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Sullivan Stapleton (born 14 June 1977)[1] is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series The Secret Life of Us, Strike Back and Animal Kingdom. He also starred in the NBC crime drama Blindspot.

Sullivan Stapleton
Stapleton in 2013
Born	(1977-06-14) 14 June 1977 (age 45)[1] Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present
Known for	Kurt Weller in Blindspot

Stapleton played the lead role, Greek leader Themistocles, in the film 300: Rise of an Empire (2014).[2] In 2013, he was honoured with a Breakthrough Award at an exclusive Australians in Film Benefit Dinner held in Los Angeles.[3]

Early life

Stapleton was born in Melbourne, Victoria.[4] He was eight years old when he and his younger sister, actress Jacinta Stapleton, six at the time, joined an acting and modelling agency. The idea first came to their aunt who signed her kids with the agency. She then asked her nephew and nieces if they would like to join and their mother signed them in. Stapleton's younger brother Joshua also launched into acting in early childhood; as well as acting, he pursued talents in dance and musical theatre.[5][6]

Stapleton's picture caught the attention of a director who invited him to be in his short film (about high school dropouts at a party where girls were dying, without the graphic violence). Pleased by his performance, the director said he was gifted and encouraged him to pursue acting.[6]

Stapleton received training at Melbourne's St. Martin's Theatre. He studied drama and theatre at Sandringham Secondary College (in Sandringham, Victoria, Australia).[7]

Career

Stapleton launched his career in Australia.[7] He got his actors' union card at the age of 9 and at 11 he started working in ads.[8] Stapleton's first onscreen acting performance was in the 1994 Australian TV-movie Baby Bath Massacre as Adrian.[7][9] Between acting jobs, Stapleton did several types of work: modeling, cleaning animal cages in a pet shop, and working as a grip in many films and TV productions. In 1995, Sullivan appeared in Blue Heelers for one episode, and again in 2003 for 3 episodes. (The Elephant Princess, Rush, Tangle)[8] in front and behind the camera, working on building sites, and assisting carpenters.[6][7][8][10][11]

Before landing a role as Josh Hughes in Australian soap opera Neighbours in 1998, he appeared in a string of little-seen features and homegrown dramas.[9] Other notable roles include Justin Davies in the Australian televised serial The Secret Life of Us (between 2003 and 2005),[12] Fearless in the motion picture December Boys (released in 2007), special agent Wilkins in the mainstream feature, The Condemned (an American action film distributed in 2007).[13] But it was with Stapleton's performance in the Academy Award-nominated film Animal Kingdom, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, that he made an international breakthrough.[6][9][12]

When Animal Kingdom won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival interest in him sparked on two continents[8] and his career has taken him across the globe.[10] He made his second appearance in Underbelly, an Australian true crime drama television series, this time as the lead character, Colin McLaren in Underbelly Files: Infiltration. This was an endurance test for Stapleton and the first challenging shoot of his career.[8] Previously he played Pat Barbaro in Underbelly (episode Suffer the Children) in 2008.[8][10]

In early 2014, Stapleton was in Thailand for the filming of the TV series Strike Back. In February, on a night out in Bangkok after work, he fell off a tuk-tuk and suffered a head injury that left him in a coma.[14] He was resuscitated by former UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping, with whom he had been spending his night out.[15] Shooting for the show was paused for six months to allow his full recovery. Airing of the fifth season was also pushed to 2015.[16][17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	River Street	Chris
1998	Amy	Wayne Lassiter
2000	Bored Olives	Dom
2003	Darkness Falls	Officer Matt Henry
2004	Everything Goes	Jack	Short movie
2007	The Condemned	Special Agent Brad Wilkins
2007	The Bloody Sweet Hit	Carl	Short film
2007	December Boys	Fearless
2010	Animal Kingdom	Craig Cody	Nominated—AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2010	Centre Place	James Ballintyne
2011	The Hunter	Doug
2013	Gangster Squad	Jack Whalen
2014	300: Rise of an Empire	Themistocles
2014	Kill Me Three Times	Nathan Webb
2014	Cut Snake	Pommie	Nominated—AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—FCCA Award for Best Actor
2017	Renegades	Matt Barnes	[18]
2019	Ride Like a Girl	Darren Weir
2020	A Sunburnt Christmas	Dingo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Baby Bath Massacre	Adrian	Television film
1995, 2003	Blue Heelers	Ian Shannon, Gethin Fox, Anthony Hood	Episodes: "Second Innings" (as Ian Shannon); "Father's Day: Part 1&2" (as Gethin Fox); "Victims" (as Anthony Hood)
1997	Good Guys Bad Guys	Paul Morello	Episode: "A Bilby in Rat's Clothing"
1998	Raw FM	Bucky	Episode: "Raw'n'Sore"
1998	Neighbours	Josh Hughes	Recurring role; 10 episodes
1998	The Genie from Down Under 2	Surfer #2	Episode: "The Cold Shoulder"
1998	Halifax f.p.	Hamish	Episode: "Afraid of the Dark"
1997–1998	State Coroner	'Bullbar' Benson/Darren Pyke	Episodes: "Sunday in the Country" (as 'Bullbar' Benson), "Final Approach" (as Darren Pyke)
1999	Witch Hunt	Craig Thomas	Television film
1999	Pigs Breakfast		Television series
1999	Stingers	Matt Wilmott	Episode: "Dance With the Dragon"
2000	Something in the Air	Wayne Taylor	Episodes: "The Best Man", "The Things We Do", "The Big Match", "Return of the Prodigal"
2000	Green Sails	Infante	Television film
2001	My Brother Jack	Young Joe	Television film
2002	MDA	Ben Quilty	Episodes: "Rites of Passage", "One Small Step"
2003–2005	The Secret Life of Us	Justin Davies	Main role; 24 episodes
2005	Little Oberon	Martin	Television film
2006	McLeod's Daughters	Drew Cornwell	Episode: "Winners & Losers"
2007–2009	Satisfaction	Josh	Recurring role; 13 episodes
2008	Underbelly	Pat Barbaro	Episode: "Suffer the Children"
2008	Canal Road	Jack Logan	Episodes: "Episode 2", "Episode 5", "Episode 10"
2008	Rush	Yuri	Episode: "Episode 12"
2009	Carla Cametti PD	Matt Brodie	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2009	Sea Patrol	Geoff Kershaw	Episode: "Guns"
2010	The Odds	Wade	Television film
2010	Lowdown	Oliver Barry	Episode: "Bonk Bonk, Who's There?"
2011	Underbelly Files: Infiltration	Colin McLaren	Main role; television film
2011–2018	Strike Back	Sgt. Damien Scott	Main role; 42 episodes
2015–2020	Blindspot	Kurt Weller	Main role; 100 episodes

References

External links

• Sullivan Stapleton at IMDb
• Sullivan Stapleton at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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[de] Sullivan Stapleton

Sullivan Stapleton (* 14. Juni 1977 in Melbourne, Australien) ist ein australischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] Sullivan Stapleton

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[es] Sullivan Stapleton

Sullivan Stapleton[1] (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 de junio de 1977)[2] es un actor australiano, principalmente conocido por interpretar al sargento Damien Scott en Strike Back: Project Dawn, Strike Back: Vengeance, Strike Back: Shadow Warfare y en Strike Back: Legacy. Entre 2015 y 2020 interpretó al agente Kurt Weller en la serie Blindspot de la NBC.

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[ru] Степлтон, Салливан

Са́лливан Сте́плтон (англ. Sullivan Stapleton; род. 14 июня 1977, Мельбурн, Австралия) — австралийский актёр. Известность получил благодаря одной из ведущих ролей в криминальной драме «По волчьим законам» (2010) и главной роли греческого полководца Фемистокла в эпическом историческом фильме «300 спартанцев: Расцвет империи» (2014)[1].

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