Stephen Graham
| Stephen Graham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 August 1973 Kirkby, Lancashire,[1] England |
| Residence | Ibstock, Leicestershire[2] |
| Alma mater | National Youth Music Theatre |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Children | 2 |
Stephen Graham (born 3 August 1973) is an English film and television actor who is best known for his roles as Tommy in the film Snatch (2000), Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in This Is England (2006) as well as its television sequels, This Is England '86 (2010), This Is England '88 (2011) and This Is England '90 (2015), Danny Ferguson in Occupation (2009), Billy Bremner in The Damned United (2009), notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson in Public Enemies (2009), Scrum in the Pirates of the Caribbean films and a crooked police detective in the acclaimed crime thriller Hyena.
From 2010 to 2014, he starred as Al Capone in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.
Life and career
Graham was born in the Southdene part of Kirkby, Lancashire (now in Merseyside),[1] to a paediatric nurse mother and a social worker father. His paternal grandfather was Jamaican[3] and one of his grandmothers was Swedish.[4] He has portrayed characters from several British and American regions, including Cockney, a Geordie, a Scouser, and a Scotsman; an Irish gang member in 19th-century New York City, a 1930s Chicago bank robber, a Brooklyn mobster, a Texan, and the short-fused English nationalist, "Combo", in This Is England. He was nominated for an RTS Award for his work in The Street and a British Independent Film Award for his work on This Is England.
He appeared in the music videos for "I Remember" by Deadmau5 and Kaskade,[5] "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-psychedelic 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.[6][7] He also appeared on a promotional video for a DLC of the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts, titled "CODnapped". Graham is a fan of Premier League football team Liverpool F.C. and has appeared several times on Sky Sports football series Soccer AM.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 film | |
| 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) | |
| 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 miniseries (2 episodes) | |
| 2002 | Revengers Tragedy | 2nd Officer | |
| Flesh and Blood | Eddie | TV film | |
| Gangs of New York | Shang | ||
| 2003 | Without You | Billy | TV short film |
| 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 miniseries | |
| Pit Fighter | Harry | ||
| Empire | Bazzer | TV miniseries | |
| Goal! | Des | ||
| 2006 | Scummy Man | George | Short film |
| This Is England | Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne | Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| The Innocence Project | Andrew Lucas | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| 2007 | The Good Night | Victor | |
| 2008 | Filth and Wisdom | Harry Beecham | |
| The Passion | Barabbas | TV miniseries (3 episodes) | |
| The Crew | Franner | ||
| Inkheart | Fulvio | ||
| 2009 | The Devil's Wedding | The Hotelier | Short film |
| 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 | Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne | TV series (4 episodes) |
| London Boulevard | Danny | ||
| 2010–14 | 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 | Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne | TV series | |
| Texas Killing Fields | Rhino | ||
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Jerry Westerby | ||
| Best Laid Plans | |||
| Being Eileen | Pete Lewis | ||
| 2012 | Accused | Tony | Series Two: Episode 1: "Tracie's Story" |
| Parade's End | Vincent Macmaster | ||
| Good Cop | Noel Finch | Episode 1 | |
| 2013 | Playhouse Presents | Len | Series Two: Episode 4: "The Call Out" |
| Blood | Chrissie Fairburn | ||
| Orthodox | Benjamin | Executive producer | |
| 2014 | Get Santa | Barber | |
| 2015 | A Patch of Fog | ||
| This Is England '90 | Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne | TV series (3 episodes) Nominated—British Academy Television Award for Best Actor | |
| 2016 | The Secret Agent | Chief Inspector Heat | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Scrum | Post-production |
| Funny Cow | Mike | Pre-production |
References
- 1 2 Kirkby, Lancashire is correct because Merseyside did not exist until 1 April 1974.
- ↑ "TV Baftas: Ibstock's Stephen Graham nominated for 'leading actor' title". Leicester Mercury. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ 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
- Stephen Graham at the Internet Movie Database
- EyeForFilm.co.uk – interview about "This Is England"
- "The Guardian" – interview from 2009
- Audio Interview (2010)