Steven John Valentine is a Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

, singer and magician

Magic (illusion)

Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...

 who has performed on stage and screen, but is best known for his role as the eccentric Nigel Townsend on NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

's crime drama Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...

. Currently he stars in the Disney XD sitcom I'm in the Band

I'm in the Band

I'm in the Band, is a live-action sitcom airing on Disney XD in the United States and on Family Channel in Canada. The pilot episode was taped on July 14, 2009, with a "sneak preview" airing on November 27, 2009; the show subsequently joined Disney XD's regular schedule on February 20, 2010, with...

as Derek Jupiter.

Career

Valentine has been seen in films such as Tim Burton

Tim Burton

Timothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, film producer, writer and artist. He is famous for dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet...

's Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks! is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Tim Burton and based on the cult trading card series of the same name. The film uses elements of black comedy, surreal humour, and political satire, and claims to be also a parody of multiple science fiction B movies...

and Foreign Correspondents, and has guest-starred on shows such as House M.D., Monk

Monk (TV series)

Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...

, Just Shoot Me, Will and Grace, Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002.It starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who married instantly on their first date despite being complete opposites...

and Charmed

Charmed

Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...

. He appeared as an art critic in Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...

's Discover Card

Discover Card

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 "Private Issue" commercials in 1995. Valentine hosted the Sci Fi Channel's

Sci Fi Channel (United States)

Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...

 reality show Estate of Panic

Estate of Panic

Estate of Panic is an American reality show in which seven strangers compete to find cash in a large estate. The show is hosted by Steve Valentine, and produced by Endemol USA....

. He voiced the character of Alistair in Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age: Origins is a single-player role-playing video game developed by BioWare's Edmonton studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first game in the Dragon Age franchise...

as well as the character of Harry Flynn in the video game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is an action-adventure platform third-person shooter video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the sequel to the 2007 game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. It was first shown and announced on December 1, 2008...

. Beyond movies, Valentine is a rather accomplished magician, using this skill to occasionally portray magicians. He also is Mr. Moore in the recently aired Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

 movie Avalon High

Avalon High

Avalon High is a young adult novel by Meg Cabot, published in 2005. It reached number 3 in The New York Times children's best sellers list in January 2006. A manga sequel called Coronation, Volume one: The Merlin's Prophecy has been released....

. His second Disney Channel Movie, the first being Don't Look Under the Bed

Don't Look Under the Bed

Don't Look Under The Bed is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie. It is also the Disney Channel's second and final attempt at a horror film released by Disney...

. And he also was in Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie is a 2009 American made-for-television comedy-drama fantasy film based on the Disney Channel Original Series Wizards of Waverly Place. Filmed primarily in San Juan, Puerto Rico in February and March 2009, the Disney Channel Original Movie premiered on August 28,...

.

Personal life

Valentine lived in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 with former wife, Shari, and their two cats until their divorce in December 2005. He is now married to actress Inna Korobkina

Inna Korobkina

Inna Korobkina is a Russian actress. She has acted in Russian and English.Born in Magadan, Siberia, Korobkina moved to Canada in 1991. In her teen years she worked as a model and later studied Fashion Communications at Ryerson University. Korobkina is known for her appearance in the 2004 remake...

. He had a daughter, Evie in September 2011.

Television

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009–present	I'm in the Band I'm in the Band I'm in the Band, is a live-action sitcom airing on Disney XD in the United States and on Family Channel in Canada. The pilot episode was taped on July 14, 2009, with a "sneak preview" airing on November 27, 2009; the show subsequently joined Disney XD's regular schedule on February 20, 2010, with...	Derek Jupiter	Main Role
2010	The Good Guys The Good Guys (2010 TV series) The Good Guys is an American action-comedy series about an old-school cop and a modern-day detective that premiered with a preview episode on Fox on May 19, 2010, and began airing regularly on June 7...	Nigel	Episode: "Bait & Switch"
2009	Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television...	PDQ Chief Designer Henri Malik	Episode: "The Dress"
2009	Monk Monk (TV series) Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...	The Great Torini	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Magician"
2008	Estate of Panic Estate of Panic Estate of Panic is an American reality show in which seven strangers compete to find cash in a large estate. The show is hosted by Steve Valentine, and produced by Endemol USA....	Host/Himself
2008	Ghost Hunters Ghost Hunters Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on October 6, 2004, on Syfy . The program features paranormal investigators Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson who investigate places that are reported to be haunted. The two originally worked as plumbers for Roto-Rooter as...	Host/Himself	Episode: "Halloween 2008 Special"
2008	Chuck Chuck (TV series) Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...	Von Hayes	Episode: "Chuck Versus the Break-Up"
2007	House M.D.	Flynn	Episode: "You Don't Want to Know"
2001–2007	Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...	Dr. Nigel Townsend
2006	Boston Legal Boston Legal Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...	Dan Rice	Episode: "BL: Los Angeles" Episode: "Spring Fever"
2006	Stacked Stacked Stacked is an American television sitcom that premiered on Fox on April 13, 2005. On May 18, 2006, Stacked was canceled, leaving five episodes unaired in the United States. The last episode aired on January 11, 2006...	Tim	Episode: "The Day the Music Died"
2006	Criss Angel Mindfreak Criss Angel Mindfreak Criss Angel Mindfreak is a show distributed by A&E Network. It debuted in 2005, and centers on stunts and street magic acts by magician Criss Angel.-Career as magician:...	Himself
2001	FreakyLinks FreakyLinks FreakyLinks was an American television show that combined elements of horror, mystery, and comedy. It aired on the Fox Network from October 2000 until June 2001, for a total run of 13 episodes...	Roger Spence	Episode: "Subject: The Final Word"
2001	Just Shoot Me! Just Shoot Me! Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997 to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer.-Description:...	Zigmund	Episode: "Mayas and Tigers and Deans, Oh My"
2001	Charmed Charmed Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...	Eames	Episode: "Blinded by the Whitelighter"
2000–2001	Nikki Nikki Nikki may refer to:*Nikki , a given name In music:*"Nikki", orchestral composition by Burt Bacharach dedicated to his daughter*Nikki , a Japanese-American singer*Nikki, an album by Japanese rock band Quruli...	Martine	16 Episodes
2000	Dharma & Greg Dharma & Greg Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002.It starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who married instantly on their first date despite being complete opposites...	Roger	Episode: "Mad Secretaries and Englishmen"
2000	The Hughleys The Hughleys The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L...	Warren	Episode: "Scary Hughley"
2000	The Geena Davis Show The Geena Davis Show The Geena Davis Show was an American sitcom starring Geena Davis. The show lasted one season on ABC.- Background :Terri Minsky first pitched the idea of a Sex and the City-like character becoming a suburban housewife to ABC in early 2000. Basic plot details were drawn up, and the script eventually...	Walter	Episode: Pilot
2000	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction is an American television anthology series created by Lynn Lehmann, presented by Dick Clark Productions, and produced and aired by the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. Each episode featured five stories, all of which appeared to defy logic, and some of which were...	Izzy Wilson	Episode: "Creepy Comics"
2000	Providence Providence (TV series) Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...	The Mad Hatter	Episode: "Syd in Wonderland"
2000	V.I.P. (TV series) V.I.P. (TV series) V.I.P. is an American action/comedy-drama series starring Pamela Anderson. Created by J. F...	Faust	Episode: "Val Point Blank"
2000	Panic Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reaction...	Uncredited	[Unconfirmed]
1999	Will & Grace Will & Grace Will & Grace was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006 for a total of eight seasons. Will & Grace remains the most successful television series with gay principal characters...	Kai	Episode: "I Never Promised You an Olive Garden"
1999	JAG JAG (TV series) JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...	Professor Pilkington	Episode: "Psychic Warrior"
1999	G vs E G vs E G vs. E is an American fantasy-based television action series that had its first season air on USA Network during the summer and autumn of 1999. For the second season the series switched to Sci Fi Channel in early 2000. The series stars Clayton Rohner, Richard Brooks, and Marshall Bell.G vs...	Desmond Rossmore	Episode: "Lady Evil"
1998	Martial Law Martial Law (TV series) Martial Law was a TV crime drama that ran on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US.The show was a...	Nigel	Episode: "Funny Money"
1998	Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...	Art Gallery Owner	Episode: "Obsession: Part 1"
1998	Promised Land Promised land The Promised Land is a term used to describe the land promised or given by God, according to the Hebrew Bible, to the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob. The promise is firstly made to Abraham and then renewed to his son Isaac, and to Isaac's son Jacob , Abraham's grandson...  aka "Home of the Brave"	Andrew Petrie	Episode: "Purple Heart"
1997	Silk Stalkings Silk Stalkings Silk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA until its finale in the...	Nigel	Episode: "Fevers"
1997	Men Behaving Badly Men Behaving Badly Men Behaving Badly is a British comedy that was created and written by Simon Nye. It follows the lives of Gary Strang and his flatmates, Dermot Povey and Tony Smart It was first broadcast on ITV in 1992...	Ash	Episode: "The Box"
1996	Melrose Place	Reporter	Episode: "No Lifeguard on Duty"
1995	Married... with Children Married... with Children Married... with Children is an American surrealistic sitcom that aired for 11 seasons that featured a dysfunctional family living in Chicago, Illinois. The show, notable for being the first prime time television series to air on Fox, ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The series was created...	Guy in Line	Episode: "The Weaker Sex"

Writer

Year	Title	Notes
2011?	Among the Spirits
2005	Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...	Episode: "Forget Me Not"

Producer

Year	Title	Notes
2011?	Among the Spirits

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2011	I'm in the Band I'm in the Band I'm in the Band, is a live-action sitcom airing on Disney XD in the United States and on Family Channel in Canada. The pilot episode was taped on July 14, 2009, with a "sneak preview" airing on November 27, 2009; the show subsequently joined Disney XD's regular schedule on February 20, 2010, with...	Episode: "Grand Theft Weasel"

Miscellaneous

"'Amazing Andy"'.....Night Stand with Dick Dietrick

Films

Year	Title	Role
2010	Avalon High Avalon High Avalon High is a young adult novel by Meg Cabot, published in 2005. It reached number 3 in The New York Times children's best sellers list in January 2006. A manga sequel called Coronation, Volume one: The Merlin's Prophecy has been released....	Mr. Moore
2009	A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...	Funerary Undertaker/Topper
2009	Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie is a 2009 American made-for-television comedy-drama fantasy film based on the Disney Channel Original Series Wizards of Waverly Place. Filmed primarily in San Juan, Puerto Rico in February and March 2009, the Disney Channel Original Movie premiered on August 28,...	Archie
2008	Tinker Bell Tinker Bell (film) Tinker Bell is a 2008 computer animated film based on the Disney Fairies franchise produced by DisneyToon Studios. It revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M. Barrie in his play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, and featured in the 1953 Disney animated film, Peter...	Minister of Spring (voice)
2008	Remembering Phil	Miles Delaney
2007	Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man...	Model Photographer
2003	Dead End Dead End (2003 film) Dead End is a 2003 horror film directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea and Fabrice Canepa.-Plot:On Christmas Eve, a father named Frank Harrington is driving through California with his family consisting of his wife Laura , his son Richard , his daughter Marion and her boyfriend Brad , to have Christmas...	Man in Black
2001	Gabriela Gabriela Gabriela is a Filipino singer.Her self-titled debut album was released in 2001; it was produced by Vehnee Saturno, who also wrote eight of the album's ten songs. Another of the songs was a rendition of Bryan Adams's "Please Forgive Me"...	Steven
2000	Return to the Secret Garden	Ellington
2000	King of the Open Mics	Agent
1999	Foreign Correspondents	Ian
1999	Don't Look Under the Bed Don't Look Under the Bed Don't Look Under The Bed is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie. It is also the Disney Channel's second and final attempt at a horror film released by Disney...	The Boogeyman
1999	The Muse The Muse For other uses of the title see The Muse .The Muse, successor to the Memorial Times, began publishing in 1950 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, as an unnamed paper...	Four Seasons Assistant Manager
1998	The Shrunken City	Ood Leader
1997	Trojan War Trojan War (film) Trojan War is a 1997 romantic comedy directed by George Huang. It stars Will Friedle, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Marley Shelton.-Plot:High school student Brad has had an unrequited crush on a classmate named Brooke for years. After she asks him to come over one night to tutor her, she ends up...	Ponytail Guy
1996	Mars Attacks! Mars Attacks! Mars Attacks! is a 1996 American science fiction film directed by Tim Burton and based on the cult trading card series of the same name. The film uses elements of black comedy, surreal humour, and political satire, and claims to be also a parody of multiple science fiction B movies...	TV Director
1996	Santa with Muscles Santa with Muscles Santa with Muscles is a 1996 comedy film starring professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. It was shot in Fillmore, California.-Synopsis:Blake , a man who after getting amnesia, thinks he is Santa Claus. He attempts to save an orphanage from developers that intend to take it over for their own purposes...	Dr. Blight

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2011	Star Wars: The Old Republic Star Wars: The Old Republic Star Wars: The Old Republic, abbreviated as TOR or SWTOR, is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game based in the Star Wars universe. Currently in development by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was first announced on October 21, 2008, at an...	Sith Warrior
2011	Dragon Age II Dragon Age II Dragon Age II is a role-playing video game developed by BioWare's Edmonton studios, and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second major game in BioWare's Dragon Age franchise...	Alistair
2010	Dragon Age: Origins Awakening	Alistair
2009	Dragon Age: Origins Dragon Age: Origins Dragon Age: Origins is a single-player role-playing video game developed by BioWare's Edmonton studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first game in the Dragon Age franchise...	Alistair
2009	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is an action-adventure platform third-person shooter video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the sequel to the 2007 game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. It was first shown and announced on December 1, 2008...	Harry Flynn
1995	Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland Escape from HorrorLand is a Goosebumps video game that was released in 1996. Attack of the Mutant and Goosebumps HorrorLand are other video games of the series. The game has Jeff Goldblum making a special appearance as Dracula and Isabella Rossellini as Lady Cadaver.The game acts as a sequel to the...	Scarecrow/Stretch

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