Christopher Stollery

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Christopher Stollery
Other namesChris Stollery
Occupation(s)Actor, filmmaker, playwright
Years active1984-

Christopher Stollery is an Australian actor of stage and screen, filmmaker, and playwright. He is known for his roles in the 1990s TV series State Coroner and The Flying Doctors , and more recently as Inspector Dick Kemp in the drama series Last King of the Cross . He also has many stage credits, having had a 15-year association with the Bell Shakespeare Company in Sydney, and has made several short films.

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Early life and education

Christopher Stollery graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney in 1987, [1] and he is also a graduate of AFTRS. [2]

Acting career

Screen

On television, Stollery is known for his role on State Coroner (1997–98) as Sgt. Dermot McLeod. [3] He had a leading role on The Flying Doctors in 1990, [1] and a recurring role on Sea Patrol in 2007. [4] He also had roles in the TV series A Country Practice , [1] All Saints , White Collar Blue , and Water Rats .[ citation needed ]

In 2023–24, he played Inspector Dick Kemp in the drama series Last King of the Cross , based on the real-life story of Sydney nightclub mogul John Ibrahim. [5]

His film credits include The Rage in Placid Lake (2003), Predestination (2014), and The Nightingale (2018).

Stage

Stollery has also a lengthy stage career. [6] He was an associate artist with Bell Shakespeare Company for 15 years, appearing in 19 Bell productions. [2] He played Hamlet in a 1993 production of Hamlet ; [7] [8] and Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet in May 1993, [9] of which The Sunday Age's Ken Healy wrote "...most outstanding are Christopher Stollery as the swaggering Capulet thug, Tybalt". [10] In 1994, he played Macduff in Macbeth , [11] of which Leonard Radic of The Age wrote "Christopher Stollery produces plenty of sound and fury, but little else, as Macduff". [12]

He has also performed regularly with the Sydney Theatre Company and Belvoir Street. [2] In 2022, he performed in Wayside Bride and Caryl Churchill's play Light Shining in Buckinghamshire with Belvoir Street. [13]

Stollery has also performed on stage with Cate Blanchett and John Cleese, and sung in a musical with Tim Minchin. [2]

Creative career

Filmmaking

In 1997 Stollery created the short film Prick, which played at Tropfest and made the Flickerfest finals. [14]

In 2011 he created another short film, Dik, which won Best Screenplay at 2011's Flickerfest and the best comedy award at Aspen Shortsfest. [15] [16] Dik was selected as one of 10 finalists' in the 13th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival (Manhattan Short) and represented Australia during the festival. [17]

In 2016 he created a short film with his smartphone, called No Budget. [2]

Playwriting

Stollery has written at least one play, The Copernican (as of October 2024 not yet performed). [18]

Other roles

As of 2024 Stollery is an ambassador for SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3), held annually in Sydney. [2]

Recognition and awards

Stage acting

Stollery has been nominated for a Green Room Award twice, and for Sydney Theatre Awards three times. He won Best Actor at the latter in 2009. [2]

Filmmaking

As of 2024, Stollery's short films have won over 30 awards internationally, including at Palm Springs, Aspen Shortsfest, and Best Screenplay at Flickerfest. [2]

In 2016, he won Best Film and Best Cinematography at SF3, for his film No Budget. [2]

Playwriting

In September 2024 Stollery won the inaugural Cooper Prize for playwriting at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne, [19] with his script The Copernican. [18]

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  5. ↑ "Australian Television: Last King of the Cross: episode guide: 1.06". Australian Television Information Archive. 30 October 1998. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Christopher Stollery, AusStage
  7. ↑ Hamlet, AusStage
  8. ↑ Healy, Ken (11 April 1993), "Play on power or lack of it - Stage", Sun Herald
  9. ↑ Romeo and Juliet, AusStage
  10. ↑ Healy, Ken (3 May 1993), "Breathing new life into love and death", The Sunday Age)
  11. ↑ Macbeth, AusStage
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  13. ↑ "Christopher Stollery". AusStage . Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  14. ↑ Hessey, Ruth (21 February 1997), "Reel cheap ... - Reel keen ... - Reel style - Tropfest 1997", Sydney Morning Herald
  15. ↑ Keys, Vanessa (15 November 2011), "Stollery has last laugh - RED-CARPET SUCCESS PLUS A DATE WITH CATE BLANCHETT", The Daily Telegraph
  16. ↑ Bates, Rob (11 May 2011), "Top award for Dik", Sydney Central Courier
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  18. 1 2 Blake, Jason (11 September 2024). "Christopher Stollery wins Inaugural Cooper Prize for Playwriting". Limelight. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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