Stephen "Steve" North (born 20 January 1965) is an
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actor
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. He had his first major role playing firefighter Colin Parrish in the
ITV
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drama
London's Burning between 1990 and 1993. He has since appeared in numerous shows on British television, including ''
Doctor Who Christmas Special 2010'', ''
EastEnders
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'', ''
The Bill
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The programme focused on ...
'', ''
The Day Britain Stopped'', ''
Murphy's Law'', ''
Holby City
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'', ''
Midsomer Murders
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'', ''
Doctors
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'', ''
Is Harry on the Boat?
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It is based on the book of the same name by C ...
'', ''
EastEnders: E20'' and ''
Casualty
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''. North also played one of the two lead roles in the award-winning stage play
Meeting Joe Strummer along with ''
Emmerdale
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'' actor
Nick Miles
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. He was the solo performer in the original stage adaptation of Nick Hornby's
Fever Pitch
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, which ran at the Arts Theatre London in 1995. He played the role of Ted Narracott in
War Horse (play)
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at the
New London Theatre
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from May 2013 to March 2014 and also in the National Theatre Live broadcast on 27 February 2014 and subsequent Encore screenings.
He co-wrote the film
South West 9
''South West 9'' is a 2001 British film about the Brixton rave scene. It was written and directed by Richard Parry.
''South West 9'' was nominated for a BAFTA award and won "Best Music" category at the British Independent Film Awards.
Premis ...
and directed the award-winning short film Cregan for Screen South.
North is a supporter of
Brighton and Hove Albion FC, and has co-written two books about the club, ''Build a Bonfire'' (Mainstream Publishing 1997). and "We Want Falmer" (Stripe Publishing 2011).
Further reading
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References
External links
Official website*
1965 births
Living people
People from Dorking
English male stage actors
English male television actors
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