Steven Pacey

{{Short description|English actor (born 1957)}}

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Steven Pacey (born 5 June 1957) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Del Tarrant in the 3rd and 4th series of the science fiction series Blake's 7 from January 1980 to December 1981.

Personal life

Pacey was born on 5 June 1957 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. In the course of Blake's 7 filming, he had a relationship with co-star Glynis Barber.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/why-should-i-strip-7278823.html|title=Why should I strip?|date=23 October 2003|author=Lina Das|website=London Evening Standard|access-date=7 September 2018}} He later married Joan Marine.

He has an older brother, Peter Pacey, who is also an actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/51/Steven-Pacey.html|title=Steven Pacey Biography (1957-)|website=Film Reference|access-date=7 September 2018}}

Television and film

Pacey had a regular role as Del Tarrant in Blake's 7 appearing in every episode of the third and fourth seasons of the science fiction series; he also played the role of Del's twin brother Deeta Tarrant in one episode.{{cite book|author=Rodney Marshall|title=Blake's 7: A Critical Guide to Series 1-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yS-9CQAAQBAJ&pg=PA224|date=19 April 2015|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-326-23859-9|page=224}} Other notable television appearances include playing Klaus Von Heinig in The Cedar Tree, Heartbeat, Lovejoy, M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team, Murder in Mind, Pie in the Sky , Spooks{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=13307|title=Steven Pacey|website=www.aveleyman.com}} and Whodunnit!. His film roles include Aces High (1976), Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007) and Boy A (2007).{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba051ac91|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408205849/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba051ac91|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2018|title=Steven Pacey|website=BFI}}

Theatre

Pacey was nominated for an Olivier Award for the role of Bertie Wooster in the musical By Jeeves.{{citation |url=http://www.albemarle-london.com/awards/AwardWinners.php?Award_Type=Laurence%20Olivier%20Awards&Year=1997 |title=Laurence Olivier Awards – 1997 |publisher=Albemarle Theatre |access-date=8 April 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315052952/http://www.albemarle-london.com/awards/AwardWinners.php?Award_Type=Laurence%20Olivier%20Awards&Year=1997 |archive-date=15 March 2008 |df=dmy-all }} Other West End stage appearances include Dolly West's Kitchen, The Room, Celebration, The Birthday Party, Things We Do for Love, The Phantom of the Opera, Exclusive, The Admirable Crichton, High Society, West Side Story, Mr. Cinders, Godspell, Someone Else's Shoes (Soho Theatre, 2007) and Moonlight and Magnolias (Tricycle Theatre, 2007).{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/1515/steven-pacey/past|title=Steven Pacey | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/StevenPacey.htm|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130218010119/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/StevenPacey.htm|url-status=dead|title=The British Theatre Guide: Steven Pacey, actor|archive-date=18 February 2013}}

Radio and audio books

Radio work includes more than 350 broadcasts, including the lead in All That Jazz.{{cite web|url=http://www.jokingapart.co.uk/allthatjazz/cast.htm|title=All That Jazz Cast List|work=Joking Apart.com}} Pacey has narrated more than 200 audiobooks,{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://stevenpacey.com/audiobooks/|title=stevenpacey.com | latest news for British actor Steven Pacey|first=Richard|last=says}} including works by Joe Abercrombie, James Herbert, Joanne Harris and Martin Amis.{{Cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A2402172011%2Cp_lbr_one_browse-bin%3ASteven%20Pacey |title = Robot Check|website = Amazon}}

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