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Steven Hillman 22 Astwood Mews, London, SW7 4DE CDA +44 (0)20 7937 2749|[email protected] STEVEN HILLMAN HEIGHT: 5’11” HAIR: Brown EYES: Blue TRAINING: Arden School of Theatre ACCENTS: North East, North West, Yorkshire and RP THEATRE WAR HORSE ‘Ted’ Dir Alex Sims [NT tour] THE BUBBLER ‘Peter’ Dir. Chris Honer [Library Theatre] STARS ARE FIRE (2012 and 2013) ‘Neil’ Dir. Liz Postlethwaite [24:7 Manchester] INHERITANCE ‘Terry’ Dir. Lisa Goldman [Live Theatre Newcastle] THE FIFTEEN STREETS ‘Shane O’Brien’ Dir. Ian Dickens [Darlington Theatre] FAIR ‘George Hills’ Dir. Neil Bell [Contact Theatre] ONCE UPON A TIME IN WIGAN ‘Danny’ Dir. Paul Sadot [Contact Theatre & West Yorkshire Playhouse] LIFE’S A GATECRASH ‘Steve’ Dir. Julio Martino [Green Room Manchester] SOME VOICES ‘Pete’ Dir. Terry Hughes [Didsbury Studio Theatre] TELEVISION CASUALTY [BBC] ‘George’ Dir Paul Riordan CARE [LA Productions] ‘patient’ Dir David Blair SAFE [Netflix and Studio Canal] ‘Sean Penvell’ Dir Daniel Nettheim VERA: Broken Promise [ITV] ‘Derek Currie’ Dir Lee Haven Jones HANK ZIPZER [Kindle Entertainment] ‘Mr Bakowski’ Dir. Richard Grocock TROLLIED [Roughcut TV] ‘Dave’ Dir. Jonathan Gershfield HEBBURN [Baby Cow] ‘Mike’ Dir. Chris Gernon THE STARLINGS [Baby Cow for BBC] ‘Ken Ford’ Dir. Matt Lipsey & Tony Dow EMMERDALE [ITV] ‘Paul Hargreaves’ Dir Tim Dowd THE 4 O’CLOCK CLUB (BBC) ‘Mr Pinder’ Dir. Dermot Boyd YOUNG DRACULA [BBC] ‘Scarred’ Dir. Joss Agnew CORONATION STREET [Granada] ‘DS Fordham’ Dir. Tim Dowd CASUALTY [BBC] ‘Mike’ Dir. Dermot Boyd HEARTBEAT [ITV] ‘Terry’ Dir. Tim Dowd GEORGE GENTLY [ITV] ‘Mr Anderson’ Dir. Kieran Donnelly THE ROYAL [ITV] ‘Andrew’ Dir. Tim Dowd EMMERDALE [ITV] ‘Sgt Andrew Drake’ Dir. various THE ROYAL TODAY [ITV Granada] ‘Andrew’ Dir. Tim Dowd DREAM TEAM [Hewland] ‘Gary Dir. various NEW STREET LAW [ITV Granada] ‘DCI Dean Glover’ Dir. David Skynner SEE NO EVIL [ITV Granada] ‘D.I. Engels’ Dir. Chris Menaul 22 Astwood Mews, London, SW7 4DE CDA +44 (0)20 7937 2749|[email protected] STEVEN HILLMAN TELEVISION Cont. THE STREET/THE LIKES OF US [ITV Granada] ‘Bob’ Dir. David Blair THE ROYAL [YTV] ‘Dennis’ Dir. Tim Dowd DOCTORS [BBC] ‘Des Pringle’ Dir. Michael Buffong VINCENT [Granada] ‘Snake Newton’ Dir. Roger Gartland STEEL RIVER BLUES [YTV] ‘Alan Priestly’ Dir. Tim Dowd/Graham Harper BLUE MURDER [Granada] ‘Chris Chinley’ Dir. Pip Broughton CORONATION ST [Granada] ‘Colin Rothwell’ Dir. Charles Lauder GIFTED [Rollem Productions] ‘Jim Parkinson’ Dir. Douglas McKinnon DONOVAN [Granada] ‘Gordon Miles’ Dir. Simon Delaney SHAMELESS I & II [Company Pictures] ‘Conrad’ Dir. Mark Mylod/David Evans THE ROYAL [YTV] ‘Bryan Duggins’ Dir. Tim Dowd BLUE MURDER [Granada] ‘Steven’ Dir. Morag McKinnon BURIED [World Productions] ‘Mr Hanks’ Kenny Glenaan LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN III [BBC] ‘Repton’ Dir. Stephen Bendelack CLOCKING OFF III [Red Productions] ‘Billy Rooney’ Dir. David Jackson STRETFORD WIVES [BBC] ‘Bill’ Dir. Peter Webber SHADOWBOX [Channel 4] ‘Allardyce’ Dir. Tim Cunningham TED & ALICE [Granada] ‘Steve’ Dir. Stephen Bendlelack EMMERDALE [YTV] ‘Grant Manny’ Dir. Tim Dowd NORTH SQUARE [YTV] ‘D.C. Ezra’ Dir. Tim Leandro COLD FEET [Granada] ‘Steve’ Dir. Simon Delaney CORONATION ST [Granada] ‘Ritch Raven’ Dir. Tim Dowd COPS [World Prods] ‘Morris’ Dir. Harry Bradbeer SACRED GROUND [First Cut Films] ‘Jonathan Miller’ Dir. Dennis Hanse THE REGULAR [Mersey TV] ‘Niall’ Dir. Jonathan Ekerzley TRIBULATIONS [First Cut Films] ‘Barry Hancock’ Dir. Dennis Hanse OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH [BBC] ‘P.C Coombes’ Dir. Simon Cellan Jones FLESH AND BLOOD [Red Productions] ‘Jo’ Dir. Julian Farino FILM THE SONG OF NAMES [LF Songs] ‘Mayor Froggatt Dir Francois Girard RED JOAN [Trademark Films] ‘Prison Guard’ Dir Trevor Nunn HARRIGAN’S NICK [Tall Tree Pictures] ‘Stringer’ Dir Vince Woods BREAK THE FALL [Stone City] ‘Liam’s Dad’ Dir. Bryn Higgins RED RIDING TRILOGY [Red Riding] ‘Anderson’ Dir. Anand Tucker SOMERS TOWN [Tomboy Films] ‘Chris Rodgers’ Dir. Shane Meadows THE 1:10 SCALE [Intermedia Films] ‘Remick’ Dir. Tim Cunningham ROUGH AUNTY [BBG Pics] ‘Susan’s Dad’ Dir. Jim Doyle GOING OFF BIG TIME ‘Prison Landing Officer’ Dir. Jim Doyle Page 2 of 2 .
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