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Steven Waddington
Steven Waddington at the premier ofBridgend at theIFFR (2015)
Born	(1967-12-30)December 30, 1967 (age 57) Leeds,West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Jane March (m.)
Children	1

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 ofDerek Jarman'sEdward II and supporting role in Michael Mann'sThe Last of the Mohicans.

Waddington was born inLeeds,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 severalYorkshire Television productions, among themEmmerdale Farm andEighteen Desperate Hours, sometimes as an extra and sometimes with a few lines of dialogue. Shortly after his eighteenth birthday he won a place atEast 15 Acting School inLoughton,Essex.

He finished his training in the summer of 1989 and subsequently joined theRoyal Shakespeare Company (RSC), first at Stratford, and then at the Barbican and on tour inNewcastle. He was cast in his first film,Edward II, in the title role, after being recommended to directorDerek Jarman by fellow actorNigel Terry, with whom he had worked previously in a production ofPericles at the RSC.^[1]

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Waddington made his debut with the 1991 filmEdward II, where he portrayed title characterEdward II. He appeared in 1992'sLast of the Mohicans in a supporting role as Duncan Heyward. He also appeared inTim Burton's 1999 film version ofSleepy Hollow as Mr Killian. He played a lead role as Jeff inSteve Coogan'sThe Parole Officer (2001). Waddington then starred asPrasutagus in the 2003 filmBoudica. He also portrayed theDuke of Buckingham (who, coincidentally, was related to Edward II) in theShowtime seriesThe Tudors in 2007.

He later appeared in the ITV dramaVital Signs along withTamzin Outhwaite, and starred asKing Richard in the Series 2 finale ofRobin Hood. Waddington also starred as Wilfred of Ivanhoe in the 1997 BBC/A&E production ofIvanhoe, based on the novel by SirWalter Scott. Waddington reprised his role asRichard the Lionheart in the BBC/Discovery Channel drama documentaryHeroes and Villains: Richard the Lionheart (2007).

From April to July 2010 he portrayed canteen headAdam Fleet inWaterloo Road. He featured in two Swedish films. In 2008 he played the role ofArnold of Torroja in the film and mini-seriesArn - The Knight Templar and McCullen inAgent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter in 2012. In 2012 he appeared in the four-part ITV mini-seriesTitanic.

He is played the role of Marshall Redwick in theSky One seriesJamestown, which premiered in 2017.

He also had a part in Thomas Vinterberg's 2018 political thrillerKursk, based on the true story of a doomed Russian submarine.

In 2022, he played The Scotsman inUncharted, oppositeTom Holland andMark Wahlberg.

In 2024, it was announced that Waddington was writing and directing a biographical film based on the life of snooker playerJimmy White, withAneurin Barnard andRay Winstone signed on to star in the film.^[2]

Waddington is married to actress and modelJane March, and has one son.^[3][4]

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