Christopher Stollery

Christopher Stollery is an Australian actor of stage and screen, filmmaker, and playwright. He is known for his roles in the 1990s TV series State Coroner and The Flying Doctors, and more recently as Inspector Dick Kemp in the drama series Last King of the Cross. He also has many stage credits, having had a 15-year association with the Bell Shakespeare Company in Sydney, and has made several short films.

Early life and education Christopher Stollery graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney in 1987, He had a leading role on The Flying Doctors in 1990, and a recurring role on Sea Patrol in 2007. He also had roles in the TV series A Country Practice,

His film credits include The Rage in Placid Lake (2003), Predestination (2014), and The Nightingale (2018).

Stage Stollery has also a lengthy stage career. He was an associate artist with Bell Shakespeare Company for 15 years, appearing in 19 Bell productions. and Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet in May 1993, of which The Sunday Age'''s Ken Healy wrote "...most outstanding are Christopher Stollery as the swaggering Capulet thug, Tybalt". In 1994, he played Macduff in Macbeth, of which Leonard Radic of The Age wrote "Christopher Stollery produces plenty of sound and fury, but little else, as Macduff".

He has also performed regularly with the Sydney Theatre Company and Belvoir Street.

Stollery has also performed on stage with Cate Blanchett and John Cleese, and sung in a musical with Tim Minchin.

In 2011 he created another short film, Dik, which won Best Screenplay at 2011's Flickerfest and the best comedy award at Aspen Shortsfest. Dik was selected as one of 10 finalists' in the 13th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival (Manhattan Short) and represented Australia during the festival.

In 2016 he created a short film with his smartphone, called No Budget.

Other roles Stollery is an ambassador for SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3), held annually in Sydney.

Recognition and awards Stage acting Stollery has been nominated for a Green Room Award twice, and for Sydney Theatre Awards three times. He won Best Actor at the latter in 2009. with his script The Copernican''.