Steen Raskopoulos

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]

Early life and education

Raskopoulos 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.

Live comedy career

Raskopoulos 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.

Personal life

Raskopoulos has been married to the British comedian Sara Pascoe since 2020.[10]

Television career

Raskopoulos 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? (Australian TV series) (Comedy Channel), Squinters (ABC), Feel Good (Netflix), The Duchess (Netflix), role in Sara Pascoe's Out of Her Mind (TV series) (BBC 1) and lead in the BBC Three sitcom Top Coppers [11]

Awards and nominations

References
  1. "TWO CHORTLE AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR STEEN RASKOPOULOS". comedy.com.au.
  2. "BBC - Filming gets under way for BBC Three comedy Top Coppers - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. Elissa Blake. "The Bear Pack and the art of improvisation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. "Wainwright, Raskopoulos and Ogston inducted into FFA Hall of Fame". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  5. Craig Platt. "Steen Raskopoulos - Melbourne International Comedy Festival". The Age. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. Sydney Comedy Festival#Awards 2
  7. "Steen Raskopoulos – I'm Wearing Two Suits Because I Mean Business review". Time Out London. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  8. "Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards". Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
  9. "Who will win comedy fest's top gong?". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  10. "Fans Of The Duchess Will Definitely Recognise Sara Pascoe's Husband". Retrieved 5 Nov 2020.
  11. web|url=http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2015/season/news/barry-awards-2015/%7Ctitle=Barry Award 2015 WINNERS announced!!|work=comedyfestival.com.au}}
  12. http://www.highwirefilms.com.au/littleton-nominated-awards/
  13. Annabel Ross. "Melbourne International Comedy Festival: 2015 Barry Award nominees announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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