Steven Webb

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Steven Webb
Born (1984-11-08) 8 November 1984 (age 40)
Wirral, Merseyside, England
Occupation Actor
Years active1993–present

Steven Michael Webb (born 8 November 1984 in Wirral, Merseyside, England [1] ) is an English actor in theatre, television and film. [2]

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Career

Webb began acting at the age of eight. [2] After taking over the lead role in Oliver! at the London Palladium at age 10, Webb enrolled at Sylvia Young Theatre School. [2] He appeared as a child dancer alongside Michael Jackson during the 1996 Brit Awards, getting knocked off stage and cracking a rib when Jarvis Cocker came on. [2] His most notable theatre work includes appearing as Posner in the second casting of Alan Bennett's The History Boys and as Elder McKinley and Moroni in the West End run of The Book of Mormon.

Television work includes the BBC series The Magician's House , which featured actors such as Katie Stuart, Ian Richardson, Stephen Fry and Jennifer Saunders. He has also appeared in the ITV drama series Bad Girls (2001, 2006), in which he played David Saunders, son of inmate Julie Saunders. More recently, he has appeared in episodes of Miranda and The Inbetweeners . [1]

He is the host of the podcast Brain Rot, which discusses classic horror movies.

Personal life

Webb has stated that he is 'technically pansexual'.

He has been in relationships with Tom Scutt, Dino Fetscher, Marios Nicolaides and more. He was previously in a relationship with Stephen Fry. [3]

Webb has one sister, and a dog called Henry.

Webb has stated he is an avid fan of the video game Minecraft .

He has been sober since the 2nd April 2020. [4]

Awards and recognition

Work

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue
1993Twopence to Cross the MerseyHelen Forrester's Son Liverpool Empire Theatre
1994Scrooge Tiny Tim
Her BennyLittle Willy
1995 Oliver! Oliver Twist London Palladium
1999HogarthYoung Hogarth Bridewell Theatre, London
2002 Dark of the Moon Bill Summney The King's Head Theatre
2003 A Midsummer Night's Dream Francis Flute/Mustard Seed Crucible Theatre
The Trestle at Pope Lick CreekDalton Change Southwark Playhouse
2004KesMacDowall
2005 On the Shore of the Wide World Christopher Holmes NT/ Royal Exchange Manchester
2005–2007 The History Boys Posner NT/ UK tour & West End
2006 The Maids Solange Etcetera Theatre, London
2007Christmas in New York (showcase)Performer Lyric Theatre, London
2007–2008Chatroom/CitizenshipJim/Stephen NT/ UK tour & Hong Kong
2008Sons of YorkMark Finborough Theatre
Sh*t-M*xBent Ben Trafalgar Studios
The Long RoadJoe Soho Theatre
2009 Public Property Jamie Trafalgar Studios, London
2010Departure LoungeRossWaterloo East Theatre, London
2010/11Dick Whittington and His CatDick Whittington Lyric Hammersmith
2011 Lakeboat Dale Arcola Theatre, London
2011 Betwixt! the MusicalCooper Trafalgar Studios, London
2011/2012 Aladdin Wishy Washy Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London
2012 Cinderella Buttons Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London
2016–2023 The Book of Mormon Moroni/Elder McKinley Prince of Wales Theatre, London
2024-2025Here You Come Again The MusicalKevin NT/ UK tour
2025ShuckedStoryteller #2 Regents Park Open Air Theatre

Television

YearTitleRoleFormat
1995Sometime NeverThomasTV series
1997 Goodnight Sweetheart School Boy1 episode
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...Ep 3 : Series 2
The Adventures of Paddington Bear Jonathan Brown (voice)TV series
1998 Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde Edward KnickersSeries 3
1999Heart of GoldBen
The Magician's House William ConstantMini-series
Wives & Daughters William GoodenoughMini-series
2000 The Magician's House II William ConstantMini-series
Take a Girl Like YouCraigTV film
2001 Holby City Jamie NewmanEp 12 : Series 3
Peak Practice KurtEp 13 : Series 11
2001, 2006 Bad Girls David SaundersSeries 3 & 8
2002 15 Storeys High DeanEp 4 : Series 1
2003Loving You (a.k.a. The Rainbow Room)JustinTV film
The Bill JustinEp 43 : Series 19
2004 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Daniel BrooksEp 3 : Series 3
2005 Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle Dave MillerTV film
2006After SunStuartTV film
2009DoctorsHarry WylieEps 109, 161 & 162 : Series 11
2010 The Inbetweeners AlastairEp 1 : Series 3
2013 Miranda Travel AgentEp 6 : Series 3
2014BeautalityJean-LukeTV film

Audio

TitleRoleChannel/BroadcasterOriginal Air Date
The Accountant of Solyanka SquareVictor BBC Radio 4 May 2008
Peter Pan in Scarlet Slightly BBC Radio 4 Oct 2006
Another CountryDevenish BBC Radio 4 2006
The Luke Reports IIIDaniel/Timon2003
Just Prose
Stalingrad Kissyoung Valentin BBC Radio 2003
Ah, Wilderness! Richard2003
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Eustace Scrubb 2001–2002
The Silver Chair Eustace Scrubb 2001–2002
The Last Battle Eustace Scrubb 2001–2002
To Sir With Love
The Arab-Israeli Cookbook
Phaeton
The Subtle Knife Will Parry BBC 1999
Tales From The Bog End Road BBC Radio 4 1996
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning BBC Radio 4 1995
Winnie The Pooh Christopher Robin

Film

TitleRoleRelease Date
House of BoysAngelo2010
Nobody's Perfect Jason2004
To Kill a King Boy at Naseby2003
Princess and the Pea Prince Rollo2002
Thou Shalt Not Kill (Mord in Blitzlicht)Daniel/Micheal ?2000
Anything's PossiblePhillip1999
RewindEric1998
A Christmas CrackerBen1998
Veron's ChristmasBilly1997
Norma's First DateMyles1997

References

  1. 1 2 "Steven Webb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Fresh Face : Steven Webb | The History Boys | london.broadway.com Archived 19 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Stephen Fry has new toyboy boyfriend". Daily Mirror . 14 July 2010.
  4. ↑ @MrStevieWebb (2 April 2022). "Two years ago I decided to remove alcohol from my life. Everyone said 'think of how much money you'll save'. I sa…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Past Winners and Nominees – Children's – Awards – The BAFTA site". Bafta.org. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
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