Green Park Warren Griffin Theatre Company for Sydney Festival with Griffin Theatre Company

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External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "He Died with a Felafel in his hand - Brisbane Powerhouse". 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ "He Died with a Felafel in His Hand ... In Hong Kong". 10 September 2010.
  3. ^ Gould, By Joel (July 2011). "He Died with a Felafel in His Hand". The Courier Mail.
  4. ^ Barry, Derek (1 July 2019). "Winton honours Steve Le Marquand in Walk of Fame". The North West Star. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Australia's Sexiest Tradie | TV Tonight". 7 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Airdate: Les Norton | TV Tonight". 4 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Blue Murder: Killer Cop | TV Tonight". 3 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Don Hany, Susie Porter join Janet King. | TV Tonight". 7 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Airdate: Small Time Gangster | TV Tonight". 17 November 2013.
  10. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/6554