Steve Varnom

Steve Varnom is a UK-based actor, screenwriter and film-maker. He trained at LAMDA - the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He's best known for playing Eddie Rubinski in the movie "The Sweeter Side of Life," a romantic comedy directed by Michael Damian for The Hallmark Channel - and for playing Ben Goeser in "Obsession: Dark Desires," a true life drama for Discovery I.D. Other television and film work includes "Coronation Street", "Holby City", "Level Up", "God The Father", "The Storyteller", "Eastenders", "London's Burning", "Down to Earth", "The Bill", "Dalziel and Pascoe", "Sugar Rush" and "Doctors". He also wrote, directed and starred in the feature film "It's Been Real", and has a supporting role in "Heroes and Villains" and "Level Up". He starred in "Broadside", a costume drama for American television, in which he played General George Monck, directed by the award winning David Hickman. In the theatre, Steve appeared in both the national and international tours of the award-winning musical "Chess", directed by Craig Revel Horwood, in which he portrayed Alexander Molokov, and starred in two plays at the New Vic Theatre; firstly, earning rave reviews as Oliver Hardy in "Laurel and Hardy", and then playing numerous roles in "Arabian Nights". In 2005 he understudied Michael Crawford, and later played the role of Count Fosco in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Woman in White", directed by Trevor Nunn. He starred with Phil Daniels in the Royal Shakespeare Company's "A Clockwork Orange 2004", and understudied Timothy West in the role of Menenius, in the RSC's world tour of "Coriolanus", directed by Gregory Doran. Other theatre work includes "The Beggars Opera" at the Manchester Royal Exchange, "A Christmas Carol" and "Oh! What A Night" at the Opera House, Blackpool, "Carmen" at the Royal Albert Hall, Bill Kenwright's "Robin, Prince of Sherwood" on tour and in the West End, in which he played Little John, and a national tour of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" in which he portrayed the roles of Jacob and Potiphar. His unorthodox portrayal of the title role in Hovanness Pilikian's "Hamlet" caused widespread controversy. More recently, he played RF Simpson in The Gordon Craig Theatre's lauded production of "Singin' in the Rain" and created the leading role of Kenny Cumbly in "Sinking Water," the winner of the Perfect Pitch award for new writing, staged by The Theatre Royal, Stratford and performed at the St James' Theatre in London. He founded King Ziggy Productions with Gordon Rennie.