Steven Christou

Steven Christou is an Australian actor, director, writer, and artist of Greek heritage. He is most well-known for his role as Clayton in the TV series Single, Out (2022) by critically-acclaimed director Lee Galea. The show is now streaming on Emmy Award-winning network Here TV in the US and elsewhere around the world. Christou is a keen poet, drawing satire from the mundane and revealing a complexity to the every-day; with work that spans mediums, he creates primarily through prose poetry and experimental performance, and often blends multiple forms across the same artwork. This ambitious approach to his art practice can be seen in his multimedia poetry collection 'Cold Wind Melody' (2022) and its sequel 'To Our Summer Nights' (2023). He wrote and directed companion piece short films for both bodies of work. Christou showcased his academic prowess in 2023, receiving a creative arts Honours degree with First Class Honours from Deakin University. His final project At Arm's Length (2024) was a multimedia piece deftly combining music, live performance, poetry, and film -- a body of work that not only underscored Christou's ability and desire to create eclectic, forward-thinking art that seamlessly oscillates between mediums, but his proficiency in these various art forms as well. Christou co-wrote and co-produced the show's five original songs. Both a filmed version of the performance and the songs would go on to premiere at the prestigious Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts: National Graduate Show 2024.