Sullivan Stapleton is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series The Secret Life of Us, Strike Back and Animal Kingdom. He also starred in the NBC crime drama Blindspot.
Stapleton in 2013
Strike Back is a British/American action-adventure/spy-drama television series based on the 2007 novel of the same name by novelist and former Special Air Service soldier Chris Ryan. The series follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive branch of the British Secret Intelligence Service, who operate several high risk, priority missions around the world. The six-part first series began broadcasting on Sky One on 5 May 2010.
Andy Harries pitched the series to BSkyB, even though he had not read the book.
Image: Armitage BAFT As 2010
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Image: Sullivan Stapleton by Gage Skidmore