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
Stone was born in Perth, Western Australia to parents Roy and Jennifer Stone and grew up in Fremantle with his two siblings, Jennifer (b. 1958) and Peter (b. 1966).
Career
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
Considered one of Australia's finest stage actors he has appeared in over 70 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] 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
He is the lead singer of the glam rock band Melody Lords.[9]
Personal life
Stone lives in Melbourne, Australia and has two children, Georgie and Harry Stone, with actress Rebekah Robertson.[10]
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984, 1986 | Are You Lonesome Tonight | Jesse | Q Theatre Western Australia Theatre Company |
| 1984 | Twelfth Night | Various | South Australian Theatre Company |
| 1984 | Captain Bloody | Various | Elizabeth Theatre Trust |
| 1984 | West Coast Romeo | Jade | Harvest 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 | Sydney Theatre Company |
| 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 | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 1995 | Assassins | Leon Czolgosz | |
| 1995, 1996 | Good Works | Shane/Neil | Playbox Theatre Company and National Tour |
| 1995 | Lady Windermere's Fan | Mr Hopper | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 1995 | Head of Mary | Momozono | Playbox Theatre Company and Tokyo Tour |
| 1996 | The Black Sequin Dress | The Waiter | Playbox Theatre Company |
| 1996 | Merrily We Roll Along | Charley Kringas | Sydney Theatre Company |
| 1997-1998 | A Little Night Music | Count Magnus | Melbourne Theatre Company and Tour |
| 1997 | Don's Party | Don | State Theatre Company of South Australia |
| 1997-2000 | Keene/Taylor Theatre-Project | Performer | Melbourne Fringe Festival |
| 1998 | Miracles | Various | Playbox Theatre Company |
| 1998 | Chicago, Chicago | Lead | NYID |
| 1999 | Born Yesterday | Paul Verrall | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 1999-2000 | The Beauty Queen of Leenane | Pato | Sydney Theatre Company and Tour |
| 1999 | A Return to the Brink | Nathaniel QuinnColin | Playbox Theatre Company |
| 2000 | Trelawny of the 'Wells' | Ferdinand Gadd | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2001-2002 | Stones in His Pockets | Jake | Sydney Theatre Company Melbourne Theatre Company and Tour |
| 2001 | The Seagull | Medvedenko | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 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 | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 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 | State Theatre Company of South Australia |
| 2006 | Eldorado | Anton | Malthouse Theatre |
| 2006 | The Winter's Tale | Leontes | The Eleventh Hour Theatre |
| 2007 | The Pillowman | Ariel | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2007 | Life x3 | Henri | Black Swan Theatre Company |
| 2007 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | Various | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2008 | Love Song | Harry | |
| 2008 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | George | Black Swan Theatre Company |
| 2008 | Blackbird | Ray | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2008 | The Lower Depths | The Actor | Ariette Taylor Productions |
| 2009 | Poor Boy | Sol | Melbourne Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company |
| 2010 | The Berry Man | Eric | Hothouse Theatre |
| 2010 | Life Without Me | John | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2011 | A Golem Story | Guard | |
| 2011 | Clybourne Park | Russ/Dan | |
| 2012 | Babyteeth | Henry | Belvoir Theatre Company |
| 2012 | Queen Lear | Albany | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2012 | Pompeii LA | Numerous Roles | Malthouse Theatre |
| 2013 | The Crucible | Reverend Paris | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2013 | Hamlet | Polonious | Belvoir Theatre Company |
| 2014 | The Government Inspector | Performer | Malthouse Theatre Belvoir Theatre Company |
| 2014 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Dave Moss | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2014-2015 | Once | Da | |
| 2015 | The Waiting Room | Alan Trounson/Eros | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2015 | The Weir | Finbar | |
| 2016-2017 | Ladies in Black | Mr Miles/Stefan | Queensland Theatre Company |
| 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 | Melbourne Theatre Company[12] |
| 2019 | Cloudstreet | Lester Lamb | Malthouse Theatre Black Swan Theatre Company[13] |
| 2019 | Australian Realness | Dad | Malthouse Theatre[14] |
Filmography
Film
| 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 | Tom | |
| 2011 | Swerve | Publican | |
| 2013 | The Sunset Six | Riff | |
| 2015 | Is This The Real World | Mr. Rickard |
Short Films
| 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 |
Television
| 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 | 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 |
| 2019 | Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries | Chief Inspector Percy Sparrow | Recurring role; 4 episodes[15] |
Awards and nominations
| 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
- ^ "Helpmann Awards". Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ Polished Dusty star shines
- ^ Stuff Happens, The Seymour Centre
- ^ Stuff Happens
- ^ Tale leaves no Stone unturned
- ^ Blackbird - Melbourne Theatre Company
- ^ Theatrical Awards
- ^ The Lower Depths
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/actor-greg-stones-career-overflows-as-he-stars-in-the-weir-20150814-giz0jc.html
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-15/greg-stone,-georgie-stone,-rebekah-robertson-and-harry-stone/7730790
- ^ https://belvoir.com.au/productions/hir/#performance-cast
- ^ http://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/season-2018/a-dolls-house-part-2/
- ^ https://malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/cloudstreet
- ^ https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/theatre/australian-realness-review-savage-satire-cuts-class-to-the-bone-20190822-p52jok.html
- ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/10/further-cast-for-ms-fishers-modern-murder-mysteries.html
External links
- Greg Stone at IMDb
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Australian male film actors
- Australian male stage actors
- Australian male television actors
- Helpmann Award winners
- Living people
- People educated at John Curtin College of the Arts
- National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni
- People from Perth, Western Australia
- 20th-century Australian male actors
- 21st-century Australian male actors