Stephen Comey (born 1963) is an English Australian actor.

Biography

Comey was born in London, England to Irishmen Albert Comey and his Australian wife Dennise Lee. The Comey's came to Australia in 1969 . and he appeared in the

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drama ''

Cop Shop ''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. Synopsis The show revolved arou ...

'' in 1982, and ABC's '' Come Midnight Monday'' also in 1982 Comey is best known for his role in the

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'' Sons and Daughters'' as Kevin Palmer and appeared from the series debut in 1981 until 1984, his role awarded him the 1983

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for "Most Popular New Talent". Other television productions that Stephen Comey has appeared in include Kennedy Miller's ''Vietnam'', Seven's ''

Hey Dad ''Hey Dad..!'' is an Australian sitcom produced by Gary Reilly Productions, originally airing from 1987 to 1994 on the Seven Network. Synopsis Architect Martin Kelly singlehandedly raises his children: Simon, Debbie, and Jenny. His wife, Marga ...

'', Seven's ''

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'' and Nine's '' The Flying Doctors''. Stage credits include the

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in the Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Theatre ...

's ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' and the Pavilion Theatre's ''The Lion in Winter'' for the Castle Hill Players. Comey now works as the Senior Exhibition Manager for the Australian Water Association (AWA). and he is a founding member of Radioactive Live, a bespoke theatre company who perform timeless radio plays on stage in Sydney's Hills District. Radioactive Live was formed in 2012.

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* 1963 births Australian male television actors English emigrants to Australia Living people Logie Award winners Male actors from London English people of Irish descent English people of Australian descent {{Australia-tv-actor-stub