Steve Bastoni

One of Australia’s most versatile and accomplished actors, Steve has a string of film and television credits including the Golden Globe nominated On The Beach. He became a household name as ‘Angel’ in the television series Police Rescue and has starred in numerous TV productions including Wentworth, Hawaii Five-O, The Wrong Girl, Underbelly – The Golden Mile, Upper Middle Bogan, Neighbours, Wildside, The Magistrate, South Pacific, How to Stay Married, Australian Gangster and most recently the critically acclaimed series The Fires.

With such an extensive and celebrated career in front of the camera, it’s no surprise that Steve has proven equally at home behind the microphone. His years spent bringing characters to life on screen and stage have given him a natural command of voice, tone and storytelling, making him a sought-after voice over artist across commercial, corporate and narrative projects.

Steve’s film credits include Truth, Broke, The Water Diviner, Drift, Heartbreak Kid, 15 Amore, South Pacific, Matrix Reloaded, Man Thing, Macbeth (M), Suburban Mayhem and the Australian/Chinese coproduction The Whistleblower and the sporting drama Streamline. Steve has most recently wrapped on the feature Bang, shot in Thailand. In theatre, his work includes the title role in Jager Productions’ Barassi, Threepenny Opera with Belvoir, Oliver directed by Sam Mendes and Ben Elton’s Popcorn.

Steve starred in Melbourne Theatre Company’s critically acclaimed A View From The Bridge receiving Green Room Award nominations for his performance as ‘Eddie Carbone’. Steve has twice been nominated for an AFI Best Actor Award for Police Rescue and 15 Amore garnered AFI and FCCA Best Actor nominations.

Steve wrote and directed the short film The Gift which has been successful on the international short film circuit, winning Best Film at San Francisco’s Art with Impact, Best Screenplay at the Amsterdam Short Film Festival and an Award of Merit in the Best Shorts Competition in Los Angeles.

Steve is the Director and Founder of the Peninsula Short Film Festival, now in its eleventh year.