stephen shanahan

Since graduating from WAAPA in 1992 and moving from Perth to Sydney, Steve has worked extensively in theatre, film , television, radio, music and voiceovers. His television credits include Young Lions, All Saints, WaterRats, Dogwoman, Cody, Police Rescue, Mother and Son and Farscape . He has also used his flair for comedy several times on the ABC's Backberner and CNNNN.

He has appeared in the films Praise, Children of the Revolution, and Escape From Absalom, and award-winning short-films "Jesse's Homecoming", "Swerve" and “Kickstarted”, to name a few.

He has also written, directed and appeared in his own short films "The Snap" and "Made Of Money", both of which made the shortlist for Tropfest in their respective years.

He has worked most extensively in theatre, and took out the award for Best Actor at the 2003 Festival of Perth for his touring production of David Mamet's "The Duck Variations".

Steve also writes, plays and records music, and has been a member of several bands in both Perth and Sydney.

After having written and produced comedy for ABC radio for several years, in 2005 Steve decided to jump completely into the radio pool. So he and his young family moved back to Perth where he joined radio station 96FM as chief writer and presenter on their breakfast show. However, after a very enjoyable and prosperous year, they missed the Sydney lifestyle too much and decided to return to what they now can confidently call "home". He still works in radio, but more as a music journalist… interviewing, writing and producing podcasts for ABC digRadio.

Steve is probably best known for his casual, natural delivery with straight reads, and credible Voice Acting roles on Radio. His characters and animation talents have also been widely used, including the Logie-award winning series "Tracey McBean", the AFI-award winning series “Bottletop Bill”, and most recently the new series “CJ The DJ”.