Philip Quast

Philip Quast

Known for
Acting
Born
July 30, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Known For

Filmography

2020
Between Two Worlds poster

Between Two Worlds

TV · as Phillip Walford · 10 eps

2020
Operation Buffalo poster

Operation Buffalo

TV · as Professor Quentin Ratchett · 1 ep

2018
Picnic at Hanging Rock poster

Picnic at Hanging Rock

TV · as Arthur · 6 eps

2017
National Theatre Live: Follies poster

National Theatre Live: Follies

Movie · as Benjamin Stone

2016
Hacksaw Ridge poster

Hacksaw Ridge

Movie · as Judge

2015
Truth poster

Truth

Movie · as Ben Barnes

2014
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic poster

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic

Movie · as Self / Judge Turpin

2014
Janet King poster

Janet King

TV · as Lincoln Priest · 1 ep

2012
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries poster

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

TV · as Dr. Hayden Samuels · 1 ep

2011
The Devil's Double poster

The Devil's Double

Movie · as Saddam Hussein / Faoaz

2007
Clubland poster

Clubland

Movie · as Ronnie Stubbs

2006
The Caterpillar Wish poster

The Caterpillar Wish

Movie · as Carl Roberts

2003
Me & Mrs. Jones poster

Me & Mrs. Jones

Movie · as Richard Bowden

1999
The Fall poster

The Fall

Movie · as Bradley

1998
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh poster

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

Movie · as Javert

1998
Ultraviolet poster

Ultraviolet

TV · as Father Pearse J. Harman · 6 eps

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Ross Villiers · 1 ep

1996
Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness

TV · as Leonid Polyak · 1 ep

1995
Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall poster

Les Misérables: 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall

Movie · as Javert

1995
Napoleon poster

Napoleon

Movie · as Birdo (voice)

1994
The Damnation of Harvey McHugh

The Damnation of Harvey McHugh

TV · as The Minister · 13 eps

1992
All Good Friends: The Case of the Handless Corpse poster

All Good Friends: The Case of the Handless Corpse

Movie · as Terry Clark

1991
Brides of Christ poster

Brides of Christ

TV · as Ian McGregor · 1 ep

1991
Police Rescue poster

Police Rescue

TV · as Bob Harrison · 1 ep

1990
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen poster

Sunday in the Park with... Stephen

Movie

1988
Around the World in Eighty Ways poster

Around the World in Eighty Ways

Movie · as Wally Davis

1988
The First Kangaroos poster

The First Kangaroos

Movie · as Bluey Burdon

1987
To Market to Market

To Market to Market

Movie · as Edward

1987
Army Wives poster

Army Wives

Movie · as Peter

1985
Emoh Ruo poster

Emoh Ruo

Movie · as Les Tunkley

1984
Special Squad poster

Special Squad

TV · 1 ep

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Javert · 1 ep