Stephen Papps is an actor from New Zealand. He trained at the Academy Corporate Theatre Actors Workshop and the Wellington Performing Arts Centre, New Zealand.

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. 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.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes2010Russian SnarkMisha2009Power Rangers R.P.MMr Landsdown"Ranger Yellow: Part 2"2009Power Rangers R.P.MMr Landsdown"Ranger Yellow"2007We're Here to HelpDoug Johnson2002Murder in GreenwichThe Maryland Man1998Hercules: The Legendary JourneysThe Darkness"Somewhere over the Rainbow Bridge"1998Hercules: The Legendary JourneysThe Darkness"Norse by Norsevest"1996Hercules: The Legendary JourneysTritos"Protean Challenge"1996Xena: Warrior PrincessSee'er"Orphan of War"1993The PianoBluebeard1992BraindeadZombie McGruder1991The End of the Golden WeatherFirpo

Theatre Year Title Role Notes2010 Mark Twain and Me in Maoriland Mark Twain2009 The 39 Steps Various2007 Thom Pain Lead2006 Ying Tong Spike Milligan2003 Amadeus Salieri2001 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead Tragedian

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