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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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995
| Guy in Line | Episode: "The Weaker Sex" | |||
1996
| Reporter | Episode: "No Lifeguard on Duty" | |||
rowspan=2 | 1997
| Nigel | Episode: "Fevers" | |||
Men Behaving Badly
| Ash | Episode: "The Box" | |||
rowspan=3 | 1998
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Nigel Townsend | Main role, 117 episodes | |||
rowspan=3| 2006
| Dan Rice | 2 episodes | |||
Stacked
| Tim | Episode: "The Day the Music Died" | |||
Criss Angel Mindfreak
| Himself | | |||
2007
| Flynn | Episode: "You Don't Want to Know" | |||
rowspan=3| 2008
| rowspan=2| Host/Himself | | |||
Ghost Hunters
| Episode: "Halloween 2008 Special" | |||
Chuck
| Von Hayes | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Break-Up" | |||
rowspan=2| 2009
| PDQ Chief Designer Henri Malik | Episode: "The Dress" | |||
Monk
| The Great Torini | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Magician" | |||
2009–11
| Derek Jupiter | Main role, 36 episodes | |||
2009
| Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie | Archie | Television film | |||
2010
| Nigel | Episode: "Bait & Switch" | |||
2010
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |||
2017
| 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 | |||
William "Willie" Bartholomew Beagle
| Voice | |||
2018
| Doctor Randy | Episode: "Royal Visit" | |||
2019
| Frankie Bolton | Episode: "A Bloody Brilliant Plan" | |||
2020
| Mom | Rod Knaughton | 3 episodes | |||
2022
| Television film | |||
2023
| Count Dracula | Television film |
Writer
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Year | Title | Notes |
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2005 | Crossing Jordan | Episode: "Forget Me Not" |
Director
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Year | Title | Notes |
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2011 | I'm in the Band | Episode: "Grand Theft Weasel" |
Miscellaneous
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Year | Title | Role |
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1996 | Night Stand with Dick Dietrick | The Astounding Andy, hypnotist and magician |
= Films =
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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rowspan=2 | 1996
| TV Director | | |||
Santa with Muscles
| Dr. Blight | | |||
1997
| Ponytail Guy | | |||
1998
| Ood Leader | | |||
rowspan=2 | 1999
| Ian | | |||
The Muse
| Four Seasons Assistant Manager | | |||
rowspan=2 | 2000
| Ellington | | |||
King of the Open Mics
| Agent | | |||
2001
| Gabriela | Steven | | |||
2003
| Dead End | Man in Black | | |||
2007
| Model Photographer | | |||
rowspan=2 | 2008
| Minister of Spring (voice) | | |||
Remembering Phil
| Miles Delaney | | |||
2009
| Funerary Undertaker, Topper (voice) | | |||
2012
| The Minister of Spring | | |||
2013
| Clean Me | Joe Banner | | |||
2014
| Ay (voice) | | |||
2015
| The Walk | Barry Greenhouse | |
= Video games =
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Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1993
| Citizen X (unreleased until 2002) | Mime | ||
1995
| Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland | Scarecrow, Stretch | ||
rowspan=2| 2009
| Harry Flynn | ||
Dragon Age: Origins
| Alistair | ||
2010
| Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening | Alistair | ||
2011
| Alistair | ||
rowspan=2| 2014
| Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure | Johannsen | ||
Dragon Age: Inquisition
| Alistair |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/showbiz-news/celebrity-interviews/2009/10/24/magic-tricks-help-scots-born-star-land-a-fun-packed-role-in-disney-show-86908-21769813/ Interview with Daily Record Showbiz]
- {{IMDb name|0884313}}
- {{official|http://www.stevevalentine.com/}}
{{Academy of Magical Arts Lecturer of the Year}}
{{Academy of Magical Arts Close-Up Magician of the Year}}
{{Academy of Magical Arts Stage Magician of the Year}}
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Category:20th-century Scottish male actors
Category:21st-century Scottish male actors
Category:Male actors from Glasgow
Category:People from Bishopbriggs
Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States
Category:Scottish emigrants to the United States
Category:Scottish male film actors
Category:Scottish male television actors
Category:Scottish male video game actors
Category:Scottish male voice actors
Category:Scottish television directors
Category:Scottish television writers
Category:Academy of Magical Arts Close-Up Magician of the Year winners
Category:Academy of Magical Arts Lecturer of the Year winners
Category:Academy of Magical Arts Stage Magician of the Year winners