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Stephen Fewell

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Stephen Fewell
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Stephen Fewell is a British actor[1] who portrays Jason Kane in the audio adventures of Bernice Summerfield. He has also appeared in classical theatre, in various Doctor Who audio productions, an episode of the 2005 Channel 4 drama The Courtroom, Headlong Theatre's production of Paradise Lost[2] at the Hackney Empire and in the musical play ENRON[3] at the Royal Court and in the West End.

Career

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He has written short stories: three for Doctor Who and one for Bernice Summerfield anthologies.[4]

He originated the role of Charrington[5] in the original Headlong Theatre production of George Orwell's 1984.[6]

In September and October 2012, he played Alan Turing at The English Theatre Frankfurt in Hugh Whitemore's biographical play Breaking the Code.[7]

In 2019 he played the Scofield/McKellen role of Pierre in Venice Preserv'd for the RSC[8] and he appeared as Pope Clement V in the History Channel Knight's Templar drama Knightfall.[9]

Also in 2019, he appeared as Grey in the Netflix film The King.[10]

He is also known as founder and chair of the James Menzies-Kitchin Trust,[11] which has launched the careers of many leading UK theatre directors, including; Thea Sharrock, Polly Findlay, Bijan Sheibani, Joe Hill-Gibbins, and Natalie Abrahami.[citation needed]

In 2022 he appeared in Patriots at the Almeida Theatre.[12]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Courtroom Dennis Walton 2 episodes
2019 Knightfall Archbishop Raymond DeGoth 6 episodes
The King Grey Film
2021 The Girlfriend Experience Physician Episode: "Mirrors"
2022 Blood, Sex & Royalty Thomas Cromwell 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Theatre review
  2. ^ "Paradise Lost". Daily Info. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ Benedict, David (23 July 2009). "Enron". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Stephen Fewell". Goodreads. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. ^ "1984 (Playhouse Theatre)". WhatsOnStage. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ^ Craib, Jack (19 February 2016). "South Shore Critic: ART's "1984": Algorithms and the Blues". South Shore Critic. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Stephen Fewell". National Theatre. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Venice Preserved review – thrills, S&M sex and Restoration politics". the Guardian. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  9. ^ Bennett, Tara (10 May 2019). "Exclusive: Landry makes King Phillip livid in sneak peek of Knightfall season finale". Syfy. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  10. ^ Paiella, Gabriella (27 August 2019). "All the Haircuts in The King Trailer, Ranked". GQ. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  11. ^ Chambers, Katie (19 April 2024). "Adam Karim wins 2024 JMK Award". The Stage. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Complete cast for Peter Morgan's Patriots at the Almeida announced". WhatsOnStage. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.