Steven Brand (born 26 June 1969) is a Scottish actor. His feature debut was ''

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'' (2002), where he portrayed Memnon. He has had many guest appearances on television series, and in 2015, Brand was nominated Best Guest Starring Role on Television at the

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for his performance in ''

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''. The upcoming ''Joe Baby'' (2023) is set to be Brand's feature directorial debut. He previously directed a television film.

Career

Steven Brand was born on 26 June 1969 in

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

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. After several minor roles in television series, Brand made his feature film debut in ''

'' (2002). He starred as Memnon, the main antagonist, alongside Mathayus (

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). Brand also voiced Alexander Anderson and Richard Hellsing in the English dubs of ''Hellsing'' and ''Hellsing Ultimate''. Brand played lawyer Ned Baker in ''

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'' (2013), before starring in the horror film '' Echoes'' the following year. In 2015, Brand was nominated Best Guest Starring Role on Television at the

for his performance in ''

'' as Dr. Gabriel Valack. He has narrated over fifty audiobooks. Brand directed the television film ''He’s Watching'' for

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. He portrayed Marsh in "24/7", the fifth episode of ''

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'' (2022). Brand directed and produced the upcoming

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''Joe Baby'', starring

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and

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, in his directorial debut. Based on a novel by Drew Fine, it is set for a 2023 release. After production in Mississippi ended in June 2022, Brand signed on to appear in the upcoming ''

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'' (2023) in an undisclosed role. He is represented by Global Artists Agency.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brand, Steven Living people Male actors from Dundee Scottish male film actors Scottish male television actors 1969 births