Steve Rogers (actor)
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Steve Rogers a.k.a. Steve Lewis (born 1959) is an English
actor and screenwriter. He was born in London
.
He studied acting at the American Theatre Arts under Don Eitner and Bette Ferber and the Actors Studio
in Los Angeles
. His first television appearance was in 1982 on Radio Phoenix playing the role of "record rep" Roger. His first movie role was playing Barry Sheene
's racing mechanic in Space Riders
. He has also performed in Lovejoy
, King & Castle, Big George is Dead, and numerous commercials.
In 1992 he formed Theatre East, best known for the critically acclaimed production The Strike of 1889, which he co-wrote. Later co-writing the novel The Price of a Cigar, based on the play. In 1998 he directed the movie Red Mercury
.
dancer Samantha Ashling. They live in Sydney
, Australia
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor and screenwriter. He was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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He studied acting at the American Theatre Arts under Don Eitner and Bette Ferber and the Actors Studio
Actors Studio
The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded October 5, 1947, by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, Robert Lewis and Anna Sokolow who provided...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. His first television appearance was in 1982 on Radio Phoenix playing the role of "record rep" Roger. His first movie role was playing Barry Sheene
Barry Sheene
Barry Stephen Frank Sheene MBE was a British World Champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.-Early life:...
's racing mechanic in Space Riders
Space Riders
Space Riders is a 1984 movie directed by Joe Massot starring Grand Prix motorcycle racing world champion Barry Sheene as himself. It tells the story of Sheene's pursuit of the world title, including his recovery from a near-fatal accident at Brands Hatch....
. He has also performed in Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Lovejoy is a TV series about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer and faker based in East Anglia, a less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue. The episodes were based on a series of picaresque novels by John Grant...
, King & Castle, Big George is Dead, and numerous commercials.
In 1992 he formed Theatre East, best known for the critically acclaimed production The Strike of 1889, which he co-wrote. Later co-writing the novel The Price of a Cigar, based on the play. In 1998 he directed the movie Red Mercury
Red Mercury
The Red Mercury is the rarest of Austrian newspaper stamps .Austria's newspaper stamps first appeared in 1851; they depicted a profile of Mercury, the Roman messenger god, and were not denominated, the color of the stamp indicating the value...
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Personal life
Steve Rogers is married to Moulin RougeMoulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge is a cabaret built in 1889 by Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia. Close to Montmartre in the Paris district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement, it is marked by the red windmill on its roof. The closest métro station is Blanche.The Moulin Rouge is...
dancer Samantha Ashling. They live in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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