Stephen Wight
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Stephen Wight is a British actor, who trained at the Drama Centre London.
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He is best known for his role as Phil to David Jason
's Des in Diamond Geezer
(Granada television series from March 2005).
Diamond Geezer was the second time Wight had worked alongside David Jason, having appeared in a 2003 instalment of A Touch Of Frost, playing Ritchie Mason in Another Life.
He recently starred in the BBC TV Show Coming of Age in Series 2 Episode 3, as the character Horace.
He made his National Theatre
debut at the Cottesloe in 2004 in a re-cast revival of Sing Yer Heart Out For the Lads.
At the Evening Standard Theatre Awards
in November 2007 http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23423447-details/Winning+performances+on+the+West+End+stage/article.do Wight won The Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in Don Juan in Soho
at the Donmar Warehouse
and in the revival of Patrick Marber
's Dealer's Choice at the Menier Chocolate Factory
in Southwark, which subsequently transferred to the Trafalgar Studios
in Whitehall.
He appeared as Stuart the rent boy in Alan Bennett's new play The Habit of Art
about an imagined meeting between poet W.H. Auden and composer Benjamin Britten
.
In late 2010 he starred as a series regular in two BBC sitcoms. Playing 'Joe' in The Great Outdoors
and then 'Skoose' in the Alan Davies
sitcom, Whites
.
It has been announced that Wight will star in the 2011 London West End and Liverpool Playhouse production of The Ladykillers, playing the character of Harry Robinson, alongside Ben Miller
and Peter Capaldi
.
Career
Wight's television career dates back to 2003 with a minor part in CasualtyCasualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
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He is best known for his role as Phil to David Jason
David Jason
Sir David John White, OBE , better known by his stage name David Jason, is an English BAFTA award-winning actor. He is best known as the main character Derek "Del Boy" Trotter on the BBC sit-com Only Fools and Horses from 1981, the voice of Mr Toad in The Wind In The Willows and as detective Jack...
's Des in Diamond Geezer
Diamond Geezer
Diamond Geezer is a British television comedy drama written by Caleb Ranson which stars David Jason as a jewel thief and professional con man.-Background:...
(Granada television series from March 2005).
Diamond Geezer was the second time Wight had worked alongside David Jason, having appeared in a 2003 instalment of A Touch Of Frost, playing Ritchie Mason in Another Life.
He recently starred in the BBC TV Show Coming of Age in Series 2 Episode 3, as the character Horace.
He made his National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
debut at the Cottesloe in 2004 in a re-cast revival of Sing Yer Heart Out For the Lads.
At the Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Evening Standard Awards
The Evening Standard Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre. Sponsored by the Evening Standard newspaper, they are announced in late November or early December...
in November 2007 http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23423447-details/Winning+performances+on+the+West+End+stage/article.do Wight won The Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in Don Juan in Soho
Don Juan in Soho
Don Juan in Soho is a play by the British playwright Patrick Marber after Molière .Directed by Michael Grandage, it premiered at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London on 6 December 2006, running until 10 February 2007,...
at the Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical...
and in the revival of Patrick Marber
Patrick Marber
Patrick Albert Crispin Marber is an English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.-Early life and education:...
's Dealer's Choice at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Menier Chocolate Factory
The Menier Chocolate Factory is an award-winning 180 seat fringe studio theatre, restaurant and gallery. It is located in a former 1870s Menier Chocolate Company factory in Southwark Street, a major street in the London Borough of Southwark, central south London, England. The theatre stages plays...
in Southwark, which subsequently transferred to the Trafalgar Studios
Trafalgar Studios
Trafalgar Studios, formerly The Whitehall Theatre until 2004, is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London....
in Whitehall.
He appeared as Stuart the rent boy in Alan Bennett's new play The Habit of Art
The Habit of Art
The Habit of Art is a 2009 play by English playwright Alan Bennett, centred on a fictional meeting between WH Auden and Benjamin Britten while Britten is composing the opera Death in Venice...
about an imagined meeting between poet W.H. Auden and composer Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to...
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In late 2010 he starred as a series regular in two BBC sitcoms. Playing 'Joe' in The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors (UK TV series)
The Great Outdoors is a British television sitcom.The show follows the friendships of a misfit rambling club in Southern England in which vain group-leader Bob becomes embroiled in a battle of wills against new arrival and deputy group-leader Christine . The show ran for 3 episodes airing on...
and then 'Skoose' in the Alan Davies
Alan Davies
Alan Davies is an English comedian, writer and actor best known for starring in the TV mystery series Jonathan Creek and as the permanent panellist on the TV panel show QI.- Early life :...
sitcom, Whites
Whites (TV series)
Whites is a BBC sitcom, written by Oliver Lansley and Matt King, and starring Alan Davies as the executive chef at a country house hotel. BBC Two gave the go ahead for the show to go into production in August 2009 with the first episode airing in September 2010. Whites aired for six episodes in...
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It has been announced that Wight will star in the 2011 London West End and Liverpool Playhouse production of The Ladykillers, playing the character of Harry Robinson, alongside Ben Miller
Ben Miller
Bennet Evan "Ben" Miller is an English comedian, actor and director. He is perhaps best known as one half of comedy double act Armstrong and Miller, along with Alexander Armstrong. Together the pair wrote and starred in Channel 4 sketch show Armstrong and Miller, and the more recent BBC television...
and Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi
Peter Dougan Capaldi is an Academy Award and BAFTA award winning Scottish actor and film director. In 1995, his short film Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film...
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Selected theatre credits
- Jock in The StraitsThe StraitsThe Straits is an upcoming Australian television drama series for ABC1 currently being filmed in Cairns and other Far North Queensland locations....
by Gregory BurkeGregory BurkeGregory Burke is a Scottish playwright from Rosyth, Fife, Scotland.-Life:His family moved to Gibraltar in 1979 and returned to Dunfermline in 1984. He attended St John's Primary in Rosyth, St Christopher's Middle School in Gibraltar, Bayside Comprehensive, Gibraltar and St Columba's High School,...
, Paines PloughPaines PloughPaines Plough is a London-based British touring theatre company founded in 1974 by writer David Pownall and director John Adams. They named the company after their favourite pub, the Plough, where they would drink pints of Paines....
company, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2003 and Hampstead TheatreHampstead TheatreHampstead Theatre is a theatre in the vicinity of Swiss Cottage and Belsize Park, in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. In 2009 it celebrates its 50 year anniversary.The original theatre was...
, November 2003 - Jason in Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads by Roy Williams, The National TheatreRoyal National TheatreThe Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
Company at the Cottesloe, April 2004 - Skyvers by Barry Reckord, Royal CourtRoyal Court TheatreThe Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
rehearsed reading 23 January 2006 - Stan in Don Juan in SohoDon Juan in SohoDon Juan in Soho is a play by the British playwright Patrick Marber after Molière .Directed by Michael Grandage, it premiered at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London on 6 December 2006, running until 10 February 2007,...
by Patrick MarberPatrick MarberPatrick Albert Crispin Marber is an English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.-Early life and education:...
(after Molière), Donmar WarehouseDonmar WarehouseDonmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical...
, December 2006 http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/juansoho-rev.htm - Mugsy in Dealer's Choice by Patrick Marber, Menier Chocolate FactoryMenier Chocolate FactoryThe Menier Chocolate Factory is an award-winning 180 seat fringe studio theatre, restaurant and gallery. It is located in a former 1870s Menier Chocolate Company factory in Southwark Street, a major street in the London Borough of Southwark, central south London, England. The theatre stages plays...
, October 2007; then Trafalgar StudiosTrafalgar StudiosTrafalgar Studios, formerly The Whitehall Theatre until 2004, is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London....
, December 2007 http://arts.independent.co.uk/theatre/reviews/article3041509.ece - Stuart in The Habit of ArtThe Habit of ArtThe Habit of Art is a 2009 play by English playwright Alan Bennett, centred on a fictional meeting between WH Auden and Benjamin Britten while Britten is composing the opera Death in Venice...
by Alan BennettAlan BennettAlan Bennett is a British playwright, screenwriter, actor and author. Born in Leeds, he attended Oxford University where he studied history and performed with The Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research mediaeval history at the university for several years...
, National TheatreRoyal National TheatreThe Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
2009 - Harry Robinson The Ladykillers, The Gielgud Theatre, November 2011
Sources
- Theatre RecordTheatre RecordTheatre Record is a periodical that reprints reviews, production photographs, and other information about the British theatre.-Overview:Founded by Ian Herbert and published fortnightly since January 1981, Theatre Record is printed and published in England every two weeks.It reprints unabridged all...
and its annual Indexes - A short biography and filmography of Stephen Wight
- Stephen Wight at the IMDb
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/jun/06/ealing-comedy-ladykillers-west-end?CMP=twt_gu