Bert LaBonté

One of Australia’s leading men, Bert LaBonté recently captivated audiences as the Observer in Putting It Together (Impresario). Previously he performed the much-acclaimed role of as Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Other musical theatre credits include Mafala in the first Australian tour of The Book of Mormon (Watchtower Productions) a role he recently returned to in Brisbane, Helpmann Award Winner An Officer and a Gentleman (Gordon Frost Organisation), Chess (The Production Company), Grey Gardens (The Production Company), and others. His Melbourne Theatre Company credits include: The Truth, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Lungs, Rupert, Birdland, The Mountaintop, Elling and others. For Sydney Theatre Company, he has performed in Fences, A Raisin in the Sun, All My Sons, The Grenade and Spelling Bee, and his Malthouse Theatre credits include: Cloudstreet, I am A Miracle, Time Share.

Screen credits include the upcoming ABC crime drama Dustfall, Apple’s Last Seen, Colin From Accounts (Binge), Erotic Stories (SBS), Five Bedrooms (Networks Ten), Pieces of Her (Netflix), Lie With Me (Fremantle), FISK (ABC), The Newsreader (ABC), Surviving Summer (Netflix/Werner Film Productions), More Than This (Baby Banksia), Jack Irish (ABC), Wentworth (Foxtel), Playing for Keeps (Network Ten), Upper Middle Bogan (ABC), Tomorrow When The War Began (ABC), Lowdown (ABC), Wilfred (ABC), The Let Down (ABC/Netflix), and Squinters (SBS). Film credits including Animal Kingdom (Porchlight Films) and The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (Kathy Morgan International).

Bert made is Directorial debut with Melbourne Theatre Company’s Topdog Underdog and recently directed the hit production of Retrograde with the company.

Bert will next be seen on stage performing the iconic role of Red in the Australian tour of The Shawshank Redemption (Impresario).