Craig Stott
| Craig Stott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 April 1990 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | craigstott |
Craig Stott (born in 14 April 1990) is an Australian actor, perhaps best known for his role as Josh Watkins in the Nine Network television drama East of Everything (2008–09), and as the co-lead character John Caleo in Neil Armfield's Holding the Man (2015), opposite Ryan Corr, alongside Anthony LaPaglia and Guy Pearce.
Stott was born in Craigieburn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, in 1990. A student of the University of Melbourne, Stott studied Middle Eastern Politics and Immigration Studies, and wrote articles on Middle Eastern affairs. Since 2016, he has been based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Stott commenced training as an actor at Screen Actors Australia in 2001, at the age of 11. In 2010, he won a scholarship to the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, A New York City–based acting school founded by American actress and writer, Stella Adler. He was named the runner–up to Bella Heathcote for the Heath Ledger Scholarship Award, in 2010.
He was cast in the 2006 Australian adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, in the role of Fleance. The film, directed by Geoffrey Wright, starred Sam Worthington as Macbeth. For his work in Macbeth, Stott was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award in 2006 by the Australian Film Institute. Also in 2006, Stott appeared in an Australian short film, Teenage Lust. From 2007 to 2008, Stott had a recurring role as Jamie Mitchell on the Nine Network television drama McLeod's Daughters, during the seventh and eighth season of the series. Throughout this period in Stott's career, he starred in multiple episodes of the SBS comedy drama Kick in 2007, a guest appearance in the second series of crime drama City Homicide in 2008 and a role in the short film, Leap Year.
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