Steve Toussaint
Biography
Steve Toussaint is a British actor and writer born on March 22, 1965, in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. He first gained prominence through his role in the ITV crime drama The Knock, which aired from 1994 to 2000. He plays Lord Corlys Velaryon in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon. His film credits include Shooting Dogs in 2005 and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in 2010. On television, he appeared in the second series of Line of Duty in 2014, the ninth series of Lewis in 2015, the Australian series Pine Gap in 2018, and Small Axe: Red, White and Blue in 2020.
Career overview
Steve Toussaint is a British actor and writer born on March 22, 1965, in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. He first gained prominence through his role in the ITV crime drama The Knock, which aired from 1994 to 2000. He is also known for playing Lord Corlys Velaryon in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon. His television credits further include appearances in the second series of Line of Duty in 2014, the ninth series of Lewis in 2015, the Australian series Pine Gap in 2018, and Small Axe: Red, White and Blue in 2020.
In addition to his television work, Toussaint has appeared in feature films. His film credits include Shooting Dogs, released in 2005, and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, released in 2010. Across his career in film and television, he has accumulated a total of 52 known acting credits according to available database records.
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- Eyes of Wakanda (2025) as Kuda (voice)
- Gassed Up (2024) as Roy
- House of the Dragon (2022) as Lord Corlys 'The Sea Snake' Velaryon
- The House That Dragons Built (2022) as Self
- It's a Sin (2021) as Alan Baxter
- Small Axe (2020) as Ken Logan
- Masters of Love (2019) as Dad
- Pine Gap (2018) as Ethan James
- Killed By My Debt (2018) as Bentley Duncan
- Upstart Crow (2016) as Otello
- Tut (2015) as King Tushratta
- Asylum (2013) as Powell
- Line of Duty (2012) as CS Raymond Mallick
- Line of Duty (2012) as CS Ray Mallick
- A Doll's House (2012) as Dr. Rank
- Death in Paradise (2011) as Steadman King
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) as Seso
- Mutant Chronicles (2008) as Capt. John McGuire
- Broken Lines (2008) as Physio
- Skins (2007) as Father Babajide
- Lewis (2007) as Ch Supt Moody
- Wild Caribbean (2007) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Flight of Fury (2007) as Ratcher
- Them (2007) as Uriah Selleck
- Shooting Dogs (2006) as Roland
- Doctor Who (2005) as Feekat
- Broken News (2005) as Adam Lockwood
- Rosemary & Thyme (2003) as D.I. Scott
- The Order (2003) as New York Detective
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Judge Hugo Kemp
- Spooks (2002) as Felix Osuba
- Waking the Dead (2001) as Charlie Bellows
- Murder in Mind (2001) as DC Chris Hewson
- Murphy's Law (2001) as Sammy
- Dog Eat Dog (2001) as Darcy
- Circus (2000) as Black
- Jack of Hearts (1999) as Joe
- Doomwatch: Winter Angel (1999) as Luke
- Maisie Raine (1998) as Barry Wills
- Macbeth (1998) as Lennox
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Victor Campbell
- Silent Witness (1996)
- Spiders and Flies (1996) as Robert
- Judge Dredd (1995) as Hunter Squad Leader
- Backup (1995)
- The Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995) as Saxophonist
- I.D. (1995) as Shadwell Fan
- The Knock (1994) as Barry Christie
- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) as Steve Dixie
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Steve Dixie
- The Bill (1984)
- Doomwatch (1970) as Luke
- A Blue Butterfly as Sentwali
- A Blue Butterfly Writer