Stephen Beckett (born 24 May 1967) is an English actor, known for portraying Dr Matt Ramsden in Coronation Street and Mike Jarvis in The Bill.
Background Born in London, Beckett was brought up in Brixton and Croydon,Smith, Steven. "Stephen Beckett - My Favourite Things", The People, 2001-09-16. and attended Wilson's School in Wallington.Croydon Life: Profiles: Stephen Beckett Retrieved on 2009-08-04. He has three sisters. Beckett left school at the age of sixteen to become an actor, and began his career in street theatre in Covent Garden. He later trained at RADA, graduating at the age of twenty three.
Career Beckett won his first professional roles a week after graduating from drama school, appearing in Richard II and Callas at the Oldham Coliseum. He went on to work in regional theatre throughout the UK, and with the National Theatre.
Beckett played the role of PC Mike Jarvis in The Bill for five years. He later played Dr Matt Ramsden in Coronation Street from 2000 to 2002, reprising the role in 2006. Discussing the character and the possibility of a return, Beckett said: "People were really protective of Ashley, and very anti the child-stealing doctor. I don't know about returning to Corrie again, but as long as Ashley is in the show there is a potential kidnap plot." But as the character of Ashley has now been written out, with the rest of his on-screen family to follow shortly, the return of Dr Ramsden seems unlikely.
His other television credits include Robin Hood, Doctors and Casualty. In 2006, he guest starred as Richard III in the Doctor Who audio drama The Kingmaker.
Beckett's theatre work includes the original productions of the Alan Ayckbourn plays Drowning on Dry Land and Private Fears in Public Places, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Ghost Train, Murder with Love, Walk Hard, The Business of Murder, The Late Edwina Black and Absurd Person Singular.Whats On Stage.com - Details for Stephen Beckett Retrieved on 2009-08-04. He has also appeared in pantomime.
Beckett played Prospero in The Tempest for the 2017 open air Stafford Festival Shakespeare 22 June – 8 July 2017.
Television Year Show Role Notes 1993–1998 The Bill Mike Jarvis Police drama 2000–2002, 2006 Coronation Street Dr Matt Ramsden Soap opera 2005 Doctors Mike Richmond- Freefall Soap opera 2006 Dalziel and Pascoe Martin Bendelow- Glory Days: Part 1 - Glory Days: Part 2 Police drama Casualty Mark Steed- Walk Before You Can Run Medical drama 2007 Doctors Damon Ashwood- Innocence Lost Soap opera Robin Hood Legrand- Treasure of the Nation TV series 2009 Holby City Gary Daley- Breathe Deeply Medical drama Heartbeat Alan Page- Return Crossing TV series 2011 House of Anubis Rory Campbell TV series
Film Year Show Role Notes 1992 Enchanted April Jonathan Feature film 2002 The Day That Shook the World Narrator Television film
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Additional voicesVoice role2014 Assassin's Creed UnityCharles Dorian Assassin's Creed Rogue 2015 The Order: 1886 Walla Crowd2016 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada Commodore Vandez Total War: Warhammer 2017 Star Wars Battlefront II
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