Steven Beckingham is a British actor and singer who was born on 6 November 1978 in

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, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. He has appeared in a few films and TV series including Heartbeat and the '' Doctor Who'' episode ''

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''. He is now an acting teacher at

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Biography

Both of his parents were born just outside London and they met each other while serving in the

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. Both were

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, in and out of the Navy, his mother a swimmer and father a

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. After visiting United States in the mid '80s, Beckingham and his family decided to emigrate to the Pacific Northwest. He started his acting career performing in various musicals in

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, Oregon in the late '90s. He received a BA in Music from

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in Forest Grove, Oregon where he was to eventually solidify his love for acting on stage. Beckingham's first straight theatre role that hooked him was Sir Andrew Aguecheek in "

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", for which he received a National College Theatre Foundation acting nomination. In 2002 he moved with his now wife, Sara, to London and studied at the

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. Since then he has had the pleasure of acting on stage and screen. Most recently he has been fortunate enough to be involved with the Tony Award-winning and Evening Standard Award-winning Broadway production of "

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" starring

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and

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. He understudied

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in the role of "Nick" at the

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in London's

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and understudied

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in the same role on the U.S. National Tour of the production. Beckingham is also an avid composer and singer-songwriter.

Filmography

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beckingham, Steven Living people 1978 births Pacific University alumni People from Frimley English male singers English male television actors English male stage actors 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers Male actors from Surrey