Steen Raskopoulos | |
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Born | Steen Raskopoulos 3 July 1987 Sydney, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, improviser |
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Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Father | Peter Raskopoulos |
Relatives | Jordan Raskopoulos (sister) |
Steen Raskopoulos (born 3 July 1987) is an Australian comedian, actor and improviser. He is best known for his live character solo sketch shows, [1] playing Nick Fletcher in The Office (Australia), playing Dr. Evan in The Duchess (Netflix), Pete Lewis in Feel Good (Netflix), John Mahogany in BBC Three's Top Coppers , [2] Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia and as one half of the award-winning improvisation duo The Bear Pack. [3]
Raskopoulos was born in Sydney. His father is FFA Hall of Fame footballer [4] Peter Raskopoulos and his sister is comedian and singer Jordan Raskopoulos. He studied at the University of Sydney where he first started improvising and performed Theatresports at Manning Bar. He is the co-founder of Improv Theatre Sydney.[ citation needed ]
Raskopoulos debuted his first solo sketch show Bruce springSTEEN LIVE IN CONCERT at the 2013 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. [5] He was nominated for Best Newcomer, and won the same award at the Sydney Comedy Festival later that year. [6] In 2014, he returned with a new show, I'm Wearing Two Suits Because I Mean Business. [7] He sold out his seasons in Melbourne, Sydney, London and Edinburgh and was nominated for the Fosters Comedy Awards Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. [8] Character Assassin earned him a Barry Award nomination for best show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. [9] He won the Directors Choice award at the 2018 Sydney Comedy Festival for his solo sketch show 'Stay'. Raskopoulos is also the youngest Theatresports National Champion of Australia, winning the title in 2008 with Simon Greiner and two members from The Axis of Awesome, Jordan Raskopoulos and Lee Naimo.
Raskopoulos has starred on the sketch show This is Littleton (ABC), SlideShow (Channel 7), Legally Brown (SBS), It's a Date (ABC), The Code (ABC), Utopia (ABC), True Story with Hamish & Andy (Nine) Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia (Comedy Channel), Squinters (ABC), Feel Good (Netflix), The Duchess (Netflix), Out of Her Mind (BBC 1) and lead in the BBC Three sitcom Top Coppers [10] . His most recent TV role was in The Office (Australia) on Amazon Prime, where he played Nick Fletcher.
Raskopoulos has been married to the British comedian Sara Pascoe since 2020. [11] The couple have two sons, born in February 2022 and October 2023. [12]
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2014 | The Polygamist | Steve | Short film |
Twisted | The Guy | Short film Credited as Steen Raskopoulous | |
2015 | Holding the Man | Older Paul Caleo | |
2017 | The Record: World's Largest Biological Family | Frank Belami | Short film Writer |
Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2005 | The Ronnie Johns Half Hour | N/A | Writer - Episode #1.6 |
2014 | This Is Littleton | Various | Writer 4 episodes |
The Code | Edan | 4 episodes | |
It's a Date | Juzzy | Season 2, episode 4: "How Much Research Should You Do Before Dating?" | |
2015 | Fresh Blood | Various | Writer Season 1, episode 4: "The Record" |
Utopia | Ethan | Also known as Dreamland Season 2, episode 6: "Starting the Conversation" | |
Top Coppers | John Mahogany | 6 episodes | |
2016 | Halloween Comedy Shorts | Elliott | Writer Season 1, episode 2: "Steen Raskopoulos's Horror: Scare BnB" |
2016-2017 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia | Himself | 10 episodes |
2017 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Nurse Craig | Season 1, episode 3: "Sammie's Fainting Story" |
2018 | Squinters | Ned | 6 episodes |
2020 | At Home Alone Together | Personal Trainer Nic / Nick | 2 episodes - 1 episode credit only Writer - 2 episodes |
The Duchess | Evan | 6 episodes | |
Out of Her Mind | Imaginary Brother | Episode 6: "The Beautiful Garden" | |
2020-2021 | Feel Good | Pete Lewis | 6 episodes |
2021 | Grave New World | Miniseries Episode 3: "Theme Parks, Exercise, Fizzy Drinks" | |
The Moth Effect | Open Mic Cop | Episode 6: "Have you heard of the White Ant?" | |
The Emily Atack Show | 3 episodes | ||
2024 | The Office | Nick Fletcher | Main role |
Video games | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2020 | Bleeding Edge | Makutu | Voice |
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