Steven Robertson
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| Born | January 1, 1980 Vidlin, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Steven Robertson (born January 1, 1980) is a Scottish theatre and film actor best known for his role as a young man with cerebral palsy in Inside I'm Dancing. He has had roles in numerous television programs including Being Human as Dominic Rook and Shetland as Constable Sandy Wilson. Robertson has even won an Ian Charleson award for his role in Chekhov's 'The Seagull'. He battled and overcame severe dyslexia as a child and went on to be named Fife College's student of the year.
Personal Life
Steven Robertson was born as the younger brother of two sisters. Before pursuing an acting career, Robertson worked as an odd-job man in his village. He was the first Shetlander to be accepted into Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Whilst there he met his current girlfriend, the actress Charlotte Allam.
Education
- Vidlin Primary School
- Brae High School
- Anderson High School, Lerwick
- Fife College (Drama), Kirkcaldy (named Student of the Year)[1]
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
Filmography
- Inside I'm Dancing (2004) (also released under the title Rory O'Shea Was Here) as Michael Connolly
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) as the Angelic Priest[2]
- Joyeux Noël (2005) as Jonathan
- True North (2006) as The Cook
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) as Francis Throckmorton
- Neds (2010) as Mr Bonetti
- 5 Days of War (2011) as Davit Kezerashvili
- The Somnambulists (2012) as Man 12
TV work
- E=mc² (2005) as Michael Faraday
- Tess of the d'Urbervilles (2008) as Cuthbert Clare
- Shameless (2009) as Padraig Maguire, deceased father of Paddy Maguire seen in a nightmare
- Red Riding (2009) as Sergeant Bob Fraser
- Ashes to Ashes (2010) as Paul Thordy
- Luther (2011) as Robert/Nicholas Millberry
- Parade's End as Colonel Bill Williams, CO (2012)[3]
- Being Human (2012-Guest, 2013-Regular) as Mr. Rook
- The Bletchley Circle (2012) as Crawley
- Shetland (2013) as Police Constable Sandy Wilson
Stage
- King Lear (2002) as Kent (Royal Shakespeare Company Academy)
- The Seagull (2003) as Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplyov (Royal Exchange, Manchester)
- Antony and Cleopatra as Octavian (Royal Exchange, Manchester)
- The Tempest (2007) as Ariel (Royal Exchange, Manchester)
- Ghosts (2009) as Oswald Alving (Citizens Theatre)
References
- ^ "Star names back arts cut fight". Fie Today. 12 April 2011.
- ^ Dougan, Andy (14 October 2004). "Big challenge for young Scot in film debut". Evening Times.
- ^ Davies, Serena (21 September 2012). "Parade's End, final episode, BBC Two, review".
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