Stephanie Street
Acting
Biography
Stephanie was born and raised in Singapore. She studied English at Cambridge University before going on to train on a scholarship at LAMDA. Her theatre work has taken place on the country's main stages and internationally, predominantly in new writing. She's worked with directors such as Peter Gill, Daniel Evans, Rufus Norris, Max Stafford-Clark, Tamara Harvey, Mike Longhurst, Polly Findlay and Josie Rourke. Notable roles include Diana Ingram in Quiz, Marianne in Constellations at Singapore Repertory Theatre, Asha in Rufus Norris' stunning production of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Abi in Nightwatchman, which earned her a nomination for Best Solo Performance at the 2012 whastonstage Awards. She's also worked extensively in television, playing regular and lead roles in series across BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky. As a playwright, Stephanie's first play, Sisters, re-opened the Sheffield Crucible Studio in 2010, to critical acclaim. Her adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist was nominated for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award and the Carol Tambour Best of Edinburgh Award. In 2017 Singapore International Festival of the Arts commissioned Stephanie to write Dragonflies, and in 2018 that play won Best New Script at the Straits Times Life! Awards. Stephanie writes a monthly column for The Stage, is the board lead on Inclusion and Diversity at Chichester Festival Theatre and co-founded ACT FOR CHANGE.
Known For

Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Lewis

Silk is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2011. Written by Peter Moffat, the series follows a set of barristers, and what they do to attain the rank of Queen's Counsel, known as 'taking silk'. Passionate defence barrister Martha Costello faces challenging cases and surprising clients, which test her faith in the criminal justice system. Gifted colleague Clive Reader is called to the bar with her. They work hard with pupils, Nick Slade and Niamh Cranitch, but ultimately only one can eventually be taken on as a member of chambers.
Silk

When strange anomalies start to appear all over England, Professor Cutter and his team must track down and capture all sorts of dangerous prehistoric creatures from Earth's distant past and near future.
Primeval

30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and busting sex offenders on the subway.
Master of None

Evie and Pete move into an upscale neighborhood and find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. They find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka, but after Danny and Evie share a passionate night together there is trouble ahead.
The Couple Next Door

"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.
The Last Detective

A penniless mother makes an impulsive decision in the jewellery shop where she works, and is propelled into a different world.
Joan

A South London teen gang must team up with the other residents of their housing estate to protect the neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.
Attack the Block

A extraordinary true story of Delia Balmer, who survived a near-fatal relationship with murderer John Sweeney. The series narrates the ordeal Delia suffered at the hands of John Sweeney, and her traumatic journey through the police and criminal justice system as they attempt to prosecute him for his crimes.
Until I Kill You

A searing, thought-provoking and poignant account of an NHS doctor in the eye of the storm during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Breathtaking

Unrivalled in the art of war, undefeated on the field of battle, Coriolanus is Rome's greatest soldier. When a legendary victory brings the opportunity of high office, he is persuaded to stand for election. But while populist politicians tell the people what they want to hear, Coriolanus refuses to play the game. As Rome's most celebrated warrior becomes its most dangerous enemy, the future of the city and its hero hang in the balance.
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

About the relationship between Dean, a young deaf man who is accused of murdering his flatmate, and Penny, the sign language interpreter assigned to his case.
Soundproof

Created from five years of interviews with 12 young people from across the UK, Our Generation is a captivating portrait of their journey into adulthood. Often too extraordinary to be fiction, this funny and moving play is for anyone who is – or has ever been – a teenager. Writer Alecky Blythe (London Road) brings her new verbatim play that tells the stories of a generation. Daniel Evans makes this directorial debut at the National Theatre. A production from National Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre.
National Theatre Live: Our Generation

India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own. Zehrunisa and her son Abdul aim to recycle enough rubbish to fund a proper house. Sunil, twelve and stunted, wants to eat until he’s as tall as Kalu the thief. Asha seeks to steal government anti-poverty funds to turn herself into a ‘first-class person’, while her daughter Manju intends to become the slum’s first female graduate. But their schemes are fragile; global recession threatens the garbage trade, and another slum-dweller is about to make an accusation that will destroy herself and shatter the neighbourhood.