Stephen Papps
 | A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (August 2010) |
Stephen Papps is a New Zealand actor. He trained at the Academy Corporate Theatre Actors Workshop and the Wellington Performing Arts Centre, New Zealand.[1]
Career
Stephen Papps has appeared in projects that range from the critically acclaimed stage productions The 39 Steps and Mark Twain & Me In Maoriland to the feature films The Piano and Braindead. His television appearances include such series as perennial favourite Shortland Street and Disney's Legend of the Seeker. Stephen also wrote and performed the highly regarded BLOWING IT, which he performed world-wide and for which he was nominated for a Chapman Tripp theatre award.
He began his career in 1991 with the award-winning feature The End of the Golden Weather, for which he won best actor.[2] In Russian Snark, Papps played the lead role of Misha, a Latvian-born Russian filmmaker whose career has seen better days. He was nominated for best actor at the Maverick Film awards 2011 and the New Zealand Film Awards 2010.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The End of the Golden Weather | Firpo | |
| 1992 | Braindead | Zombie McGruder | |
| 1993 | The Piano | Bluebeard | |
| 1996 | Xena: Warrior Princess | See'er | "Orphan of War" |
| 1996 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Tritos | "Protean Challenge" |
| 1998 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | The Darkness | "Norse by Norsevest" |
| 1998 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | The Darkness | "Somewhere over the Rainbow Bridge" |
| 2002 | Murder in Greenwich | The Maryland Man | |
| 2007 | We're Here to Help | Doug Johnson | |
| 2009 | Power Rangers R.P.M | Mr Landsdown | "Ranger Yellow" |
| 2009 | Power Rangers R.P.M | Mr Landsdown | "Ranger Yellow: Part 2" |
| 2010 | Russian Snark | Misha |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mark Twain and Me in Maoriland | Mark Twain | |
| 2009 | The 39 Steps | Various | |
| 2007 | Thom Pain | Lead | |
| 2006 | Ying Tong | Spike Milligan | |
| 2003 | Amadeus | Salieri | |
| 2001 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead | Tragedian |