Steve Oram
| Steve Oram | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Stephen John Oram 25 August 1973 Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer, film maker |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Steve Oram (born 25 August 1973) is an English actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He is best known for his role in the 2012 film Sightseers which he also co-wrote.[1]
Life and career
Oram was born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. He studied Film and English at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.[2]
He started as a character comedian on the comedy circuit and performed several comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe with comedy partner Tom Meeten during the early 2000s. He also appeared at Ealing Live, a comedy night at Ealing Studios, where he met and started working with Alice Lowe.
In 2002 Oram and Meeten wrote and starred in Channel 4's Matthew & Tone: Tales of Friendship and Innocence. It was directed by Dominic Brigstocke and screened in season 5 of the Comedy Lab series. Oram also composed much of the music used in the show.
Oram appeared in various TV & film roles throughout the 2000s including the 2nd series of People Like Us (2001), the feature film It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004) starring Paul Kaye, Tittybangbang (2006–07) and Suburban Shootout (2006). He also played Donnie the tramp in series 3 of The Mighty Boosh (2007), written by and starring Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding.
In 2008 his short film Connections screened at Cannes Film Festival as part of the official Straight 8 selection.[3]
He also appeared alongside Alice Lowe as a support act in Steve Coogan's 2008/09 stand up tour "Steve Coogan is.....Alan Partridge and other less successful characters".
Oram has written and directed numerous short films under the pseudonym Steve Aura and released under the banner of Lincoln Studios.
With Meeten he performs a long-running comedy show in London called Oram & Meeten's Club Fantastico.[4]
In 2012 Oram and Lowe starred in Ben Wheatley's dark comedy Sightseers. The film was written by Oram and Lowe with additional material by Amy Jump.[5][6]
Since then Oram has found roles in Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's film The World's End (2013), TV movie Wipers Times (2013) written by Iain Hislop and Nick Newman and feature films The Canal (2014), Altar (2014) and Paddington (2014)
In 2014, Oram appeared in an episode of The Secrets alongside Alison Steadman and Olivia Coleman,[7] an episode of Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy and played in the new Jack Thorne series Glue.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ant Muzak | Marco | Short film |
| 2004 | It's All Gone Pete Tong | Blinky | |
| 2005 | The Wingnut Tapes | Dad | Short film. Co-writer |
| 2008 | Connections | Man | Writer/Co-director |
| 2011 | Kill List | Radio Reporter | |
| 2012 | Sightseers | Chris | Also co-writer |
| 2013 | Welcome to the Punch | Journalist | |
| 2013 | The World's End | Motorcycle Policeman | |
| 2014 | The Last Summer On Earth | Ginger Goofball | Short film. Co-writer |
| 2014 | Cuban Fury | Security guard Kevin | |
| 2014 | The Canal | McNamara | |
| 2014 | Altar | Nigel Lean | |
| 2014 | Paddington | Paddington Station Security Guard |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | People Like Us | Policeman/Sound Engineer | |
| 2002 | Live Floor Show | Mr Richards | |
| 2002 | Hardware | Builder | |
| 2002 | Green Wing | Security Guard | |
| 2002 | Comedy Lab: Matthew & Tone: Tales of Friendship and Innocence | Tone | |
| 2005 | Twisted Tales - Death Metal Chronicles | Detective Sergeant Jack Tanner | |
| 2005 | Comedy Lab: Skin Deep | Carl | |
| 2006 | Suburban Shootout | Plumber | |
| 2006-07 | Tittybangbang | Various characters | |
| 2007 | Where are the Joneses | Carston Whelk | |
| 2007 | The Mighty Boosh | Donni | The Strange Tale of the Crack Fox |
| 2008 | LifeSpam: My Child is French | Various characters | |
| 2011 | Dick and Dom's Funny Business | Teacher | |
| 2011 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Officer Petty Hurt | |
| 2012 | Miranda | Policeman | |
| 2013 | Life's Too Short | Paul Jacobs | |
| 2013 | Heading Out | Daniel | |
| 2013 | Wipers Times | Sergeant Harris | |
| 2013 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Mr Smyth | |
| 2014 | The Job Lot | Keith Taylor | |
| 2014 | The Secrets | Shaun | The Dilemna |
| 2014 | Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy | Terry | Series 2 Episode 2 Fantasy Block |
| 2014 | Glue | George |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Group | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Screenplay (shared with Alice Lowe) | Sightseers | Won |
| 2012 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Actor | Sightseers | Nominated |
| 2012 | Mar del Plata Film Festival | Best Screenplay (shared with Alice Lowe) | Sightseers | Won |
| 2012 | Sitges Film Festival | Best Screenplay (shared with Alice Lowe) | Sightseers | Won |
| 2013 | Empire Awards | Best Male Newcomer | Sightseers | Nominated |
| 2013 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Breakthrough British Filmmaker (shared with Alice Lowe) | Sightseers | Won |
| 2013 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | ALFS Award – British Actor of the Year | Sightseers | Nominated |
| 2013 | Writers' Guild of Great Britain | Best First Feature-Length Film Screenplay | Sightseers | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Steve Oram at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ http://netlibrary.net/articles/list%20of%20university%20of%20east%20anglia%20alumni?&words=john%20taylor#O
- ↑ https://vimeo.com/3160440
- ↑ http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/oram-meetens-club-fantastico-2
- ↑ Peter Bradshaw
- ↑ Sightseers at Rotten Tomatoes
- ↑ Ellen E. Jones