Stephen Lord

Career overview

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Name: Stephen Lord.
Born: 1 October 1972 (Source 1, 3) / 1 October 1971 (Source 4). Note: Source 1 and 3 agree on 1972. I will use 1972 as it appears in the TMDB bio and Source 1.
Nationality: British (Source 1, 3) / English (Source 4, 5).
Place of Birth: Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK (Source 1).
Training: Salford College of Music and Drama (graduated with Grade A Distinction) (Source 2).
Debut Role: Raining Stones (1993), a Ken Loach film (Source 2).
Role in Raining Stones: Jonno Fox (Source 2).
Role in EastEnders: Jase Dyer (2007-2008) (Source 1, 3, 4, 5).
Role in Shameless: Dominic Meak (2012-2013) (Source 1, 3, 4, 5).
Role in Coronation Street: Cast in 2021 (Source 1, 3, 4). Source 5 identifies the character as Tez Wyatt.
Other credits: Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale (Source 2).
Character details (EastEnders): Jase Dyer was killed following a confrontation with gangsters who stabbed him after a beating. His body was seen in hospital scenes involving Jay Brown (played by Jamie B...) (Source 1).
Paragraph 1: Early Career and Training.
Stephen Lord is a British actor born on 1 October 1972 in Salford, Greater Manchester. He trained at the Salford College of Music and Drama, where he graduated with a Grade A Distinction. His debut role was in the 1993 Ken Loach film Raining Stones, in which he played the character Jonno Fox. He has also appeared in Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale.
Paragraph 2: Television Roles.
Lord is recognized for his work in British television, most notably for his role as Jase Dyer in the BBC soap opera EastEnders between 2007 and 2008. In the series, his character died following a confrontation with a group of gangsters. He later portrayed Dominic Meak in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless from 2012 to 2013. In 2021, he was cast in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, appearing as the character Tez Wyatt.
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"Stephen Lord is a British actor born on 1 October 1972 in Salford, Greater Manchester. He trained at the Salford College of Music and Drama, where he graduated with a Grade A Distinction. His debut role was in the 1993 Ken Loach film Raining Stones, in which he played the character Jonno Fox. He has also appeared in Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale.

Lord is recognized for his work in British television, most notably for his role as Jase Dyer in the BBC soap opera EastEnders between 2007 and 2008. In the series, his character died following a confrontation