Steve Le Marquand (born 26 December 1967) is an Australian actor of stage and screen.
Early life and education Steve Le Marquand was born in Perth, Western Australia.
Prior to acting, Le Marquand motorcycled his way around Australia, working at various cattle stations, docks, pubs, barges, and melon farms.
He studied performing arts at Penrith in Sydney's outer west at the University of Western Sydney (Theatre Nepean).
Career Television Le Marquand's first acting job was a TV commercial for Arnott's Ruffles, which was banned a day after its release for sacrilege. His second job was on the Australian TV series Police Rescue and since then he has played an assortment of thugs, baddies, larrikins and cops (both good and bad) in a number of TV shows, including Les Norton, Australia's Sexiest Tradie, Janet King; Underbelly: Razor, Rake, Laid, All Saints, Farscape, Crash Palace, Young Lions, Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Big Sky, G.P., Murder Call, Home and Away, Wildside, and the ABC mini-series A Difficult Woman. He played the lead role of Tony Piccolo in the Movie Extra hit Small Time Gangster for which he received an ASTRA Award nomination for Most Outstanding Actor.
In 2021 he appeared in Australia's Sexiest Tradie. In 2023 Marquand was announced as part of the cast for Population 11, the second season of The Twelve. Marquand was later announced as part of the cast for Invisible Boys. Marquand was named as part of the cast for the second series of Mystery Road: Origin.
Film
On film he has featured as a crazed colonel in Escape and Evasion; a cheeky cabbie in June Again; a psycho gangster in Locusts; a reclusive cattle station worker in Kriv Stender's Red Dog: True Blue; a down and out ex Rugby League star in Heath Davis' Broke; a sleazy, charismatic cult leader in Nick Matthews' One Eyed Girl; a dodgy drug dealer in Stephan Elliott's A Few Best Men; a battle hardened sergeant in Beneath Hill 60 (which earned him a Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Supporting Actor nomination 2009); a snarly stockbroker in 2008's surprise hit, Men's Group; a tall thug in Jeremy Sims’ Last Train to Freo (for which he was nominated for Best Lead Actor at both the Australian Film Institute and Film Critic's Circle Awards); a WWII digger in Kokoda; a larrikin Aussie climber in Martin Campbell's Vertical Limit; a clumsy, shotty-loving bank robber in Gregor Jordan's Two Hands; a moustachioed cop in David Caesar's Mullet; a weird-arsed beachcomber in Lost Things and an all-singing-all-dancing sailor in Disney’s remake of South Pacific.
Le Marquand plays Merrick in the 2025 dark comedy thriller Penny Lane Is Dead, in writer-director Mia'Kate Russell's feature film debut.
Theatre Le Marquand has been seen on stage in Green Park, Ugly Mugs, Songket and The Return (which was the stage version of Last Train to Freo) for Griffin Theatre; Gaybies for Darlinghurst Theatre; Enemy of the People, Jasper Jones, Death of a Salesman, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (also for MTC and QTC), Paul, The Spook, Buried Child and Waiting For Godot for Belvoir; Holy Day for the STC, Don’s Party for the MTC and STC; and was a member of the STC's Actors' Company, where he appeared in Tales From The Vienna Woods; The Serpent's Teeth; Gallipoli and The War of the Roses (alongside Cate Blanchett) with the Company.
Le Marquand (together with Simon Bedak and Michael Neaylon) co-wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a theatre production of the novel He Died with a Felafel in His Hand, which had its humble beginnings at Rozelle's Bridge Hotel in Sydney during 1995 before running for several years in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Lismore, Hobart, Brisbane, Edinburgh, Toronto, New York, Wagga Wagga and Hong Kong. The stage adaptation's 'rough as guts' humour saw it become the longest running play in Australian history.
Accolades Le Marquand won the Nicole Kidman Best Actor Award at Tropfest 1996 for (his own) short film Cliché, and was also the lead actor in the Tropfest 2005 hit, Bomb.
In 2019, during The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in Winton, Queensland, Le Marquand was honoured with a star on Winton's Walk of Fame.
Personal life Le Marquand is married to Australian actress and singer Pippa Grandison. They have one son together, Charlie Le Marquand.
He played cricket for a number of years for many different teams and was also selected for various representative teams. His top score was 116* and best bowling figures of 8/9.
His younger sister is the columnist and media commentator Sarrah Le Marquand.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1996Cliche Tim Short film1998In the Winter Dark Nick Bloodlock Flint Short film 1999Two Hands Wozza 2000Vertical Limit Cyril Bench 2001Slipper Podiatrist Short filmMullet Jones The Hitch Driver Short film 2002Sway Jake2003Lost Things Zippo Ash Wednesday Short film 2004Lovesong Alexander Short film2005Bomb Man Short filmAerosol The Worker Short film2006Kokoda Sam Last Train to Freo Tall Thug 2007Razzle Dazzle Bob The Manual Sonny's Father Short film 2008Men's Group Lucas 2009Franswa Sharl Mike Bishop Short filmInto My Arms Ben Short film 2010Beneath Hill 60 Bill Fraser 2011Boys on Film Mike BishopA Few Best Men Ray 2013One Eyed Girl Father Jay 2014Kill Me Three Times Sam 2015Terminus Sheriff Williams Moth Peter Short film2016Banana Boy Bob Short filmBroke Ben KellyRed Dog: True Blue Little John Silent Lamb Brody Chapman Short film 2017No Appointment Necessary Dr Schnell2018Book Week BrantSchedule One Henry Short film2019Kapara Patterson Short filmEscape and Evasion Carl Boddi Locusts Cain 2020Torch Song Geoff Short filmJump Joe Short filmJune Again Roger 2021Lundi Louis Short film 2022Dark Noise Ollie Martin 2023Christmess Chris Flint 2025Penny Lane Is Dead Merrick
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1993Police Rescue Youth Season 3, 1 episode 1993–2018Home and Away Boyd Easton / Beggar / Kevin 9 episodes 1994G.P. Russ Season 5, 1 episode1997Water Rats Tim Season 2, 1 episodeBig Sky Bill Madigan Season 1, 1 episode 1997–1999Wildside Ray Collins Seasons 1 & 2, 2 episodes 1998A Difficult Woman Snuff Miniseries, 3 episodes1999Murder Call David Hand Season 3, 1 episodeBlue Heelers Tyrone McKenzie Season 6, 1 episode 2001South Pacific Stewpot TV movie2002Farscape Oo-Nii Season 4, 2 episodesYoung Lions SPG Officer Stevens 1 episode 2003All Saints Boyd Matthews Season 6, 1 episode 2004 Rapid Response Sergeant Lawson TV pilot 2008Dream Life Courier TV movie 2009Sea Princesses Voice Animated series, 52 episodes 2010Sea Patrol Karl Strauss Season 4, 1 episode 2010–2018Rake Col Mancusi 16 episodes2011Laid Zalan 1 episodeSmall Time Gangster Tony Piccolo Miniseries, 8 episodesUnderbelly: Razor Sergeant Tom Wickham 13 episodes 2013The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting Special guest Miniseries, 2 episodes2014The Moodys Donny Lannagan Miniseries, 1 episodeOld School Gerard Miniseries, 2 episodesWentworth Colin Bates Season 2, 4 episodesSoul Mates Gulliver 2 episodes2015Catching Milat Phil Polgasse Miniseries, 1 episodeLet's Talk About Chip Miniseries, 8 episodes 2016No Activity Voice Season 2, 3 episodes2017Janet King Wes Foster Season 3, 6 episodesBlue Murder: Killer Cop Detective Larry Churchill Miniseries, 1 episode 2018Riot Sergeant Evans TV movie 2019Les Norton Sgt Ray 'Thumper' Burrell Miniseries, 10 episodes 2021Australia's Sexiest Tradie Terry Wood 6 episodes 2023The Claremont Murders Trevor Rimmer Miniseries, 1 episode2024 Population 11 Trevor Taylor 9 episodes The Twelve Mal Adcock Season 2, 2 episodes2025Invisible Boys Fitzy1 episodeMystery Road: Origin The Cowboy Season 2, 2 episodesRecklessRoss4 episodes2026DeadlochCommissioner Cotton1 episode2026Treasure & DirtTBATV series
Theatre
As actor YearTitleRoleNotes 1991 Agamemnon / Lysistrata Seymour Centre, Sydney 1995–1996 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Bridge Hotel, Sydney, The Lounge, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2001–2002 The Return (stage version of Last Train to Freo) The Thug Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company, Riverina Theatre Company, Griffin Theatre Company, Rechabite Hall, Perth 2002 Buried Child Tilden Belvoir Theatre, Sydney 2003 Waiting for Godot Lucky Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney for Sydney Festival 2003 Songket Sydney Opera House with Griffin Theatre Company 2003 Holy Day Goundry Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC 2004–2005 The Spook Alex / Fantasy Communist Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Glen Street Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Brisbane for QTC 2007 Don's Party Don Playhouse, Melbourne, Sydney Opera House with MTC / STC 2007 Paul Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 2007 Tales from The Vienna Woods Oskar Sydney Opera House with STC 2007 The Serpent's Teeth John Black Sydney Opera House with STC 2008 Gallipoli Sydney Theatre Company 2009 The War of the Roses Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk / A Killer / Suffolk / A Murderer Sydney Theatre for Sydney Festival, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth for Perth International Arts Festival with STC 2011–2012 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Roo Webber Belvoir Street Theatre, Arts Centre, Melbourne, Playhouse, Brisbane with MTC / STC / QTC 2012 Death of a Salesman Ben Belvoir Street Theatre 2014 Ugly Mugs Doc / Mug Malthouse Theatre, Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company 2015 Gaybies Eternity Playhouse, Sydney with Darlinghurst Theatre 2017 Jasper Jones Mr Bucktin / Mad Jack Lionel Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 2018 An Enemy of the People Hovstad, Editor of The Sentinel Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 2021–2022 Green Park Warren Griffin Theatre Company for Sydney Festival
As Co-adaptor YearTitleRoleNotes 1995–1996 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Co-adaptor (with Simon Bedak & Michael Neaylon) / director Bridge Hotel, Sydney, The Lounge, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2000–2001 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Co-adaptor (with Simon Bedak & Michael Neaylon) Bridge Hotel, Sydney, Bondi Pavilion for Sydney Fringe Festival World Bar, Sydney 2002 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Co-adaptor (with Simon Bedak & Michael Neaylon) Edinburgh Festival with Gilded Balloon 2003 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Co-adaptor (with Simon Bedak & Michael Neaylon) Regal Theatre, Perth, Latvian House, Toronto, Parkside Lounge, New York with Hair of the Dog Theater Company 2005–2006 He Died With A Felafel In his Hand Co-adaptor (with Simon Bedak & Michael Neaylon) La Boite Theatre, Brisbane, DNA Studios, Canberra 2007 He Died With A Felafel In his Hand Co-adaptor (with Simon Bedak & Michael Neaylon) Queen's Theatrette – Queen’s Arms Hotel, Adelaide with Half a Star Theatre 2009–2010 He Died With A Felafel In his Hand Co-adaptor (with Simon Bedak & Michael Neaylon) Brisbane Arts Theatre, Hong Kong 2013 He Died With A Felafel In his Hand Co-adaptor (with Simon Bedak & Michael Neaylon) The Flying Scotsman's Velvet Lounge, Perth, Brisbane Powerhouse
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