Career
Stephen's acting career began straight out of drama school. He has worked constantly in a wide variety of roles, demonstrating versatility and skill in deftly managing to avoid the bane of most actors — being cast repeatedly in the same type of role. He has said, "I’ve always been delighted if something came along that was completely different from the last job. It keeps me interested and hopefully the audiences won't get bored. It's also helped me to not get type cast." And, "It's great to be given the opportunity to switch from comedy to drama and back again. Not everyone gets that chance and I'm very grateful."
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