The article focuses on actor Gaston Mervale. The actor started working with the Australasian Firm of J.C. Williamson Ltd. in 1897 and remained with it until his professional retirement in 1938. It is said that the characteristics of the characters portrayed by Mervale are sinister, flamboyant and commanding. In addition, Mervale's transnational theatrical careers were boosted by his middle class status and his global Anglosphere citizenship.