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Stephen Hogan
BornAugust 1965 (age 58)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma mater
Occupations
  • actor
  • narrator
Years active1993–present

Stephen Hogan is an Irish actor and audiobook narrator.

Biography

Hogan was born in August 1965 and grew up in Darty, Dublin, Ireland.[1] Hogan says he studied architecture at Edinburgh University but upon graduating did not see himself in that profession for the remainder of his life.[1] He says he obtained financially useful scholarship to Royal College of Music and Drama in Glasgow (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), and was also able to obtain a part-time job in an architect's office at the same time.[1]

Upon qualifying from drama school in 1992 Hogan says he was lucky to get a role on the long running Scottish Soap drama Take the High Road with its "crazy characters", his recollections of his storylines as new character was "I worked my way through the entire female case over 60 episodes".[1] He moved to London after leaving the soap, but has returned to Ireland frequently for work and pleasure since.[1]

His uncle, Paul Hogan, was one of two students behind the audacious 1956 theft of Summer's Day from the Tate Gallery.[2][3] Hogan played his uncle in a radio play based on the event in 2005,[4][5] and is collaboration on attempts to develop a film based on the theft.[2][3] Hogan states on Twitter he is a director of Gallery Films.[6]

Hogan adapted to the UK's first Covid-19 Pandemic lockdown by adapting purchasing a quality digital microphone and investing in acoustic paneling which enabled him to record audiobooks such as City in Flames, though he says building work pile-driving near his home has caused inconveniences.[7] He say he voiced the character Kurtz from the Conrad novel Heart of Darkness from his home for a BBC4 production.[7]

Hogan has interviewed about the upcoming Netflix 2022 release of Vikings: Valhalla where he has the character of Ealdorman Sigeferth of Wessex.[8]

Works

Film

Hogan played Sky Marshall Omar Anoke, a major role in science-fiction film Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. He played the lead role of Adam Smith in Iraq war drama Kingdom of Dust: Beheading of Adam Smith,[9][better source needed] in which critic Justin Richards averred that he "manages to portray an okay representation" of hostage Adam Smith.[9]

Year Title Role References and notes
1996 Some Mother's Son Young Turk [10]
1999 Vicious Circle Frankie [11]
2003 Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor Joseph Reed [12][13]
2008 Starship Troopers 3: Marauder Sky Marshall Omar Anoke [14]
2009 Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution Maximilien Robespierre Drama-Documentary[10]
Lead role
2011 Kingdom of Dust: Beheading of Adam Smith Adam David Smith Lead role[9]
2013 The Sweeter Side of Life Wade Harper [15]
Dracula: The Dark Prince Renfield [16]
Earthbound Dr. Richard Webb [17]
2016 Jarhead 3: The Siege Ambassador Dan Cahill [15]
Handsome Devil Connor Master's dad [18]
2017 The Foreigner henchman Christy Murphy [19]
Transformers: The Last Knight Viviane Wembly's Father [10]
The Young Karl Marx Thomas Naylor [20]
2018 We Have Always Lived in the Castle John Blackwood [21]
Show Dogs Bullmastiff, Canini Announcer [10]
2020 Dragon Rider Spinecrackle (voiceover) [22]
2021 Sardar Udham Detective Inspector Swain Indian Hindi-language film[1]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Take the High Road Nick Stapleton [10]
1995 Fair City Sam Costigan[23]/Sam Maguire[15]/Brian Sweeney[15]
1996 The Governor Declan Lowndes [15]
2002 Doctors Robert Brackley[15]/Blake Calverly
2005 Totally Frank Freddie [15]
2006 The Line of Beauty News presenter [15]
2008 The Tudors Sir Henry Norris [24]
2011 Primeval Henry Merchant [15]
Injustice Eric Duncann [15]
2012 Saving the Titanic Thomas Andrews [25]
2015 X Company General Ned Butler [15]
2016 Harley and the Davidsons U.S. Army general [18]
2017 Kat & Alfie: Redwater Padraig Kelly [26]
2018 They Shall Not Grow Old Various character voicing [citation needed]
2020 Thieves of the Wood Meyvis (English re-voice of principal character) [citation needed]
2021 Capitani English re-voice of series regular [citation needed]
Red Election MI5 agent Alaric Henderson [citation needed]
Ridley Road George Lincoln Rockwell [15]

Radio and audio

Hogan has also narrated a number of audiobook recordings with Penguin Random House.[27] The audio book of The Secret Place won Library Journal's Best Media 2014.[28] His respective narration in The Heart's Invisible Furies and Typhoon won the AudioFile Magazine Earphone Awards.[29]

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Hamlet Rosencrantz [30]
2005 Taking the Picture Paul Hogan (his uncle) [5][4]
2007 Hellgate: London Video game Voice actor [citation needed]
2008 The Secret Scripture Audiobook narrator [7]
2009 Killzone 2 Video game voice actor for Helghast [31]
The Saboteur Video game voice actor for Sean Devlin [citation needed]
Typhoon Audiobook narrator [32]
2010 The Robot Wars / Penrose Series Audiobook narrator [33][34]
2011 The Plough and the Stars Peter [35]
2012 Broken Harbour Audiobook narrator [36]
The Zombie Survival Guide Audiobook narrator [37]
2014 Divinity: Original Sin Video game voice actor [citation needed]
Lords of the Fallen Video game voice actor [citation needed]
The Secret Place One of the audiobook narrators [38]
2016 Murphy Audiobook narrator [39]
Hunters in the Dark Audiobook narrator [40]
2017 The Heart's Invisible Furies Audiobook narrator [41][42]
Divinity: Original Sin II Video game voice actor for Goblin King [43]
Midwinter Break Audiobook narrator [44]
2018 Michael O'Leary Audiobook narrator [45]
Last Stories One of the audiobook narrators [46]
The Heather Blazing Audiobook narrator [7]
2018-20 Skulduggery Pleasant Audiobook narrator [47]
2019-20 Three books of The Sonchai Jitpleecheep Series Audiobook narrator [48]
2020 Weird Tales One of the audiobook narrators [49]
Little Cruelties One of the audiobook narrators [50]
The Guns of Easter Audiobook narrator [51]
2021 Heart of Darkness Kurtz (audiobook) [7]
Cowboys and Indians Audiobook narrator [52]
Sláine the Horned God (Sláine series) One of the audiobook narrators [53]
Mosley Must Fall Liam McEnroe [54]
2023 Baldur's Gate III Volo

Theatre and musical

Having trained at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland,[55] he has worked extensively in UK and Irish theaters.

Year Title Role Location
2019 Napoli, Brooklyn, directed by Lisa Blair Albert Duffy Oxford Playhouse[56]
2018 Mad as Hell, directed by Cassie McFarlane Peter Finch/Howard Beale (lead role) Jermyn Street Theatre[57]
2011 The Field, directed by Joe Dowling Willie Dee Royal Theatre[58]
2006 Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Karen Louise Hebden Jerome Derby Playhouse[59]
The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Conall Morrison Algernon Moncrieff Abbey Theatre[60]
2004 A Doll's House, directed by Graham McLaren Torvald Helmer Perth Theatre[61]
2002 Possible Worlds, directed by Adrian Osmond George Barber (lead role) Tron Theatre[62][18]
2001 The Playboy of the Western World, directed by Robert Delamere Shawn Keogh Liverpool Playhouse[63]
2000 Medea, directed by Graham McLaren Jason Old Fruit Market of Glasgow[64]
Peer Gynt, directed by Conall Morrison Bigriffenfeldt[citation needed] Royal National Theatre[65]
1999 Fast Food, directed by Marianne Elliott Billy (lead role) Manchester Royal Exchange[66][67]
1998 Richard III, directed by Paul Kerryson King Edward IV & Sir William Catesby Leicester Haymarket Theatre[66]
Saint Joan, directed by Patrick Mason John de Stogumber, English chaplain Abbey Theater[68]
1997 The Heiress, directed by Michael Colgan and Michael Rudman Morris Townsend (lead role) Gate Theatre[69][18]
1995 Angels in America, directed by Patrick Mason and Conall Morrison Joe Pitt, The Eskimo, Ghost Prior Abbey Theatre[70]

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  8. ^ Stroh, Ester (21 November 2021). "Netlix' Vikings: Valhalla führt die Wikinger in eine neue gnadenlose Ära" ["It's pretty brutal": Vikings star promises a new level of violence in Netflix 'series successor Valhalla]. Webedia Group (in German). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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