Steven Hartley (38) was born in Shipley West Yorkshire and grew up in York where he attended Grammar school. He was a keen amateur boxer and gained notable success for York and Yorkshire in the late 1970s and early '80s. He attended the LAMDA drama school in London in 1981 and has worked extensively in Reparatory Theatre all over the country and starred in numerous West End plays. Most recently he starred as 'Bill Sykes' in Sam Mendes award winning production of Oliver at The London Palladium opposite Robert Lindsay's Fagin.
Steven's first major TV role was as Matthew Jackson in EastEnders between 1987-1989 and since then Steven has been familiar face on TV. His varied roles include Gary Meadows in 'Trial & Retribution IV', drug dealer Paul O'Dowd in 'Sharman', wrestler Alan Enstone in 'Rumble', 'Bad Boys',' Young Indiana Jones', and 'Pie in The Sky' to name a few.
His films include 'Columbus the Discovery' with Marlon Brando, Tom Selleck and Catherine Zeta Jones. 'Final Warning' with John Voight, 'Toscanni', 'Split Second' and his most recent film was 'Dog Of Flanders'. He was also considered for the part of James Bond at the age of 28. He was also cast as the original 'Sharpe' but the series was shelved for two years when the producer sadly died.
He should be 007.
