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.

Steven Waddington at the premier of Bridgend at the IFFR (2015)

Early life

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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]

Career

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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.

Personal life

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Waddington is married to actress and model Jane March, and has one son.[2][3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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

Television

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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

References

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  1. ^ Press release for Edward II, British Screen and BBC Films, 1991
  2. ^ Mason, Aiden (8 July 2019). "Meet The Cast of PBS Show "Jamestown"". TVOvermind.
  3. ^ "珍-玛奇:《情人》改变了我 做母亲成就了我". ent.sina.cn. 13 July 2011.
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