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Sullivan Stapleton

Sullivan Stapleton

14 movies on Netflix

Biography

Sullivan Stapleton is an Australian actor who began performing as a child in Melbourne, making his first screen appearance in the 1994 television movie Baby Bath Massacre. Early television work included Neighbours, where he played Josh Hughes. He also appeared in The Secret Life of Us as Justin Davies from 2003 to 2005. His international breakthrough came with Animal Kingdom (2010), which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. He then took a leading role in Strike Back as Damien Scott and received a Breakthrough Award from Australians in Film. He played Themistocles in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) and spent five seasons as FBI agent Kurt Weller on Blindspot. He later appeared in Ride Like a Girl (2019) as horse trainer Darren Weir. In 2022 he took a lead role in the Australian series After the Verdict as Daniel.

49years old

Turns 50 on June 14in 244 days

Born June 14, 1977Melbourne
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 23 years2003 to 2026

Genres

Drama57%, 8 films
Thriller43%, 6 films
Action29%, 4 films
Crime21%, 3 films
Comedy14%, 2 films

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First role
Stapleton got his actors' union card at age 9 and began working in commercials at 11, before his first onscreen acting role in the 1994 TV movie Baby Bath Massacre.
Big break
Stapleton made his international breakthrough with his performance in Animal Kingdom, an Academy Award-nominated film that premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Big break
Stapleton drew attention on two continents once Animal Kingdom earned the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and his career has since carried him around the world.
A change of course
Between acting jobs, Stapleton worked as a model, cleaned animal cages in a pet shop, and worked as a grip on many films and TV productions.

Sullivan Stapleton movies on Netflix

The Internship2026IMDb rating 4.1
Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men2021IMDb rating 6.1as Icabod
A Sunburnt Christmas2020IMDb rating 6.8as Dingo
Ride Like a Girl2019IMDb rating 7.0as Darren Weir
Renegades2017IMDb rating 5.5as Matt Barnes
Cut Snake2015IMDb rating 6.0as Pommie
Kill Me Three Times2015IMDb rating 5.8as Nathan Webb
300: Rise of an Empire2014IMDb rating 6.2as Themistokles
The Hunter2011IMDb rating 6.7as Doug
Underbelly Files: Infiltration2011IMDb rating 6.8as Colin McLaren
Animal Kingdom2010IMDb rating 7.2as Craig Cody
December Boys2007IMDb rating 6.5as Fearless
The Condemned2007IMDb rating 6.0as Special Agent Wilkins
Darkness Falls2003IMDb rating 5.0as Officer Matt Henry

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

300: Rise of an Empire2014 Action, Dramaas Themistokles
IMDb rating 6.2332K votes
Animal Kingdom2010 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Craig Cody
IMDb rating 7.264K votes
Darkness Falls2003as Officer Matt Henry
IMDb rating 5.036K votes
Kill Me Three Times2015as Nathan Webb
IMDb rating 5.825K votes
The Condemned2007as Special Agent Wilkins
IMDb rating 6.056K votes
Renegades2017as Matt Barnes
IMDb rating 5.513K votes
The Hunter2011as Doug
IMDb rating 6.743K votes
Ride Like a Girl2019as Darren Weir
IMDb rating 7.05.3K votes

Most often with

Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Teresa Palmer

Callan Mulvey

Andy McPhee

Films together

Teresa Palmer3 films together, 2007 to 2019
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- Ride Like a Girl2019IMDb rating 7.0Stapleton as Darren WeirPalmer as Michelle Payne
- Kill Me Three Times2015IMDb rating 5.8Stapleton as Nathan WebbPalmer as Lucy Webb
- December Boys2007IMDb rating 6.5Stapleton as FearlessPalmer as Lucy
Callan Mulvey3 films together, 2011 to 2015
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- Kill Me Three Times2015IMDb rating 5.8Stapleton as Nathan WebbMulvey as Jack Taylor
- 300: Rise of an Empire2014IMDb rating 6.2Stapleton as ThemistoklesMulvey as Scyllias
- The Hunter2011IMDb rating 6.7Stapleton as DougMulvey as Rival Hunter
Sam Neill2 films together, 2011 to 2019
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- Ride Like a Girl2019IMDb rating 7.0Stapleton as Darren WeirNeill as Paddy Payne
- The Hunter2011IMDb rating 6.7Stapleton as DougNeill as Jack
Andy McPhee2 films together, 2007
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- December Boys2007IMDb rating 6.5Stapleton as FearlessMcPhee as Foreman
- The Condemned2007IMDb rating 6.0Stapleton as Special Agent WilkinsMcPhee as The German
Dan Wyllie2 films together, 2010 to 2011
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- The Hunter2011IMDb rating 6.7Stapleton as DougWyllie as Pool Player
- Animal Kingdom2010IMDb rating 7.2Stapleton as Craig CodyWyllie as Ezra White
Lee Cormie2 films together, 2003 to 2007
Lee Cormie's page
- December Boys2007IMDb rating 6.5Stapleton as FearlessCormie as Misty
- Darkness Falls2003IMDb rating 5.0Stapleton as Officer Matt HenryCormie as Michael Greene

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