Ian Edward Stenlake (born 5 July 1969 in Barcaldine,

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, Australia) is an Australian actor.

Career

Stenlake's career began during a trip to Rome when he was convinced to become an extra in a movie that was being filmed there - as a waiter in the Godfather III. Stenlake is perhaps best known for the role of Constable Oscar Stone which he played in the Australian police drama series '' Stingers'' from 1998 to 2002. In 1997, he played Anthony Gibson in Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under. Stenlake has starred in numerous other visual media, and also, theatre productions. Stenlake played Mike Flynn, the commanding officer of the patrol boat HMAS Hammersley, in ''

Sea Patrol ''Sea Patrol'' is an Australian television drama that ran from 2007 to 2011, set on board HMAS ''Hammersley'', a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The series focused on the ship and the lives of its crew members. Despi ...

'' which first aired on the

Nine Network The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...

in 2007. Stenlake was involved in all five seasons of the series.

Stage

Stenlake has starred in many stage productions, including * MammaMia! (2018, as Sam) * ''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or d ...

'' (2003, as Cliff) * ''

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'' (2004, as Peter Lalor), * ''

They're Playing Our Song ''They're Playing Our Song'' is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, and music by Marvin Hamlisch. In a story based on the real-life relationship of Hamlisch and Sager, a wisecracking composer finds a new, offbeat ly ...

'' (2003 as Vernon Gersch) * ''

Oklahoma! ''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical theater, musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs (play), Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of ...

'' (2005, as Curly), * ''

The Pajama Game ''The Pajama Game'' is a musical based on the 1953 novel '' 7½ Cents'' by Richard Bissell. The book is by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; the music and lyrics are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. and dances were staged by Bob Fosse in his c ...

'' (2006, as Syd ), * ''

Sleeping Beauty ''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess cu ...

'' (2007) * ''

Guys & Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on " The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also b ...

'' (2008, as Sky Masterson), at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne and at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney. * ''

Next To Normal ''Next to Normal'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing ...

'' (Dan - cancelled) * ''

Bille Brown William Gerald Brown AM (11 January 195213 January 2013) professionally known as Billie Brown was an Australian stage, film and television actor and acclaimed playwright. Early life Brown was born in Biloela, Queensland and studied drama at t ...

'' - Father Michael Walsh (2009) * ''

Around the World in 80 Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...

'' - Phileas Fogg (2016)

Television

*''Project one Shot'' (short) (2014) *''Revolving Doors'' (short) (2013) *''

Dance Academy ''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen-oriented Dramatic programming, television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series tw ...

'' - Gav (2012) *''

'' - Lieutenant Commander / Commander Mike Flynn (2007-2011) *''All the Little Pieces'' (short) - Charlie (2011) *''Natural Selection'' (TV short) - Jason/John (2006) *'' Stingers'' - Constable Oscar Stone (1998-2002) *''

Murder Call ''Murder Call'' is an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and broadcast on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The series was inspired by the ''Tessa Vance'' novels by Jennifer Rowe, bot ...

'' - Jamie Nikolides (1997) *''

Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital that offers its services exclusively to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In certain special cases, they may also treat adults. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th ...

'' - James (1997) *'' Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under'' - Anthony Gibson (1997) *''

Trapped in Space Trapped may refer to: Films * ''Trapped'' (1931 film), a crime drama short starring Lina Basquette * ''Trapped'' (1937 film), an American western starring Charles Starrett * ''Trapped'' (1949 film), a semidocumentary film noir directed by Richar ...

'' (TV movie) - Tug medic (1995)

Concert

* Stenlake has also performed in numerous cabaret shows around the country and appeared in

Vision Australia Vision Australia is a not-for-profit organisation and Australia's largest provider of services for people with blindness and low vision. Background Vision Australia was created in 2004 through the merger of 4 smaller blindness organisations: t ...

's '' Carols by Candlelight'' for Channel 9 in 2006 to 2008. * For the

Adelaide Cabaret Festival The Adelaide Cabaret Festival is an annual arts festival featuring cabaret held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It has been held in June each year since 2001, with the exception of 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, ...

in June 2011,Stenlake performed ''More Than Words'' with wife, Rachael Beck * Performed with Rachael Beck in ''You and I'' for 12 Acts of Cabaret in Brisbane, 2 June 2011 * Ian is a member of 'The Leading Men' composed of four award-winning stars of musical theatre, these extraordinary talents have all played leading roles in the world’s most loved musicals on the Australian stage, the international stage or both.

Personal life

Stenlake married Amber Mulley on 4 September 2017. Stenlake was married to Australian musical theatre star Rachael Beck until 2012. Their daughter Tahlula was born on 15 January 2007. Their second child, Roxie, was born on 19 April 2009.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * http://www.ianstenlake.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Stenlake, Ian Male actors from Queensland 1969 births Living people Australian male musical theatre actors