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Stephen Wight
Born
Stephen Gray

(1980-02-27) 27 February 1980 (age 44)
Romford, Greater London, England
Other namesSteve Wight
EducationDrama Centre London
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Stephen Wight (born Stephen Gray; 27 February 1980) is an English actor. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance in the 2007 production of the play Dealer's Choice, and had a minor role as Ben in the British drama I May Destroy You.

Career

Wight's television career dates back to 2003 with a minor part in Casualty. He is best known for his role as Phil to David Jason's Des in Diamond Geezer (Granada television series from March 2005). Diamond Geezer was the second time Wight had worked alongside Jason, having appeared in a 2003 instalment of A Touch of Frost, playing Ritchie Mason in Another Life. He starred in the BBC TV show Coming of Age in Series 2 Episode 3, as the character Horace. He made his National Theatre debut at the Cottesloe in 2004 in a re-cast revival of Sing Yer Heart Out For the Lads. He also had a role as Felix in the TV series Hex.

At the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in November 2007,[1] Wight won the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in Don Juan in Soho at the Donmar Warehouse and in the revival of Patrick Marber's Dealer's Choice at the Menier Chocolate Factory in Southwark, which subsequently transferred to the Trafalgar Studios in Whitehall. He appeared as Stuart the rent boy in Alan Bennett's play The Habit of Art, about an imagined meeting between poet W.H. Auden and composer Benjamin Britten.

In December 2009, Wight played Danny in Episode Four (Series One) of the E4 television series Misfits. In late 2010 he starred as a series regular in two BBC sitcoms, playing Joe in The Great Outdoors, then Skoose in the Alan Davies sitcom Whites. In 2014, he appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Lovesick. He reprised the role on Netflix in 2016.

From November 2011, Wight played Harry Robinson in the London West End production of The Ladykillers at the Gielgud theatre, alongside Ben Miller and Peter Capaldi. He appeared in Episode Two, Series Two of the BBC TV drama Sherlock, "The Hounds of Baskerville". He was also in the 2011 sitcom Threesome as Mitch, one of the three main characters, and opposite Emun Elliott, with whom he also co-starred in the 2012 drama series The Paradise. He played Lance Corporal Simon Lansley in three series of the BBC Three comedy Bluestone 42, between 2013 and 2015.

In 2015, Wight originated the title role in the play McQueen at the St. James Theatre, London.[2]

In 2016, he voiced Ludovico in Hattie Naylor's adaptation of The Mysteries of Udolpho, broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

Credits

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Casualty Minor role
2003 A Touch of Frost Ritchie Mason
2003 The Straits Jock Paines Plough company, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2003 and Hampstead Theatre, November 2003
2004 Hex Felix
2004 Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads'X Jason National Theatre Company at the Cottesloe, April 2004
2005 Diamond Geezer Phil
2006 Wilderness Steve
2006 Skyvers Royal Court Theatre rehearsed reading, 23 January 2006
2006 Don Juan in Soho Stan Donmar Warehouse, December 2006[3]
2007 Dealer's Choice Mugsy Menier Chocolate Factory, October 2007; then Trafalgar Studios, December 2007[4]
2008 Coming of Age Horace Season 2, Episode 3
2009 The Habit of Art Stuart National Theatre, 2009
2009 Misfits Danny Series 1, Episode 4
2010 The Great Outdoors Joe
2010 Whites Skoose
2011 The Ladykillers Harry Robinson Gielgud Theatre, November 2011
2011 Threesome Mitch
2012 Sherlock Series Two, Episode Two "The Hounds of Baskerville"
2012 The Paradise
2013 Thor: The Dark World Extra Man on the train wearing headphones
2013 The Escape Artist Danny Monk
2013–2015 Bluestone 42 Lance Corporal Simon "Skip" Lansley
2014, 2016 Lovesick Jonno
2015 McQueen Alexander McQueen St. James Theatre, London.
2016 The Mysteries of Udolpho Ludovico (voice) Adaptation by Hattie Naylor
2019 Manhunt DC Clive Grace
2019 Men in Black: International Guy
2020 I May Destroy You Ben
2021 Silent Witness DS Steve Galloway 4 episodes, Season 24
2022 Screw Gary Campbell
2022 Mad House Nedward Ambassadors Theatre
2022 Andor Verlo Series one, Episode one: "Kassa"

References

  1. ^ "Winning performances on the West End stage | Evening Standard". 30 December 2007. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Glee Star Agron Lands Role in McQueen Play". Sky News. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Theatre review: Don Juan in Soho at Donmar Warehouse". British Theatre Guide.
  4. ^ Dealer's Choice, Menier Chocolate Factory, London - Reviews - Theatre & Dance - The Independent
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