Biography
Sullivan Stapleton (born 14 June 1977)] is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the SKY (BSkyB)/Cinemax/HBO television series Strike Back and the 2010 Sundance Film Festival selection Animal Kingdom. Stapleton played the lead role, Greek leader Themistocles, in the film 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). He was honored on 24 October 2013 with a Breakthrough Award at an exclusive Australians in Film Benefit Dinner held in Los Angeles.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
as Icabod
A woman tells her daughter about every man she’s ever been with – in the hope her daughter won’t make the same mistakes.
A Sunburnt Christmas
2020
as Dingo
The lives of a struggling family are upended when a runaway criminal dressed as Santa Claus crashes onto their property. A wily teenager seizes the op...
Ride Like a Girl
2019
as Darren Weir
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
Renegades
2017
as Matt Barnes
In the midst of the Balkan wars, a squad of Navy SEALs attempts to unravel a long-forgotten mystery after discovering an enormous treasure trove hidde...
Cut Snake
2015
as Pommie
Young, charismatic, and hardworking, Sparra Farrell seems to be sailing into a happy, respectable life. He has a solid job and an adorable fiancée nam...
Kill Me Three Times
2015
as Nathan Webb
While on a seemingly routine job, a jaded hit man discovers that he's not the only one with his target in the crosshairs.
300: Rise of an Empire
2014
as Themistocles
Greek general Themistocles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistocles faces the massiv...
Gangster Squad
2013
as Jack Whalen
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, th...
The Hunter
2011
as Doug
Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.
Underbelly Files: Infiltration
2011
as Colin McLaren
It tells the true story of Victorian detective Colin McLaren who posed as a shady art dealer and infiltrated the Australian branch of the Calabrian Ma...
Centre Place
2010
as James Ballintyne
Centre Place is a sophisticated romantic drama featuring Melbourne's style, fashion and culture. Set in the very European boutiques, cafes and bars of...
Animal Kingdom
2010
as Craig Cody
Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved i...
The Odds
2010
as Wade
A couple of Las Vegas police officers live a life almost as wild as the crimes they investigate.
December Boys
2007
as Fearless
For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may ...
The Condemned
2007
as Special Agent Wilkins
Jack Conrad is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a deso...
Little Oberon
2005
as Martin
The sleepy town of Little Oberon is woken with a jolt when tempestuous Georgie Green returns after a 15 year absence, with a difficult teenage daughte...
Everything Goes
2004
A young couple offer to buy the furniture of a middle-aged man whose wife just left him - but they end up with more than they bargained for. Hugo Weav...
Darkness Falls
2003
as Officer Matt Henry
A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the ...
City Loop
2000
as Don
City Loop tells the story of six young people who work in a pizzeria, as they struggle to comes to terms with boredom, fear of responsibility and pizz...
Green Sails
2000
as Infante
When ambitious CCT exec Will Patterson uncovers a corporate conspiracy, his life spirals out of control. With an unlikely ally and beautiful crusader ...
Witch Hunt
1999
as Craig Thomas
An infant girl named Hannah is abducted by her grandmother Barbara Thomas. Hannah's father David Overton, convinced that Barbara is the head of a cove...
Amy
1998
as Wayne Lassiter
Amy's father, Franco, was a popular rock musician accidentally electrocuted while performing on stage. The psychological trauma leaves Amy mute and de...
River Street
1997
as Chris
Ben, an arrogant, hustling property developer is wrongly arrested and things from bad to worse when he accidentally punches a policeman at the station...
Baby Bath Massacre
1994
as Adrian
A combination of action, romance and comedy, Baby Bath Massacre tells the story of a girl and boy who take on a challenge. We see their journey as the...