Jeremy Stanford is an Australian actor and director, known for his role of Tick/Mitzi in the initial stage run of the musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Career In 2001, Stanford played Matthew Gallagher in season 2 of children's series Crash Zone and Detective Inspector Clifford Knox in 5 episodes of Horace and Tina. He also had a recurring role in medical drama MDA (2002–2003) as Dr Tim Hawthorn. In 2004 Stanford played Commander Cyriax in ABC kids drama Silversun appearing in 26 episodes.
He had guest roles in soap operas Neighbours and Chances, medical drama A Country Practice, police dramas Blue Heelers, Stingers and City Homicide and legal series Jack Irish (alongside Guy Pearce). He had further guest appearances in Satisfaction, crime series The Dr Blake Mysteries, prison drama Wentworth, Winners & Losers and hit newsroom drama The Newsreader (opposite Anna Torv).
In 2022, Stanford joined the cast of the biographical miniseries Warnie in the role of Keith Warne. The decision to produce the miniseries about Warne after his death was criticised by Warne's daughter Brooke who described it as "beyond disrespectful". The trailer for the miniseries also attracted negative commentary on social media when it was first shown in 2023. He is set to appear in Apple Cider Vinegar (a biographical series about disgraced Australian wellness guru Belle Gibson) in 2025.
Stanford has appeared in a number of films including comedy Compo (1989) in which he had a lead role, drama Blinder (2013) and horror film Relic (2020). In 2022 was announced as part of the cast for thriller The 13th Summer.
Stanford has also had a long and varied career in theatre since the early 1980s, portraying Buddy Holly in the national stage tour of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (1994) and Tick/Mitzi in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2006–2008). Other stage productions include Hello, Dolly! (1994–1995), Certified Male (2000–2001) and South Pacific (2012–2013). Stanford has also directed several stage productions including a national tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2019–2021).https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3977
On 14 February 2026, it was announced that Stanford would produce the film Love, Wine & Valentine.
Other activities In 2009, Stanford established Storybox Films, a media company which developed film and TV productions and corporate videos. In 2013 the company produced a feature film The Sunset Six, which he also directed and co-wrote.https://www.jeremystanford.com.au/directing He has written and co-produced two films, including psychological thriller The 13th Summer (2022) and romantic comedy He Loves Me Not (2023), both of which he also appeared in. He is also a published author.https://www.jeremystanford.com.au/books
He has also performed voiceover work in television advertisements for brands such as Lexus, SAAB, Nescafé, The ABC, Cadbury, Swisse Vitamins,https://www.jeremystanford.com.au/voice-over L’Oréal and Holden.https://www.emvoices.com.au/artists/jeremy-stanford/
Filmography Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1979ApostasyOther cast1988BackstageBellboy1989CompoPaul Harper2006WilHairdresser2013BlinderPresident2020RelicAlex202313th SummerPatrick TBATake My CoatTim
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1989Acropolis NowAndy FarrellEpisode: "Three Skips and a Joey"1993A Country PracticeChris BrooksEpisode: "Twice Shy: Part 1"1997–2001Blue HeelersGavin Harrison / Victor Delaney / Gary Towers3 episodes2001Crash ZoneMatthew Gallagher13 episodes2001Horace and TinaD.I. Clifford Knox5 episodes2002–2003MDADr. Tim Hawthorn6 episodes2003StingersIvan FlitcroftEpisode: "Killing Heidi"2004SilversunCommander Aaron Cyriax / C2 / Will Power26 episodes2006Wicked ScienceMaxEpisode: "Crazy For You"2009City HomicideEric GormanEpisode: "Rage"2009–2010SatisfactionTurnball3 episodes2014Worst Year of My Life Again Lanford King6 episodes2015The Doctor Blake MysteriesHerbert GoodmanEpisode: "King of the Lake"2015–2016Winners & LosersPrincipal Watters5 episodes2016Jack IrishTravis Dilthey2 episodes2016WentworthDr. HughesEpisode: "Divide and Conquer"2023 WarnieKeith Warne2 episodes2023-25The NewsreaderPaddy Hewitt2 episodes2025Apple Cider Vinegar Dr. Walsh2 episodes
Stage
As actor Year Title Role Venue / Co. 1981 The Cenci Cast A Rusden State College, Melbourne 1983 Snap, Crackers and Cocky The Funny Bone Theatre Restaurant, Melbourne 1984 Dee Jay View Universal Cinema, Melbourne with Theatreworks 1985 The Pub Show Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne with Theatreworks 1987 The Mikado Princess Theatre, Brisbane with TN! Theatre Company 1988 Storming St Kilda by Tram Number 69 St Kilda Tram with Theatreworks for Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1991; 1994 Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Buddy Holly Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne, Burswood Showroom, Perth, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, Opera House, Wellington 1993 Suddenly Last Summer Arts Theatre, Brisbane 1993 High Society Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, State Theatre, Sydney 1994–1995 Hello, Dolly! Cornelius Hackl State Theatre, Melbourne, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth & New Zealand 1996 Looking Through a Glass Onion John Lennon Seymour Centre, Sydney 1997 Sweet Charity Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 1998 The Club Gerry Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC 2000 Company Peter Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC 2001 Certified Male Brisbane Powerhouse, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Glen Street Theatre, Sydney, The Capital - Bendigo 2001 Miss Tanaka Mott Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company & Handspan Theatre 2002 Stones in His Pockets Lismore City Hall, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton with MTC & STC 2003 All Het Up Jack Banquet Room, Adelaide, Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne 2004 OzMade Musicals Concert BMW Edge, Melbourne with Magnormos 2004 The Call Tom Wills Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company for Melbourne International Arts Festival 2005 Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne with theatre@risk 2005 Stalking Matilda Theatreworks, Melbourne with theatre@risk 2006–2008 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Tick/Mitzi Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Civic Theatre, Auckland 2012; 2013 South Pacific Commander Harbison Sydney Opera House with Opera Australia & Lincoln Center Theatre 2016 The Light in the Piazza Roy Johnson Playhouse, Melbourne with Life Like Company 2022 An American in Paris Monsieur Baurel Crown Theatre, Perth 2022 Yellingbo Danny La Mama, Melbourne with Bowerbird Theatre
As director Year Title Role Venue / Co. 1993 My Dinner with Andre Director Mietta's, Melbourne 2004 What is the Matter with Mary Jane? Director 7 Alfred Place Downstairs, Melbourne with Princess Pictures for Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016 Into the Woods Director Ballarat Performing Arts Academyhttps://www.jeremystanford.com.au/directing 2017 Rent Director Ballarat Performing Arts Academyhttps://www.jeremystanford.com.au/directing 2017 First the Music Then the Words / Doctor Miracle Director Gertrude Opera Studio, Melbourne 2018 A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Assistant Director Playhouse, Melbourne with The Production Company 2019; 2021 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Director Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Crown Theatre Perth https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3977
Bibliography Year of the Queen (2007) Rapture (2018) https://www.jeremystanford.com.au/books
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