Steve Toussaint

Steve Toussaint: Biography in Details

Who is Steve Toussaint?

Steve Toussaint is a British actor and model. He is famously known for his appearance in The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in 2010, Judge Dredd in 1995, Shooting Dogs in 2005, and others.

The 57-year-old actor, Steve has portrayed the role of Corlys Velaryon in the 2022 HBO epic medieval dark fantasy series, ‘House of the Dragon‘. Recently, the series was released on August 1, 2022.

Steve Toussaint- Racist Comment for a role in ‘House of the Dragon‘

After the release of the 1st episode of his new project, ‘House of the Dragon, Steve Toussaint is getting racist abuse for his role as Lord Corlys Velaryon.

In George RR Martin’s book, on which the series is based, the Velaryons are depicted as having white skin, ghostly pale hair, and purple eyes.

Regardless, in the new series, the clan is revised as black nobles with long silver dreadlocks.

That’s why he is receiving racist comments.

Steve Toussaint- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

The ‘House of the Dragon‘ star Steve Toussaint was born on 22 March 1965 in the United Kingdom. As of 2023, Steve is 57 years old holding British nationality.

Similarly, he belongs to a mixed ethnicity whereas his birth star sign is Aries as per the astrological chart.

Steve Toussaint completed his graduation from the University of Sussex. However, the name of the institution where he completed his schooling is unknown.

Moreover, being a private person, he has kept the details of his parents and siblings under the lock.

Steve Toussaint- Professional Life, Careers

After graduation, Steve Toussaint began to work in a Merchant Bank based in the UK. Later, he quit his job and went to the U.S. to further fulfill his dreams of becoming an actor.

After months and years of hard work and sheer determination, Steve made his acting debut by appearing as Steve Dixie in the television mini-series “The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes”.

Subsequently, Steve Toussaint started getting offers for acting roles. In 1995, he landed his first big screen role as Shadwell Fan and Hunter Squad in the movies, “I.D.” and “Judge Dredd” respectively.

The following year, he appeared as Camera Operator in a short documentary, “You’ll Soon Get the Hang of It: The Technique of One to One Training”.

In 1999, he worked on a total of 4 projects among which three of them were television shows. He was cast as Joe in the British television crime drama series “Jack of Heart”.

In the year 2000, Steve Toussaint landed as Black in the British/American crime film “Circus” written by David Logan and directed by Rob Walker.

Also, starting from 2002 to 2010, he was able to grab his role in many projects including, ‘Doctors’, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”, “Silent Witness”, “Inspector Lewis”, and “Pine Gap” and “Before We Die”.

In 2022, Steve Toussaint landed a major role in the “Game of Thrones” prequel television series “House of the Dragon.”

In the series, he played Lord Corlys Velaryon: Known as the “Sea Snake”, the head of House Velaryon and the most famous seafarer in Westerosi history.

As per the sources, Steve is getting racist comments for his role as Lord Corlys Velaryon as the original character was portrayed as white-skinned, with pale hair and purple eyes.

Becoming the biggest series, premiere in HBO’s history on Sunday, August 21, 2022, it drew around 10 million viewers after debuting its first episode.

How much is the net worth of Steve Toussaint?

As of August 2022, the net worth of HBO star, Steve Toussaint is estimated to be around $2 million. Acting is his main source of income besides this, he also may have endorsement deals with known brands.

Body Features- Height, Weight

The handsome actor Steve Toussaint stands at the height of 5 feet 11 inches weighing around 75 Kg.

He has a waist of 75 Kg, while his other body measurements like chest and hip size are not available.

Moreover, with a dark complexion, he has a pair of black eyes and hair of the same color as well.

Is Steve Toussaint active on social media?

Moving on to his social media presence, Steve Toussaint owns an Instagram account under the username, @thegenuinetoussaint. It has garnered more than 4.3K followers.

On the other hand, his Twitter account has around 2.1K followers. Apart from these, he does not appear to be active on Facebook.

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