Billington, Stephen 1969–

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Billington, Stephen 1969–

PERSONAL

Born December 10, 1969, in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Education: Studied acting at the Drama Centre London.

Addresses:

Contact—Markham and Froggatt, Ltd., Julian House, 4 Windmall St., London W1P 1HF, England.

Career:

Actor. Appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Awards, Honors:

British Soap Award, villain of the year, 1999, for Coronation Street.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Phillip, Braveheart, Paramount, 1995.

Mr. White, Resident Evil, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2002.

Brendan, Callas Forever, Regent Releasing, 2002.

Tulse Luper as adult, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish, 2003.

Dracula II, Dracula II: Ascension (also known as Wes Craven Presents "Dracula II: Ascension"), Buena Vista Home Video, 2003.

Ion, The Prophecy: Uprising, Dimension Films, 2005.

Dracula (flashback), Dracula III: Legacy, Dimension Films, 2005.

Julian Salinger, The Un-Gone (short), 2006.

David, Oh Happy Day, 2007.

Theo, Exitz, Conquistador Entertainment, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Alex Holder, Out of the Blue, BBC, 1995.

Greg Kelly, Coronation Street, ITV and CBC, 1998-99, 2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Lieutenant James, The Buccaneers, BBC and PBS, 1995.

Lysander Hawkley, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous, ITV, 1997.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lord Vortigen, Young Arthur, NBC, 2002.

The healer, Inquisition, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

A Nightmare on Coronation Street, ITV, 2004.

"Coronation Street": The Battersby Family Album, ITV, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Gary, Rules of Engagement, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ross, "Time to Kill," Space Precinct, syndicated, 1994.

"Mmm … Men of the Moment," Light Lunch, Channel 4, 1997.

Neville Bruce, "The Problem at Gallows Gate: Parts 1 & 2," Jonathan Creek, 1998.

Derrick Markham, "Love and Death," Highlander: The Raven (also known as L'Immortelle), 1999.

Bernardo, "Kidnapped," Queen of Swords (also known as Reina de espadas and Tessa, a la pointe de l'epee), 2001.

Palmer, "The Royal Ring," Relic Hunter (also known as Relic Hunter—Die Schatzjagerin and Sydney Fox l'aventuriere), syndicated, 2001.

Colin Tierney, "Greener Grass," Doctor, BBC, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Giovanni, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Drama Centre, London, 1994.

Antonelli, The White Devil, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1996.

Margarelon, Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1996.

The bloody captain, Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon, 1996.

Title role, Gabriel, Soho Theatre, London, 1997.

Tony Paxton, Our Betters, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1997.

Judas Iscariot, Corpus Christi, Edinburgh Festival, Scotland, then Pleasance Theatre, London, 1999.

Guy Haines, Strangers on a Train, Poole Arts Centre, Dorset, Poole, England, then Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Surrey, England, 2000.

A medical student, Pains of Youth, Finborough, England, 2000.

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