| 53rd | Top Italian Australians |
| Steve Bastoni | |
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| Born | 4 March 1966 Rome, Italy |
Steve Bastoni (born March 4, 1966) is an Italian Australian actor. He is best known for his role in Police Rescue as Constable Yannis 'Angel' Angelopoulos and as Steve Parker in Neighbours.
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His major roles have been in Police Rescue from 1991 until 1996, and in Neighbours from 2007 until 2009. He has also appeared in many other Australian series such as Wildside (1998), Prisoner (1986) and Stingers (1999 - 2002). Bastoni hosted Missing Persons Unit (replacing Mike Munro) in 2009 and 2010. He is to star in Underbelly 3 in 2010.
In 2002, he starred in The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course alongside Steve Irwin. His role was minor. Other film roles include The Heartbreak Kid, Suburban Mayhem, Macbeth, The Matrix Reloaded, and South Pacific.
Theatre work includes the role of 'Rocky' in the 1987 Australian national tour of The Rocky Horror Show starring Daniel Abineri. Abineri also gave him the role of Charlie Fortune in his controversial rock musical Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom in 1989. He starred in the high budget stage production Oliver! the musical in Sydney and Melbourne in the role of Bill Sikes alongside John Waters and Tamsin Caroll.
In January 2010, Bastoni is set to star alongside fellow Neighbours actor Natalie Blair in a television version of Beauty and the Beast on Dave (UK Satellite Channel).
Bastoni was previously involved in a relationship with actress Melissa George.
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