Steven Hartley

Steven Hartley (born 12 August 1960) is an English actor who has appeared in television, film, and theatre. Early life Hartley grew up in Yorkshire. Professional career Hartley has appeared and performed in shows such as Happy Valley(TV series), Trial and Retribution(TV series), Merlin(TV series), The Borgias (TV series) Vera, Rumble (TV series), Strictly Confidential, Badboys (TV series), Trial & Retribution, Sharman, Holby City, Casualty, Doctors, The Cut, Married... with Children, Ripper Street. He also appeared as regular characters in The Bill EastEnders and Doctors. He has appeared in Silent Witness, Sky TV series Brassic, Shadow and Bone for Netflix, All Creatures Great and Small and Grace. His films include Allies (2014) Ruby Strangelove Young Witch (2015), Robocroc (2013), Jet Stream (2013), The Walker (2007 )opposite Woody Harrleson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Lauren Bacall, A Dog of Flanders (1999), Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) alongside Marlon Brando, Tom Selleck, Benicio Del Toro and Catherine Zeta Jones, Split Second (1992), and 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.