For 40 years Stephen Lovatt has graced New Zealand's stage and screen. At the recent New Zealand Screen Awards. he was awarded best actor in a series for his role as the often abrasive Dr Emmett Whitman in Shortland Street.
Stephen's resume runs the gamut of New Zealand theatre, film and tv from Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules to a five year stint on Neighbours and his stage work includes the New Zealand classic – Bruce Mason's 'The End of the Golden Weather'.
Stephen stopped by the RNZ studios to speak with Susana, in between filming the latest episode for Shortland Street.
Kiwi Actor Stephen Lovatt Photo: South Pacific Pictures/Matt Klitscher