Steven Waddington
Steven Peter Waddington (* 1968 in Leeds , West Riding of Yorkshire ) is a British actor .
Life
Steven Waddington was able to gain his first acting experience in his youth through school performances and small parts of regional television productions, including in the award-winning soap opera Emmerdale . Shortly after his eighteenth birthday, he received a place at the East 15 Acting School . In 1989 he finished his training there and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company , with which he was then active in Stratford and Newcastle upon Tyne .
Through the agency of the actor Nigel Terry , Waddington was able to take on the leading role of the title-giving English king in the historical film drama Edward II in 1991 . A year later he played a major role again with the role of Major Heyward in Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans . Steven Waddington's other film roles include Mr. Killian in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Prasutagus in Boudica (2003) . He was able to take on another leading role in 2001 in the British film production The B-Team: Restricted and on Probation .
In addition to his work as a film actor, Waddington also appeared repeatedly as an actor in television series . He played the role of King Richard twice in the series Robin Hood (2007) and Heroes and Villains: Richard the Lionheart (2007). In 1997 he was cast in the BBC production Ivanhoe , which was based on the book of the same name by the writer Sir Walter Scott , in the title role of Wilfred von Ivanhoe.
Waddington is married with one son.
Filmography (selection)
- 1991: Edward II
- 1992: The Last of the Mohicans (The Last of the Mohicans)
- 1992: 1492 - The Conquest of Paradise (1492: Conquest of Paradise)
- 1997: Face
- 1997: Ivanhoe (TV series)
- 1998: Tarzan and the Lost City
- 1999: Sleepy Hollow
- 2001: The B-Team: Restricted and On Probation (The Parole Officer)
- 2001: The Hole
- 2003: Boutica
- 2005: Breakfast on Pluto
- 2006: King Tut - The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
- 2007: Robin Hood (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2007: Heroes and Villains: Richard the Lionheart
- 2007: The Tudors ( The Tudors , TV series)
- 2008: Largo Winch - Deadly Legacy (Largo Winch)
- 2010: Waterloo Road (TV series)
- 2012: The Crime (The Sweeney)
- 2012: Titanic (TV series)
- 2012: When the Lights Went Out
- 2014: Halo: Nightfall
- 2014: The Imitation Game - A Top Secret Life (The Imitation Game)
- 2014: The Gardener of Versailles (A Little Chaos)
- 2015: Village of Lost Youth (Bridgend)
- since 2017: Jamestown (TV series)
Web links
- Steven Waddington in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Waddington, Steven |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waddington, Steven Peter (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeds |