Stephen Madsen

Madsen is the son of Sally, a doctor, and Ross, growing up in Mona Vale, New South Wales. As a child he attended Mona Vale Primary School and, later, Manly Selective Campus.[1] Madsen graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2014.[3]

In 2015, Madsen appeared in a production of The Catalinas of Crawley Bay at His Majesty's Theatre, Perth on 29 April 2015.[4] He later portrayed Jason "J.D." Dean in the premiere Australian production of Heathers: The Musical at the Hayes Theatre from 22 July until 9 August.[5] Later in the year, he portrayed Mark Cohen in Rent, also at the Hayes Theatre, from 13 October until 1 November.[6]

The following year, in 2016, Madsen returned to the role of Jason Dean in Heathers at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre's Playhouse.[7] From 20 to 31 January, he portrayed Richard Loeb in the Chapel Off Chapel production of Thrill Me.[8] Madsen returned to the role of J.D. in Melbourne and a return Sydney season, at the Arts Centre Melbourne Playhouse and Sydney Opera House Playhouse, respectively.[9][10]

In 2017, Madsen appeared from 3 to 19 August as Ruckly in Sport for Jove's production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at the Reginald Theatre in the Seymour Centre, Sydney.[11] Madsen was cast in the world premiere of Muriel's Wedding, portraying Alexander Shkuratov from 6 November 2017 until 27 January 2018.[12]

Madsen returned to the Hayes Theatre as Patrick in the highly successful Australian premier of the Off-Broadway musical, The View Upstairs which played from 28 February to 11 March 2018.[13]

In August 2018, Madsen portrayed Alan in Darlinghurst Theatre Company's production of Torch Song Trilogy at The Eternity Playhouse.[14]

Madsen lives in Paddington, New South Wales with his partner, fellow actor Matthew Backer.[1]

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