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name: "Steven Robertson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steven-robertson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T16:21:36.727974+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Steven Robertson

Actor. Born 1 January 1980 in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1980, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 2009–2013
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (1), 2010s 72 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Robertson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7615202, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1017414/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55364

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Shetland*](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md) (62)

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## Biography

Steven Robertson is a Scottish actor. He grew up in Vidlin in the Shetland Islands and studied at Fife College in Kirkcaldy before training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he was the first Shetlander to be accepted.

He is best known for playing DC Sandy Wilson in the BBC crime drama series *Shetland* since its debut in 2013. Other television roles include Dominic Rook in *Being Human* (2012–2013), appearances in *Luther* (2010) and *Doctor Who* (2015), and film parts such as Stoddart in *T2 Trainspotting* (2017), an Angelic Priest in *Kingdom of Heaven* (2005) and a lead role in *Inside I'm Dancing* (2004). In 2004 he received an Ian Charleson Award nomination for his stage work.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Shetland* (2013), Fi1m 62, as DC Sandy Wilson — [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *Utopia* (2013), Fi1m 83, as Terrence — [page](https://film.one/tv/utopia.md)
- *Red Riding* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Bob Fraser — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Auggie* (2021), as Ben
- *Tell It to the Bees* (2019), as Jim
- *The Bay* (2019), series, as Mark Bradwell
- *T2 Trainspotting* (2017), as Stoddart
- *Channel Zero* (2016), series, as Ian
- *Survivor* (2015), as Trevor
- *Shetland* (2013), series, as DC Sandy Wilson — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *Utopia* (2013), series, as Terrence — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/utopia.md)
- *Ripper Street* (2012), series, as Christian Thwaites
- *The Comedian* (2012), Acting
- *The Bletchley Circle* (2012), series, as Crowley
- *The Somnambulists* (2012), as Man 12
- *Scrubber* (2012), as Husband
- *5 Days of War* (2011), as Minister Davit Kezerashvili
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Tom Naresby — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *The Tourist* (2010), as Junior Technician Pinnock
- *Neds* (2010), as Mr Bonetti
- *A Gentle Creature* (2010), Acting
- *Brighton Rock* (2010), as Crab
- *Luther* (2010), series, as Robert Millberry / Nicholas Millberry — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974* (2009), as Sgt. Bob Fraser
- *Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983* (2009), as Bob Fraser
- *The Boys Are Back* (2009), as School Housemaster
- *Red Riding* (2009), series, as Bob Fraser — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-riding.md)
- *Being Human* (2009), series, as Dominic Rook
- *Tess of the D'Urbervilles* (2008), series, as Cuthbert Clare
- *He Kills Coppers* (2008), series, as Tony Meehan
- *Ashes to Ashes* (2008), series, as Thordy — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md)
- *True North* (2007), as Cook
- *Elizabeth: The Golden Age* (2007), as Sir Francis Throckmorton
- *Sugarhouse* (2007), as Chris the Pinhead
- *Straightheads* (2007), as Bill
- *Joyeux Noel* (2005), as Jonathan
- *Einstein's Big Idea* (2005), as Michael Faraday
- *Kingdom of Heaven* (2005), as Angelic Priest
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Pritchard
- *Inside I'm Dancing* (2004), as Michael Connolly
- *The Race* (2004), Acting
- *Hustle* (2004), series, as Troy
- *Shameless* (2004), series, as Padraig — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *NOVA* (1974), series, as Michael Faraday

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