Stephen Curry (comedian)

This article is about the comedian. For the basketball player, see Stephen Curry. For other persons with similar names, see Stephen Curry (disambiguation).

Stephen Curry (born 1976) is an Australian comedian and actor who has appeared in many television drama and comedy series, and in feature films.

Career

Television career

Curry gained early drama experience at Track Youth Theatre.

In 2001, Curry had a lead role in the short-lived sitcom Sit Down, Shut Up. Also in 2001, he had a role in the mini-series Changi.

Between 2004 and 2005, Curry had a regular role in drama series The Secret Life of Us. He also appeared towards the end of the third series of Frontline taking over from Torquil Neilson as the sound recorder.

Curry has been a guest on Rove Live on several occasions. He has also appeared on the TV comedy series Thank God You're Here and Spicks and Specks several times, and has once been a guest on Talkin' 'bout Your Generation.

Since 2005, he has appeared in several Toyota Memorable Moments advertisements featuring iconic Australian rules football players of yesteryear Wayne Harmes, James Hird, Peter Daicos, Dermott Brereton, Malcolm Blight, Alex Jesaulenko, Tony Lockett, Francis Bourke, Bruce Doull and Kevin Bartlett and most recently Leigh Matthews with fellow comedian Dave Lawson, doing deliberately over-the-top reenactments of well-known moments of historic matches.

In 2007, Curry portrayed Graham Kennedy in The King, a telemovie examining Kennedy's life. The role required Curry to lose 14 kilograms.[1] Also in 2007, Stephen appeared in The Librarians on a recurring basis as a tour guide.

In 2008, Curry hosted the 50th AFI Awards for the Nine Network.

In 2009, Curry had a role in the mini-series False Witness, a role in 30 Seconds and a guest role in Wilfred.

In 2011, Curry played Sam Pickles in the Australian drama Cloudstreet, which is based on the novel of the same name by Tim Winton.

During 2013 and 2014, Curry starred in the ABC drama series The Time Of Our Lives.

Film career

Curry started out in small roles in film, including The Castle and The Wog Boy. He then went to have leading roles in film, such as The Nugget, Take Away and Thunderstruck. In 2007, he was in the Australian film Rogue and also appeared in one of the finalist films, Pig Latin for the 2007 Sony Tropfest.

In 2011, he made The Cup, a biopic where he plays jockey Damien Oliver in the 2002 Melbourne Cup.

In 2012, he appeared as a reporter, in Cliffy, an Australian film based on the efforts of a marathon running 61-year-old potato farmer from Victoria, Cliff Young.

Curry starred in the 2012 film Save Your Legs! (Released 2013) as Abbotsford Anglers Cricket Club President Edward "Teddy" Brown.

Theatre

Throughout 2010, Curry toured with Shaun Micallef on their Peter Cook/Dudley Moore tribute Good Evening, a show that was very well received by critics and public alike.

Awards

Curry won the 'Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama' award at the 2007 AFI Award's and the 'Most Outstanding Actor' award at the 2008 Logies for his role in The King.

Personal life

Curry was born in Melbourne in 1976. He has two brothers who are also television and film actors – Andrew Curry and Bernard Curry.[2]

Curry and wife Naadein Crowe married in a small ceremony in Bali on October 2010.[3]

Curry is an Ambassador for Save the Children Australia.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Silver Strand Kozlinsky TV movie
1996 Eric Various characters TV Movie
1997 The Castle Dale Kerrigan
2000 Cut Rick Stephens
2000 The Wog Boy Nathan
2001 The Day of the Roses Rescuer TV Movie
2002 The Nugget Wookie
2003 Take Away Trev Spackneys
2003 The Night We Called It a Day Ferret
2004 Self Serve Attendant Short film
2004 Thunderstruck Ben
2007 Pig Latin John Short film
2007 The King Graham Kennedy TV Movie
2007 Rogue Simon
2011 The Cup Damien Oliver
2012 Save Your Legs! Edward "Teddy" Brown
2016 Hounds of Love John

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Late for School Tim Hickey 13 episodes
1995 The Man from Snowy River Harry Jarvis 1 episode "The Hostage"
1997 Frontline Trev 6 episodes
1997 Raw FM Ming 1 episode "Desperately Seeking Su Lin"
1997 Eric Various characters 9 episodes
1998 Small Tales & True Maggots/Rory 2 episodes
1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys Michael MacEvoy 1 episode, "Car Wars"
1995–1998 Blue Heelers Eddie Dodds 3 episodes
1993–1998 Neighbours Greg Bartlett/Ted Long 5 episodes
1998 Medivac Damian "Rhino" Ryan 1 episode, "Duty of Care"
1997–1998 State Coroner Steve Capelli/Vin Parry 2 episodes
1999 Queen Cat, Carmel & St Jude Luke 2 episodes
1999 The Mick Molloy Show Various characters 6 episodes
2000 Sit Down, Shut Up Stuart Mill 13 episodes
2001 Changi Eddie 6 episodes
2002 Flipside Various characters 8 episodes
2002 Marshall Law Glen 1 episode, "Domestic Bliss"
2003 McLeod's Daughters Clayton Murdoch 1 episode, "The Road Home"
2005 Mary Bryant Allen TV Mini-series
2 episodes
2004–2005 The Secret Life of Us Stuart "Stu" Woodcock 20 episodes
2007 The Librarians Life Coach 2 episodes
2007 Stupid Stupid Man Chris 1 episode, "Appearances are Everything"
2013 The Time of Our Lives Herb 13 episodes
2014 Fat Tony & Co. Detective Sergeant Jim Coghlan 3 episodes
2015 Hiding John Pinder 8 episodes
2015 Open Slather Various characters Main cast

References

  1. Curry indifferent to Kennedy controversy The West Australian 11 May 2007
  2. Wigney, James (9 October 2011). "Stephen Curry's king of the Cup". Sunday Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  3. Aussie actor Stephen Curry on cloud nine

External links

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