Steen Raskopoulos (born 3 July 1987) is an Australian comedian, actor and improviser. He is best known for his live character solo sketch shows,[1] playing Dr. Evan in The Duchess (Netflix), Pete Lewis in Feel Good (Netflix), John Mahogany in BBC Three's Top Coppers,[2] Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia and as one half of the award-winning improvisation duo The Bear Pack.[3]
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| Born | Steen Raskopoulos 3 July 1987 Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, improviser |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Peter Raskopoulos |
| Relatives | Jordan Raskopoulos (sister) |
Early life and education
editRaskopoulos was born in Sydney. His father is FFA Hall of Fame footballer[4] Peter Raskopoulos and his sister is comedian and singer Jordan Raskopoulos. He studied at the University of Sydney where he first started improvising and performed Theatresports at Manning Bar. He is the co-founder of Improv Theatre Sydney.[citation needed]
Live comedy career
editRaskopoulos debuted his first solo sketch show Bruce springSTEEN LIVE IN CONCERT at the 2013 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[5] He was nominated for Best Newcomer, and won the same award at the Sydney Comedy Festival later that year.[6] In 2014, he returned with a new show, I'm Wearing Two Suits Because I Mean Business.[7] He sold out his seasons in Melbourne, Sydney, London and Edinburgh and was nominated for the Fosters Comedy Awards Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[8] Character Assassin earned him a Barry Award nomination for best show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[9] He won the Directors Choice award at the 2018 Sydney Comedy Festival for his solo sketch show 'Stay'. Raskopoulos is also the youngest Theatresports National Champion of Australia, winning the title in 2008 with Simon Greiner and two members from The Axis of Awesome, Jordan Raskopoulos and Lee Naimo.
Television career
editRaskopoulos has starred on the sketch show This is Littleton (ABC), SlideShow (Channel 7), Legally Brown (SBS), It's a Date (ABC), The Code (ABC), Utopia (ABC), True Story with Hamish & Andy (Nine) Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia (Comedy Channel), Squinters (ABC), Feel Good (Netflix), The Duchess (Netflix), Out of Her Mind (BBC 1) and lead in the BBC Three sitcom Top Coppers [10]
Personal life
editRaskopoulos has been married to the British comedian Sara Pascoe since 2020.[11] The couple have two sons, born in February 2022 and October 2023.[12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Film | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | The Polygamist | Steve | Short film |
| Twisted | The Guy | Short film Credited as Steen Raskopoulous | |
| 2015 | Holding the Man | Older Paul Caleo | |
| 2017 | The Record: World's Largest Biological Family | Frank Belami | Short film Writer |
Television
edit| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | The Ronnie Johns Half Hour | N/A | Writer - Episode #1.6 |
| 2014 | This Is Littleton | Various | Writer 4 episodes |
| The Code | Edan | 4 episodes | |
| It's a Date | Juzzy | Season 2, episode 4: "How Much Research Should You Do Before Dating?" | |
| 2015 | Fresh Blood | Various | Writer Season 1, episode 4: "The Record" |
| Utopia | Ethan | Also known as Dreamland Season 2, episode 6: "Starting the Conversation" | |
| Top Coppers | John Mahogany | 6 episodes | |
| 2016 | Halloween Comedy Shorts | Elliott | Writer Season 1, episode 2: "Steen Raskopoulos's Horror: Scare BnB" |
| 2016-2017 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia | Himself | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Nurse Craig | Season 1, episode 3: "Sammie's Fainting Story" |
| 2018 | Squinters | Ned | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | At Home Alone Together | Personal Trainer Nic / Nick | 2 episodes - 1 episode credit only Writer - 2 episodes |
| The Duchess | Evan | 6 episodes | |
| Out of Her Mind | Imaginary Brother | Episode 6: "The Beautiful Garden" | |
| 2020-2021 | Feel Good | Pete Lewis | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Grave New World | Miniseries Episode 3: "Theme Parks, Exercise, Fizzy Drinks" | |
| The Moth Effect | Open Mic Cop | Episode 6: "Have you heard of the White Ant?" | |
| The Emily Atack Show | 3 episodes | ||
| 2024 | The Office | Nick Fletcher | Main role |
Video games
edit| Video games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Bleeding Edge | Makutu | Voice |
Awards and nominations
edit- 2008 National Theatresports Champion
- 2013 Best Newcomer Sydney Comedy Festival
- 2013 Best Newcomer Nomination Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- 2014 Best Newcomer Nomination Edinburgh Fringe Festival
- 2014 Sydney Fringe Laughs Award (The Bear Pack)
- 2014 Australian Writers Guild Comedy - Sketch or Light Entertainment This Is Littleton (2014)[13]
- 2015 Best Newcomer Nomination Chortle Awards
- 2015 Best Character/Sketch Nomination Chortle Awards[1]
- 2015 Barry Award Nomination[14] Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- 2018 Directors Choice Award Sydney Comedy Festival
References
edit- ^ a b "Two Chortle Award nominations for Steen Raskopoulos". comedy.com.au.
- ^ "BBC - Filming gets under way for BBC Three comedy Top Coppers - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Elissa Blake (4 May 2015). "The Bear Pack and the art of improvisation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Wainwright, Raskopoulos and Ogston inducted into FFA Hall of Fame". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Craig Platt (15 April 2013). "Steen Raskopoulos - Melbourne International Comedy Festival". The Age. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Sydney Comedy Festival#Awards 2
- ^ "Steen Raskopoulos – I'm Wearing Two Suits Because I Mean Business review". Time Out London. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards".
- ^ "Who will win comedy fest's top gong?". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Barry Award 2015 WINNERS announced!!". comedyfestival.com.au.
- ^ "Fans Of The Duchess Will Definitely Recognise Sara Pascoe's Husband". Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Great British Sewing Bee star Sara Pascoe's private family life with rarely-seen two children". HELLO!. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ http://www.highwirefilms.com.au/littleton-nominated-awards/ [dead link]
- ^ Annabel Ross (15 April 2015). "Melbourne International Comedy Festival: 2015 Barry Award nominees announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2015.