Sullivan Stapleton

About

Sullivan Stapleton (born 14 June 1977) is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series The Secret Life of Us, Strike Back and Blindspot. He also starred in the film Animal Kingdom and played the lead role, Greek leader Themistocles, in the film 300: Rise of an Empire (2014).

Stapleton was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He was eight years old when he and his younger sister, actress Jacinta Stapleton, six at the time, joined an acting and modelling agency. The idea first came to their aunt who signed her own children with the agency. She then asked her nephew and niece if they would like to join and their mother signed them. Stapleton’s younger brother Joshua also launched into acting, dance and musical theatre as a child.
Stapleton’s picture caught the attention of a director who invited him to be in his short film. Pleased by his performance, the director said he was gifted and encouraged him to pursue acting.
Stapleton received training at Melbourne’s St. Martins Theatre. He studied drama and theatre at Sandringham Secondary College (in Sandringham, Victoria, Australia).

Stapleton launched his career in Australia…