Steve Valentine

{{Short description|Scottish actor (born 1966)}}

{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Steve Valentine

| image = Steve Valentine.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Valentine in July 2006

| birth_name = Stephen John Valentine

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1966|10|26}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

| citizenship = {{hlist|United Kingdom|United States{{Cite web|url=https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/people/steven-valentine/|title=Steven Valentine|website=Geffen Playhouse}}}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|magician}}

| years_active = 1988–present

}}

Stephen John Valentine (born 26 October 1966) is a British-American actor and magician. He is known for his roles as Nigel Townsend on NBC's crime drama series Crossing Jordan, the voice of Harry Flynn in the video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and the voice of Alistair in the Dragon Age video game franchise. He portrayed Dracula in Monster High: The Movie and its sequel Monster High 2.

Career

Valentine started his career as a magician; on the audio commentary for Spider-Man 3, actress Bryce Dallas Howard revealed that he performed magic at her seventh birthday party. Some of Valentine's characters have also been magicians.{{cite journal|title=The Effect is...You!|journal=Genii|volume=60|issue=2|pages=39–42|publisher=William W. Larsen Corporation|date=December 1996}}

He has been seen in films such as Mars Attacks!, Teen Beach Movie, and Avalon High. He was a main cast member on Crossing Jordan and has guest starred on such shows as House, Monk, Just Shoot Me, Will & Grace, Dharma & Greg, Psych, and Charmed. Valentine hosted Syfy's reality show Estate of Panic. He voiced Alistair in the Dragon Age: Origins video game franchise and Harry Flynn in the video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

He starred as Derek Jupiter in the Disney XD sitcom I'm in the Band.

Filmography

=Television=

Actor

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1995

| Married... with Children

| Guy in Line

| Episode: "The Weaker Sex"

1996

| Melrose Place

| Reporter

| Episode: "No Lifeguard on Duty"

rowspan=2 | 1997

| Silk Stalkings

| Nigel

| Episode: "Fevers"

Men Behaving Badly

| Ash

| Episode: "The Box"

rowspan=3 | 1998

| Martial Law

| Nigel

| Episode: "Funny Money"

Diagnosis: Murder

| Art Gallery Owner

| Episode: "Obsession: Part 2"

Promised Land, aka Home of the Brave

| Andrew Petrie

| Episode: "Purple Heart"

rowspan=4 | 1999

| Will & Grace

| Kai

| Episode: "I Never Promised You an Olive Garden"

JAG

| Professor Pilkington

| Episode: "Psychic Warrior"

G vs E

| Desmond Rossmore

| Episode: "Lady Evil"

Don't Look Under the Bed

| The Boogeyman

| Television film

rowspan=6 | 2000

| Dharma & Greg

| Roger

| Episode: "Mad Secretaries and Englishmen"

The Hughleys

| Warren

| Episode: "Scary Hughley"

The Geena Davis Show

| Walter

| Episode: "Pilot"

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

| Izzy Wilson

| Episode: "Creepy Comics"

Providence

| The Mad Hatter

| Episode: "Syd in Wonderland"

V.I.P.

| Faust

| Episode: "Val Point Blank"

2000–01

| Nikki

| Martine

| 16 episodes

rowspan=3| 2001

| FreakyLinks

| Roger Spence

| Episode: "Subject: The Final Word"

Just Shoot Me!

| Zigmund

| Episode: "Mayas and Tigers and Deans, Oh My"

Charmed

| Eames

| Episode: "Blinded by the Whitelighter"

2001–07

| Crossing Jordan

| Nigel Townsend

| Main role, 117 episodes

rowspan=3| 2006

| Boston Legal

| Dan Rice

| 2 episodes

Stacked

| Tim

| Episode: "The Day the Music Died"

Criss Angel Mindfreak

| Himself

|

2007

| House M.D.

| Flynn

| Episode: "You Don't Want to Know"

rowspan=3| 2008

| Estate of Panic

| rowspan=2| Host/Himself

|

Ghost Hunters

| Episode: "Halloween 2008 Special"

Chuck

| Von Hayes

| Episode: "Chuck Versus the Break-Up"

rowspan=2| 2009

| Drop Dead Diva

| PDQ Chief Designer Henri Malik

| Episode: "The Dress"

Monk

| The Great Torini

| Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Magician"

2009–11

| I'm in the Band

| Derek Jupiter

| Main role, 36 episodes

2009

| Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

| Archie

| Television film

2010

| The Good Guys

| Nigel

| Episode: "Bait & Switch"

2010

| Avalon High

| Mr. Moore

| Television film

rowspan=4 | 2012

| NCIS

| Miles Wolf

| Episode: "Recovery"

Leverage

| David Lampard

| Episode: "The French Connection Job"

Harry's Law

| Tony Trafford

| Episode: "Class War"

Hot in Cleveland

| Drago

| Episode: "I'm With the Band"

rowspan=6 | 2013

| Supernatural

| Chef Leo

| Episode: "Dog Dean Afternoon"

Warehouse 13

| Val Preston

| Episode: "The Sky's the Limit"

Psych

| Billy Lipps

| Episode: "100 Clues"

Anger Management

| Dr. Lesley Moore

| 3 episodes

Major Crimes

| Peter Page (Defence Attorney)

| Season 2, Episode 10

Teen Beach Movie

| Les Camembert

| Television film

rowspan=4 | 2014

| Hot in Cleveland

| Jay/Joy

| Episode: "Playmates"

Perception

| Dr. Napoleon Messier

| Episode: "Painless"

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

| Gary Korlov

| Episode: "Consumed"

The Big Bang Theory

| Kenneth

| Episode: "The Gorilla Dissolution"

rowspan=3 | 2015

| Mike & Molly

| Xander Van Xander

| Episode: "Hack to the Future"

Dog with a Blog

| Ralph

| Episode: "Cat with a Blog"

Jake and the Never Land Pirates

| The Remarkable Beardini

| Voice only
4 episodes

2017

| Supergirl

| Meta-Doctor

| Episode: "We Can Be Heroes"

rowspan="2" | 2017–2021

| rowspan=2| Mickey and the Roadster Racers / Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures

| Commander Heist

| Voice
Recurring role

William "Willie" Bartholomew Beagle

| Voice
Episode: "The Big Cheesy"

2018

| Modern Family

| Doctor Randy

| Episode: "Royal Visit"

2019

| NCIS: Los Angeles

| Frankie Bolton

| Episode: "A Bloody Brilliant Plan"

2020

| Mom

| Rod Knaughton

| 3 episodes

2022

| Monster High: The Movie

| Count Dracula

| Television film

2023

| Monster High 2

| Count Dracula

| Television film

Writer

class="wikitable"
YearTitleNotes
2005Crossing JordanEpisode: "Forget Me Not"

Director

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YearTitleNotes
2011I'm in the BandEpisode: "Grand Theft Weasel"

Miscellaneous

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YearTitleRole
1996Night Stand with Dick DietrickThe Astounding Andy, hypnotist and magician

= Films =

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YearTitleRoleNotes
rowspan=2 | 1996

| Mars Attacks!

| TV Director

|

Santa with Muscles

| Dr. Blight

|

1997

| Trojan War

| Ponytail Guy

|

1998

| The Shrunken City

| Ood Leader

|

rowspan=2 | 1999

| Foreign Correspondents

| Ian

|

The Muse

| Four Seasons Assistant Manager

|

rowspan=2 | 2000

| Return to the Secret Garden

| Ellington

|

King of the Open Mics

| Agent

|

2001

| Gabriela

| Steven

|

2003

| Dead End

| Man in Black

|

2007

| Spider-Man 3

| Model Photographer

|

rowspan=2 | 2008

| Tinker Bell

| Minister of Spring (voice)

|

Remembering Phil

| Miles Delaney

|

2009

| A Christmas Carol

| Funerary Undertaker, Topper (voice)

|

2012

| Secret of the Wings

| The Minister of Spring

|

2013

| Clean Me

| Joe Banner

|

2014

| Mr. Peabody & Sherman

| Ay (voice)

|

2015

| The Walk

| Barry Greenhouse

|

= Video games =

class="wikitable"
YearTitleRole
1993

| Citizen X (unreleased until 2002)

| Mime

1995

| Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland

| Scarecrow, Stretch

rowspan=2| 2009

| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

| Harry Flynn

Dragon Age: Origins

| Alistair

2010

| Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening

| Alistair

2011

| Dragon Age II

| Alistair

rowspan=2| 2014

| Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure

| Johannsen

Dragon Age: Inquisition

| Alistair

References

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