Stephen Hall
Born (1969-05-17) 17 May 1969
Melbourne, Australia
Years active1987−present

Stephen Hall (born 17 May 1969) is an Australian actor, writer and producer.

Career

Television

Hall's career in television includes acting, writing and production duties. He was the host of Under Melbourne Tonight, a weekly live variety hour television program produced by RMITV that broadcast on C31 Melbourne from 1993 to 1998.[1] He has appeared in the long-running television series Neighbours, and in 2008 he performed the role of Warren in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television comedy series The Hollowmen [2]

He has also appeared in telemovies, including The King (2007), playing the role of Bert Newton.

As a producer, he worked on the Australian version of the game show Deal or No Deal.

As a TV writer he has worked on many Australian comedy and light entertainment TV productions, such as BackBerner, Big Bite, Full Frontal, and Spicks and Specks. He was a writer on the third series of the weekly satirical comedy programme Newstopia, broadcast on SBS in 2008.[3] From 2009 to 2012, Hall served as head writer on the comedy game show Talkin' 'bout Your Generation.[4] In 2013, he wrote for ABC-TV's weekly satirical comedy show Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell, and Adam Hills Tonight series 2, of which he was also the Studio Producer.

As of 2014, Hall is a regular cast member on Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell,[5] with popular characters including the political spokesman Darius Horsham.[6]

Film

Hall's movie career includes appearances in Romper Stomper, The Wog Boy, Now Add Honey, That's Not My Dog! and Fraud Festival.

Theatre

Hall starred in the original Australian professional production of Monty Python's Spamalot in 2007, playing the roles of Lancelot, The French Taunter, Tim The Enchanter and The Head Knight of "Ni".[7]

In 2011, Hall co-wrote (with Michael Ward) the comedy stage show Bond-A-Rama! Every James Bond Film Live On Stage,[8] in which he played the roles of Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. The show was a sell out, prompting a second season in 2012.[9]

In 2013, Hall wrote, produced and performed in the one man stage show Raiders of the Temple of Doom's Last Crusade; One Man Performs Three Indiana Jones Movies in One Hour, for the Melbourne Fringe Festival.[10] The show was then revived for a successful season in the 2014 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[11]

In March 2016, John Cleese cast Hall as Basil Fawlty in Cleese's own stage adaptation of his TV series Fawlty Towers.[12] Fawlty Towers Live opened in Sydney at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in August 2016, and toured Australia, running for 157 performances before finishing in Brisbane on 22 January 2017. The show received favourable reviews in each city it played in.[13][14][15][16]

Cartoon voice actor

Hall is an experienced voice actor for animation, playing characters in Cartoon Network's Monster Beach and Exchange Student Zero, along with roles in Kitty Is Not a Cat, Get Ace and Pacific Heat... as seen in this showreel.

Author

In September 2015, Hall released his first eBook How To Win Game Shows, which is a 197-page compilation of winning tips, hints and techniques plus interviews with game show champions, hosts, producers and question writers.

From May 2019 to May 2020, Hall wrote the first draft of his science fiction adventure novel Symphony Under Siege, releasing a new chapter online each week, at www.TheStephenHall.com/novel-chapters. During its writing, he also kept a weekly video diary chronicling the experiment.

Symphony Under Siege is now available as a paperback on Amazon and as an eBook on a number of platforms.

In September 2022, he released his third book 50 Things To Be Seriously Grateful For Today* *and 50 not-so-serious things to illustrate them , which he describes as "a very sincere, very silly non-fiction book... that also happens to be chock full of fiction".

Radio

From 1989 - 1993, Hall was one of the members of the late night (/ very early morning) comedy show The Marta Thripp Druidic Building Society Show TSP (in colour), on the Melbourne community radio station 3RRR.

In 2015, he guest starred in the second series of Australian science fiction audio drama Night Terrace, playing the dual roles of Francisco de Cuellar and Sir Francis Drake in the episode "The Retirement of Horatio Gray". Originally available only as a digital download, the series was later broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra as part of their "7th Dimension" programme.[17]

Quiz show champion

In August 2005, Hall completed seven nights on the quiz show Temptation, becoming the program's second Grand Champion, and the second largest quiz or game show winner in Australian television history (at that time), winning $672,357 in cash and prizes.[18] The following year, he won the title of "Australia's Brainiest Quiz Master" on the Australian TV program of the same name and donating $20,000 to RSPCA, and appeared as part of The Brains Trust on The Einstein Factor.

Since 2013, he has run the blog www.HowToWinGameShows.com, which aims to provide tips and hints for winning game shows.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1988All the WayRichard DoddsTV series
1989The Flying DoctorsConstable Pat ChandlerTV series
1990NeighboursGary "Boof" HeadTV series
1993RFDSKeith BainbridgeTV series
1993-98Under Melbourne Tonight HostTV series
1994A Country PracticeDennis ChubbTV series
1994The Damnation of Harvey McHughSmedleyTV miniseries
1995The Last BulletFitzgeraldTV movie
1999BackBernerVarious charactersTV series
2000Russell Gilbert LiveVarious charactersTV sketch series
2003Welcher & WelcherSecurity guardTV series
2003After the DelugeMaggie's husbandTV miniseries
2003Big BiteVarious charactersTV sketch series
20042004 AFI AwardsJames KillarneyTV special
2004-09The Einstein FactorThe Brains Trust panel member (regular)TV game series
2005TemptationContestant (winner)TV game series
2006Australia's BrainiestContestant (Australia's Brainiest Quiz Master)TV game series
2008NewstopiaWilliam ShatnerTV series
2008The HollowmenWarrenTV series
2010OffspringGrown Up ManTV series pilot
2010TangleDr Ian HillTV series
2010Killing TimeKen GarlandTV series
2011BeaconsfieldHoward SacreTV miniseries
2011The SlapJim, the BusinessmanTV miniseries
2011-22Shaun Micallef's Mad as HellDarius Horsham & various charactersTV series
2012Get AceJack Union (voice)Animated TV series
2013The Time of Our LivesBam BamTV series
2014Upper Middle BoganDigby NolanTV series, season 2
2015Exchange Student ZeroVoiceAnimated TV series
2016The Wrong GirlGraeme the Coin GuyTV series
2016-17Pacific HeatVoiceAnimated TV series
2017When TV Was AwesomeNarratorTV special
2017-19Kitty is Not a CatThe Nazz / Lucky Chuck (voice)Animated TV series
2017-19Mustangs FCKevTV series
2018True StoryDr SantosTV series, season 2
2019Monster BeachButterfield (voice)Animated TV series
2020Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell - Christmas SpecialVarious charactersTV special
2022We Interrupt This BroadcastGuestTV sketch series

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1992Romper StomperFleaFeature film
2000The Wog BoySergeantFeature film
2007The KingBert NewtonTV movie
2015Now Add HoneyConciergeFeature film
2018That's Not My Dog!HimselfFeature film
Fraud FestivalFeature film

Writer/producer

Year Title Role Notes
Deal or No DealProducerTV game series
BackBernerWriterTV series
Big BiteWriterTV series
Full FrontalWriterTV series
Spicks and SpecksWriterTV game series
2008NewstopiaWriterTV series, season 3
2009-12Talkin' 'bout Your GenerationHead writerTV game series
2012Adam Hills TonightWriter / Studio producerTV series, season 2
2013Shaun Micallef's Mad as HellWriterTV series

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Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2001I Said I SaidPhineas WittMelbourne International Comedy Featival
2007Monty Python's SpamalotLancelot, The French Taunter, Tim The Enchanter & The Head Knight of "Ni"Ozalot Pty Ltd
2011-12Bond-A-Rama! Every James Bond Film Live On StageSean Connery, Roger Moore & Pierce Brosnan
2013/14Raiders of the Temple of Doom's Last Crusade; One Man Performs Three Indiana Jones Movies in One HourPerformerMelbourne Fringe Festival / Melbourne International Comedy Festival (also writer & producer
2016-17Fawlty Towers LiveBasil FawltyRoslyn Packer Theatre & Australian tour, 157 performances
2017BrigadoonArchie BeatonThe Production Company

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Books

Year Title Notes
2015How To Win Game ShowseBook
2019-20Symphony Under SiegePaperback & eBook
202250 Things To Be Seriously Grateful For Today* *and 50 not-so-serious things to illustrate them

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
1989-93The Marta Thripp Druidic Building Society Show TSP (in colour)Core cast member3RRR
1999BreakfastersGuest3RRR
2005The Loading ZoneGuest panellistABC Radio
2006Home with the HowardsJohn HowardABC Radio
2015Night TerraceFrancisco de Cuellar & Sir Francis DrakeDigital; Season 2, episode: "The Retirement of Horatio Gray" (later broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra

References

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  2. "Warren: Departmental Under-Secretary" in "Who's Who" at The Hollowmen Official Website. ABC1. ABC TV, 2008. Web. 29 January 2009.
  3. David Knox, "NEWStopia Back to Bite". TV.com. CBS Interactive, 30 September 2008. Web. 29 January 2009.
  4. "Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009– ) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. "Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell". ABC Television. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. "Stephen Hall, man of many talents". Shaun Micallef Online!. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. "Casting Announced for Australian Production of Spamalot". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  8. "Review - Bond-A-Rama Chapel off Chapel". Heralsdun.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  9. Wray, Tyson. "Bond-A-Rama Returns To Chapel Off Chapel". Beat. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  10. Archived 5 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Archived 1 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "John Cleese to debut Fawlty Towers Live in Australia because Brits don't like him".
  13. "Theatre Review: Fawlty Towers Live delivers a nostalgic and hilarious production to Sydney for its world premiere – Arts on the AU". Arts on the AU review. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  14. Parris, Simon (23 September 2016). "Fawlty Towers Live review". Simon Parris: Man in Chair. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  15. "'Adelaide Now' review".
  16. Thompson, Kylie. "Fawlty Towers Live @ QPAC Review". scenestr.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  17. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Night Terrace, Series 2, The Retirement of Horatio Gray". BBC Radio 4 Extra. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  18. "Channel nine - Temptation". Archived from the original on 28 February 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. https://app.showcast.com.au/profile/StephenHall
  20. https://app.showcast.com.au/profile/StephenHall
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