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Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Rotherham, Yorkshire, UK

Also known as

Steve Elder

Steven Elder

Biography

Steven Elder is an English actor and screenwriter, known for his roles in the feature films Good and The King, and the BBC television series Apple Tree Yard.

Filmography

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Judge John Deed

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Overview:

Judge John Deed is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F. Newman and stars Martin Shaw as Sir John Deed, a High Court judge who tries to seek real justice in the cases before him. It also stars Jenny Seagrove as the barrister Jo Mills, frequently the object of Deed's desire. A pilot episode was broadcast on 9 January 2001, followed by the first full series on 26 November 2001. The sixth and last series concluded on 18 January 2007. The programme then went on an indefinite break after Shaw became involved in another television programme, and he and Seagrove expressed a wish for the format of the series to change before they filmed new episodes. By 2009, the series had officially been cancelled. The six series produced make it the longest-running BBC legal drama. The factual accuracy of the series is often criticised by legal professionals and journalists; many of the decisions taken by Deed are unlikely to happen in a real court. The romanticised vision of the court system created by Newman caused a judge to issue a warning to a jury not to let the series influence their view of trials—referring to an episode where Deed flouts rules when called up for jury duty. Another episode led to complaints about biased and incorrect information about the MMR vaccine, leading the BBC to ban repeats of it in its original form. All six series have been released on DVD in the UK.

Acting

2025Dope Girls (6 Episodes) as James Galloway

2024Hounds of War as Joshua Reed

2023The Winter King (10 Episodes) as Bishop Bedwin

2022A Spy Among Friends (3 Episodes) as Tim Milne

2022Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop as Oliver Deakin

2021Last Orders as Samael

2021Vigil (3 Episodes) as Derek McCabe

2021Grace (1 Episode) as Philip Stretton

2020Seized as Donovan

2019The King as Dorset

2019The Feed (2 Episodes) as Doctor (Asylum)

2019Carnival Row (1 Episode) as Lt. Quintrell

2017Apple Tree Yard (4 Episodes) as George Selway

2016Spaceship as Squaddie

2014Skin Trade as The Attorney

2014In the Club (2 Episodes) as Dave

2014United Passions as Rodolpe Seeldrayers

2013The Wrong Mans (1 Episode) as Mr. Smith

2013Father Brown (1 Episode) as Tobias Faulkner

2012Gallowwalkers as Apollo Jones

2012Tortoise in Love as Brendan

2011DCI Banks (1 Episode) as Dr. Patterson

2011Vera (1 Episode) as Steve Devonshire

2011All My Sons as Dr. Jim Bayliss

2009The Day of the Triffids (2 Episodes) as Doctor Koch

2009Echelon Conspiracy as Charles

2008Good as Eichmann

2008The 39 Steps as Vicar / Wakeam

2006Robin Hood (1 Episode) as Unknown

2005Afterlife (1 Episode) as Unknown

2005Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God as Dorian

2004The Defender as Tech 1

2004Lost (1 Episode) as Jonas Whitfield

2003Cromwell: Warts and All as Thomas Fairfax

2003NCIS (1 Episode) as Unknown

2003Red Cap (1 Episode) as Unknown

2001Judge John Deed (1 Episode) as Unknown

2000Monarch of the Glen (3 Episodes) as Unknown

1999The Vice (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1998Get Real as Bob, the Driving Instructor

1994Suffer The Little Children as Police Officer

1993Peak Practice (1 Episode) as DC Mullins

1992Heartbeat (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Dennis, Jethro Woods, Alec Fletcher

1992Resnick: Lonely Hearts as Young PC

1984The Bill (2 Episodes) as Unknown