Jeremy Stanford is an Australian actor and director, known for his role of Tick/Mitzi in the initial stage run of the musical ''

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''.

Career

In 2001, Stanford played Matthew Gallagher in season 2 of children's series ''

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'' and Detective Inspector Clifford Knox in 5 episodes of ''

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''. He also had a recurring role in medical drama ''

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'' (2002–2003) as Dr Tim Hawthorn. In 2004 Stanford played Commander Cyriax in

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kids drama ''

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'' appearing in 26 episodes. He had guest roles in soap operas ''

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'' and '' Chances'', medical drama ''

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'', police dramas ''

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'', '' Stingers'' and ''

City Homicide ''City Homicide'' is an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 and 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne. The main charact ...

'' and legal series ''

Jack Irish ''Jack Irish'' is an Australian television drama series first broadcast on ABC TV on 14 October 2012. The series stars Guy Pearce as the title character, a former criminal lawyer turned investigator and debt collector. Much of the action is ...

'' (alongside

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). He had further guest appearances in '' Satisfaction'', crime series '' The Dr Blake Mysteries'', prison drama '' Wentworth'', ''

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'' and hit newsroom drama ''

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'' (opposite

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). In 2022, Stanford joined the cast of the biographical miniseries '' Warnie'' in the role of Keith Warne. The decision to produce the miniseries about Warne after his death was criticised by Warne's daughter Brooke who described it as "beyond disrespectful". The trailer for the miniseries also attracted negative commentary on social media when it was first shown in 2023.' He is set to appear in ''

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'' (a biographical series about disgraced Australian wellness guru

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) in 2025. Stanford has appeared in a number of films including comedy '' Compo'' (1989) in which he had a lead role, drama '' Blinder'' (2013) and horror film ''

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'' (2020). In 2022 was announced as part of the cast for thriller ''The 13th Summer''. Stanford has also had a long and varied career in theatre since the early 1980s, portraying

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in the national stage tour of '' Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story'' (1994) and Tick/Mitzi in ''

'' (2006–2008). Other stage productions include '' Hello, Dolly!'' (1994–1995), ''Certified Male'' (2000–2001) and ''

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'' (2012–2013). Stanford has also directed several stage productions including a national tour of ''

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'' (2019–2021).

Other activities

In 2009, Stanford established Storybox Films, a media company which developed film and TV productions and corporate videos. In 2013 the company produced a feature film ''The Sunset Six'', which he also directed and co-wrote. He has written and co-produced two films, including psychological thriller ''The 13th Summer'' (2022) and romantic comedy '' He Loves Me Not'' (2023), both of which he also appeared in. He is also a published author. He has also performed voiceover work in television advertisements for brands such as

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, L’Oréal and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

As actor

As director

Bibliography

* ''Year of the Queen'' (2007) * ''Rapture'' (2018) https://www.jeremystanford.com.au/books

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanford, Jeremy Australian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people