Half a lifetime has passed since Stephen Riddle’s name appeared in lights above the canopy of London’s Strand Theatre, where he played the leading role in No Sex Please, We’re British. The name of the theatre was subsequently changed to protect the innocent. Evidence of Stephen’s tv performances in productions such as Smiley’s People and Jewel in the Crown proved harder to erase, which some may consider regrettable.
A parallel career in copywriting enabled Stephen to watch major movies free of charge pre-release, while he earned not only a crust but several loaves writing advertising for them. He considers that the Creative Circle Award won by a radio commercial he wrote for the film The Money Pit is small recompense for the many Oliviers and BAFTAs for which he was never considered.
Recently Stephen dabbled in the real world, taking permanent employment in social services. He had hoped to give back a little to society, but could not recall what he had taken from it in the first place. Concluding that the real world he was exploring was in many ways less real than the world of entertainment, Stephen has returned to a life of freelance unemployment.
Height
6' (182cm)
Eye Colour
Blue-Grey
Weight
13st. 2lb. (83kg)
Hair Colour
Blond(e)-Dark
Playing Age
50 - 65
Voice Character
Sincere
Appearance
White, Scandinavian, Eastern European
Voice Quality
Warm
Accents
American-Midwest, American-New York, American-Standard, Australian, Cheshire*, Cockney, Cornwall, Danish, Devon, Edinburgh, English-Standard, French, German, Lancashire, Liverpool, London*, RP, Russian, Scandinavian, South African
Music & Dance
Ballad, Choral Singing, Classical Singing, Falsetto, Opera, Tenor, Tenor Baritone
Performance
Actor-Singer, Audio Drama, Comedy, Dubbing, Musical Theatre, Outdoor Performances, Repertory, Singer-Professional, Voice Acting, Voice Over
Other Skills
Director, Improvisation, Journalist, Narration, Scriptwriter (professional), Ventriloquist, Writer
Year
Production
Role
Director
Org/Venue
2018
Eros
Ross
Stephen Bailey (until 15th Sept)
White Bear Theatre
2018
For the Love of Noodles / Underexposed Festival
Dexter
Justin Murray
Southwark Playhouse
2018
Gun Jnr Leaves Home / Underexposed Festival
Gun Snr
Jodi Burgess
Old Red Lion Theatre & Southwark Playhouse
2018
Cabby / Dispatches
The Cabby
Liam Elliston
OSO Arts Centre
A Patriot For Me
Stanitsin
Ronald Eyre
Haymarket Theatre Royal, Chichester Festival Prod
No Sex Please - We’re British
Brian Runnicles
Allan Davis
Strand (Novello) Theatre, Volcano Productions
Dandy Dick
Hatcham
Sir John Clements
Garrick Theatre, Chichester Festival Production
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie)
Peter Coe
Oxford Playhouse, Oxford Festival
Murder In Mind
George Rudd
Val May
No. 1 UK Tour, Kenwright Productions
The Mating Game (International Tour)
Draycott Harris
Nimmo Productions
Deathtrap
Clifford Anderson
Cordelia Monsey
Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch
Butley
Mr Gardner
Roy Barraclough
Oldham Coliseum
Abelard and Heloise
Robert de Montboisier
Oldham Coliseum
Dangerous Corner
Gordon Whitehouse
Ronald Govey
Sidmouth Manor Pavilion
Murder on the Nile
Ronald Govey
Sidmouth Manor Pavilion
Alibi
Parker
Ronald Govey
Sidmouth Manor Pavilion
Book of the Month
Nicholas Barnes-Bradley
Ronald Govey
Sidmouth Manor Pavilion
Not Now, Darling
Mr Lawson
Ronald Govey
Sidmouth Manor Pavilion
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Henry
Ronald Govey
Sidmouth Manor Pavilion
Pools Paradise
Willie Briggs
Ronald Govey
Sidmouth Manor Pavilion
Great Expectations
Julian Oldfield
Chester Gateway Theatre
Romeo and Juliet
Peter / Gregory / Watchman
John Chilvers
Swansea Grand Theatre
The Charles Marowitz Hamlet
Guildenstern
Manchester Library Theatre
Merlin the Magician
Goblin
Celia Parkinson
Manchester Library Theatre
Hamlet
Lucianus / Player / Soldier
John Blackmore
Manchester Library Theatre
Victorian Music Hall
John Blackmore
Manchester Library Theatre
Lady Audley’s Secret
Villager
Celia Parkinson
Manchester Library Theatre
The Recruiting Officer
Drummer Boy
John Blackmore
Manchester Library Theatre
An Act of Revenge
Paul Cameron
Jonathan Lynsley
TellTale Productions, Latchmere Theatre
An Albert Memorial
Raymond Platt and Richard Franklin
Regents Park Diorama
Accommodation
Tony
Kendall Johns
Forestage
Year
Production
Role
Director
Org/Venue
Newsnight
Intelligence Operative in Reconstructed Interview
Jake Morris
BBC
Newsnight
Rt Hon Edmund Burke
BBC
The Bill: Blurred Around The Edges
Colonel Peter Lybrand
Chris Lovett
Pearson Television
Headhunters
Ted Pickett
Simon Langton
BBC Scotland
Strangers and Brothers
Martin Eliot
Jeremy Summers
BBC
The Jewel In The Crown
Dicky Beauvais
Christopher Morahan & Jim O’Brien
Granada
Smiley’s People
Nigel Mostyn
Simon Langton
BBC
Only Fools And Horses Christmas Special - Royal Flush
Giles
Ray Butt
BBC
Bergerac
Jean
Robert Tronson
BBC
Affairs of the Heart
PC Clements
Charles Kitchen
Granada
Poirot
Barman
Andrew Piddington
LWT
The River
Cricket Captain
Susan Belbin
BBC
Carrott Confidential
Upper Class Oik
BBC
The Brylcreem Boys
Robin
Roger Bamford
BBC
Wings
Julian Cornblow
Peter Jeffries
BBC
Maze of Mistra
Prince Orpheus
Pauline Carter
Jackanory Playhouse, BBC
Jemima Shore Investigates
Sven
Robert Tronson
BBC
All Creatures Great and Small
PC Leach
Robert Tronson
BBC
Angels
David
Mary Ridge
BBC
A Place Like Home
Nick
Peter Jeffries
BBC
My Son, My Son
Actor
Peter Cregeen
Thames Television
The Bill
IMT Specialist
Thames Television
Affairs of the Heart: Elizabeth
Steward
John Sichel
LWT
Doctor on the Go
Student
LWT
Year
Production
Role
Director
Org/Venue
2018
High Spirits revival
Tenor Soloist
Jo Curran
ARC
Dick Whittington
Captain Barnacle
Tom Mennard
Sunderland Empire Theatre
Curtain Up
Tenor Soloist
Jo Curran
ARC
Dancing in Time
Tenor Soloist
Jo Curran
ARC
High Spirits
Tenor Soloist
Jo Curran
ARC
From Sacred To Profane
RAW
Music by The Beatles
Equity Choir
Life Upon the Wicked Stage
RAW
Newsnight - Brexit flotilla satire
BBC
The Hutton Enquiry, Newsnight
BBC
Newsnight - Princess Diana / Paul Burrell story
BBC
Ring of Fire (documentary film)
Sci-fi dramas on disc
Michael Armstrong
O’Keef Productions
Music Hall, Aba Daba Music Hall
Aline Waites
Pindar of Wakefield
Portrait of Mother
PC
Paul Rapley
National Film School
Theseus and the Minotaur
Theseus
Mike Vowles
Lincoln Theatre Royal TIE Production
Radio Commercials, inc. The Money Pit (award winner)
