| Adrian Bouchet | |
| Birth Place: | Rhodesia |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1998–present |
Adrian Bouchet (1974)[1] is an English actor and presenter, most widely known for playing the role of Steapa in the BBC and Netflix TV series, The Last Kingdom (2017–2020).[2]
Bouchet was born in Rhodesia and left during the Rhodesian Bush War to settle in the United Kingdom. He is a graduate of Birmingham University. He attended Birmingham School of Acting.[3] He began acting in television productions in the late 1990s. In 1998 he appeared in an episode of the television series Dangerfield. In the next few years he was able to establish himself as an actor as an episode actor in series and as a supporting actor in film productions.
In 2010, Bouchet was cast as Marc Antony in the "Cleopatra" episode of Mystery Files and also as Riothamus in the "King Arthur" episode of the same series. In 2011, he received the Best Actor International award at the 2011 International Film Festival for his performance in the film A Brunette Kiss opposite Bridie Latona. In 2012, he had the role of Brett in the action film Interview with a Hitman. In 2014, he played an unnamed knight in the film Morning Star who wants to give the bones of his friend who died in battle to his family.[4] [5] In 2014, he was Robert the Bruce in the feature film Battle of Kings: Bannockburn. In the same year he played a US Army sergeant opposite Matt Damon and George Clooney in The Monuments Men directed by Clooney. In 2015, he portrayed the role of Lucan in the film Arthur and Merlin. Two years later, he was cast in again in a film that was Arthurian Legend themed. In 2016, he portrayed the role of Judah Ben Hur in The Asylum-film In the Name of Ben Hur.[6] From 2017 to 2020, Bouchet played Steapa, King Alfred's Captain of the Guard, in 21 episodes of The Last Kingdom.[7] In 2019, he portrayed the role of Billy Ford in the film Monster Island.[8] In 2021, he also played the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, known as Frederick Barbarossa, in seven episodes of the medieval Spanish TV series Glow and Darkness with Jayne Seymour and Joan Collins.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Waiting | Turner | ||
| 2002 | 9 Dead Gay Guys | The Gigolo | Uncredited | |
| 2004 | Chasing Liberty | Gus Gus | ||
| Alien vs. Predator | Sven | |||
| 2005 | Good Service | as Mark Stevens | ||
| All About Anna | Johan | as Mark Stevens | ||
| 2009 | Idol of Evil | Nixon | ||
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Soldier (Zeus Statue) | ||
| 2011 | The Veteran | Chechen 1 | ||
| 2012 | From This Day | Capt. Knowles | ||
| Interview with a Hitman | Brett | |||
| The Seasoning House | Branko | |||
| Battle Brigade | Chase | |||
| 2013 | Fedz | Ian | ||
| The Sky in Bloom | Roger Leibnitz | |||
| The Flight of the Flamingo | Ronnie | |||
| 2014 | The Monuments Men | Sarge Near Altaussee | ||
| Olive Green | Yuri | |||
| Eve | Lt. Edwards | |||
| Morning Star | Man | |||
| The Crypt | Samuel | |||
| 2015 | Je suis daddy | Butcher | ||
| Awaiting | Joe | |||
| Arthur and Merlin | Lucan | |||
| Chicken | Bill | |||
| Art Ache | Sean | |||
| 2016 | The Fall of the Krays | Frank | ||
| In the Name of Ben Hur | Judah Ben Hur | |||
| The Comedian's Guide to Survival | Fox and Hounds Landlord | |||
| 2017 | The Hippopotamus | Marcus Andronicus | ||
| Baron 3 | ||||
| Knights of the Damned | James | |||
| 2018 | 1945: From This Day | Capt. Knowles | ||
| Dragon Kingdom | James | |||
| 2020 | Glamour | Davis | ||
| Cupid | Principal Harper | |||
| 2021 | HellKat | The Bar Keep | ||
| 2022 | A Fistful of Karma | Val | ||
| 2023 | Weapons Officer | |||
| 260 Days | Uros | In production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dangerfield | Michael | Episode: "Angel" | |
| 2002 | Coronation Street | Croupier | 1 episode | |
| 2003 | Manchild | Squash Player | Episode #2.6 | |
| 2004 | Journey to the Centre of the Earth | Hans | Television film | |
| 2010 | Mystery Files | Marc Antony / Riothamus | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Silent Witness | James Wade | 2 episodes | |
| Red Dwarf | Centurion (uncredited) | Episode: "Lemons" | ||
| 2014 | Battle of Kings: Bannockburn | Robert the Bruce | Television film | |
| 2017–2020 | The Last Kingdom | Steapa | 21 episodes | |
| 2018 | Strike Back | Johannes Krieger | Episode: "Retribution: Part 7" | |
| 2019 | Monster Island | Billy Ford | Television film | |
| 2021 | Quentin Quarantine | Mr. Quentin Quarantine | Episode: "The Principal" | |
| Glow & Darkness | Barbarossa | 8 episodes | ||
| 2023 | The Wheel of Time | Artur Hawkwing | Episode: "What Was Meant to Be" | |
| 2024 | Those About to Die | Porto | 10 episodes |