Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff is a British actor, playwright and director born in Stepney, east London. After studying drama and mime in London and Paris, he worked in repertory theatre and formed the London Theatre Group in 1968. His stage practice combines physical performance with adaptations of writers including Kafka, Edgar Allan Poe and Shakespeare.

His own plays include East, West and Decadence, alongside solo performances such as Shakespeare’s Villains. Film audiences also know him from A Clockwork Orange, Octopussy, Beverly Hills Cop, Absolute Beginners and The Krays. His career crosses experimental theatre, popular cinema and writing about the craft of performance.