Steven Webb | |
Birth Date: | 8 November 1984 |
Birth Place: | Wirral, Merseyside, England |
Occupation: | Actor |
Yearsactive: | 1993–present |
Steven Michael Webb (born 8 November 1984 in Wirral, Merseyside, England[1]) is an English actor in theatre, television and film.[2]
Webb began acting at the age of eight.[2] After taking over the lead role in Oliver! at the London Palladium at age 10, Webb enrolled at Sylvia Young Theatre School. He appeared as a child dancer alongside Michael Jackson during the 1996 Brit Awards; getting knocked off stage and cracking a rib when Jarvis Cocker came on. His most notable theatre work includes appearing as Posner in the second casting of Alan Bennett's The History Boys and as Elder McKinley and Moroni in the West End run of The Book of Mormon.
Television work includes the BBC series The Magician's House which featured actors such as Katie Stuart, Ian Richardson, Stephen Fry and Jennifer Saunders. He has also appeared in the ITV drama series, Bad Girls (2001, 2006) in which he played David Saunders, son of inmate Julie Saunders. More recently he has appeared in episodes of Miranda and The Inbetweeners.
He is the host of the podcast Brain Rot, which discusses classic horror movies.
Webb has stated that he is 'technically pansexual'.
He has been in relationships with Tom Scutt, Dino Fetscher, Marios Nicolaides and more.He was previously in a relationship with Stephen Fry.[3]
Webb has one sister, and a dog called Henry.
Webb has stated he is a avid fan of the videogame Minecraft.
He has been sober since the 2nd April 2020.[4]
Year | Title | Role | Venue | |
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1993 | Twopence to Cross the Mersey | Helen Forrester's Son | Liverpool Empire Theatre | |
1994 | Scrooge | Tiny Tim | ||
Her Benny | Little Willy | |||
1995 | Oliver! | London Palladium | ||
1999 | Hogarth | Young Hogarth | Bridewell Theatre, London | |
2002 | Dark of the Moon | Bill Summney | The King's Head Theatre | |
2003 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Francis Flute/Mustard Seed | Crucible Theatre | |
The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek | Dalton Change | Southwark Playhouse | ||
2004 | Kes | MacDowall | ||
2005 | On the Shore of the Wide World | Christopher Holmes | NT/ Royal Exchange Manchester | |
2005–2007 | The History Boys | Posner | NT/ UK tour & West End | |
2006 | The Maids | Solange | Etcetera Theatre, London | |
2007 | Christmas in New York (showcase) | Performer | Lyric Theatre, London | |
2007–2008 | Chatroom/Citizenship | Jim/Stephen | NT/ UK tour & Hong Kong | |
2008 | Sons of York | Mark | Finborough Theatre | |
Sh*t-M*x | Bent Ben | Trafalgar Studios | ||
The Long Road | Joe | Soho Theatre | ||
2009 | Public Property | Jamie | Trafalgar Studios, London | |
2010 | Departure Lounge | Ross | Waterloo East Theatre, London | |
2010/11 | Dick Whittington and His Cat | Dick Whittington | Lyric Hammersmith | |
2011 | Dale | Arcola Theatre, London | ||
2011 | Betwixt! the Musical | Cooper | Trafalgar Studios, London | |
2011/2012 | Aladdin | Wishy Washy | Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London | |
2012 | Cinderella | Buttons | Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London | |
2016–2023 | The Book of Mormon | Moroni/Elder McKinley | Prince of Wales Theatre, London | |
2024 | Here You Come Again The Musical | Kevin | NT/ UK tour |
Year | Title | Role | Format | |
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1995 | Sometime Never | Thomas | TV series | |
1997 | Goodnight Sweetheart | School Boy | 1 episode | |
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... | Ep 3 : Series 2 | |||
The Adventures of Paddington Bear | Jonathan Brown (voice) | TV series | ||
1998 | Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde | Edward Knickers | Series 3 | |
1999 | Heart of Gold | Ben | ||
The Magician's House | William Constant | Mini-series | ||
Wives & Daughters | William Goodenough | Mini-series | ||
2000 | The Magician's House II | William Constant | Mini-series | |
Take a Girl Like You | Craig | TV film | ||
2001 | Holby City | Jamie Newman | Ep 12 : Series 3 | |
Peak Practice | Kurt | Ep 13 : Series 11 | ||
2001, 2006 | Bad Girls | David Saunders | Series 3 & 8 | |
2002 | 15 Storeys High | Dean | Ep 4 : Series 1 | |
2003 | Loving You (a.k.a. The Rainbow Room) | Justin | TV film | |
The Bill | Justin | Ep 43 : Series 19 | ||
2004 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Daniel Brooks | Ep 3 : Series 3 | |
2005 | Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle | Dave Miller | TV film | |
2006 | After Sun | Stuart | TV film | |
2009 | Doctors | Harry Wylie | Eps 109, 161 & 162 : Series 11 | |
2010 | The Inbetweeners | Alastair | Ep 1 : Series 3 | |
2013 | Miranda | Travel Agent | Ep 6 : Series 3 | |
2014 | Beautality | Jean-Luke | TV film |
Title | Role | Channel/Broadcaster | Original Air Date | |
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The Accountant of Solyanka Square | Victor | May 2008 | ||
Peter Pan in Scarlet | Slightly | BBC Radio 4 | Oct 2006 | |
Another Country | Devenish | 2006 | ||
The Luke Reports III | Daniel/Timon | 2003 | ||
Just Prose | ||||
Stalingrad Kiss | young Valentin | 2003 | ||
Ah, Wilderness! | Richard | 2003 | ||
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 2001–2002 | |||
The Silver Chair | 2001–2002 | |||
The Last Battle | 2001–2002 | |||
To Sir With Love | ||||
The Arab-Israeli Cookbook | ||||
Phaeton | ||||
The Subtle Knife | Will Parry | 1999 | ||
Tales From The Bog End Road | 1996 | |||
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning | 1995 | |||
Winnie The Pooh |
Title | Role | Release Date | |
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House of Boys | Angelo | 2010 | |
Nobody's Perfect | Jason | 2004 | |
To Kill a King | Boy at Naseby | 2003 | |
Princess and the Pea | Prince Rollo | 2002 | |
Thou Shalt Not Kill (Mord in Blitzlicht) | Daniel/Micheal ? | 2000 | |
Anything's Possible | Phillip | 1999 | |
Rewind | Eric | 1998 | |
A Christmas Cracker | Ben | 1998 | |
Veron's Christmas | Billy | 1997 | |
Norma's First Date | Myles | 1997 |