RESUME
about Stephen Walker
Height: 165cm 5'6" | Eye Color: Brown | Hair: Balding/salt & pepper
Stephen Walker is an Australian actor whose earliest acting experience began as an eleven year old making super 8 films at school in the ‘70s.
In the decades since, Stephen has worked across TV, feature film, web-series, short film and stage. Stephen’s first professional role was on Puberty Blues (1981) directed by Bruce Beresford.
Stephen continually builds on his range of acting techniques and recently has studied the Chubbuck Technique with acclaimed actor, Anthony Brandon Wong through workshops and one-on-one coaching.
In addition to acting, Stephen has also worked behind the camera a sound recordist and assistant cameraman (ATN seven, Sydney).
Other Skills
Stephen is a former police officer and has been trained in the use of firearms (revolver and semi-automatic), accoutrements (e.g. handcuffs and batons) and self defence techniques.
Credits
Television and Web Series
Beyond Truth (Pilot) | Dir Calder Varg Fenwick | Commissioner David Whalen | 2020
Sky Temple Cellesse (animated) | Dir David Prosser | Mayor Tamus | 2020
Harrow (S3) | Peter Adrikidis | Hoodlum | Constable Kieran Boyd | 2020
Dingos (Pilot) | Dir Jordan DeVitre | DeVitre Media | Detective Reed Dickson | 2019
At the Phoenix | Denai Gracie | Sanguineti Media | Biker Poet | 2019
Pinewood Bay (Pilot) | Dir Stephen Osbourne | Lofti Productions | Mr Green | 2019
The Oddities of Human Nature | Lauren Drinkwater | Solo Entertainment | John 2019
Tradies | Dir Philip Meddows | Canberran Media | Rodger | 2019
Deadly Women (S12): Ada Hulmes | Dir Tylah Pratt | Beyond Productions | Deputy Sheriff Al Card | 2019
Acting Investigations | Dir Anzjuli Venter | John | 2019
Made For This | Dir Aaron Warwick | Highlight Pictures & Dark Horse Initiative | Antonio Lombardi | 2019
The Reckoning: Origins | Dir Cassandra Cullen | Dreamcapture Media | Detective Jones | 2019
Fighting Season | Director Kate Woods | Goal Post Pictures | Politician | 2018
Shorts and Features
The Creatives | Dir Francisca Braithwaite | Free Sparrow Productions | Geoff Whitman | 2020
Catching Noonan | Dir Justin Harreman | AuMa Films | Rick | 2020
The Lost One | Dir Amy Nicholls | Synergy Studios | Doctor | 2020
Streamline | Dir Tyson Wade Johnson | Bronte Pictures | Patron | 2020
Paper Run | Dir Dylan Pearce | NYFA | Greg | 2020
Abigail: Zombie Hunter | Dir Adrien Muscat | Red Gadget Films | George | 2020
The Druid Prophecy | Dir Lauren Hassell | Bond | The Druid | 2019
Spiritual Farm | Dir Maddy Healy | Griffith Film School | Council Worker | 2019
Carter | Prod Forest Lin | Henry Mason | AFTRS: short | 2019
My Butterflies | Dir Josh Koske | Teacher | Vorfeude Pictures: Tropfest film | 2019
A Grave Dilemma | Dir Tim Goenendyk | Lewis | Napoleon Complex Productions: short | 2019
Same Space | Dir Jason Barr | Officer Smith | JMC Academy:short | 2019
Flightless Boy | Dir William Hadinata | Trevor | AFTRS: short | 2018
Eleni's Confession | Dir Eirena Sapounas | Niko Pappas | AFTRS: short | 2018
The Art of Carrying Fruit | Dir Claire Couson | Warren | Solo Entertainment: short | 2018
Gateway | Dir Dave Reid | Jimmy | Parabolic Films: feature | 2018
Cordelia | Dir Christopher Maher | Holly Mart | Goldfish Productions: short | 2018
Watching Paint Dry | Dir Harry Roth | The Painter | Independent short | 2018
The Boe Sisters | Dir Christopher Maher | Angel Wilson | Goldfish Productions: feature | 2018
The Icebox | Dir Thibault Kiefer | Rob Surman | Sydney Film School: short | 2018
Suburban Sunset | Dir Sabrina Stubbs | Mr Mona | UTS: short | 2018
The Little Spinster | Dir Annie Scott | Greythorne | Independent feature | 2018
Training & Workshops
Improvisation, characters and sketch comedy | The Groundlings
Comedy Intensive | Darren Gilshenan
US Comedy Analysis | Kristy Sexton
The Chubbuck Technique | Anthony Brandon Wong
Scene Development | Stephen Lance & Mairi Cameron
Text Analysis | Kristy Sexton
The fACTORy | Screen Acting Techniques | Chris Sommers
One-on-one coaching | Jeff Seymour (ongoing)
Scene Development | Peter Andrikidis
Scene Development | Fiona Banks
Scene Development | Jo O'Shaughnessy
Mockingbird Studios | Advanced Acting Training | Chris Baldock
The Raw Truth | Kim Farrant
The Scene and Dramaturge | Geoff Bennett & Nadia Townsend
TAFTA | Emotions on Cue (1&2) | John Orcsik
Faith Martin | Claim the Space | Faith Martin
Voice Coaching | Felicity Jurd | Pitch Pause Pace (ongoing)
Dialect Coaching | General American | Barbara Hastings
Dialect Coaching | Scottish; Cockney; British RP | Sarah Valentine
TAFTA | Screen Actor Intensive Program | John Orcsik
Acting Coaching | One-on-One | Emma Fleming
Acting Coaching | One-on-One | Daisy Hicks
Canberra Academy of Dramatic Arts | Cert iv Acting for Stage & Screen (unit)
NIDA | Screen Acting Techniques | Open Program
University of Canberra | BA in Professional Writing | Script Writing
Special Skills
I am a former detective (Australian Federal Police), spending time in drug response, but later specialising as a forensic videographer. So, I know my way around police procedure, firearms, handcuffs, dialogue and of course, crime scenes and morgues.
I have a long background as a field first aid volunteer with St John Ambulance (nearly two decades) and have taught and practiced traumatic casualty simulation.
Much of my life has been behind cameras having started my career as a sound recordist and assistant cameraman at ATN seven, Sydney.
I'm also competent in a range of accents particularly London, upper RP British, Irish, Russian, standard American. Currently working on developing Scottish, Welsh, South African, German and a range of regional US dialects.