Philip Quast

Acting

Philip Quast

Born
(age 69)
Credits
32 titles

Biography

Philip Quast is an Australian actor, hailing from New South Wales. He is best known for his work in theater in London and Australia, particularly for the roles of Javert in Les Misérables, Emile de Becque in South Pacific, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, and the title character in Sunday in the Park with George. Quast is a three-time recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 32

YearTitleRole
2020 Between Two Worlds TV Phillip Walford (10 ep)
2020 Operation Buffalo TV Professor Quentin Ratchett (1 ep)
2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock TV Arthur (6 ep)
2017 National Theatre Live: Follies Film Benjamin Stone
2016 Hacksaw Ridge Film Judge
2015 Truth Film Ben Barnes
2014 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic Film Self / Judge Turpin
2014 Janet King TV Lincoln Priest (1 ep)
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries TV Dr. Hayden Samuels (1 ep)
2011 The Devil's Double Film Saddam Hussein / Faoaz
2007 Clubland Film Ronnie Stubbs
2006 The Caterpillar Wish Film Carl Roberts
2003 Me & Mrs. Jones Film Richard Bowden
1999 The Fall Film Bradley
1998 Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh Film Javert
1998 Ultraviolet TV Father Pearse J. Harman (6 ep)
1997 Midsomer Murders TV Ross Villiers (1 ep)
1996 Silent Witness TV Leonid Polyak (1 ep)
1995 Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall Film Javert
1995 Napoleon Film Birdo (voice)
1994 The Damnation of Harvey McHugh TV The Minister (13 ep)
1992 All Good Friends: The Case of the Handless Corpse Film Terry Clark
1991 Brides of Christ TV Ian McGregor (1 ep)
1991 Police Rescue TV Bob Harrison (1 ep)
1990 Sunday in the Park with... Stephen Film
1988 The First Kangaroos Film Bluey Burdon
1988 Around the World in Eighty Ways Film Wally Davis
1987 To Market to Market Film Edward
1987 Army Wives Film Peter
1985 Emoh Ruo Film Les Tunkley
1984 Special Squad TV (1 ep)
1971 Great Performances TV Javert (1 ep)
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