Steven Tandy (born 23 October 1952, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian

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, television and film actor. He is best known for playing Tom Sullivan, the second eldest son in the classic Australian television series ''

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''.

Biography

After graduating from the

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(NIDA) in 1971, Tandy landed the role in the Australian television series ''The Sullivans''. Since then he has appeared often in film and stage roles. For thirteen years he played the role of Commodore Lassard in the

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at Warner Bros. Movie World on the

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. He returned to NIDA in 1995 to study directing.

Filmography

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

Stage awards

*2006 – Won Gold Matilda Award for Best Actor in ''

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''Matilda Awards – 2006
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