Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Playing age: 45 to 55 years
Height: 5 feet 9 inches (175cm)
Memberships: Equity
Appearance: White
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Greying
Hair length: Short
Voice quality: Deep
Voice character: Authoritative
Weight: 14 st 13 lb
Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Gender: Male
Playing age: 46 to 56 years
Height: 5 feet 9 inches (175cm)
Nationalities: British
Appearance: Black-Caribbean, African-American
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Black
Hair length: Bald
Voice quality: Silky
Voice character: Assured
Weight: 11 st 0 lb
Steven Woodcock is actor, writer and musician. He is best known for two stand out roles; ‘Eastenders’ as ground breaking regular Clyde Tavernier and of course most famously as Rodney Trotter’s (Nicholas Lyndhurst) friend Jevon, in BBC smash hit classic comedy seris ‘Only Fools and Horses’. He is proud in particular to have played both of these amazingly well written roles.
Steven started as a writer and one of his plays, Jah-Jah Reached The Top, was performed at London’s Royal Court Theatre.
An early big break for Steven came when he appeared as Marcus on ITV alongside Liz Smith in The All Electric Amusement Arcade a 7-part children’s drama from Thames TV set in the seaside.
Another relatively early regular role for Steven came when he joined the most famous TV school Grange Hill as Glenroy, a role he would play for 2 series acting alongside many including future Eastenders on screen girlfriend Susan Tully. Around this time Steven appeared in his first major feature films. Firstly, he appeared as Gary in comedy drama The Chain produced by Film 4. Steven then went on to appear as Steven Dyce in political thriller Defence of the Realm with Gabriel Byrne produced by Rank Organisation. Both films saw him working alongside many screen stars inc Bernard Hill and Downton’s Phyllis Logan. Other films inc Claudia a revenge thriller film co-directed by Michael Winner.
Steven joined the cast of Britain’s favourite comedy ‘Only Fools and Horses’ as Jevon, the cool and confident friend of Rodney Trotter and Mickey Pierce. Starring opposite TV comedy legends Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst, Steven’s character Jevon featured prominently in a number of now classic episodes. Memorable moments for Jevon in the show set in Peckham famously included trying to convince Rodney that Nervous Nerys likes hard men and placing a bet with Rodney to dance with a girl they know of in a local nightclub (Cassandra). Rodney won the bet and danced with her and they soon were dating). Later, Jevon and Mickey sold on one of Boycie’s old cortina cars then took some phones off the notorious Driscoll Brothers. Del Boy took 100 of them and when the Driscoll’s found out, they beat Jevon and Mickey up as they thought they were conning them and left Del Boy in deep stuck!
Perhaps Steven’s most famous episode was when Jevon went on the beano to Margate with the lads from The Nags Head in Christmas special ‘The Jolly Boys Outing’ watched by over 20 million people on its first airing. On the journey, Jevon tried to wind up old sailor Albert Trotter and Albert threatened to clump Jevon for it. Jevon laughed. That day at the seaside, the coach blew up due to a dodgy radio Del sold the coach firm. Jevon was due to meet a girl at 9pm that night after they were supposed to arrive back in London but as there was a rail strike and no buses, they all had to spend the night in Margate. Jevon’s date was cancelled and him, Denzel and Mickey booked into a nice B&B leaving Del, Rodney and Albert to the horrible lodgings left.
Steven loved his time on Only Fools and there were plans for the character of Jevon to stay on, However Steven was given the opportunity for another stand out role and joined the cast of Eastenders as regular Clyde Tavernier, a young father and talented boxer. Clyde featured in prominent storylines including an inter-racial relationship with Michelle Fowler and being framed for the murder of publican Eddie Royle in what was the soaps biggest storyline of the year. In the storyline, Clyde was framed for the murder by the real killer, Nick Cotton. As prime suspect, Clyde decided to flee the country with his son and his girlfriend Michelle. They went to Portsmouth with the hope of catching a private ferry to France so they could start a new life together, but they were arrested whilst trying to board the boat. Eventually Clyde is proved to be innocent. This role saw Steven in many edge of the seat soap moments playing often opposite Eastenders Mitchell brothers played by Ross Kemp and Steve McFadden. Steven also worked with many other TV legends on the show inc Mike Read, Pam St Clement, June Brown, Adam Woodyatt and many more.
Steven’s notable TV drama and comedy roles inc Casualty, Wolcott, Travellers by Night, London’s Burning, The Lenny Henry Show, Girls on Top (with French and Saunders) , Paradise Postponed (with Zoe Wanamaker),Rackliffe’s Babies, Good Neighbours, Mixing In, A Very Peculiar Practice and The Knock. Guest tv interviews recently inc The Only Fools and Horses Story for UKTV Gold, Channel 5 lookback at Only Fools and Horses, BBC quiz Pointless Celebrities etc
Steven is no stranger to the stage having appeared in numerous projects nationwide most notably Anthony & Cleopatra and The Taming of the Shrew at the Haymarket starring with Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Dalton. Other shows inc One Rule, Eden, Scrape off the Black, Blood sweat and tears (tour), By the Pool (Edinburgh Festival) and the musical Oh Babylon. He made his major pantomime debut in 2019 headlining as the King in Leeds carriageworks theatre.
Specialist skills he has often been asked to use within acting projects include advanced driving qualifications, track and rally experience, motorcyclist instructor, live firearms experience, open water diving and martial arts. In recent years Steven has focussed on his writing and being a serious musician, he has composed over 500 songs and plays the guitar and bass professionally.
Location: Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Playing age: 40 to 45 years
Height: 6 feet 4 inches (193cm)
Nationalities: British
Appearance: White
Eye colour: Blue-Green
Hair colour: Dark Brown
Hair length: Short
Voice quality: Clear
Voice character: Engaging
Weight: 13 st 12 lb
BACKGROUND: Benedict Relton is a Manchester born actor who graduated from Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh in 2002 with a BA Hon’s in Acting.
TELEVISION: Benedict’s first on screen role was in 2002 as Eddie Wilson in Brookside, Eddie was part of a gang on the run from the police who take some residents of Brookside Close hostage in a bitter siege. Eddie finds his employer and gang leader not sticking to the plan and a dangerous encounter ensues. This was a great role which demanded a lot of high quality drama scenes for Benedict in around 7 episodes. Benedict ‘s next big tv role came in Coronation Street playing Gary, a restraunt owner who visited Weatherfield to find dodgy bistro chef Paul Clayton who had stolen from him. This was a great role for him playing alongside street regulars including Tyrone Dobbs, and Leanne Tilsley. He confronted many familiar faces very menacingly to find his man and get back his rightful money. Eventually Gary and his partner took back cash and goods to the value of what they were owed and left for Leeds after a no nonsense visit to the street. Benedict Relton has also played the part of an unhappy bailiff in Series 1 of the comedy ‘How Not to Live Your Life’ for BBC 3 a role which saw him combine a straight talking official with a soft and gentler side when he is brainwashed to some extent upon arrival ! After a brief acting break, Benedict played a 1920’s policeman tackling Hollywood actor Cillian Murphy in 2 episodes of Peaky Blinders for BBC2. He has most recently filmed a role in the new Sky Max series Funny Woman in scenes opposite Tom Bateman. He certainly has what it takes to perform a range of demanding roles for tv projects, we encourage you to take a look at his showreel !
FILM: On the big screen Benedict Relton has appeared as the father to the principal character in the horror film Splintered in 2010, a feature from the producers of Scum and Half Light. Following cinema release and a DVD release, the film gained its television debut in the UK on Sky Box Office and in 2013 premiered on the Horror Channel. Benedict has also appeared in several short films some UK Film council funded and had a good role in feature film The Purifiers, a Bill Kenwright feature for Working Title. He has been highly commended for his acting skills by Hollywood director and writer Brian Helgeland (director of Mel Gibson feature ‘Payback’) in readings during 2014. He recently filmed a role on 1930’s major American horror/ thriller movie The Queen Mary due for release in 2022/2023. This saw him film opposite some lead actors on the D-Day landings ship HMS Belfast on the banks of the River Thames.
THEATRE: Benedict Relton has shown he is versatile on stage performing in demanding roles in plays from multiple roles in Shakespeare’s As You Like It to playing the lead role of Renton in Irvine Welsh’s’ Trainspotting. Other stage roles have included Blackpool the musical, Beautiful Thing,Garageband and Misery Guts. He has performed these in many large theatres across the UK. He was in Colchester on stage for 3 months in Garageband which received great reviews from The Guardian. Benedict Relton has also played for over a year and a half in Jailhouse Rock on London’s West End and even performed on Top of the Pops with the cast ! He performed over 50 shows in Christmas pantomime at the St Helens Theatre Royal proving his versatility as a singer, actor and dancer – receiving excellent reviews.
MUSIC: Benedict Relton is a rare performer in that he can combine acting with playing many musicial instruments live, notably as a drummer and guitarist, roles which he excelled in during his West End run of Jailhouse Rock. Benedict Relton is an accomplished session drummer and percussionist having played for such artists as Faithless and The Hours – originally Joe Strummer’s band ‘The Mescaleros’ – on many tours and festival shows such as Glastonbury, V Festival and T In The Park as well as The World Music Awards at London’s Earls Court. Although acting is his main passion he continues to write original music that continues to be used on many adverts for both television, radio and scores for short films. He has even filmed music videos most notably in the Louis Tomlinson (One Direction) track ‘Don’t let it break your heart’ for Sony Music shot across the North West and North Wales. In it he played a tough gangster heavy with lots of action and dialogue. He has even been a drummer in a 2020 world cup advertisement shot in the Milton Keynes bowl.
COMMERCIALS: Include lead roles in BT Sport and American Golf for TV, American Golf for radio.
OTHER INFORMATION: Benedict is now Manchester and Merseyside based but having played across the UK is very happy and able to travel UK wide for projects.
Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Playing age: 54 to 62 years
Height: 5 feet 3 inches (160cm)
Memberships: Equity
Appearance: White
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Light/Mid Brown
Hair length: Mid Length
Voice quality: Smooth
Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Devon, England, United Kingdom
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Playing age: 44 to 52 years
Height: 5 feet 10 inches (177cm)
Nationalities: British
Appearance: White
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Dark Brown
Hair length: Short
Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Playing age: 32 to 42 years
Height: 5 feet 7 inches (170cm)
Nationalities: British
Memberships: Equity
Appearance: White
Eye colour: Blue-Green
Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Gender: Female
Playing age: 35 to 41 years
Height: 5 feet 6 inches (167.6cm)
Nationalities: British
Appearance: Black-Caribbean, Black-African, African-American
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Black
Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Playing age: 24 to 28 years
Height: 5 feet 3 inches (160cm)
Nationalities: British
Appearance: Scandinavian, White
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Blond(e)
Hair length: Mid Length
Voice quality: Bright
Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Playing age: 22 to 27 years
Height: 5 feet 11 inches (180cm)
Appearance: White
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Blond(e)-Dark
Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Playing age: 58 to 68 years
Height: 4 feet 11 inches (149cm)
Memberships: Equity
Appearance: White
Eye colour: Blue
Hair colour: Blond(e)
Voice quality: Strong
Voice character:Natural
Vocal range: C1 to C3 (belt to A3)
Weight: 10 st 0 lb
