Roger Sloman

Born in Harlesden on May 19, 1946, Roger Sloman is an English actor. After teacher training, he studied at East 15 acting school from 1967 to 1970. His stage work began at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool and continued in Nottingham, Birmingham, and Sheffield, with tours of England and Scotland for the 7:84 company and the Royal Shakespeare Company. On television he became known as Keith in Mike Leigh's Nuts in May (1976), and played Baldy Davitt in Ripping Yarns, Three-Fingered Pete in The Black Adder, and Right Bleedin' Bastard in The Young Ones. He also appeared as Rocky Wesson in the revived Crossroads and as EastEnders funeral director Les Coker. Sloman was Mr Vader in Press Gang's first episode and played abrasive teacher Mr Dan Foster in Grange Hill. His film work includes Lenin in Reds, and on stage he played Bardolph in Henry IV at the National Theatre and Magwitch in Great Expectations for the Royal Shakespeare Company.