Ian Edward Stenlake (born 5 July 1969 in Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian actor.
Career Stenlake's career began during a trip to Rome as a waiter in The Godfather Part III being filmed there.
He is perhaps best known for the role of Constable Oscar Stone in the Australian police drama series Stingers from 1998 to 2002. In 1997, he played Anthony Gibson in Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under. He played Mike Flynn, the commanding officer of the patrol boat HMAS Hammersley, in Sea Patrol which first aired on the Nine Network in 2007. He was involved in all five seasons of the series.
Stenlake has starred in numerous other visual media, including theatre productions and cabaret shows around Australia. Ian is a member of 'The Leading Men' (Scott Irwin, Derek Metzger, Rodney Dobson, Wayne Scott Kermond, Michael Cormick, James Lee, Darryl Lovegrove), who have all played leading roles in musicals on the Australian and/or international stage.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Type 1990 The Godfather III Waiter Feature film 1995 Trapped in Space Tug medic TV movie 1997 Diana & Me Feature film 1997 Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under Anthony Gibson TV movie 2011 All the Little Pieces Charlie Short film 2012 The Bloke Next Door Clayton Short film 2013 Revolving Doors Hotel Owner Short film 2014 Project One Shot Himself Short film
Television Year Title Role Type 1997 Children's Hospital James TV series 1997 Murder Call Jamie Nikolides TV series 1998–2002 Stingers Constable Oscar Stone TV series, 110 episodes 2006 Natural Selection Jason / John TV short 2007–11 Sea Patrol Lieutenant Commander / Commander / Captain Mike Flynn TV series, 66 episodes 2012 Dance Academy Gav TV series, 1 episode 2013 Deadbeat Dads Dr Cameron TV series, 1 episode 2016 Sonnigsburg Frank TV series, 1 episode 2017 The Secret Daughter Andrew Weston TV series, 3 episodes 2019 Total Control Journalist TV series, 1 episode 2020 The Wilds James Reid TV series, 1 episode
Stage Year Title Role Location / Company 1991 Dames at Sea Cement Box Theatre, Brisbane 1991 Angry Housewives Tim La Boite Theatre 1991 P.S. Your Cat is Dead Metro Arts, Brisbane with Jigsaw Theatre Company 1991 Queensland Youth Choir concert Singer State tour 1992–93 Queensland Shakespeare School's Tour Grin+Tonic Theatre Company 1994 The Bride of Gospel Place The Master NIDA Parade Theatre 1994 Music Hall concert A Wild Colonial Boy Royal Shakespeare Theatre 1995 The Cherry Orchard Yasha NIDA Parade 1 Studio 1995 A Midsummer Night's Dream Egeus / Puck / Snout NIDA Parade Theatre 1996 Big and Little Guitar Player / Young Man / Man NIDA Parade Theatre 1996 The Merchant of Venice Bassanio NIDA Parade Theatre 1996 The Pajama Game Joe NIDA Parade Theatre 1997 Romeo and Juliet Paris / Prince EHJ Productions 1997 Romeo and Juliet Capulet (also Director) Celebrational Theatre Co 1998 Henry V Ely / Grey / Pistol Household Words Productions 1998 A Tale of Two Cities Carton / Darney Merivale Street Studio 2003 Cabaret Clifford State Theatre, Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Lyric Theatre, South Brisbane, Burswood Theatre, Festival Theatre, Adelaide 2003 They're Playing Our Song Vernon Gersch State Theatre, Melbourne 2004 Eureka Peter Lalor Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 2004 Carols in the Domain concert Performer Domain Gardens, Sydney 2004 Hats Off! to Sondheim National Theatre, Melbourne 2004 Songs for.a New World concert Singer Adelaide Cabaret Festival with Hayes Theatre Co. 2005 First Curtain Call Festival Theatre, Adelaide 2005 Charters Towers – The Musical Hatter Outside the Royal Private Hotel, Charters Towers 2005 Oklahoma! Curly McLain State Theatre, Melbourne with The Production Company 2005 Walkabout Father Chamber Made 2006 Carnival of the Animals Narrator Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre with Penrith Symphony Orchestra 2006 Kookaburra launch concert Singer Lyric Theatre Sydney 2006 The Pajama Game Sid Sorokin State Theatre, Melbourne 2006–08 Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight Singer Sidney Myer Music Bowl 2007 Bravus Singer Hamer Hall, Melbourne 2007 Sleeping Beauty: This is Not a Lullaby Prince Charming Malthouse Theatre 2008 Kookaburra Gala Concert Singer Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 2008–09 Guys & Dolls Sky Masterson Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Capitol Theatre, Sydney 2009 The School of Arts Father Michael Walsh Playhouse, QPAC, Pilbeam Theatre, Biloela Civic Centre, Mundubbera Shire Hall, Chinchilla Cultural Centre, Warwick Town Hall with Queensland Theatre Company 2009–current The Leading Men (corporate events group) Singer Various events & venues 2010 Girl Crazy Danny Churchill Neglected Musicals 2010 Goodnight Hamer Hall Singer Arts Centre Melbourne with Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra 2010 Sporting Scores! Singer With Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 2010 Jack! The Musical Sydney Opera House with The Babies Proms Orchestra 2010 Late Night Lounge Performer Sydney Opera House 2010 Broadway Hits concert Performer QPAC with Queensland Pops Orchestra 2011 The Gratitude Gala Concert (Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal) Singer Edmund Rice Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane with Queensland Pops Orchestra 2011 Love Letters Andrew Makepeace Ladd III Whitehorse Centre, VIC 2011 More Than Words Singer Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide for Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2011 You and I for QPAC's 12 Acts of Cabaret Singer QPAC, Brisbane 2011 Next to Normal Dan Capitol Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company (cancelled) 2012 On Broadway Senior's Week Gala Concert Singer QPAC & Sydney Entertainment Centre with Queensland Pops Orchestra 2012 Symphony in the Park concert Singer Canberra Festival 2012 Gotta Have Heart Gala Charity Concert Singer Crown Melbourne 2012 Light the Night LTN'12 concert for Leukaemia research Singer City Recital Hall, Sydney 2013 Twisted Broadway fundraising concert Singer NIDA Parade Theatre 2013 Oklahoma! Curly McLain Harvest Rain Theatre Company 2013 Gustav Holst's The Planets Narrator The Concourse, Sydney with Willoughby Symphony Orchestra 2013 IGA Lord Mayor's Carols in the City Singer Riverstage, Brisbane 2014 Daylight Saving Joshua Makepeace Darlinghurst Theatre Company 2014 Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You Anton Hayes Theatre Co. with Neil Gooding Productions 2014 Guys & Dolls Sky Masterson Harvest Rain Theatre Company 2014 Morning Melodies series: The Leading Man concerts Performer (one man show) Wollongong Town Hall, Cairns Civic Theatre, World Theatre Charters Towers & Queensland tour 2014 Celebrity Theatresports Charity Challenge fundraiser for CanTeen Performer Enmore Theatre, Sydney 2014 Australian Children's Music Foundation charity concert Singer Chophouse Sydney 2014 Merry Christmas Concert Singer Twin Towns Club, Tweed Heads 2015 Caress/Ache Dr. Mark Andersen / Adam Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company 2015 An Audience with Smoky and Herb Smoky Dawson QPAC 2015–16 Georgy Girl - The Seekers Musical John Ashby Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, State Theatre, Sydney, Crown Perth 2016 Broadbeach Opera in the Park Singer Kurrawa Park, Broadbeach with Gold Coast Youth Symphony Orchestra & Gold Coast Youth Choir 2016 Naughty but Nice: Christmas with Ian Stenlake (self-devised) Performer Frankston Arts Centre 2016–18 Around the World in 80 Days Phileas Fogg Alex Theatre, Melbourne, Geelong Arts Centre, Mooroolbark Community Centre, Whitehorse Centre, Clocktower Centre Moonee Ponds, Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Portland Arts Centre, Glenelg, Frankston Arts Centre, Entertainment Centre Shoalhaven,Theatre Royal, Hobart, Entertainment Centre Devonport, COPAC Colac with Ellis Productions 2017 Kings of Croon (self-devised) Actor / Singer (also Producer) Hopgood Theatre, Adelaide (alongside Scott Irwin and Derek Metzger) 2017–18 Mamma Mia! Sam Carmichael Canberra Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Crown Perth, Princess Theatre Melbourne, Festival Theatre, Adelaide 2018 Hollywood Hits Singer With Canberra Symphony Orchestra 2020 The Bridges of Madison County Robert Kincaid Hayes Theatre Co 2020 Things I Could Never Tell Steven Steven's Dad Riverside Theatres Parrramatta 2021 One Crowded Hour: Neil Davis, Combat Cameraman Neil Davis Peacock Theatre, Hobart with Tasmanian Theatre Company 2022 Lloyd Webber & the Great Composers Singer Clocktower Centre Melbourne, Hamilton Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta, Frankston Arts Centre, Bairnsdale. Wollongong, Merrigong Theatre Company, Swan Hill Town Hall 2023–24 Elvis - A Musical Revolution Colonel Tom Parker Melbourne Athenaeum, State Theatre, Sydney 2023–24 The Winner Is... Singer Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, Redland Performing Arts Centre, The Drum Theatre Dandenong, Frankston Arts Centre, Twin Towns Club, Tweed Heads, Princess Theatre, Launceston with Promac Productions Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear Sydney Opera House My Musical Life (self-devised) Performer
Personal life Stenlake married Amber Mulley on 4 September 2017.
Stenlake was previously married to Australian musical theatre star Rachael Beck until 2012. Their daughter Tahlula was born on 15 January 2007. Their second child, Roxie, was born on 19 April 2009.
Awards and nominations
Award Category Production Role Year Result Helpmann Awards Best Male Actor in a Musical Oklahoma! Curly 2006 Green Room Awards Best Male Artist in a Leading Role Oklahoma! Curly 2005 Green Room Awards Best Male Artist in a Leading Role They're Playing Our Song Vernon Gersch 2003 Green Room Awards Best Male Artist in a Leading Role Cabaret Cliff 2003 Green Room Awards Best Male Artist in a Leading Role Eureka Peter Lalor 2004
References
External links
Ian Stenlake Official Website