Known for BBC drama Apple Tree Yard (2017); Adolph Eichmann in Good (2008); Also The King (2019); The 39 Steps (2008); Echelon Conspiracy (2009); Lost (2004); and Rillington Place (2016) Steven Elder was born Steven Lawrence in Rotherham, England. His parents are Clifford Lawrence (a former coal-miner, and professional boxer), and Margaret Barlow. He attended the Valley Comprehensive School in Worksop, England; the University Of London; and the Webber Douglas Academy Of Dramatic Art (London)