Steven O'Donnell (British actor)

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Steven O'Donnell
Born (1963-05-19) 19 May 1963 (age 60)
OccupationActor

Steven O'Donnell (born 19 May 1963 in Oldham) is an English actor.

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Before O'Donnell became an actor, he spent five years working at Charing Cross Hospital as a Scientific Officer in a medical laboratory. [1] He has appeared in several comedies with Rik Mayall, including The Comic Strip , Bottom , [2] and the film Guest House Paradiso . [3] He also starred in various advertisements in the United Kingdom for Sega in the mid 1990s, for systems such as the Mega Drive, Master System and Game Gear.

Television

YearTitleRole
1985 There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)

(music video) by Eurythmics

Singing Angel
1986-1989 The Bill Various
1988–2005 The Comic Strip Presents... Various
1989 Young, Gifted and Broke Bolton
1991–1995 Bottom Spudgun
1993 Lovejoy Frankie
1993 Minder Barry 'Barrel' Powell
1995 How to Be a Little Sod Father
2001 So What Now? Stuart
2002 Silent Witness Tosh Ridley
2003 Foyle’s War Henry Jamieson
2004 Shameless Bailiff (2 episodes)
2004–2006 Help! I'm a Teenage Outlaw Captain Watt
2005–2007 TittyBangBang Body Guard
2010 Doctors Ivor Juggins
2011 Holby City Graham Calder
2011 The Hunt for Tony Blair Donny Rumsfeld
2014 Badults Aggressive Gary
2015 Ballot Monkeys Mick
2015Scottish MusselGavin
2018Sky Comedy ShortsTerry
2020 The Letter for the King Mayor's Constable

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1984One Night at the Tables Steve
1985One for My BabyGeorge
1986London's BurningVideo Shop Proprietor
1987The Love ChildYoung Policeman
1988 Paperhouse Dustman
1988 Without a Clue Henry the Bartender
1989 Great Balls of Fire! Heckler No. 2
1991 The Pope Must Die Rico
1992 Far and Away Colm
1997 Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis Lenny
1997 Spice World Jess
1997The TrickJudge
1998 Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence Male Information Official
1998 Shakespeare in Love Lambert
1999 Guest House Paradiso Chef Lardy Barsto
2000 Kevin & Perry Go Large Big Baz
2000The Nine Lives of Thomas KatzKeith
2001 A Knight's Tale Simon, the Summoner of Rouen
2004 Churchill: The Hollywood Years Goering
2007 Finding Rin Tin Tin Johnson
2008 The Cottage Andrew
2011 Conan the Barbarian Lucius
2014 The Hooligan Factory Old Bill
2015 Scottish Mussel Gavin
2017BreathHarry Tennyson

Radio

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