▁program mes ▁and ▁multiple ▁theatre ▁roles . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Steven ▁Bla keley ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ch ester field , ▁Derby shire ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Derby shire ▁min ing ▁town ▁of ▁Bol so ver . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁local ▁schools ▁and ▁was ▁initially ▁interested ▁in ▁purs uing ▁a ▁medical ▁career , ▁before ▁turning ▁his ▁att ent ions ▁to ▁performing . ▁ ▁Career ▁Bla keley ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Derby ▁Play house ▁Community ▁and ▁Youth ▁Theatre ▁companies , ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁profession ally ▁at ▁Derby ▁Play house . ▁ ▁He ▁trained ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Scottish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁D rama ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Ath an or ▁Academy ▁in ▁Germany . ▁His ▁theatre ▁cred its ▁include ▁national ▁t ours ▁of ▁Peter ▁Sh af fer ' s ▁The ▁Private ▁Ear ▁and ▁The ▁Public ▁E ye , ▁D ry ▁Rot ▁and ▁Fun ny ▁P ec uliar , ▁Di ary ▁of ▁a ▁Nob ody ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁and ▁D ern gate , ▁Bo eing ▁Bo eing , ▁S elling ▁the ▁S izz le , ▁B are ▁W ords , ▁A ▁Mid sum mer ▁Night ' s ▁Dream , ▁Peter ▁Pan , ▁The ▁Hy po ch ond ri ac , ▁So ap ▁and ▁Cold ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁appearing ▁in ▁four ▁series ▁of ▁I TV 1 ' s ▁Heart be at , ▁he ▁has ▁made ▁guest ▁appearances ▁in ▁I TV ' s ▁Em mer dale ,