Steven Grives

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Steven Grives is an English actor based in Australia.

Grives made his debut at age 14 on stage at Drury Lane.{{Citation | last= | first= | title= Explosive arrival of two Hamlets | url= | periodical= Herald Express | date= 7 November 1975}} He went on to feature in The Sandbaggers before getting a lead role in Flambards.{{Citation | last=| first= | title= Acting Skills: Hang Upside Down, Fall Off Horse | url= | periodical= The Daily Herald | date= 22 June 1981}}{{Citation | last=| first= | title= Flambards may gallop back | url= | periodical= Sandwell Evening Mail | date= 21 November 1979}} After featuring in The Ravelled Thread,{{Citation | last= Lynas | first= Stephan | title= Film crew have rough morning on the Dart | url= | periodical= Herald Express | date= 27 March 1979 }}{{Citation | last=| first= | title= Life on the ocean wave proves too much for Steven and Jack | url= | periodical= Dorset Echo | date= 28 January 1980}} Inseminoid{{Citation | last=| first= | title= Steven's on home ground | url= | periodical= Birmingham Evening Mail| date= 12 March 1981}} and Second Chance he moved to Australia.{{Citation | last= Muir | first= Debbie | title= Stories on divorce in vogue | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116402121 | periodical= The Canberra Times | date= 19 December 1983}}{{Citation | last=| first= | title= Hunting again - and in the pink! | url= | periodical= Daily Record | date= 20 February 1981}} 1981 saw him as a main cast member in Holiday Island{{Citation | last= Lee Lewes | first= Jacqueline | title= Australian debut for "the man England loves to hate" | url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57568839 | periodical= The Australian Women's Weekly| date= 15 April 1981}}{{Citation | last= Lee Lewes | first= Jacqueline | title= Oh! island in the Melbourne sun... | url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 21 July 1981}} and from 1999 in Beastmaster.{{Citation | last= | first= | title= Fall '99 TV | url= | periodical= The Sacramento Bee | date= 19 September 1981}} In 2003 he was a regular on Fat Cow Motel.

Other screen appearances include Super Sleuth{{Citation | last=Lee Lewes | first= Jacqueline | title= Whodunnit with a difference | url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 12 August 1984}} Captain James Cook{{Citation | last= Oliver | first= Robin | title=Aunty turns the captain into one smart Cookie| url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 5 October 1987}} Scooby-Doo{{Citation | last= | first= | title= Prime video this week | url= | periodical= Concord Monitor | date= 29 October 2023}} Sinbad and the Minotaur{{Citation | last= | first= | title= Far away from former role | url= | periodical= The Courier Mail | date= 9 February 2010}} and Dangerous Game.{{Citation | last=Kane | first= Eugene | title= This alleged 'Dangerous Game' will lose viewers to boredom | url= | periodical= Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | date= 12 October 1990}}

Grives co-produced the film adaptation of The Right-Hand Man.{{Citation | last=Byrnes | first= Paul | title= The woman behind The Right Hand Man | url= | periodical= The Sydney Morning Herald | date= 16 November 1985}} and hosted Queensland's Best Living, a property program on Channel 7.{{Citation | last=Brown | first= Phil | title= bad to the core | url= | periodical= Brisbane News | date= 28 September 2005}}

On stage Grives has featured in Hamlet (Northcote Theatre, 1975), Murderer (Karnak Playhouse, 1992){{Citation | last= Radic | first= Leonard | title= Lightweight thriller returns in a tropical setting | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 11 August 1992}} Brazilian Blue (Twelfth Night Theatre, 1995){{Citation | last= Payne | first= Pamela | title= Wit and dry | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 21 May 1995}} The Duchess of Malfi (Thomas Dixon Centre Performance Studio, 2005) The Drowning Bride (La Boite's Roundhouse Theatre, 2005){{Citation | last=Kennedy | first= Doug | title= Bad man blues | url= | periodical= The Courier Mail | date= 29 May 2005}} Brave New World Order (Brisbane Powerhouse Visy Theatre, 2003){{Citation | last=Aldred | first= Debra | title= The story man | url= | periodical= The Courier Mail | date= 25 June 2003}} and Dead Cats Don't Bounce (The Cremorne Theatre, 2009).{{Citation | last=Brown | first= Phil | title= Bouncing the business | url= | periodical= Brisbane News | date= 7 February 2009}}