Steven Pinder
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Steven Pinder is an actor.
. His father was the bank manager of the NatWest
in Blackburn.
He got his first job working in a cemetery when he was 15. He joined Blackburn Arts Club then Manchester Youth Theatre at 17.
He attended Norden High School on Stourton Street in Rishton
near Blackburn, where he took his A levels. He went to the Drama Centre London (now part of the University of the Arts London
) in Clerkenwell
.
soap opera
Brookside
. He played Max Farnham
in the series from 1990 to its conclusion in 2003 with his three wives Patricia (Gabrielle Glaister
), Susannah (Karen Drury
), and latterly Jacqui (née Dixon), played by Alexandra Fletcher
.
Previously in his career, he played the part of Roy Lambert in Crossroads the owner of Kings Oak corner shop. After the programme was cancelled, he appeared in two series of the sitcom Foxy Lady. He has also appeared in C.A.T.S. Eyes
and the BBC Scotland
comedy series Scotch and Wry
.
and also appearing in a psychological thriller called Dead Certain
, where he worked alongside Jenny Seagrove
.
and they have a daughter Scarlett Rose, born in August 2007, and live in Chester. He has two other children from a previous marriage - Helen (born September 1990) and Alex (born December 1993). He married Taj Hossain in February 1989 in Brent
, London.
Early life
Pinder was born on March 30, 1960, and comes from a small family with just one younger sister, Catherine, who is 11 years younger and works in agriculture. He grew up on Downham Avenue in Great HarwoodGreat Harwood
Great Harwood is a small town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, north-east of Blackburn.-History:Great Harwood is a town with a industrial heritage. The Mercer Hall Leisure Centre in Queen Street and the town clock pay tribute to John Mercer , the 'father' of Great Harwood, who...
. His father was the bank manager of the NatWest
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank Plc, commonly known as NatWest, is the largest retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom and has been part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc since 2000. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is ranked as the second largest bank in the world by assets...
in Blackburn.
He got his first job working in a cemetery when he was 15. He joined Blackburn Arts Club then Manchester Youth Theatre at 17.
He attended Norden High School on Stourton Street in Rishton
Rishton
Rishton is a small town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, about west of Clayton-le-Moors and north-east of Blackburn. It was an urban district from 1894 to 1974....
near Blackburn, where he took his A levels. He went to the Drama Centre London (now part of the University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London
The University of the Arts London, formerly known as the London Institute, is a collegiate university comprising six internationally recognised art, design, fashion and media colleges in London, England...
) in Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. From 1900 to 1965 it was part of the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury. The well after which it was named was rediscovered in 1924. The watchmaking and watch repairing trades were once of great importance...
.
Brookside
He is known for his role in the televisionTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Brookside
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
. He played Max Farnham
Max Farnham
-Background:Max Farnham arrived on Brookside Close in 1990 with wife Patricia and son Thomas. He had previously been married to Susannah and had two children, Matthew and Emily, from his first marriage. The marriage had broken up as a result of his affair with Patricia.Max's marriage to Patricia...
in the series from 1990 to its conclusion in 2003 with his three wives Patricia (Gabrielle Glaister
Gabrielle Glaister
Gabrielle Glaister is an English actress.-Early life:She was a school friend of Ben Elton at Godalming Grammar School on Tuesley Lane in Godalming, Surrey; Glaister was in the year below Elton...
), Susannah (Karen Drury
Karen Drury
Karen Drury is a British actress best known for her role as Susannah Farnham in Channel 4 soap, Brookside...
), and latterly Jacqui (née Dixon), played by Alexandra Fletcher
Alexandra Fletcher
Alexandra Fletcher sometimes credited as Alex Fletcher is a British actress best known for her role as Jacqui Farnham in the now defunct soap Brookside.-Career:...
.
Previously in his career, he played the part of Roy Lambert in Crossroads the owner of Kings Oak corner shop. After the programme was cancelled, he appeared in two series of the sitcom Foxy Lady. He has also appeared in C.A.T.S. Eyes
C.A.T.S. Eyes
C.A.T.S. Eyes is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987.-Premise:The series was a spin-off from The Gentle Touch and saw Jill Gascoine reprise her role as Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes, having left the police force to join a private detective agency called "Eyes" that is...
and the BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...
comedy series Scotch and Wry
Scotch and Wry
Scotch and Wry was a Scottish comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC One Scotland and starred Rikki Fulton. After two series, in 1978 and 1979, the programme continued as a regular part of the channel's Hogmanay celebrations between 1980 and 1992...
.
Theatre
When he left Brookside he took part in several theatre roles playing Laurence in Abigail's PartyAbigail's Party
Abigail's Party is a play for stage and television written and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh. It is a suburban situation comedy of manners, and a satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class that emerged in Britain in the 1970s...
and also appearing in a psychological thriller called Dead Certain
Dead Certain
Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush is a 2007 book by Robert Draper. The book tells the story of the George W. Bush Administration from 2001 to 2007....
, where he worked alongside Jenny Seagrove
Jenny Seagrove
Jennifer Ann Seagrove is an English actress. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and rose to fame playing the lead in a TV dramatisation of Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance and the 1983 film Local Hero...
.
Personal life
He married Brookside co-star Stephanie ChambersStephanie Chambers
Stephanie Chambers is an English actress, born in Birmingham. She is known for playing Gabby Parr in the British soap Brookside, but has also appeared in New Tricks, Doctors, Emmerdale and the American horror movie Seed of Chucky...
and they have a daughter Scarlett Rose, born in August 2007, and live in Chester. He has two other children from a previous marriage - Helen (born September 1990) and Alex (born December 1993). He married Taj Hossain in February 1989 in Brent
London Borough of Brent
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough had a total population of 2,022. This rose slowly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 5,646 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth increased...
, London.
External links
Video clips
- Interviewed on the Big BreakfastThe Big BreakfastThe Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. The Big Breakfast was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former...
.
News items
- Littlehampton Gazette August 2008
- His daughter and wife - Chester Standard July 2008
- Peter Pan at the Wyvern TheatreWyvern TheatreThe Wyvern Theatre in Swindon, Wiltshire is named after the mythical wyvern which was once the emblem of the Kings of Wessex. It was opened on 7 September 1971 by Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Philip....
in Swindon in 2005 - Lancashire Evening Telegraph September 2004