Steve Claus

Steve Claus is the eldest son of Malcolm and Margaret Claus, the older brother of Arthur Claus, the grandson of Grandsanta and the anti-hero of the 2011 Christmas film Arthur Christmas.

He is voiced by Hugh Laurie, who also voiced Dr. Cockroach and Mr. Bunny.

He served as the head of mission control at The North Pole and was assisted by an elf named Peter. Steve helped his father Malcolm during his missions as Santa on Christmas Eve.

Following his 70th mission as Santa, Malcolm said that he could not wait for his 71st mission, much to Steve's dismay as he had hoped that Malcolm would retire and let him be the next Santa. After it is discover that one present (a bike for a girl named Gwen who lives in Trelew in England), Steve says that they will able to deliver it a few days after Christmas. However, Steve's brother Arthur along with his grandfather Grandsanta and an elf named Bryony Shelfley decide to deliver the bike before sunrise.

After discovering what has happened, Steve manages to contact the trio and tries to get them to return home. Arthur tries to convince Steve to help them deliver the bike. This nearly works out until an elf at mission control says that Arthur and Gransanta will be heroes. Unwilling to share the glory, Steve refuses and once again demands the trio to return home. However, the trio carry on their mission.

After the elves start to panic about the negelected delivery, Steve along with Malcolm and Margaret take the S-1 (the ship used to deliver presents) to deliver a bike to Gwen. However, they end up in a diffrent country and Steve gives the bike to a boy. They eventually arrive in Trelew and meet Arthur and Grandsanta. As Steve, Malcolm and Grandsanta argue over who should place the bike under Gwen's tree, they soon see that only Arthur truly cares about Gwen's feelings. Because of this, they decide that Arthur should be the next Santa.

At the end of the film, it is revealed that Steve is now Chief Operating Officer.

Trivia

 * When he was eight, Steve hoped that Malcolm would give him a pool table for Christmas. However he did not get one as Malcolm said that he should have written to him.