Occupation Actor Education Toi Whakaari Role Actor | Name Stephen Lovatt Website www.stephenlovatt.com | |
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Born 27 May 1964 (age 60) ( 1964-05-27 ) Wellington, New Zealand Movies and TV shows Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Fantail, Being Eve, Show of Hands Similar People Steven S DeKnight, Curtis Vowell, Manny Coto, Anthony McCarten | ||
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Stephen Lovatt (born 27 May 1964) is a New Zealand actor, best known internationally for his portrayal of character Max Hoyland on the Australian soap Neighbours.
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- The cure 2014 trailer antonia prebble stephen lovatt john bach
- Cautious cautious stephen lovatt
- Career
- Australia
- Feature films
- Spartacus
- Awards
- Filmography
- References
Cautious cautious stephen lovatt
Career
Since training as an actor at Toi Whakaari, the New Zealand Drama School, Lovatt has acted on stage, television and feature films. Aside from his award-winning theatre work, his New Zealand roles include 30 episodes of soap Shortland Street, Eve's father in Being Eve, an episode of Mataku and local television success Go Girls. He has also acted in many fantasy shows that were filmed in New Zealand; he co-starred as one of the adventurers in Jules Verne adaptation Mysterious Island, and had guest parts in Legend of the Seeker, the short-lived Cleopatra 2525,Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and spin-off shows Young Hercules, playing the God Morpheus and Xena: Warrior Princess where he played Phalangus and also the God of the Underworld, Hades in the 5th season. Lovatt was most recently seen in the acclaimed New Zealand-set drama series Top Of The Lake, where he had a recurring role as a police officer.
Australia
In the late 90's Lovatt began making inroads into Australian television. After acting in award-winning small-town tale Something in the Air, he won the part of father and bar-owner Max Hoyland on long-running Australian soap Neighbours. Lovatt acted on the show for five years.
Feature films
Lovatt was award-nominated in New Zealand for his starring role in 2002 feature This is Not a Love Story; he played a soap star who gets caught between two women. His other acting roles include Savage Honeymoon, the car-yard owner in 2008 Anthony McCarten feature Show of Hands, and 2012 conspiracy thriller The Cure.
Spartacus
Lovatt is one of the ensemble cast of New Zealand-shot series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, a prequel to 2010 series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Lovatt plays Tullius, a wealthy member of the Roman elite involved in varied nefarious activities, including slave trading. Lovatt has been quoted as saying he relishes the chance to show a dark side rarely seen in his earlier screen characters. The Spartacus cast includes Lucy Lawless, who Lovatt worked with on Xena: Warrior Princess).
Awards
In the 2003 New Zealand Film and TV Awards, Lovatt was nominated for Best Performance in a Digital Feature, for This is Not a Love Story. In 2006 he was awarded the title "Australia's Brainiest Neighbour" on a celebrity edition of the game show Australia's Brainiest.
Filmography
Actor
2023
Shortland Street (TV Series) as
Emmett Whitman
2022
My Life Is Murder (TV Series) as
Roland
- Bride to Bee (2022) - Roland
2021
The Power of the Dog as
Doctor
2021
The Exchange as
Victor
2020
The Seagull (TV Mini Series) as
Dorn
- Episode 4 (2020) - Dorn
- Episode 3 (2020) - Dorn
- Episode 2 (2020) - Dorn
- Episode 1 (2020) - Dorn
2018
The Brokenwood Mysteries (TV Series) as
Alex Fuller
- Bride Not to Be (2018) - Alex Fuller
2018
Charmer (Short) as
Man
2018
Roman Empire (TV Series documentary) as
Pompey
- The Ides of March (2018) - Pompey
- Queen of the Nile (2018) - Pompey
- Crossing the Rubicon (2018) - Pompey
- The Great Conqueror (2018) - Pompey
- The Triumvirate (2018) - Pompey
2018
James Patterson's Murder Is Forever (TV Series) as
Sgt Wylie
- Murder in Paradise (2018) - Sgt Wylie
2017
Resolve (TV Movie) as
Don Allan
2016
Ash vs Evil Dead (TV Series) as
Sheriff Thomas Emery
- Ashy Slashy (2016) - Sheriff Thomas Emery
- Trapped Inside (2016) - Sheriff Thomas Emery
- Confinement (2016) - Sheriff Thomas Emery
- The Morgue (2016) - Sheriff Thomas Emery
- Home (2016) - Sheriff Thomas Emery
2016
Hillary (TV Series) as
Colonel John Hunt / Sir John Hunt
- Heartbreak (2016) - Sir John Hunt
- Home (2016) - Colonel John Hunt
- Everest (2016) - Colonel John Hunt
- Louise (2016) - Colonel John Hunt
2016
The Making of the Mob (TV Series documentary) as
Dean O'Banion
- Chicago: Last Man Standing (2016) - Dean O'Banion (credit only)
- Chicago: Sin City (2016) - Dean O'Banion (credit only)
- Chicago: New Blood (2016) - Dean O'Banion (credit only)
- Chicago: Judgment Day (2016) - Dean O'Banion (credit only)
- Chicago: St. Valentine's Day Massacre (2016) - Dean O'Banion (credit only)
- Chicago: Blood Filled Streets (2016) - Dean O'Banion
- Chicago: A Death in the Family (2016) - Dean O'Banion
- Chicago: Capone's First Kill (2016) - Dean O'Banion
2016
The Rehearsal as
Stephen
2016
The Patriarch as
Judge Hughes
2014
The Kick (TV Movie) as
Bazza
2014
Hope and Wire (TV Mini Series) as
Jonty Smith-Robinson
- Part 3 (2014) - Jonty Smith-Robinson
- Part 2 (2014) - Jonty Smith-Robinson
- Part 1 (2014) - Jonty Smith-Robinson
2014
The Cure as
Ted Garner
2013
Fantail as
Rog
2013
Harry (TV Series) as
DI Kevin Gray
- God Bless Brutus (2013) - DI Kevin Gray
- You Lied To Me (2013) - DI Kevin Gray
- Play with Fire (2013) - DI Kevin Gray
- He's the Weak Link (2013) - DI Kevin Gray
- He's Very Important, This Boy (2013) - DI Kevin Gray
- This Is Personal (2013) - DI Kevin Gray (credit only)
2013
Top of the Lake (TV Series) as
Officer Pete
- Episode #1.7 (2013) - Officer Pete
- No Goodbyes Thanks (2013) - Officer Pete
- The Dark Creator (2013) - Officer Pete
- The Edge of the Universe (2013) - Officer Pete
- Searchers Search (2013) - Officer Pete
- Paradise Sold (2013) - Officer Pete
2012
Australia on Trial (TV Mini Series) as
Mr. Hill
- The Mount Rennie Outrage (2012) - Mr. Hill (as Stephan Lovatt)
2011
Rest for the Wicked as
Lawyer
2011
The Slap (TV Mini Series) as
Police Prosecutor
- Rosie (2011) - Police Prosecutor
2011
Killing Time (TV Mini Series) as
Crown Prosecutor
- Episode #1.10 (2011) - Crown Prosecutor
2011
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (TV Mini Series) as
Tullius
- The Bitter End (2011) - Tullius
- Reckoning (2011) - Tullius
- Beneath the Mask (2011) - Tullius
- Paterfamilias (2011) - Tullius
- Missio (2011) - Tullius
- Past Transgressions (2011) - Tullius
2011
Waitangi: What Really Happened (TV Movie) as
Busby
2010
Spies and Lies (TV Movie) as
Meikle
2010
Stolen (TV Movie) as
Police Commissioner Robinson
2009
Go Girls (TV Series) as
Larry Smart
- Crazy Enough to Work (2010) - Larry Smart
- We Are Family (2010) - Larry Smart
- Nothing But the Truth (2010) - Larry Smart
- Starting Over (2010) - Larry Smart
- Dream Believers (2009) - Larry Smart
- Sex, Lies and Home Renovations (2009) - Larry Smart
- Do the Right Thing (2009) - Larry Smart
- Changes (2009) - Larry Smart
- Faking It (2009) - Larry Smart
- Great Expectations (2009) - Larry Smart
- I Should Be So Lucky (2009) - Larry Smart
- Less Than Zero (2009) - Larry Smart
- Loyal (2009) - Larry Smart
- Mothers and Daughters (2009) - Larry Smart
- First Catch Monkey (2009) - Larry Smart
- Signs and Obstacles (2009) - Larry Smart
- Dream On (2009) - Larry Smart
2009
Horses (Short) as
Craig
2009
Legend of the Seeker (TV Series) as
Declan
- Confession (2009) - Declan
2008
Show of Hands as
Hatch
2008
Power Rangers Jungle Fury (TV Series) as
Hamhock
- Bad to the Bone (2008) - Hamhock (voice)
2002
Neighbours (TV Series) as
Max Hoyland
- The Final Siren (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Valentine's Prey (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Pall in the Family (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Sleight of Hand (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Ned Man Walking (2007) - Max Hoyland
- The Hole Truth (2007) - Max Hoyland
- The Scarlet Bar Pimpernel (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Sky Larking (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Rising Above (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Brass Monkeys (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Shortcut to Happiness (2007) - Max Hoyland
- One Steph at a Time (2007) - Max Hoyland
- The Ghost Who Walks (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Friend or Cow (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Arresting Developments (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Spinal Trap (2007) - Max Hoyland
- Unconscience (2007) - Max Hoyland
- For Pepper or Worse (2006) - Max Hoyland
- For She's a Jolly God Fellow (2006) - Max Hoyland
- I Can Never Say Good Bike (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Mad Max Too (2006) - Max Hoyland
- My Own Private Eye to Hoe (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Booze and Hisses (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Nan About the House (2006) - Max Hoyland
- A Ticket to Hide (2006) - Max Hoyland
- What I Lie About You (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Braking the Habit (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Lynnie Get Your Gun (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Pistol Packin' Papa (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Wishful Shrinking (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Rat on a Hot Tin Roof (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Karma Fly with Me (2006) - Max Hoyland
- The Katya in the Ride (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Throw Momma from the Trainer (2006) - Max Hoyland
- The Fellowship of the Bling (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Vice Work If You Can Get It (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Here Comes the Brodie (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kill Me (2006) - Max Hoyland
- All's Well That Ends Elle (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Talkin' Bout Y Generation (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Occasional Course Language (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Saint Misbehavin' (2006) - Max Hoyland
- A Fistful of Dobbers (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Shiny Happy Pimple (2006) - Max Hoyland
- It's a Grave Day for the Irish (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Mishka Impossible (2006) - Max Hoyland
- The Warne Identity (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Ain't That a Shane (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Five Thousand and Counting (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Null and Boyd (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Some Day My Pinch Will Come (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Strife Up the Band (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Kangaroo Caught (2006) - Max Hoyland
- The Unrighteous Brothers (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Black Eyed Pleased (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Sealed with a Hiss (2006) - Max Hoyland
- When a Kanga Calls (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Here Slums the Bride (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Goodbye Normal Genes (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Like a Naturist Woman (2006) - Max Hoyland
- It's Not Easy Being Teen (2006) - Max Hoyland
- I Should Be So Clucky (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Every Picture Tells a Porky (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Always the Past to Know (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Campaign Charlie (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Kinski vs. Kinski (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Meat Me in St. Louis (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Licensed to Swill (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Blunder Oath (2006) - Max Hoyland
- This Mum for Hire (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Varsity Boos (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Teeny Weeny Free Bikini (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Mad Doc and Glory (2006) - Max Hoyland
- A Star Is Forlorn (2006) - Max Hoyland
- An Affair to Dismember (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Secret Guardin' (2006) - Max Hoyland
- The Pie Who Loved Me (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Mad About the Boy (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Oscar Wiled (2006) - Max Hoyland
- The Ex File (2006) - Max Hoyland
- The Bad Samaritan (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Call of the Mild (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Take My Breath Away (2006) - Max Hoyland
- Resident Evil (2005) - Max Hoyland
- All I Want for Christmas (2005) - Max Hoyland
- Rude Awakening (2005) - Max Hoyland
- Dream a Little Drew (2005) - Max Hoyland
- Homeland Security (2005) - Max Hoyland
- For Better or for Worse (2005) - Max Hoyland
- Friends for Twenty Years (2005) - Max Hoyland
- Lies, Lies and Alibis (2005) - Max Hoyland
- Rites and Wrongs (2005) - Max Hoyland
- Lasting Impressions (2005) - Max Hoyland
- Love Is Blind (2005) - Max Hoyland
- The End of an Era (2004) - Max Hoyland
- The Face in the Mirror (2004) - Max Hoyland
- The Parent Trap (2004) - Max Hoyland
- Old Bones (2004) - Max Hoyland
- It Feels So Right (2004) - Max Hoyland
- 2nd Ring, 2nd Chance (2004) - Max Hoyland
- Cricket Makes Me Cry (2004) - Max Hoyland
- The Wake (2004) - Max Hoyland
- Schoolyard Jungle (2004) - Max Hoyland
- Here Come the Brides (2004) - Max Hoyland
- Two Peas in a Pod (2004) - Max Hoyland
- Tell It to the Teacher (2004) - Max Hoyland
- Publish and Be Damned (2004) - Max Hoyland
2003
The Gateway to Hell (Short) as
Father Samson
2001
Being Eve (TV Series) as
Tim Baxter / Ralph / Sigmund Freud
- Being at War (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being True (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being Tested (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being Obsessed (2002) - Sigmund Freud
- Being Upstaged (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being Reborn (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being a Winner (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being Grown Up (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being Individual (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being Alien (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being Famous (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being History (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being Heartbroken (2002) - Tim Baxter
- Being Married (2001) - Ralph
- Being Just Mates (2001) - Tim Baxter
- Being Scared (2001) - Ralph
- Being Betrayed (2001) - Tim Baxter
- Being Kissed (2001) - Tim Baxter / Ralph
- Being Bad (2001) - Tim Baxter
- Being Beautiful (2001) - Tim Baxter
- Being Popular (2001) - Tim Baxter
- Being in Love (2001) - Tim Baxter
2002
Mataku (TV Series) as
Trevor
- The Sisters (2002) - Trevor
2002
Revelations: The Initial Journey (TV Series) as
George Kent
- False Witness (2002) - George Kent
2002
This Is Not a Love Story as
Tony
2002
The Strip (TV Series) as
Shane
- Crossroads (2002) - Shane
- Secrets & Guys (2002) - Shane
- Choose (2002) - Shane
- A World of My Own (2002) - Shane
- Empty Nest (2002) - Shane
- The 'Joy' of Sex (2002) - Shane
- She Knows Not What She Does (2002) - Shane
- Assume the Position (2002) - Shane
2001
Something in the Air (TV Series) as
Foster Sutton
- Standing Up to Be Counted (2001) - Foster Sutton
- It's a Country Thing (2001) - Foster Sutton
- Will You Go a Courting (2001) - Foster Sutton
- The Bed You Made (2001) - Foster Sutton
- Two in the Bush (2001) - Foster Sutton
- Be Careful What You Wish For (2001) - Foster Sutton
- One Way (2001) - Foster Sutton
- A Kiss Is Just a Kiss (2001) - Foster Sutton
- Pulp Friction (2001) - Foster Sutton
- So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye (2001) - Foster Sutton
- Tough Love (2001) - Foster Sutton
- For Better and Worse (2001) - Foster Sutton
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2001) - Foster Sutton
- Make a Good Impression (2001) - Foster Sutton
2001
Stingers (TV Series) as
Liam O'Shea
- Slice (2001) - Liam O'Shea
2001
Zenon: The Zequel (TV Movie) as
Wills
2000
Clare (TV Movie) as
Peter Kingston
2000
Cleopatra 2525 (TV Series) as
Schrager
- Hel and Highwater: Part 2 (2000) - Schrager
- Hel and Highwater: Part 1 (2000) - Schrager
1996
Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series) as
Hades / Phlanagus / Kirilus
- Motherhood (2000) - Hades
- Looking Death in the Eye (2000) - Hades
- God Fearing Child (2000) - Hades
- A Good Day (1998) - Phlanagus
- Ties That Bind (1996) - Kirilus
1999
Savage Honeymoon as
Phil Webb
1999
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV Series) as
Galen, the Vampire Hunter
- Darkness Visible (1999) - Galen, the Vampire Hunter
1998
Duggan (TV Series) as
Alan Galway
- Dog's Breakfast (1999) - Alan Galway
- Going Overboard (1999) - Alan Galway
- Sins of the Fathers (1998) - Alan Galway
1999
Lawless (TV Movie) as
Rex Masters
1998
Medivac (TV Series) as
Tom Shawcross
- God's Greatest Gift (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- When People Love You (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- True Colours (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- Boy Scout (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- Wants and Needs (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- Code Purple (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- Feet of Clay (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- Denial (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- Calling the Shots (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- Pity (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- Protection (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- Sharing the Blame (1998) - Tom Shawcross
- Duty of Care (1998) - Tom Shawcross
1998
Young Hercules (TV Series) as
Morpheus
- In Your Dreams (1998) - Morpheus
1997
Highwater (TV Movie)
1995
Mysterious Island (TV Series) as
Gideon Spilett
- What Are You Afraid Of? (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- The Price of Vengeance (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- The Phantom's Lair (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- Last Rites of Spring (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- Going, Going- (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- A Pact with the Devil (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- Plan and Attack (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- The Visitor (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- Labours Lost (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- Gideon's Tale (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- First Impressions Are Skin Deep (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- Make Yourselves a Home (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- He's Not Heavy (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- No One Rules Me (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- It Should Be an Englishman (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- All That Glitters (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- Love Thy Neighbour (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- A Death in the Family (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- White Water (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- Safe Haven (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- Down Under (1995) - Gideon Spilett
- Genesis (1995) - Gideon Spilett
1994
Fallout (TV Mini Series) as
Murray Sherwin
1994
High Tide (TV Series) as
Simon Shorr
- Sitting Ducks (1994) - Simon Shorr
1993
Typhon's People (TV Movie) as
Denzil / Zeno Secundus
1992
Absent Without Leave as
Wedding Soldier
1991
Shark in the Park (TV Series) as
Terry Hicks
- The Only Thing to Fear (1991) - Terry Hicks
1989
The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) as
Xanadu Young Man
- A Miracle of Rare Device (1989) - Xanadu Young Man
1988
Send a Gorilla as
Darryn's Friend
Producer
2013
Strongman (Short) (producer)
2011
Hauraki (Short) (producer)
Self
2015
Good Morning (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 30 June 2015 (2015) - Self
2006
Australia's Brainiest Kid (TV Series) as
Self - Winner
- Australia's Brainiest Neighbour (2006) - Self - Winner
2004
Good Morning Australia (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 9 November 2004 (2004) - Self
- Episode dated 16 June 2004 (2004) - Self
2002
2050: What If NZ.. (Documentary) as
Hugh Dowding
Archive Footage
2013
Spartacus (TV Series) as
Tullius
- Enemies of Rome (2013) - Tullius (uncredited)
References
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