Steven Tandy
# Steven Tandy

Steven Tandy (born 23 October 1952) is an Australian stage, television and film actor. He is best known for playing Tom Sullivan, the second eldest son in the classic Australian television series The Sullivans.

## Biography

After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1971, Tandy landed the role in the Australian television series The Sullivans. Since then he has appeared often in film and stage roles. For thirteen years he played the role of Commodore Lassard in the Police Academy Stunt Show at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Queensland. He returned to NIDA in 1995 to study directing.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | Rough Diamonds | Roger Bright | Donald Crombie |
| 2003 | Gettin' Square | Warren Halliwell | Jonathan Teplitzky |
| 2014 | Talking Back at Thunder | Phillips | Este Heyns and Aaron Davison |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | The Unisexers | Julian 'Tinsel' Tinsley | |
| 1976 | The Sullivans | Tom Sullivan | |
| 1986 | Sons & Daughters | Bill Sanders | Season 6 |
| 2006 | $H_2O:$ Just Add Water | Mr Hendrix | Season 1, episode 13 – "Shipwrecked" |
| 2006 | Mortified | Mr. McClusky | |
| 2014 | Secrets & Lies | Kevin Gresham | |
| 2016 | The Family Law | Security Guard | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Young Rock | Classic Freddie Blassie | 4 episodes |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Director and theatre |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | Dad's Army | Warden Hodges | Peter Williams (Twelfth Night Theatre, Twin Towns) |
| 2004 | The Rocky Horror Show | The Narrator | Tony Allcock (On The Boards Theatre Company) |
| 2005 | Dad's Army | Warden Hodges | Chris Betts (Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, New Zealand) |
| 2005 | Mack and Mabel | Mack Sennett | Joan Stalker-Brown (Javeenbah) |
| 2005 | Run for Your Wife | Detective Sergeant Porterhouse | Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre) |
| 2006 | Last Drinks | Marvin McNulty | Ian Lawson (La Boite Theatre) |
| 2007 | 'Allo 'Allo! | Colonel Kurt von Strohm | Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre) |
| 2007 | Summer Wonderland | | Ian Lawson (La Boite Theatre) |
| 2009 | 25 Down | Gary | Jon Halpin (Queensland Theatre) |
| 2010 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Herod | Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |
| 2012 | The Wizard of Oz | The Wizard | Tim O'Connor (Harvest Rain Theatre Company) |
| 2017 | Noises Off | Selsdon Mowbray | Sam Strong (Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre) |

## Awards and nominations

### Stage awards

* 2006 – Won Gold Matilda Award for Best Actor in Last Drinks (play by Shaun Charles, based on Andrew McGahan's novel)
