Steve Speirs


Steve Speirs is a Welsh actor and writer, who has appeared in films such as ' and '.

Early life

He was born as Steven Roberts in Troed-y-rhiw, a village now in the borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales and went to school at Afon Taf High School where he found a taste for drama. He joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales and studied drama at Loughborough University. He says he took his stage name, Speirs, from the surname of a lecturer at college.

Career

Since graduating from university, Speirs has played Sloan in Eragon, Andy Fellows in Making Waves and the "pathetic loser" Dullard alongside Ricky Gervais in Extras, as well as playing Captain Tarpals in ' and having a small role in '.
He appears in Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, a comedy fantasy series in which he plays Loquasto, an oafish servant, "who belongs to a race of pig-like creatures known as Grobble".
He wrote his first film, Caught in the Act, in 2008 and starred in it as the lead character. Based on his memories of growing up in South Wales, it was filmed in the Merthyr Tydfil area.
Speirs often goes by the name of "Dullard" in honour of his role in Extras, as he considers the character a mirror of himself. Speirs also appeared in the Gervais and Stephen Merchant film Cemetery Junction released in 2010, a part which was written particularly for him. Speirs also starred as the bouncer at Mother McOakley's Tavern in Burke and Hare, a British black comedy directed by John Landis and released in October 2010.
Other roles which Speirs is known for include his portrayal of Bernard Bresslaw in Cor, Blimey!, Big Alan Williams in Stella and Colour Sergeant Wormwood in Sharpe's Peril.
He also appears as a postman on the last episode of Miranda season 3.
Speirs played depressed geography teacher and caretaker Mr Gareth Barber in the BBC One sitcom Big School for two series in 2013 and 2014.
In 2013, Steve played PC McClintock in the Christmas TV film Gangsta Granny, an adaptation of the book written by David Walliams. He played the role of Dad in the 2014 TV film The Boy in the Dress, also written by Walliams.
In 2015 he appeared in the TV spin off The Bad Education Movie playing Don alongside the main cast of Bad Education as well as many other guests in the movie. The same year, he also appeared in the pilot of the radio sitcom Ankle Tag, which went on to air three series in 2017,2018 and 2020.
In 2016 he appeared in the Ben Elton crafted Upstart Crow playing Richard Burbage and has continued in this role for 3 series with 2 Christmas spin-offs in 2017 & 2018.
Steve has created, written and starred in The Tuckers for BBC Wales and BBC iPlayer.
Steve appears in the video for the Super Furry Animals song Ice Hockey Hair released in 1998.

Personal life

Speirs moved to live in Brighton, East Sussex. He is divorced from first wife, Julia, with whom he had two sons, Jack and Lewes. Steve re-married and also has a third son, Max, and a daughter Amelie with his wife Joanna. His brother is opera singer Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts.

Filmography

;Film
YearTitleRole
1996Rough JusticeDC
1997House of AmericaThe Head
1998Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and LaurenceTaxi Driver
1999'Captain Tarpals
1999Topsy-TurvyMr. Kent
2000Rancid AluminumBMW Man
2000Married 2 MalcolmSam Tex
2001The MusketeerPorthos
2003VacuumsTinker
2004The Baby Juice ExpressMystery Man
2006The Last DropGustav Hansfeldt
2006'Quartermaster – Edinburgh
2006EragonSloan
2007The BakerBryn
2007OctaneSocial worker
2008Caught in the ActEric Jenkins
2008InkheartFlatnose
2010Cemetery JunctionSgt. Wyn Davies
2010Burke and HareMcMartin's Doorman
2011Hunky DoryMr. Cafferty
2014Set Fire to the StarsMickey
2015The Bad Education MovieDon

;Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1989We Are SevenAlbert Thomas7 episodes
1993Screen OnePorterEpisode: "Tender Loving Care"
1995Goodnight SweetheartPhilEpisode: "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
1996The DetectivesBruceEpisode: "Fur Coat, No Knickers"
1996Dalziel and PascoeArthur EvansEpisode: "A Clubbable Woman"
1996Murder Most HorridDI HooperEpisode: "A Life or Death Operation"
1996Cold LazarusBlinda's Apartment Guard
1998Keeping MumLeonardEpisode "The Card Game"
1998The Wonderful World of DisneyChief ArmorerTelevision film: "A Knight in Camelot"
1999The BillOliver BeaumanEpisode: "Pillow Talk"
2000Cor, Blimey!Bernard BresslawTelevision film
2000The Scarlet PimpernelSergeant BibotEpisode: "Ennui"
2000Holby CityJim EllisonEpisode: "The Real Thing"
2002Benny LuckEpisodes: "Out of Time"
2003The PlanmanDarren WestcoateTelevision film
2003Absolute PowerDave PineEpisode: "Pope Idol"
2004Jonathan CreekHerbie BryantEpisode: "The Chequered Box"
2004The Last DetectiveCaradocEpisode: "Benefit to Mankind"
2004Making WavesCCMEA Andy Fellows2 episodes
2004Tunnel of LoveKimberley's DadTelevision film
2005The BillBarryEpisode: "289a"
2005Midsomer MurdersKeith CarterEpisode: "Sauce for the Goose"
2005Doctor WhoStricklandEpisode: "Aliens of London/World War Three"
2005IconViktor AkopovTelevision film
2005ExtrasDullardEpisode: "Samuel L Jackson"
2006DoctorsPete MachinEpisode: "Strictly Bedroom"
2006Holby CityRichard Price-ThomasEpisode: "Before a Fall"
2007New TricksDougie TaylorEpisode: "God's Waiting Room"
2008City of ViceWilliam Pentlow5 episodes
2008–09No HeroicsNorse Dave6 episodes
2008Sharpe's PerilWormwoodTelevision film
2009The Courageous Heart of Irena SendlerPiotrTelevision film
2009Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of FireLoquasto6 episodes
2009A Child's Christmases in WalesUncle HuwTelevision film
2010CasualtyStewart KerrEpisode: "Russian Endings"
2010DoctorsDave HowellsEpisode: "Boyo"
2010MirandaRayEpisode: "The Perfect Christmas"
2011–12Sadie JSteve26 episodes
2011BenidormUri
2012–15StellaAlan 39 episodes
2012A Young Doctor's Notebook & Other StoriesSyphilitic Mikhail
2013–14Big SchoolMr. Barber12 episodes
2013Gangsta GrannyPC McClintockTelevision film
2014The Boy in the DressPeterTelevision film
2016DickensianInspector Thompson
2016CuckooBarmanEpisode: "The Holiday"
2016RoversTel6 episodes
2016–presentUpstart CrowRichard Burbage19 episodes
2017Not Going OutJohnny LucasEpisode: "Charlie"
2017Decline and FallDavisEpisode: "King's Thursday"
2019The TuckersGlyn Tucker6 episodes
2020Inside No. 9MitchEpisode: "The Referee's a W***er"
2020After Life Dog Waste ManEpisode 5