Jason Done (born 5 April 1973) is an English actor and narrator. He is best known for portraying the role of Tom Clarkson in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2006–2013). Done's other notable credits include Mordred in the miniseries Merlin (1998), and Stephen Snow in ITV drama series Where The Heart Is (1999–2001). In 2026, he joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Steve Sykes.
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Career
Where The Heart Is
Done appeared as Stephen Snow in the ITV drama series Where The Heart Is, taking over the part in series 3 from William Ash, in 1999. Stephen Snow was the son of Peggy Snow (Pam Ferris) and Vic Snow (Tony Haygarth). Done portrayed Stephen throughout series 3, 4 and part of 5, during which the character left the fictional town of Skelthwaite.
Waterloo Road
On 9 March 2006, Done began appearing as English teacher Tom Clarkson in the successful BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. On 10 April 2013, it was announced that Done would be leaving his role as Tom after seven years and eight series. Tom left the series in the final episode of the eighth series, on 4 July 2013, in a shock twist which saw him fall from the school roof after helping troubled pupil Kyle Stack (George Sampson) from committing suicide. Done is the second longest-serving cast member.
Theatre
Done later appeared in a travelling production of Macbeth, which was held at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, in Manchester.
Television
In May 2014, Done appeared as Andrew Wendell in Casualty and in October 2014 as Paul Brightway in the story "The Lions of Nemea", part of series 8 of the ITV drama series Lewis. He also starred in Closets, a short film. On 7 February 2016, Done appeared in the TV series Vera. In 2016, he appeared in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid. Done later joined the cast of the soap opera Emmerdale as guest character Steve Sykes, with his first appearance airing on 24 July 2026.
Narration
Done narrated the BBC Three documentary series Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands, its 2014 spin-off Junior Paramedics, the BBC series Hair, the BBC series Emergency Rescue Down Under and the Channel 5 documentaries Can't Pay We'll Take It Away, Inside Kings Cross: The Railway and Paddington Station 24/7 along with Ice Lake Rebels and the UK narration to Monsters Inside Me.
