Greg Stone

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Greg Stone
Born
Gregory Jonathon Stone

(1961-06-23) 23 June 1961 (age 64)
Perth, Western Australia
Alma mater National Institute of Dramatic Art
Occupation
Years active1984present
Spouse
(m. 1999;sep. 2013)
Children2, including Georgie

Gregory "Greg" Jonathon Stone (born 23 June 1961) is an Australian actor who has appeared in films, television and on stage.

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Early life

Stone was born in Perth, Western Australia to parents Roy and Jennifer Stone. He grew up in Fremantle with his two siblings.

He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in 1983. [1]

Career

Film and television

Stone's notable film roles include The Bank (2001) with David Wenham and Anthony LaPaglia, Van Diemen's Land (2009), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) with Emily Watson and Hugo Weaving and The Sunset Six (2013).

In 2023, Stone was announced in the cast for ABC comedy series White Fever. [2]

Theatre

Considered one of Australia's finest stage actors, he has appeared in over 90 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. [3]

He was nominated for Green Room Awards for his performances in Angels in America , Good Works, A Little Night Music , [4] The Beauty Queen of Leenane , Beneath Heaven, Night a Wall 2 Men, Blackbird (also a Helpmann nomination) and Clybourne Park . [5] He also won a Helpmann Award and Green Room Award [6] for Best Actor, [7] for his role of George W. Bush in David Hare’s Stuff Happens , directed by Neil Armfield in 2006. [8]

He was a founding member of the acclaimed Keene/Taylor Theatre Project and Artistic Associate at Playbox Theatre in 2004. [9]

Music

Stone is the lead singer of the glam rock band Melody Lords. [10]

Personal life

Stone married Rebekah Robertson in 1999. They have two children, Georgie and Harry Stone. [11] In 2013 they separated and at some point divorced. [12] [13]

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Twelfth Night Various STCSA
Captain Bloody Various roles Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
West Coast RomeoJade Harvest Rain Theatre Company
1984, 1986Are You Lonesome TonightJesseQ Theatre &
Western Australia Theatre Company
1985Dancing in the StreetAliTOE Truck Theatre Company
Reedy River PerformerQ Theatre
1986 Much Ado About Nothing Performer Shakespeare in the Park
Hamlet HoratioQ Theatre
McNeilStanley Griffin Theatre Company
1987All the Black DogsRobin
1988 Manning Clark's History of Australia MacArthur / Lawson
1989Living in the 70sShane
Summer Rain Mick STC
1992The Emperor RegretsDoherty Playbox Theatre Company
1993 Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story VariousNew Zealand tour
The Eye of Martha NeedleHerman Juncken La Mama
1993–1994 Angels in America Joseph Porter Pitt MTC
1995 Assassins Leon Czolgosz
Lady Windermere's Fan Mr Hopper MTC
Head of MaryMomozono Playbox Theatre Company
& Tokyo tour
1995, 1996Good WorksShane / Neil Playbox Theatre Company
& Australian national tour
1996 The Black Sequin Dress The Waiter Playbox Theatre Company
Merrily We Roll Along Charley Kringas STC
1997 Don's Party Don STCSA
1997–1998 A Little Night Music Count Magnus MTC
and tour
1997–2000Keene/Taylor Theatre-ProjectPerformer Melbourne Fringe Festival
1998MiraclesVarious Playbox Theatre Company
Chicago, ChicagoLeadNYID
1999 Miss Saigon Chris ScottUS national tour
Born Yesterday Paul Verrall MTC
A Return to the BrinkNathaniel QuinnColin Playbox Theatre Company
1999–2000 The Beauty Queen of Leenane Pato STC
& tour
2000 Trelawny of the 'Wells' Ferdinand Gadd MRC
2001 The Seagull Medvedenko MTC
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Bert Bratt The Production Company
2001–2002 Stones in His Pockets Jake STC,
MTC
& tour
2002RaptureHarry Playbox Theatre Company
Cloud 9 Joshua / Gerry MTC
2003Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary AmericaThe Man Playbox Theatre Company
2004Julia 3Joe
2005War of the RosesYork/Rivers Bell Shakespeare
Stuff Happens George W. Bush Belvoir Theatre Company
2006Honk If You Are JesusRev. Hollis Shultz STCSA
EldoradoAnton Malthouse Theatre
The Winter's Tale LeontesThe Eleventh Hour Theatre
2007 The Pillowman Ariel MTC
Life x3Henri Black Swan State Theatre Company
The Madwoman of Chaillot Various MTC
2008Love SongHarry
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? George Black Swan State Theatre Company
Blackbird Ray MTC
The Lower Depths The ActorAriette Taylor Productions
2009Poor BoySol MTC,
STC
2010The Berry ManEric HotHouse Theatre
Life Without MeJohn MTC
2011A Golem StoryGuard
Clybourne Park Russ / Dan
2012 Babyteeth Henry Belvoir Theatre Company
Queen Lear Albany MTC
Pompeii LAVarious roles Malthouse Theatre
2013 The Crucible Reverend Paris MTC
Hamlet Polonius Belvoir Theatre Company
2014 The Government Inspector Performer Malthouse Theatre
Belvoir Theatre Company
Glengarry Glen Ross Dave Moss MTC
2014–2015 Once Da
2015The Waiting RoomAlan Trounson / Eros MTC
The Weir Finbar
2016 Funny Girl Tom Keeney The Production Company
2016–2017 Ladies in Black Mr Miles / Stefan QTC
2017HirArnold Belvoir Theatre Company [14]
2018 Oklahoma! Ike Skidmore The Production Company
A Doll's House, Part 2 Torvald MTC [15]
2019 Cloudstreet Lester Lamb Malthouse Theatre
Black Swan State Theatre Company [16]
Australian RealnessDad Malthouse Theatre [17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Kokoda Crescent Sergeant
1990Sparks
1992The SurrogateDetective Hill
1998Two Girls and a BabyPhillip
1999WednesdaysJohn
2001 The Bank Vincent
2006WilliamVincent
BoyTown Air Traffic Controller
2007The Bloody Sweet HitAmbo 2
2008 Hell's Gates William Kennerly
2009 Van Diemen's Land William Kennerly
2011 Oranges & Sunshine Bob
Swerve Publican
Husband, Father, SonFather
2013The Sunset SixRiff
2015 Is This the Real World Mr. Rickard
2016The WaterfallPeter
2017Boy SaviourDoctor
2022The StrangerRSL Announcer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1984 Five Mile Creek Guest1 episode
1985 Rafferty's Rules Guest1 episode
Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe Deejay DoublebassMiniseries, 2 episodes
The VisitorPeregrineTV movie
1987,
1991
A Country Practice Shaun / Hans Vandersluys
  • Guest role – season 7, episodes 75 & 76: "What's Love Got to Do With It: Part 1" & "What's Love Got To Do With It: Part 2"
  • Guest role – aeason 11, episode 50: "Day By Day: Part 2"
1988 E Street Warren Green1 episode
1989 G.P. Bruce1 episode
Skirts Morgan1 episode
1991 Boys from the Bush Sydney1 episode
Chances Guest1 episode
1992 Phoenix II Det. Inspector MillerGuest role, season 2, episode 11: "Under Siege"
1995 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Dr. CameronGuest 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
  • Guest role, season 1, episode 13: "Armed & Dangerous"
  • Guest role;, season 4, episodes 37 & 38: "Collateral Damage" & "The Big Picture"
  • Guest role, season 8, episodes 18 & 19: "Falling Apart: Part 1" & "Falling Apart: Part 2"
  • Guest role, season 10, episode 9: "Bumps in the Night"
  • Guest role, season 11, episode 26: "Life Goes On"
1994,
2012,
2016
Neighbours Aaron O'Connor / Bryce Unwin / Walter Mitchell
  • Recurring role, season 1, 3 episodes
  • Guest role, season 1, episode 6339
  • Large guest role, season 1, 18 episodes
1995 Janus Ed MannGuest role, season 2, episode 2: "Suicide by Cop"
1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys Steve MasonGuest role, season 1, episode 1: "Storm Warning"
1998 SeaChange Matthew ReilleyGuest role, season 1, episode 4: "The Official Story"
State Coroner Sgt. Frank JohnsonGuest role, season 2, episode 10: "Assumptions"
1999 Halifax f.p. Leon FinkeGuest role, season 1, episode 14: "A Murder of Crows"
Horace and Tina Mr. BirdwoodGuest role, season 1, episode 22: "Dancing Partners"
2000,
2003
Stingers Eric O'Neill / Paul Dawson
  • Guest role, season 3, episode 12: '"In Too Deep'"
  • Guest role, season 7, episode 8: "Priapus' Playground"
2002 Shock Jock GilRecurring role, season 2, 5 episodes
Marshall Law Judge Don FosterSupporting role, season 1, 10 episodes
2003 MDA Dr Garth CarmodyGuest role, season 2, episode 19: '"Bigger Fish to Fry"
2005 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King CNN AnchorMinor role, season 1, episode 6: "The Fifth Quarter"
2007 The Librarians Premier CarterRecurring role, season 1, episodes 3 & 6: "4 Kilos to Book Week" & "And Nothing But The Truth"
2008 Bed of Roses Jack AthertonMinor role, season 1, episode 1: "Not Worth a Cent"
City Homicide Dean PalmerGuest role, season 1, episode 7: "Baby Love"
2011 Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here Bandali Debs TV movie
Lowdown Steve MottGuest role, season 2, episode 8: "Bubble Trouble"
2011–2013 Winners & Losers Steve GilbertRecurring role, seasons 1–3, 9 episodes
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Mr SheridanGuest role, season 1, Episode 11: "Blood and Circuses"
Devil's Dust Peter McDonaldMiniseries, 2 episodes
2013 Better Man Drennan AFPGuest role, season 1, episode 2: "Twin Dragons"
Offspring Dr BrianMinor role, season 4, episode 12
2015 The Ex-PM Neil BlanchardGuest role, season 1, episode 4: "Rivalry"
2015-2017 Glitch RusselRecurring role;, seasons 1–2, 2 episodes
2016 Secret City LaidleyGuest role, season 1, episode 4: "Falling Hard"
Australian Story HimselfDocumentary
2017 Newton's Law Judge Greg HallidayGuest role, season 1, episode 5: "Law of Cooling"
The Doctor Blake Mysteries Professor WorthingtonGuest role, season 5
2021 Jack Irish Joe Slorach4 episodes
2019, 2021 Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Chief Inspector Percy SparrowRecurring role, 12 episodes [18]
2023 Utopia Historian1 episode
2024White FeverJack Thomas5 episodes [2]
Fake Peter Van RotterdamEpisode 1.8 [19]
Fisk Johnny1 episode
2025 Return to Paradise TBA [20]

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationAwardWorkResult
1995 Green Room Awards Best Male Performer Angels in America Nominated
1997Best Male Supporting Performer A Little Night Music Nominated
1998Best Actor on the Melbourne FringeKeene/Taylor Project #2Nominated
2001Best 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
2012Indie Gems Film Festival AwardsBest Male ActorThe Sunset SixWon
2014 Green Room Awards Best Theatre Company Ensemble The Government Inspector Nominated
2015Best Ensemble Cast in a Musical Once Won
Madrid International Film Festival AwardsBest Supporting ActorIs This The Real World?Nominated

References

  1. "Helpmann Awards". Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  2. 1 2 Knox, David (24 August 2023). "Cameras roll on new ABC comedy White Fever | TV Tonight". TV Tonight . Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. "Tale leaves no Stone unturned". The Age . 11 September 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. Blackbird - Melbourne Theatre Company
  5. Theatrical Awards
  6. Creagh, Sunanda (1 August 2006). "Polished Dusty star shines". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. "Stuff Happens, The Seymour Centre". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  8. "Stuff Happens". abc.net.au. 4 September 2005. Archived from the original on 11 September 2005.
  9. The Lower Depths
  10. Harford, Sonia (17 August 2015). "Actor Greg Stone's career overflows as he stars in The Weir". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  11. "Georgie Stone with her family". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 15 August 2016.
  12. Horsburgh, Susan (12 August 2022). "'Nothing about me, in any meaningful way, was male': How Georgie's mum kept her alive". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  13. "Greg Stone | Actor, Additional Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  14. "Hir". Belvoir St Theatre . Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  15. "A Doll's House, Part 2". Melbourne Theatre Company . Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
  16. "Cloudstreet · Malthouse Theatre". Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  17. "Australian Realness review: Savage satire cuts class to the bone". 22 August 2019.
  18. Knox, David (28 October 2018). "Further cast for Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries". TV Tonight .
  19. "Fake, Paramount+ streaming preview: Asher Keddie and David Wenham in love scam thriller". www.screenhub.com.au. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  20. Knox, David (17 April 2025). "Filming begins on Return to Paradise S2". TV Tonight . Retrieved 22 April 2025.