Steven Hartley

Steven Hartley (born 12 August 1960, in Shipley) is an English actor who has appeared in television, film, and theatre.

Early life

Hartley grew up in Yorkshire. He was a successful amateur boxer for York and Yorkshire in the late 1970s and early 1980s in a team which included future British and European champion and world title contender Henry Wharton.

Professional career

Hartley has appeared and performed in episodes in shows such as ''Rumble'', '' Strictly Confidential'', ''Badboys'', ''Trial & Retribution'', '' Sharman'', ''Holby City'', ''Casualty'', ''Doctors,'' '' The Cut'', '' Married... with Children'', ''Ripper Street.'' He also appeared as regular characters in ''The Bill'' and ''EastEnders''. He has appeared in ''Silent Witness'', the series Sky TV '' Brassic'', Shadow and Bone for Netflix, All Creatures Great and Small and Grace.

His films include ''Allies'' (2014) ''Ruby Strangelove'' (2015), ''Robocroc'' (2013), ''Jet Stream'' (2013), '' The Walker'' (2007), '' A Dog of Flanders'' (1999), '' Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'' (1992), '' Split Second'' (1992), anf ''Young Toscanini'' (1988).
Hartley's theatre work includes reprising his role as Bill Sikes in the West End Musical ''Oliver!'' in 2009-2010 for producer Cameron Mackintosh, the third time Hartley has played the role since being cast by director Sam Mendes in 1996 and played a leading role in the play '' Fit and proper people'' for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Soho Theatre.

Hartley has voice acted on video games including Sony Studios' ''Blood & Truth'' on PSVR as Tony Sharp, as Luis Belosa in ''Squadron 42'' alongside an all-star cast, including Gary Oldman, Gillian Anderson, Mark Strong and Mark Hamill, voices for ''Greedfall'', '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' (Eredin king of the wild hunt), and Zynbel in the BAFTA award-winning game '' Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice''. He also has roles in '' Sword Coast Legends'' , ''Dark Souls III'', ''Nioh 2'', ''Sea of Thieves''. Often working in performance capture and motion capture for many of these games.

In 2005, he was nominated for Sexiest Male at the British Soap awards.

For two-and-a-half years, Hartley appeared as Tom Chandler in ''The Bill.''

Voice-overs

Hartley has been "The Voice" of TalkSPORT radio station. He has voiced and starred in over 20 video games, including Eredin in '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,'' Larethar Gulgrin in '' Sword Coast Legends'', Sir Vilhelm in ''Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel'', Shibata Katsuie in ''Nioh 2'' (English dub), and Zynbel in '' Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice''. He has recently completed video games ''Squadron 42'' and ''Blood & Truth'' as gangster Anthony Sharpe.
He has narrated numerous audiobooks, including most recently '' The Music Shop'' a vovel by Rachel Joyce.''

Personal life

He was also a committed marathon and half-marathon runner with the ''TV Times'' Leukaemia research team. He has a brother and a sister. Steven currently lives in Tunbridge Wells with his wife, actress Abby Francis, and daughter.

Filmography

* '' Out of Order'' as CID 1987
* ''EastEnders'' as Matthew Jackson (1988–1989)
* '' Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'' opposite Marlon Brando and Catherine Zeta Jones (1992)
* '' A Dog of Flanders'' with Jon Voight
* ''Chernobyl - Final Warning'' with Jon Voight
* ''Young Toscanini (original title ''Il giovane Toscanini'')''
* '' Split Second'' opposite Rutger Hauer
* ''Holby City''
* '' Rumble'' TV
* '' Married... with Children'', episode "England Show" 1992
* ''Doctors'' (2004–2005) as Jack Ford
* Paul Schrader's '' The Walker'' as Robbie Kononsberg alongside Woody Harrelson Kristen Scott Thomas and Willem Dafoe (2006)
* ''Casualty''
* ''The Bill'' (as Superintendent Tom Chandler) (2000-2002)
* '' The Cut'' as 'Little' Joey Horton (2009–2010)
* ''Ripper Street'' as Det. Sgt. Maurice Linklater, episode "Pure as the Driven" (2013)
* ''Jet Stream'' TV Film (as Jack) (2013)
* ''Allies'' (as Brigadier General Groves) (2014)IMDb
* ''Silent Witness'' as Terry Fallon (2007–2015)
* ''Ruby Strangelove: Young Witch'' as Principle Maquire (2015)
* '' Brassic'' as Russell Hardwicke
* ''Shadow and Bone (TV series) '' As Commander Chalikov 2020
* ''Grace (TV series).'' As Sean Klinger 2022
* '' All Creatures Great and Small'' (TV series) As John Monkham 2021

Theatre

*Sam Mendes' production of ''Oliver!'' as Bill Sikes (1996)
*'' Insignificance'' for director Rupert Goold (The Ballplayer opposite Gina Bellman)
*Played Dr. Jake Houseman in ''Dirty Dancing: The Musical''
*Played Bill Sikes in the West End production of ''Oliver!'' at Theatre Royal Drury Lane (2009)
*Played in '' Fit and Proper People'' for the "Royal Shakespeare Company" (2011)

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English male soap opera actors
Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
People from Shipley, West Yorkshire
Male actors from Bradford
Male actors from Yorkshire
1960 births
Living people