Steve Speirs

Biography

Steve Speirs, born Steven Roberts, is an accomplished actor hailing from Wales. After completing his university education, Speirs embarked on an acting career that has seen him take on a variety of notable roles. He portrayed Sloan in the fantasy film Eragon and Andy Fellows in the series Making Waves. Additionally, he is recognized for his comedic performance as Dullard, a "pathetic loser," in Ricky Gervais’s popular show Extras. His film credits also include minor roles in high-profile productions such as Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, where he played Captain Tarpals, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

In the comedy fantasy series Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, Speirs played Loquasto, a bumbling servant from a pig-like race called Grobble. He often refers to himself as "Dullard" as a tribute to the character he feels resonates with him.

Speirs made a special appearance in the 2010 film Cemetery Junction, written specifically for him by Gervais and Stephen Merchant. That same year, he took on the role of a bouncer in Burke and Hare, a British black comedy directed by John Landis.

His other significant roles include portraying Bernard Bresslaw in Cor, Blimey!, Big Alan Williams in Stella, and Colour Sergeant Wormwood in Sharpe’s Peril. He also starred as Mr. Gareth Barber, a melancholic geography teacher, in the BBC One sitcom Big School from 2013 to 2014. In 2013, he played PC McClintock in the holiday film Gangsta Granny, based on David Walliams's book, and took on the role of Dad in the 2014 adaptation of The Boy in the Dress, also by Walliams.