Dan Stevens(IV)
- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Dan Stevens was born at Croydon in Surrey on 10th October 1982. His
parents are teachers. He was educated at Tonbridge School and trained
in acting at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He studied
English Literature at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Whilst he was a
Cambridge undergraduate, he acted in several student drama productions.
He played the title role in the Marlowe Dramatic Society's production
of William Shakespeare's
play, "Macbeth". This was staged at the Cambridge Arts Theatre from
Tuesday 26th February to Saturday 2nd March 2002. The cast also
featured Rebecca Hall in the roles
of Lady Macbeth and Hecate. During one of his university summer
holidays in August 2003 he went to Slovakia where he filmed his scenes
for the Hallmark production of
Frankenstein (2004). Dan played
the part of Henry Clerval and the mini-series was first broadcast on
American television on 5th October 2004. Shortly after graduating from
Cambridge Dan was nominated for an Ian Charleson award for his
performance as Orlando in "As You Like It" at the Rose Theatre at
Kingston in Surrey. "As You Like It" was directed by
Peter Hall and ran from 30th November
to 18th December 2004. This production for the Peter Hall Company
subsequently went on a tour of America in the early months of 2005,
playing at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, the Curran Theater in
San Francisco and the Harvey Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
in New York City. It featured
Rebecca Hall in the role of
Rosalind.
Dan was reunited with the director
Peter Hall when he played Claudio in
a new production of the Shakespeare play, "Much Ado About Nothing", for
the Peter Hall Company at the Theatre Royal in Bath from 29th June to
6th August 2005. In February 2006 Dan played the parts of Marban and
Maitland in a revival of Howard Brenton's
controversial play, "The Romans in Britain", directed by
Samuel West at the Crucible Theatre
in Sheffield. Then in May 2006 he played Nick Guest, the protagonist in
The Line of Beauty (2006).
This three part television mini-series was adapted by
Andrew Davies from the 2004 Booker
prize winning novel by
Alan Hollinghurst.
The Line of Beauty (2006)
is about Nick Guest's relationship with his university friend Toby
Fedden. The story takes place in the 1980s. It is set against the
backdrop of Margaret Thatcher's free market economic policies and the
spread of the acquired immunity deficiency syndrome, (AIDS). These two
social developments directly affect the characters in the story because
Toby's father Gerald is a Conservative member of parliament and Nick is
homosexual.
Whilst
The Line of Beauty (2006)
was being broadcast on BBC television, Dan was appearing as Simon Bliss
in the Noël Coward play, "Hay Fever". This
play was staged at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London from 11th
April to 5th August 2006 and the cast also included
Judi Dench in the role of Judith Bliss. At
the end of the year Dan played Lord Holmwood in a television
dramatization of
Dracula (2006), which was
broadcast on 28th December 2006. In 2007 Dan played the part of Michael
Faber in
Miss Marple: Nemesis (2007),
an Agatha Christie adaptation with
Geraldine McEwan in the role of Miss
Jane Marple. He also featured in the cast of
Maxwell (2007), a television
drama about the famous newspaper magnate.
Maxwell (2007) was first
broadcast on British television on 4th May 2007.
David Suchet played Robert Maxwell, and Dan
took the part of Basil Brookes, one of the press baron's financial
directors.
Dan played the part of Edward Ferrars in a television dramatization of
Jane Austen's novel,
Sense & Sensibility (2008).
This was broadcast in three episodes on BBC1 between Tuesday 1st and
Sunday 13th January 2008. The novel was adapted for television by
Andrew Davies, whom Dan had
previously worked with on
The Line of Beauty (2006).
Davies felt that the part of Edward Ferrars was underdeveloped in the
book, and so he deliberately added scenes not included in the novel to
help draw out the character. So, for instance, we saw Edward out horse
riding on the Norland estate and chopping logs at Barton Cottage. In
the DVD audio commentary Dan joked that this was the best example of
log chopping ever seen on British television! After
Sense & Sensibility (2008),
Dan featured in the cast of "The Tennis Court", a BBC Radio 4 Saturday
play broadcast on 19th January 2008. He also played Nicky Lancaster in
a revival of the Noël Coward play, "The
Vortex", at the Apollo Theatre in London from Wednesday 20th February
to Saturday 7th June 2008. This was another collaboration with the
stage director, Peter Hall. Dan
played the eponymous hero of "Dickens Confidential", a six part radio
drama series set in the 1830s which imagines what might have happened
if Charles Dickens had continued his
career as a journalist. This was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between
Monday 9th June and Monday 14th July 2008. He played the part of
Peregrine in 'Orley Farm', the BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial. This was a
three part adaptation of the novel by
Anthony Trollope broadcast between
Sunday 28th December 2008 and Sunday 11th January 2009. A month later
he played Duval in the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour drama, 'The Lady of the
Camellias'. This was broadcast between Monday 2nd and Friday 6th
February 2009.
parents are teachers. He was educated at Tonbridge School and trained
in acting at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He studied
English Literature at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Whilst he was a
Cambridge undergraduate, he acted in several student drama productions.
He played the title role in the Marlowe Dramatic Society's production
of William Shakespeare's
play, "Macbeth". This was staged at the Cambridge Arts Theatre from
Tuesday 26th February to Saturday 2nd March 2002. The cast also
featured Rebecca Hall in the roles
of Lady Macbeth and Hecate. During one of his university summer
holidays in August 2003 he went to Slovakia where he filmed his scenes
for the Hallmark production of
Frankenstein (2004). Dan played
the part of Henry Clerval and the mini-series was first broadcast on
American television on 5th October 2004. Shortly after graduating from
Cambridge Dan was nominated for an Ian Charleson award for his
performance as Orlando in "As You Like It" at the Rose Theatre at
Kingston in Surrey. "As You Like It" was directed by
Peter Hall and ran from 30th November
to 18th December 2004. This production for the Peter Hall Company
subsequently went on a tour of America in the early months of 2005,
playing at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, the Curran Theater in
San Francisco and the Harvey Theater at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
in New York City. It featured
Rebecca Hall in the role of
Rosalind.
Dan was reunited with the director
Peter Hall when he played Claudio in
a new production of the Shakespeare play, "Much Ado About Nothing", for
the Peter Hall Company at the Theatre Royal in Bath from 29th June to
6th August 2005. In February 2006 Dan played the parts of Marban and
Maitland in a revival of Howard Brenton's
controversial play, "The Romans in Britain", directed by
Samuel West at the Crucible Theatre
in Sheffield. Then in May 2006 he played Nick Guest, the protagonist in
The Line of Beauty (2006).
This three part television mini-series was adapted by
Andrew Davies from the 2004 Booker
prize winning novel by
Alan Hollinghurst.
The Line of Beauty (2006)
is about Nick Guest's relationship with his university friend Toby
Fedden. The story takes place in the 1980s. It is set against the
backdrop of Margaret Thatcher's free market economic policies and the
spread of the acquired immunity deficiency syndrome, (AIDS). These two
social developments directly affect the characters in the story because
Toby's father Gerald is a Conservative member of parliament and Nick is
homosexual.
Whilst
The Line of Beauty (2006)
was being broadcast on BBC television, Dan was appearing as Simon Bliss
in the Noël Coward play, "Hay Fever". This
play was staged at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London from 11th
April to 5th August 2006 and the cast also included
Judi Dench in the role of Judith Bliss. At
the end of the year Dan played Lord Holmwood in a television
dramatization of
Dracula (2006), which was
broadcast on 28th December 2006. In 2007 Dan played the part of Michael
Faber in
Miss Marple: Nemesis (2007),
an Agatha Christie adaptation with
Geraldine McEwan in the role of Miss
Jane Marple. He also featured in the cast of
Maxwell (2007), a television
drama about the famous newspaper magnate.
Maxwell (2007) was first
broadcast on British television on 4th May 2007.
David Suchet played Robert Maxwell, and Dan
took the part of Basil Brookes, one of the press baron's financial
directors.
Dan played the part of Edward Ferrars in a television dramatization of
Jane Austen's novel,
Sense & Sensibility (2008).
This was broadcast in three episodes on BBC1 between Tuesday 1st and
Sunday 13th January 2008. The novel was adapted for television by
Andrew Davies, whom Dan had
previously worked with on
The Line of Beauty (2006).
Davies felt that the part of Edward Ferrars was underdeveloped in the
book, and so he deliberately added scenes not included in the novel to
help draw out the character. So, for instance, we saw Edward out horse
riding on the Norland estate and chopping logs at Barton Cottage. In
the DVD audio commentary Dan joked that this was the best example of
log chopping ever seen on British television! After
Sense & Sensibility (2008),
Dan featured in the cast of "The Tennis Court", a BBC Radio 4 Saturday
play broadcast on 19th January 2008. He also played Nicky Lancaster in
a revival of the Noël Coward play, "The
Vortex", at the Apollo Theatre in London from Wednesday 20th February
to Saturday 7th June 2008. This was another collaboration with the
stage director, Peter Hall. Dan
played the eponymous hero of "Dickens Confidential", a six part radio
drama series set in the 1830s which imagines what might have happened
if Charles Dickens had continued his
career as a journalist. This was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between
Monday 9th June and Monday 14th July 2008. He played the part of
Peregrine in 'Orley Farm', the BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial. This was a
three part adaptation of the novel by
Anthony Trollope broadcast between
Sunday 28th December 2008 and Sunday 11th January 2009. A month later
he played Duval in the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour drama, 'The Lady of the
Camellias'. This was broadcast between Monday 2nd and Friday 6th
February 2009.