Steve Valentine

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Steve Valentine
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Valentine in July 2006
Born
Stephen John Valentine

(1966-10-26) 26 October 1966 (age 57)
Glasgow, Scotland
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States [1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • magician
Years active1988–present

Stephen John Valentine (born 26 October 1966) is a Scottish actor and magician. He is known for his roles as Nigel Townsend on NBC's crime drama series Crossing Jordan , the voice of Harry Flynn in the video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves , and the voice of Alistair in the Dragon Age video game franchise.

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Career

Valentine started his career as a magician; on the audio commentary for Spider-Man 3 , actress Bryce Dallas Howard revealed that he performed magic at her seventh birthday party. He has been seen in films such as Mars Attacks! , Teen Beach Movie , and Avalon High . He was a main cast member on Crossing Jordan and has guest starred on such shows as House , Monk , Just Shoot Me , Will & Grace , Dharma & Greg , Psych , and Charmed . Valentine hosted Syfy's reality show Estate of Panic . He voiced Alistair in the Dragon Age: Origins video game franchise and Harry Flynn in the video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves . He is also an accomplished magician, using this skill to portray magicians occasionally. [2] He starred as Derek Jupiter in the Disney XD sitcom I'm in the Band .

Filmography

Television

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Married... with Children Guy in LineEpisode: "The Weaker Sex"
1996 Melrose Place ReporterEpisode: "No Lifeguard on Duty"
1997 Silk Stalkings NigelEpisode: "Fevers"
Men Behaving Badly AshEpisode: "The Box"
1998 Martial Law NigelEpisode: "Funny Money"
Diagnosis: Murder Art Gallery OwnerEpisode: "Obsession: Part 2"
Promised Land , aka Home of the BraveAndrew PetrieEpisode: "Purple Heart"
1999 Will & Grace KaiEpisode: "I Never Promised You an Olive Garden"
JAG Professor PilkingtonEpisode: "Psychic Warrior"
G vs E Desmond RossmoreEpisode: "Lady Evil"
Don't Look Under the Bed The Boogeyman Television film
2000 Dharma & Greg RogerEpisode: "Mad Secretaries and Englishmen"
The Hughleys WarrenEpisode: "Scary Hughley"
The Geena Davis Show WalterEpisode: "Pilot"
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Izzy WilsonEpisode: "Creepy Comics"
Providence The Mad HatterEpisode: "Syd in Wonderland"
V.I.P. FaustEpisode: "Val Point Blank"
2000–01 Nikki Martine16 episodes
2001 FreakyLinks Roger SpenceEpisode: "Subject: The Final Word"
Just Shoot Me! ZigmundEpisode: "Mayas and Tigers and Deans, Oh My"
Charmed EamesEpisode: "Blinded by the Whitelighter"
2001–07 Crossing Jordan Nigel Townsend
2006 Boston Legal Dan Rice2 episodes
Stacked TimEpisode: "The Day the Music Died"
Criss Angel Mindfreak Himself
2007 House M.D. FlynnEpisode: "You Don't Want to Know"
2008 Estate of Panic Host/Himself
Ghost Hunters Episode: "Halloween 2008 Special"
Chuck Von HayesEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Break-Up"
2009 Drop Dead Diva PDQ Chief Designer Henri MalikEpisode: "The Dress"
Monk The Great ToriniEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Magician"
2009–11 I'm in the Band Derek JupiterMain role
2009 Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie ArchieTelevision film
2010 The Good Guys NigelEpisode: "Bait & Switch"
2010 Avalon High Mr. MooreTelevision film
2012 NCIS Miles WolfEpisode: "Recovery"
Leverage David LampardEpisode: "The French Connection Job"
Harry's Law Tony TraffordEpisode: "Class War"
Hot in Cleveland DragoEpisode: "I'm With the Band"
2013 Supernatural Chef LeoEpisode: "Dog Dean Afternoon"
Warehouse 13 Val PrestonEpisode: "The Sky's the Limit"
Psych Billy LippsEpisode: "100 Clues"
Anger Management Dr. Lesley Moore3 episodes
Major Crimes Peter Page (Defence Attorney)Season 2, Episode 10
Teen Beach Movie Les CamembertTelevision film
2014 Hot in Cleveland Jay/JoyEpisode: "Playmates"
Perception Dr. Napoleon MessierEpisode: "Painless"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Gary KorlovEpisode: "Consumed"
The Big Bang Theory KennethEpisode: "The Gorilla Dissolution"
2015 Mike & Molly Xander Van XanderEpisode: "Hack to the Future"
Dog with a Blog RalphEpisode: "Cat with a Blog"
Jake and the Never Land Pirates The Remarkable BeardiniVoice only
4 episodes
2017 Supergirl Meta-DoctorEpisode: "We Can Be Heroes"
2017–2021 Mickey and the Roadster Racers / Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures Commander HeistVoice
Recurring role
William "Willie" Bartholomew BeagleVoice
Episode: "The Big Cheesy"
2018 Modern Family Doctor RandyEpisode: "Royal Visit"
2019 NCIS: Los Angeles Frankie BoltonEpisode: "A Bloody Brilliant Plan"
2020 Mom Rod KnaughtonEpisode"Tang and a Safe Space for Everybody" [3]
2022 Monster High: The Movie Count Dracula Television film
2023 Monster High 2 Count DraculaTelevision film

Writer

YearTitleNotes
2005 Crossing Jordan Episode: "Forget Me Not"

Director

YearTitleNotes
2011 I'm in the Band Episode: "Grand Theft Weasel"

Miscellaneous

YearTitleRole
1996 Night Stand with Dick Dietrick The Astounding Andy, hypnotist and magician

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Mars Attacks! TV Director
Santa with Muscles Dr. Blight
1997 Trojan War Ponytail Guy
1998 The Shrunken City Ood Leader
1999 Foreign Correspondents Ian
The Muse Four Seasons Assistant Manager
2000 Return to the Secret Garden Ellington
King of the Open Mics Agent
2001 Gabriela Steven
2003 Dead End Man in Black
2007 Spider-Man 3 Model Photographer
2008 Tinker Bell Minister of Spring (voice)
Remembering Phil Miles Delaney
2009 A Christmas Carol Funerary Undertaker, Topper (voice)
2012 Secret of the Wings The Minister of Spring
2013 Clean Me Joe Banner
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Ay (voice)
2015 The Walk Barry Greenhouse

Video games

YearTitleRole
1993Citizen X (unreleased until 2002)Mime
1995 Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland Scarecrow, Stretch
2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Harry Flynn
Dragon Age: Origins Alistair
2010 Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening Alistair
2011 Dragon Age II Alistair
2014 Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure Johannsen
Dragon Age: Inquisition Alistair

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References

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  2. "The Effect is...You!". Genii. 60 (2). William W. Larsen Corporation: 39–42. December 1996.
  3. "Steve Valentine on Mom Archives - Give Me My Remote : Give Me My Remote". www.givememyremote.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.