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Steve Tompkinson (Range 25-40) Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Steve moved to Blackpool as a teenager, and his native Geordie evolved into a Lancashire accent, both of which he has retained. Trained at the Central School of Speech & Drama, he won the Carleton-Hobbs Award which led to a season with the BBC Radio Rep., - and he's never looked back. One of our hardest-working actors, his high-profile TV roles include "In Denial of Murder", "Grafters", "BallykissAngel", " Drop The Dead Donkey", "All Quiet on the Preston Front", and "Downwardly Mobile" - he won the Top TV Comedy Actor award in 1994 - "Bedtime", "Ted & Alice", "Lucky Jim" , "In Deep" (3 series) and the hugely popular Sunday night ITV drama series "Wild At Heart". In recent years, he's starred in such West End productions as "Tartuffe", "Art", "Arsenic and Old Lace", "Rattle of a Simple Man", "Cloaca", and the touring production of "Charley's Aunt". He starred in the memorable British film "Brassed Off", also "Hotel Splendide" and "Treacle". Book-reading credits are "Dead Donkey", "Kes" and "Mrs. Doubtfire" Some of his many commercials are:- BT Childline, British Midland, Motorola, Alton Towers, Comet, Eurostar, Laphroaig Whisky, Mercury & Kwiksave, and he's narrated TV series such as "Trail of Guilt", "When Tennis Ruled The World", "EastEnders Revealed", and "History File". Numerous talking books too - "A Close Shave", "A Grand Day Out" & "Pilgrim's Progress" amongst them.