Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Philip Quast is a Actor Australien born on 30 july 1957 at Tamworth, New South Wales (Australie)

Philip Quast

Philip Quast
  • Infos
  • Photos
  • Best films
  • Family
  • Characters
  • Awards
If you like this person, let us know!
Birth name Philip Mark Quast
Nationality Australie
Birth 30 july 1957 (66 years) at Tamworth, New South Wales (Australie)
Awards Laurence Olivier Award

Philip Mark Quast (born 30 July 1957) is an Australian actor and singer who has won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, three times, the most of any actor to date.

He is perhaps best known for his role as Inspector Javert in the stage musical Les Misérables and in the Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert. He is also well known for numerous theater roles, including Georges Seurat in Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George and Emile de Becque in Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific. He is also known for appearances in film and for his roles in television shows such as Ultraviolet, Brides of Christ, and Play School.

Biography

Philip Quast and his wife Carol have three sons. He also teaches at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia.

Quast married Carol in 1981 and they were married for almost ten years before having the first of their three sons. He has been noted for his humble nature, stating he doesn't seek after fame and is concerned that success is measured by notoriety instead of the respect of one's peers. He doesn't keep any of his awards, instead sending them to his parents' home in Australia.

Quast was named as one of the 25 Most Beautiful People for 1996 in Who Weekly magazine. In an article for the magazine he said, "The problem with this business is that you have to supposedly look as good as you can all the time. And I hate that. My idea of doing my hair is sticking it out of the window of a car when it's wet."

He has been universally applauded by critics for his singing voice, which has been described as "warm", and "glorious."
He was named by British newspaper The Stage as "one of the most notable singing actors to come along in years".

Usually with

Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Philip Quast (15 films)

Display filmography as list

Actor

Hacksaw Ridge, 2h11
Directed by Mel Gibson
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about domestic violence, Political films
Actors Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey, Mel Gibson
Roles Judge
Rating81% 4.0509854.0509854.0509854.0509854.050985
Desmond Doss, fils d'un ancien soldat de la Première Guerre mondiale, veut apporter sa pierre à l'édifice lorsqu'éclate la guerre du Pacifique. En tant qu'objecteur de conscience, il souhaite s'engager mais refuse de tuer ou de porter une arme au combat en raison de ses croyances adventistes. Après de difficiles négociations avec l'armée, il est finalement affecté au poste d'auxiliaire sanitaire.
Truth
Truth (2015)
, 2h5
Directed by James Vanderbilt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about television, Political films
Actors Robert Redford, Cate Blanchett, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, Elisabeth Moss, Bruce Greenwood
Roles Ben Barnes
Rating67% 3.396993.396993.396993.396993.39699
Mary Mapes, producer of the primetime news program 60 Minutes Wednesday, her crew, and eminent CBS national news anchor Dan Rather face accuracy questions following the airing, in the months before the US 2004 presidential election, of a report that President George W. Bush, then seeking re-election, had in the early 1970s received preferential treatment from officials of the Texas Air National Guard. The allegation included concealing Bush's failure to meet even minimal training and performance requirements, and his absence from the Air Guard for most of 1972 following a transfer to the Alabama Air National Guard.
The Devil's Double, 1h48
Directed by Lee Tamahori
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Biography, Action, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors Dominic Cooper, Philip Quast, Ludivine Sagnier, Mimoun Oaïssa, Mehmet Ferda, Akın Gazi
Roles Saddam Hussein / Faoaz
Rating69% 3.4986753.4986753.4986753.4986753.498675
In 1987, Latif Yahia (Dominic Cooper), an Iraqi soldier fighting in the Iran–Iraq War, is called to become a "fedai" ("body double" or political decoy) for Uday Hussein (also played by Cooper), the playboy son of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (Philip Quast). Latif comes from an upper-class family and had attended school with Uday, where the other students would remark on their likeness. Latif initially refuses the position, but is imprisoned and tortured, ultimately relenting when his family is threatened. Latif undergoes minor cosmetic surgery to perfect his resemblance to Uday and practices emulating the young Hussein's mannerisms and wildly volatile persona. He is given access to all of the luxurious benefits of the Husseins' fortune, including massive palaces, expensive wardrobes and Uday's Ferrari and various other exotic cars. Latif tries to resist Uday's exorbitant merrymaking and erratic behavior, at one point fleeing a nightclub in another of Uday's Ferraris to attempt to see his family, who believe he has died in the war. However, he is apprehended by Uday's bodyguards and given a whipping by Uday. After an appearance at a conference with several Kuwaiti leaders, an attempt is made on Uday's (Latif's) life, apparently by a member of a rebel opposition group, possibly a Kurd. The real Uday, though, is more concerned with the Kuwaitis, who he believes have been slant drilling into Iraq's Rumaila oil field.
London River, 1h28
Directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about racism, Films about terrorism
Actors Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyate, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Francis Magee, Philip Quast
Rating68% 3.4470253.4470253.4470253.4470253.447025
In July 2005, British Protestant war widow Elisabeth Sommers (Blethyn), who is a Guernsey farmer, and Francophone African Muslim Ousmane (Kouyaté) are strangers who meet in London. She is searching for her daughter, and him for his son, following the London bombings. Neither is close to their missing child. They fear that the daughter and son were killed in the bombings. They discover that they were a couple who lived together in a flat in London who planned to travel to France, but were killed by Hasib Hussain when the bus they were travelling on exploded in Tavistock Square.
Clubland
Clubland (2007)
, 1h45
Directed by Cherie Nowlan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Emma Booth, Rebecca Gibney, Brenda Blethyn, Richard Wilson, Philip Quast, Russell Dykstra
Roles Ronnie Stubbs
Rating63% 3.1932153.1932153.1932153.1932153.193215
Life for shy 21-year-old Tim Maitland (Khan Chittenden) is not always smooth sailing. His mum Jean (Brenda Blethyn) is a cafeteria worker by day who hits the comedy club circuit by night, while his dad John (Frankie J. Holden) is busy trying to recapture his fifteen minutes of fame from when he was a country and western singer back in 1975. But when the feisty beautiful Jill (Emma Booth) walks into Tim's life, things seem to be looking up. Unfortunately, there's another woman in Tim's life, one who will stand between him and the perfect romance... his mother!
The Caterpillar Wish, 1h40
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Victoria Thaine, Susie Porter, Philip Quast, Robert Mammone, Elspeth Ballantyne, Wendy Hughes
Roles Carl Roberts
Rating66% 3.332773.332773.332773.332773.33277
A sleepy seaside town, in winter. Emily, a seventeen-year-old schoolgirl, lives with her mother Susan. Emily never knew her father. According to her mother, he was a "tom cat" - a tourist who wandered into town one summer and was never seen again.
Cleopatra (miniseries), 2h57
Directed by Franc Roddam
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Leonor Varela, Timothy Dalton, Billy Zane, Rupert Graves, Sean Pertwee, John Bowe
Roles Cornelius
Rating68% 3.445373.445373.445373.445373.44537
The film begins in Alexandria with Cleopatra VII, Egypt's rightful Queen, in exile, while her sister Arsinoe and brother, Ptolemy have stolen the throne. Roman general Julius Caesar comes to collect Egypt's tax debt. After conversing with a courtesan, Cleopatra smuggles herself into the palace wrapped in a carpet; a gift from her to Caesar. He accepts the gift and the young queen is revealed to Caesar. The two spend the night together, and the next morning, Cleopatra and Ptolemy are betrothed to marry by Caesar. Shortly after the siblings are wed, Cleopatra is proclaimed Queen of Egypt, forcing Ptolemy to join forces with Arsinoe and drive their sister out of Alexandria.
Napoleon
Napoleon (1995)
, 1h20
Directed by Mario Andreacchio
Origin Australie
Genres Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jamie Croft, Philip Quast, Olivia Hack, Anne-Louise Lambert, Adam Wylie, Bronson Pinchot
Roles Birdo (voice)
Rating60% 3.0483353.0483353.0483353.0483353.048335
The story begins in Sydney, Australia, where Napoleon aka "Muffin", is living with a human family and his own mother. Napoleon wishes to be with the wild dogs he can hear howling in the distance. The family has a birthday party and one of the decorations is a basket with balloons strapped to it. Out of curiosity, Napoleon hops inside but the basket, untied from its tether begins to float.
Emoh Ruo
Emoh Ruo (1985)
, 1h33
Genres Comedy
Actors Martin Colin Sacks, Joy Smithers, Philip Quast, Max Phipps, Richard Carter, Garry Who
Roles Les Tunkley
Rating68% 3.44963.44963.44963.44963.4496
Des (Martin Sacks) and Terri Tunkley (Joy Smithers) are a young, happily married but struggling couple about to take the big plunge and buy into the Great Australian Dream. Falling under the spell of a television advertisement extolling the joys of home ownership, Terri cajoles Des into making their first big financial commitment.