Stephen Lovatt (born 27 May 1964) is a New Zealand actor, best known
internationally for his portrayal of character Max Hoyland on the
Australian soap Neighbours.Since training as an actor at Toi Whakaari,
the New Zealand Drama School, Lovatt has acted on stage, television
and feature films. Aside from his award-winning theatre work, his New
Zealand roles include 30 episodes of soap Shortland Street, Eve's
father in Being Eve, an episode of Mataku and local television success
Go Girls. He has also acted in many fantasy shows that were filmed in
New Zealand; he co-starred as one of the adventurers in Jules Verne
adaptation Mysterious Island, and had guest parts in Legend of the
Seeker, the short-lived Cleopatra 2525, Hercules: The Legendary
Journeys and spin-off shows Young Hercules, playing the God Morpheus
and Xena: Warrior Princess where he played Phalangus and also the God
of the Underworld, Hades in the 5th season. Lovatt was most recently
seen in the acclaimed New Zealand-set drama series Top Of The Lake,
where he had a recurring role as a police officer.In the late 1990s
Lovatt began making inroads into Australian television. After acting
in award-winning small-town tale Something in the Air, he won the part
of father and bar-owner Max Hoyland on long-running Australian soap
Neighbours. Lovatt acted on the show for five years.Lovatt was
award-nominated in New Zealand for his starring role in 2002 feature
This is Not a Love Story; he played a soap star who gets caught
between two women. His other acting roles include Savage Honeymoon,
the car-yard owner in 2008 Anthony McCarten feature Show of Hands, and
2012 conspiracy thriller The Cure.
internationally for his portrayal of character Max Hoyland on the
Australian soap Neighbours.Since training as an actor at Toi Whakaari,
the New Zealand Drama School, Lovatt has acted on stage, television
and feature films. Aside from his award-winning theatre work, his New
Zealand roles include 30 episodes of soap Shortland Street, Eve's
father in Being Eve, an episode of Mataku and local television success
Go Girls. He has also acted in many fantasy shows that were filmed in
New Zealand; he co-starred as one of the adventurers in Jules Verne
adaptation Mysterious Island, and had guest parts in Legend of the
Seeker, the short-lived Cleopatra 2525, Hercules: The Legendary
Journeys and spin-off shows Young Hercules, playing the God Morpheus
and Xena: Warrior Princess where he played Phalangus and also the God
of the Underworld, Hades in the 5th season. Lovatt was most recently
seen in the acclaimed New Zealand-set drama series Top Of The Lake,
where he had a recurring role as a police officer.In the late 1990s
Lovatt began making inroads into Australian television. After acting
in award-winning small-town tale Something in the Air, he won the part
of father and bar-owner Max Hoyland on long-running Australian soap
Neighbours. Lovatt acted on the show for five years.Lovatt was
award-nominated in New Zealand for his starring role in 2002 feature
This is Not a Love Story; he played a soap star who gets caught
between two women. His other acting roles include Savage Honeymoon,
the car-yard owner in 2008 Anthony McCarten feature Show of Hands, and
2012 conspiracy thriller The Cure.
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