Stephen Hall (actor)

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Stephen Hall
Born (1969-05-17) 17 May 1969 (age 52)
Melbourne, Australia
Years active1987−present

Stephen Hall (born 17 May 1969) is an Australian actor, writer and producer.

Career[]

Television[]

Hall's career in television includes acting, writing and production duties. He has appeared in the long-running television series Neighbours, and in 2008 he performed the role of Warren in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television comedy series The Hollowmen [1]

He has also appeared in telemovies, including The King (2007), playing the role of Bert Newton.

As a producer, he worked on the Australian version of the game show Deal or No Deal.

As a TV writer he has worked on many Australian comedy and light entertainment TV productions, such as BackBerner, Big Bite, Full Frontal, and Spicks and Specks. He was a writer on the third series of the weekly satirical comedy programme Newstopia, broadcast on SBS in 2008.[2] From 2009 to 2012, Hall served as head writer on the comedy game show Talkin' 'bout Your Generation.[3] In 2013, he wrote for ABC-TV's weekly satirical comedy show Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell, and Adam Hills Tonight series 2, of which he was also the Studio Producer.

As of 2014, Hall is a regular cast member on Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell,[4] with popular characters including the political spokesman Darius Horsham.[5]

As of 2018, he voices The Nazz in the children's animated series, Kitty Is Not a Cat.

Film[]

Hall's movie career includes appearances in Romper Stomper, The Wog Boy, Now Add Honey and That's Not My Dog.

Theatre[]

Hall starred in the original Australian professional production of Monty Python's Spamalot in 2007, playing the roles of Lancelot, The French Taunter, Tim The Enchanter and The Head Knight of "Ni".[6]

In 2011, Hall co-wrote (with Michael Ward) the comedy stage show Bond-A-Rama! Every James Bond Film Live On Stage,[7] in which he played the roles of Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. The show was a sell out, prompting a second season in 2012.[8]

In 2013, Hall wrote, produced and performed in the one man stage show Raiders of the Temple of Doom's Last Crusade; One Man Performs Three Indiana Jones Movies in One Hour, for the Melbourne Fringe Festival.[9] The show was then revived for a successful season in the 2014 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[10]

In March 2016, John Cleese cast Hall as Basil Fawlty in Cleese's own stage adaptation of his TV series 'Fawlty Towers'.[11] 'Fawlty Towers Live' opened in Sydney at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in August 2016, and toured Australia, running for 157 performances before finishing in Brisbane on 22 January 2017. The show received favourable reviews in each city it played in.[12][13][14][15]

Radio[]

In 2015 Hall was a guest star in the second series of Australian science fiction audio drama Night Terrace, playing the dual roles of Francisco de Cuellar and Sir Francis Drake in the episode "The Retirement of Horatio Gray". Originally available only as a digital download, the series was later broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra as part of their "7th Dimension" programme.[16]

Author[]

In September 2015, Hall released his first eBook How To Win Game Shows, which is a 197-page compilation of winning tips, hints and techniques plus interviews with game show champions, hosts, producers and question writers.


From May 2019 to May 2020, Hall wrote the first draft of his science fiction adventure novel Symphony Under Siege, releasing a new chapter online each week, at www.TheStephenHall.com/novel-chapters. During its writing, he also kept a weekly video diary[3] chronicling the experiment.

Symphony Under Siege is now available as a paperback on Amazon and as an Ebook on a number of platforms.

Quiz show champion[]

In August 2005, Hall won seven nights on the quiz show Temptation, becoming the program's second Grand Champion, and the second largest quiz or game show winner in Australian television history (at that time), winning $672,357 in cash and prizes.[17] The following year, he won the title of "Australia's Brainiest Quiz Master" on the Australian TV program of the same name and appeared as part of The Brains Trust on The Einstein Factor.[18]

Since 2013, he has run the blog www.HowToWinGameShows.com, which aims to provide tips and hints for winning game shows.

References[]

  1. ^ "Warren: Departmental Under-Secretary" in "Who's Who" at The Hollowmen Official Website. ABC1. ABC TV, 2008. Web. 29 January 2009.
  2. ^ David Knox, "NEWStopia Back to Bite". TV.com. CBS Interactive, 30 September 2008. Web. 29 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009– ) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell". ABC Television. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Stephen Hall, man of many talents". Shaun Micallef Online!. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Casting Announced for Australian Production of Spamalot". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Review - Bond-A-Rama Chapel off Chapel". Heralsdun.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  8. ^ Wray, Tyson. "Bond-A-Rama Returns To Chapel Off Chapel". Beat. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  9. ^ [1] Archived 5 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ [2] Archived 1 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/stage/john-cleese-to-debut-fawlty-towers-live-in-australia-because-brits-dont-like-him-20160321-gnng1l.html
  12. ^ "Theatre Review: Fawlty Towers Live delivers a nostalgic and hilarious production to Sydney for its world premiere – Arts on the AU". Arts on the AU review. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  13. ^ Parris, Simon (23 September 2016). "Fawlty Towers Live review". Simon Parris: Man in Chair. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  14. ^ "'Adelaide Now' review".
  15. ^ Thompson, Kylie. "Fawlty Towers Live @ QPAC Review". scenestr.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  16. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Night Terrace, Series 2, The Retirement of Horatio Gray". BBC Radio 4 Extra. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Channel nine - Temptation". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "Einstein Factor: Stephen Hall". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

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