Steve Speirs

Steven Roberts, better known asSteve Speirs, is aWelshactor.Since graduating from university, Speirs has playedSloaninEragon, Andy Fellows inMaking Wavesand the "pathetic loser" Dullard alongsideRicky GervaisinExtras, as well as having small parts inStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace(Captain Tarpals) andPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.He appears inKröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, a comedy fantasy series in which he plays Loquasto, an oafish servant, "who belongs to a race of pig-like creatures known as Grobble".Speirs often goes by the name of "Dullard" in honour of his role inExtras, as he considers the character a mirror of himself.Speirs also appeared in the Gervais andStephen MerchantfilmCemetery Junction, released in 2010, a part which was written particularly for Speirs. Speirs also starred as the bouncer at Mother McOakley's Tavern inBurke and Hare, aBritishblack comedydirected byJohn Landisand released (in theUnited Kingdom) in October 2010.Other roles which Spiers is known for include his portrayal ofBernard BresslawinCor, Blimey!, Big Alan Williams inStellaand Colour Sergeant Wormwood inSharpe's Peril. Speirs played depressed geography teacher and caretaker Mr Gareth Barber in theBBC OnesitcomBig Schoolfor two series in 2013 and 2014.In 2013, Steve played PC McClintock in the Christmas TV filmGangsta Granny, an adaptation of the book written by David Walliams.He played the role of Dad in the 2014 TV filmThe Boy in the Dress, also written by Walliams.