Stephen Graham (actor)
| Stephen Graham | |
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 Graham (right) with Thomas Turgoose at the This Is England premiere, 2006 |
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| Born | Stephen Graham Kelly[citation needed] 8 March 1973 Kirkby, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Walters |
| Children | 2 children |
Stephen Graham (born 3 August 1973) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Tommy in the film Snatch, Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in This Is England as well as its television sequels, This Is England '86 and This Is England '88, Danny Ferguson in Occupation, Billy Bremner in The Damned United, notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson in Public Enemies (2009), and Scrum in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He stars as Al Capone in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.
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Life and career [edit]
Graham was born in the Southdene part of Kirkby, Merseyside, to a paediatric nurse mother and a social worker father. His paternal grandfather was Jamaican[1] and one of his grandmothers was Swedish.[2] He has portrayed characters from several British regions, including Cockney, a Geordie, a Scouser, and a Scotsman; a 19th-century New York gang member, a Chicago mobster, a Brooklyn mobster, a Texan, and the short-fused British nationalist "Combo", in This is England. He was nominated for an RTS award for his work "The Street" and a British Independent Film Award for his work on "This is England".
He appeared in the music videos "I Remember" by Deadmau5 and Kaskade,[3] "Fluorescent Adolescent" and "When the Sun Goes Down" by the Arctic Monkeys and "Unlovable" by Babybird, directed by Johnny Depp. Graham has also appeared in the music video 'Soul Vampire' by Macclesfield-based neo-psychedilic band the Virginmarys, and the music video for "Turn" by Travis. In 2011, Graham starred in the BBC Christmas show, Lapland, but when the series was announced, called Being Eileen, Graham's role was recast to Dean Andrews.[4][5]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Children's Ward | Mickey Bell | TV series |
| 1990 | Dancin' Thru the Dark | Football Kid | |
| 1993 | Heartbeat | Barry Ward | TV series (1 episode: "Riders of the Storm") |
| 1996 | Devil's Food | WPKV News Director | TV film |
| 1997 | The Lakes | Graham | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No.1.1") |
| Downtime | Jacko | ||
| 1998 | Brothers and Sisters | Andrew | TV series |
| Joint Venture | Ace | short | |
| Where the Heart Is | Nick Bowen | TV series (1 episode: "Darkness Follows") | |
| Liverpool 1 | Thewlis | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| The Jump | Peter McNulty | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| The Bill | Jezzo/Jason Barrett | TV series (3 episodes: 1998-1999) | |
| 1999 | Coronation Street | Lee Sankey | TV series |
| 2000 | Forgive and Forget | John | TV film |
| Snatch | Tommy | ||
| 2001 | Blow Dry | Photographer | |
| The Last Minute | DJ Banana | ||
| Band of Brothers | Sgt. Myron "Mike" Ranney | TV mini-series (2 episodes) | |
| 2002 | Revengers Tragedy | 2nd Officer | |
| Flesh and Blood | Eddie | TV film | |
| Gangs of New York | Shang | ||
| 2003 | Without You | Billy | TV short |
| American Cousins | Henry | ||
| 2004 | Top Buzzer | Lee | TV series (10 episodes) |
| The I Inside | Travis | ||
| 2005 | M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team | Jason Phelps | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No.2.3") |
| Last Rights | Steve | TV mini-series | |
| Pit Fighter | Harry | ||
| Empire | Bazzer | TV mini-series | |
| Goal! | Des | ||
| 2006 | Scummy Man | George | short |
| This is England | Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne | Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| The Innocence Project | Andrew Lucas | TV series (6 episodes: 2006-2007) | |
| 2007 | The Good Night | Victor | |
| 2008 | Filth and Wisdom | Harry Beecham | |
| The Passion | Barabbas | TV mini-series (3 episodes) | |
| The Crew | Franner | ||
| Inkheart | Fulvio | ||
| 2009 | The Devil's Wedding | The Hotelier | short |
| Awaydays | Godden | ||
| The Damned United | Billy Bremner | ||
| Doghouse | Vince | ||
| Public Enemies | Baby Face Nelson | ||
| Occupation | Danny Ferguson | TV series (3 episodes) | |
| The Street | Shay Ryan | Nominated — RTS Award for Best Actor | |
| 2010 | This is England '86 | Combo | TV series (4 episodes) |
| London Boulevard | Danny | ||
| Boardwalk Empire | Al Capone | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | |
| 2011 | Walk Like a Panther | Mark Bolton | TV series |
| Season of the Witch | Hagamar | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Scrum | ||
| This Is England '88 | Combo | TV series | |
| Texas Killing Fields | Rhino | ||
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Jerry Westerby | ||
| Best Laid Plans | |||
| Lapland | Pete Lewis | "Lapland" | |
| 2012 | |||
| Accused | Tony | Series Two : Episode 1 : Tracie's Story | |
| Parade's End | Vincent Macmaster | ||
| Good Cop | Noel Finch | Episode 1 |
References [edit]
- ^ Stephen Graham's profile in The Guardian
- ^ Stephen Graham's family background
- ^ Stephen Graham BBC – Chart Blog article
- ^ Munn, Patrick (13 September 2012). "TV BBC One Orders Follow Up To Christmas Comedy ‘Lapland’, Stephen Graham’s Role Recast". TV Wise. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Being Eileen". BBC. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
External links [edit]
- Stephen Graham at the Internet Movie Database
- EyeForFilm.co.uk – interview about "This Is England"
- "The Guardian" – interview from 2009
- Audio Interview (2010)
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- 1973 births
- Actors from Kirkby
- Alumni of Rose Bruford College
- Black English actors
- English film actors
- English people of Jamaican descent
- English people of Swedish descent
- English television actors
- Living people
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- 20th-century English actors
- 21st-century English actors
