Stephen Curry (comedian)

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Stephen Curry
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Curry in 2016
Born (1976-05-26) 26 May 1976 (age 48)
Melbourne, Australia
Education Marcellin College
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1992–present
Notable workDale Kerrigan in The Castle
Graham Kennedy in The King
Spouse
Naadein Crowe
(m. 2010)
Relatives Andrew Curry (brother)
Bernard Curry (brother)

Stephen Curry (born 26 May 1976) is an Australian comedian and actor who has appeared in many television drama and comedy series, and feature films. He first became known as Dale Kerrigan in the 1997 hit comedy The Castle .

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Early life and education

Stephen Curry was born in Melbourne on 26 May 1976. The youngest of five children, [1] his elder siblings include television and film actors Andrew Curry and Bernard Curry. [2]

Curry grew up in Deepdene in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.[ citation needed ] Curry was raised Catholic and attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Primary School and Marcellin College. [ citation needed ]

He gained early drama experience at Track Youth Theatre.[ citation needed ]

Career

Television

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 the 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 was 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. [3] 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 .

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Curry in 2010

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

In 2012, Curry guest-starred in an episode of the Australian lawyer-drama Rake as Alex Alford. His character was accused of cutting off the "membrum virīle" (penis) of his neighbour. From 2012 to 2013, He was part of the rotating cast of the Acclaimed Australian Drama series Redfern Now as policeman Ryan Hobbs.

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

In 2021, Curry will appear in a Paramount+ Australia original series, Spreadsheet . [4]

In 2024, Curry was named to appear in Stan comedy drama Population 11 . [5]

Film

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 The King (2007 film) , 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 2013 Comedy film Save Your Legs! as Abbotsford Anglers Cricket Club President Edward "Teddy" Brown.

Theatre

Throughout 2010, Curry toured with Shaun Micallef on his Peter Cook/Dudley Moore tribute Good Evening.

Personal life

Curry and girlfriend of ten years Naadein Crowe married in a small ceremony in Bali in October 2010. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Silver Strand KozlinskyTV movie
1997 The Castle Dale KerriganFeature film
1998 The Day of the Roses RescuerTV movie
2000 Cut Rick StephensFeature film
The Wog Boy NathanFeature film
2002 The Nugget WookieFeature film
2003 Take Away Trev SpackneysFeature film
The Night We Called It a Day FerretFeature film
2004Self ServeAttendantShort film
Thunderstruck BenFeature film
2007 Pig Latin JohnShort film,
2007 Sony Tropfest finalist
Rogue SimonFeature film
The King Graham Kennedy TV movie
2008 The Informant Simon FordTV movie
2009 False Witness Det. Sgt. Neil TrentTV movie
2011 The Cup Damien Oliver Feature film
2012Christmas ClayGraham
Save Your Legs! Edward "Teddy" BrownFeature film
2013 Cliffy GriffinTV movie
2014TimothyTimothy GarrettTV short film
2016 Hounds of Love JohnFeature film
2020 June Again DevonFeature film
2022HatchbackVinceShort film
Thor: Love and Thunder King YakanFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Late for School Tim HickeyTV series, 13 episodes
1993 Snowy GingerTV series
1993–98 Neighbours Greg Bartlett/Ted LongTV series, 5 episodes
1995 The Man from Snowy River Harry JarvisTV series, 1 episode: "The Hostage"
1995–98 Blue Heelers Eddie DoddsTV series, 3 episodes
1997 Frontline TrevTV series, 6 episodes
Raw FM MingTV series, 1 episode: "Desperately Seeking Su Lin"
EricVarious charactersTV series, 9 episodes
Also writer
1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys Michael MacEvoyTV series, 1 episode: "Car Wars"
Medivac Damian "Rhino" RyanTV series. 1 episode: "Duty of Care"
1997–98 State Coroner Steve Capelli/Vin ParryTV series. 2 episodes
1998Small Tales & TrueMaggots/RoryTV series, 2 episodes
1999Queen Cat, Carmel & St JudeLukeTV miniseries, 2 episodes
The Mick Molloy Show Various charactersTV series, 6 episodes
2000 Sit Down, Shut Up Stuart MillTV series, 13 episodes
2001 Changi EddieTV miniseries, 6 episodes
2002 Flipside Various charactersTV series, 8 episodes
Also writer
Marshall Law GlenTV series, 1 episode: "Domestic Bliss"
2003 McLeod's Daughters Clayton MurdochTV series, 1 episode: "The Road Home"
2005 The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant AllenTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2004–05 The Secret Life of Us Stuart "Stu" WoodcockTV series, 20 episodes
2007 The Librarians Life CoachTV series, 2 episodes
Stupid Stupid Man ChrisTV series, 1 episode: "Appearances are Everything"
2009 :30 Seconds McBaneyTV series, 6 episodes
2010 Wilfred CockatooTV series
2011Some Say LoveVarious Characters
Cloudstreet Sam PicklesTV miniseries
2012 Redfern Now Ryan HobbsTV series, 2 episodes
Rake Alex AlfordTV series, 1 episode: "R vs Alford"
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder David WertzTV series, 1 episode
It's a Date JasonTV series, 1 episode
The Time of Our Lives HerbTV series
2014 Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell The Young Olivia Newton-John/Kerry PackerTV series, 2 episodes
Fat Tony & Co. Detective Sergeant Jim CoghlanTV miniseries
2015 Hiding John PinderTV series, 8 episodes
Open Slather Various charactersTV series, 8 episodes
Also writer
2017PhrankurtvilleWilliam Sharp
True Story with Hamish & Andy JoyceyTV series
2018 Pine Gap Jacob KittoTV miniseries
2019 Mr. Black Peter BlackTV series
2021 Spreadsheet MattTV series
2022 Summer Love JonahTV series, episode: "Jules and Tom & Jonah and Steph"
2023-present Ten Pound Poms JJ WalkerTV series
2023 Bay of Fires Francis PikeTV series
2024 Population 11 Noel PinkusTV series; 9 episodes

Self television appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Blow Up Co-HostSelf
2022Would I Lie To You?Himself
2021Who Wants To Be A MillionaireHimself
2019 Play School Himself
2024 Thank God You’re Here Himself

Accolades

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2007 Australian Film Institute Best Actor in a Television Drama The KingWon
2008 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actor in a Series The KingWon [7]
2008 ASTRA Awards Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - MaleThe KingWon
2017 AACTA Awards Best Lead ActorHounds of LoveNominated [8]
2018 Film Critics Circle of Australia AwardsBest ActorHounds of LoveWon

References

  1. "Happy birthday today to Australian comedian and actor Stephen Curry (1976-)" . Shepparton News. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. Wigney, James (9 October 2011). "Stephen Curry's king of the Cup" . Sunday Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  3. Curry indifferent to Kennedy controversy Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine The West Australian 11 May 2007
  4. Molk, Steve (11 July 2021). "Spreadsheet commissioned as first Aussie production for Paramount+". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. Keast, Jackie (30 January 2024). "Ben Feldman leads Stan and Lionsgate's 'Population 11'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. "Aussie actor Stephen Curry on cloud nine". Adelaide Now. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014.
  7. "2008 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net.
  8. "AFI | AACTA | Winners & Nominees". www.aacta.org.