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Steven Waddington | |
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 Steven Waddington at the premier of Bridgend at the IFFR (2015) | |
| Born | December 30, 1967 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Jane March (m.) |
| Children | 1 |
Steven Waddington (born 30 December 1967) is an English film and television actor. He is best known for his starring role as the title role of Derek Jarman's Edward II and supporting role in Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans .
Waddington was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, the younger child of Peter Waddington and Averill Stubbs. He attended Old Farnley Primary School, Ryecroft Middle School and Intake High School, both in Leeds. He acted in school plays and appeared in several Yorkshire Television productions, among them Emmerdale Farm and Eighteen Desperate Hours, sometimes as an extra and sometimes with a few lines of dialogue. Shortly after his eighteenth birthday he won a place at East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex.
He finished his training in the summer of 1989 and subsequently joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), first at Stratford, and then at the Barbican and on tour in Newcastle. He was cast in his first film, Edward II , in the title role, after being recommended to director Derek Jarman by fellow actor Nigel Terry, with whom he had worked previously in a production of Pericles at the RSC. [1]
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Waddington made his debut with the 1991 film Edward II , where he portrayed title character Edward II . He also appeared in Tim Burton's 1999 film version of Sleepy Hollow as Mr Killian. He played a lead role as Jeff in Steve Coogan's The Parole Officer (2001). Waddington then starred as Prasutagus in the 2003 film Boudica . He also portrayed the Duke of Buckingham (who, coincidentally, was related to Edward II) in the Showtime series The Tudors in 2007.
He later appeared in the ITV drama Vital Signs along with Tamzin Outhwaite, and starred as King Richard in the Series 2 finale of Robin Hood . Waddington also starred as Wilfred of Ivanhoe in the 1997 BBC/A&E production of Ivanhoe , based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott. Waddington reprised his role as Richard the Lionheart in the BBC/Discovery Channel drama documentary Heroes and Villains: Richard the Lionheart (2007).
From April to July 2010 he portrayed canteen head Adam Fleet in Waterloo Road . He featured in two Swedish films. In 2008 he played the role of Arnold of Torroja in the film and mini-series Arn - The Knight Templar and McCullen in Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter in 2012. In 2012 he appeared in the four-part ITV mini-series Titanic .
He is played the role of Marshall Redwick in the Sky One series Jamestown , which premiered in 2017.
He also had a part in Thomas Vinterberg's 2018 political thriller Kursk , based on the true story of a doomed Russian submarine.
In 2022, he played The Scotsman in Uncharted , opposite Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg.
In 2024, it was announced that Waddington was writing and directing a biographical film based on the life of snooker player Jimmy White, with Aneurin Barnard and Ray Winstone signed on to star in the film. [2]
Waddington is married to actress and model Jane March, and has one son. [3] [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Edward II | King Edward II | |
| 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans | Major Duncan Hayward | |
| 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Bartolomeo Columbus | ||
| 1994 | Don’t Get Me Started | Jerry Hoff | |
| Prince of Jutland | Ribold | ||
| 1995 | Carrington | Ralph Partridge | |
| 1997 | Breakdown | Cowboy in Bank | |
| Face | Stevie | ||
| 1998 | Tarzan and the Lost City | Nigel Ravens | |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Killian | |
| 2000 | The Unscarred | Travis Moore | |
| 2001 | The Hole | DCS Tom Howard | |
| The Parole Officer | Jeff | ||
| 2003 | Boudica | King Prasutagus | |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto | Inspector Routledge | |
| 2007 | Arn: The Knight Templar | Arnold of Torroja | |
| 2008 | Largo Winch | Stephan Marcus | |
| 2010 | Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | Brother Verenor | Voice role |
| 2012 | When the Lights Went Out | Len | |
| The Sweeney | Detective Constable Miller | ||
| Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter | McCullen | ||
| 2014 | A Little Chaos | Thierry Duras | |
| The Imitation Game | Police Superintendent Smith | ||
| One Night in Istanbul | Tommy | ||
| 2015 | Bridgend | Dave | |
| 2018 | Kursk | Graham Mann | |
| 2022 | Uncharted | The Scotsman | |
| 2024 | The Partisan | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Screen Two | Murray Ritchie | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Between the Lines | D.S. Slater | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Resort to Murder | Neville | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 1996 | The One That Got Away | Dinger | Television film |
| 1996 | Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 2006 | The Curse of King Tut's Tomb | Jason McGreevy | Television film |
| 2006 | Vital Signs | Tony Bradley | Main role, 6 episodes |
| 2007 | The Tudors | Duke of Buckingham | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Robin Hood | King Richard | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Heroes and Villains | Richard the Lionheart | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Garrow's Law | Forrester | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Waterloo Road | Adam Fleet | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2012 | Titanic | Second Officer Charles Lightoller | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2013 | The Syndicate | Steve | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Halo Nightfall | Liken | 5 Episodes |
| 2016 | Barbarians Rising | Fritigern | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Medici | Cossa | 1 episode |
| 2017–2019 | Jamestown | Redwick | Recurring role, 16 episodes |
| 2022 | Slow Horses | Jed Moody | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | DSI Dick Holland | 6 episodes |
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