Stephen Graham (actor)
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Stephen Graham is an English actor from Kirkby
, Liverpool
. He is best known for his roles as Tommy in the movie Snatch
, Combo in This Is England
and its four-part television sequel This Is England '86
, 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 currently stars as Al Capone
in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.
, a Geordie
, a Scouser, and a Scotsman
; a 19th century New York gang member, a Chicago mobster, a Brooklyn mobster, and most notably, the short-fused British nationalist "Combo", in This is England
. His latest work came in Prohibition Era American TV series Boardwalk Empire where he plays a young and cuddly Al Capone
.
and Kaskade
, "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.
Kirkby
Kirkby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in the metropolitan county of Merseyside in England. The town was developed from the 1950s through 1970s as a means to house the overspill of Liverpool. It is situated roughly north of Huyton, the administrative HQ of the borough and about...
, Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. He is best known for his roles as Tommy in the movie Snatch
Snatch (film)
Snatch is a 2000 crime film written and directed by British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast. Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter named Turkish ...
, Combo in This Is England
This Is England
-Track listing:#"54-46 Was My Number" - Toots & The Maytals#"Come On Eileen" - Dexys Midnight Runners#"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell#"Underpass/Flares" - Movie Dialogue From This Is England#"Nicole " - Gravenhurst...
and its four-part television sequel This Is England '86
This Is England '86
This Is England '86 is a 2010 British drama series written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne. A spin-off from the 2006 film This Is England, and set three years later, it focuses on the mod revival scene rather than the skinhead subculture...
, Danny Ferguson in Occupation
Occupation (TV serial)
Occupation is a BAFTA Award–winning three part drama serial broadcast by BBC One in June 2009. It was written by Peter Bowker and has been produced by Kudos for BBC Northern Ireland.It took four years to bring the serial to screen...
, Billy Bremner
Billy Bremner
William John "Billy" Bremner was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road...
in The Damned United
The Damned United
The Damned United is a 2009 British sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace's bestselling novel The Damned Utd, a largely fictional book based on the author's interpretation of Brian Clough's tenure as manager of Leeds United...
, notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson
Baby Face Nelson
Lester Joseph Gillis , known under the pseudonym George Nelson, was a bank robber and murderer in the 1930s. Gillis was known as Baby Face Nelson, a name given to him due to his youthful appearance and small stature...
in Public Enemies (2009), and Scrum in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 adventure fantasy film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series...
. He currently stars as Al Capone
Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early...
in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.
Roles
Graham is noted for the diversity of film roles as he has portrayed characters of a number of British regionalities, including CockneyCockney
The term Cockney has both geographical and linguistic associations. Geographically and culturally, it often refers to working class Londoners, particularly those in the East End...
, a Geordie
Geordie
Geordie is a regional nickname for a person from the Tyneside region of the north east of England, or the name of the English-language dialect spoken by its inhabitants...
, a Scouser, and a Scotsman
Scotsman
Scotsman may mean:* a man from Scotland, in common parlance - see also Scottish people.* No true Scotsman, a common logical fallacy.*The Scotsman, a national newspaper based in Edinburgh, Scotland....
; a 19th century New York gang member, a Chicago mobster, a Brooklyn mobster, and most notably, the short-fused British nationalist "Combo", in This is England
This Is England
-Track listing:#"54-46 Was My Number" - Toots & The Maytals#"Come On Eileen" - Dexys Midnight Runners#"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell#"Underpass/Flares" - Movie Dialogue From This Is England#"Nicole " - Gravenhurst...
. His latest work came in Prohibition Era American TV series Boardwalk Empire where he plays a young and cuddly Al Capone
Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 movie |
| 1997 | The Lakes The Lakes (TV series) The Lakes is the title of a television drama series in the United Kingdom, made by the BBC and created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. The Lakes brought writer Jimmy McGovern and actor John Simm a great deal of critical praise in 1997... |
Graham | TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.1") |
| Downtime Downtime (film) Downtime is a 1998 British film directed by Bharat Nalluri and produced by Richard L. Johns. It stars Paul McGann and Susan Lynch.-Production:Originally Downtime was marketed as the British Action Film, Ken Loach meets Die Hard.... |
Jacko | ||
| 1998 | Brothers and Sisters | Andrew | TV series |
| Joint Venture | Ace | short | |
| Where the Heart Is Where the Heart Is (1997 TV series) Where the Heart Is is a British television drama series set in the fictional town Skelthwaite.First shown in 1997, it was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone... |
Nick Bowen | TV series (1 episode: "Darkness Follows") | |
| Liverpool 1 Liverpool 1 (TV series) Liverpool 1 is a British television drama series centred on the work of a fictional Merseyside Police vice squad. Produced by Lime Street Productions for ITV, it starred Samantha Womack and Mark Womack and ran for two series in 1998 and 1999... |
Thewlis | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| The Jump | Peter McNulty | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| The Bill The Bill The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work... |
Jezzo/Jason Barrett | TV series (3 episodes: 1998-1999) | |
| 1999 | Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960... |
Lee Sankey | TV series |
| 2000 | Forgive and Forget | John | TV movie |
| Snatch Snatch (film) Snatch is a 2000 crime film written and directed by British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast. Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter named Turkish ... |
Tommy | ||
| 2001 | Blow Dry Blow Dry Blow Dry is a 2001 comedy film directed by Paddy Breathnach, written by Simon Beaufoy and starring Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson and Josh Hartnett.-Plot:... |
Photographer | |
| The Last Minute The Last Minute The Last Minute, is a British urban gothic film, written and directed by Stephen Norrington, darkly lampooning success, failure, and the show business.... |
DJ Banana | ||
| Band of Brothers | Sgt. Myron "Mike" Ranney | TV mini-series (2 episodes) | |
| 2002 | Revengers Tragedy Revengers Tragedy Revengers Tragedy is a film adaptation of the 1606 play The Revenger's Tragedy . It was directed by Alex Cox and adapted for the screen by Cox's fellow Liverpudlian, Frank Cottrell Boyce... |
2nd Officer | |
| Flesh and Blood | Eddie | TV movie | |
| Gangs of New York Gangs of New York Gangs of New York is a 2002 historical film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. It was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan. The film was inspired by Herbert Asbury's 1928 nonfiction book, The Gangs of New... |
Shang | ||
| 2003 | Without You | Billy | tv short |
| American Cousins American Cousins American Cousins is a romantic comedy about a Scots-Italian fish and chip shop owner who gives refuge to his Mafia relatives when they go on the run. It was voted one of the top three Scottish films of all time by readers of The List magazine .... |
Henry | ||
| 2004 | Top Buzzer Top Buzzer Top Buzzer was a British sitcom written by Johnny Vaughan, styled as television's first ever "dope opera". It was shown on MTV in 2004 and later repeated on Five. It was released on DVD on 24 October 2005. It revolves around two small-time cannabis dealers, Lee and Sticky , and their customers... |
Lee | TV series (1 episode: "Germination") |
| The I Inside The i Inside The I Inside is a 2003 psychological thriller directed by Roland Suso Richter. It was written by Michael Cooney based on his own play Point of Death. This film has no connection with the science-fiction novel, The I Inside, by Alan Dean Foster.... |
Travis | ||
| 2005 | M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team (TV series) MIT: Murder Investigation Team was a British police procedural drama series produced by the ITV network as a spin-off from the long running series, The Bill. The series is based around the investigations of a London Murder Investigation Team, and is closely styled after the American series CSI:... |
Jason Phelps | TV series (1 episode: "Episode #2.3") |
| Last Rights Last Rights (TV serial) Last Rights is a British three part mini-series, which first aired on Channel 4 on 24 March 2005.-Plot:It is set in the year 2009 in a Britain where voter apathy is at an all time high and a new political party has just been voted into office... |
Steve | TV mini-series | |
| Pit Fighter Pit Fighter (film) Pit Fighter is a 2005 action movie directed by Jesse Johnson. The film stars Dominique Vandenberg, Steven Bauer and Stephen Graham and also Scott Adkins. The film is in no way related to the 1990 arcade videogame Pit-Fighter.-Plot:... |
Harry | ||
| Empire | Bazzer | TV mini-series | |
| Goal! Goal! (film) Goal! is a 2005 film directed by Danny Cannon. It is the first installment of a trilogy also named Goal!. This film was made with full cooperation from FIFA, which is one of the reasons actual teams and players are used throughout the film... |
Des | ||
| 2006 | Scummy Man | George | short |
| This is England This Is England -Track listing:#"54-46 Was My Number" - Toots & The Maytals#"Come On Eileen" - Dexys Midnight Runners#"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell#"Underpass/Flares" - Movie Dialogue From This Is England#"Nicole " - Gravenhurst... |
Combo | Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor The British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual award given to the Best Supporting Actor in a British film. The award was introduced in the 2008 ceremony.- 2008–2009 :- 2010–2019 :... |
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| The Innocence Project The Innocence Project The Innocence Project is a BBC television series.The Innocence Project may also refer to:*The Innocence Project, a non-profit legal organization in the United States founded in 1992 by Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld... |
Andrew Lucas | TV series (6 episodes: 2006-2007) | |
| 2007 | The Good Night The Good Night The Good Night is a 2007 romantic comedy film written and directed by Jake Paltrow. The film stars his sister Gwyneth Paltrow, Penélope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Danny DeVito, Simon Pegg and others... |
Victor | |
| 2008 | Filth and Wisdom Filth and Wisdom Filth and Wisdom is the first film directed by Madonna, starring Eugene Hütz, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure and Richard E. Grant. It was filmed on location in London, England from May 14 to May 29, 2007 with additional scenes shot in July 2007.... |
Harry Beecham | |
| The Passion The Passion (TV serial) The Passion is a television drama serial produced by the BBC and HBO Films in association with Deep Indigo Productions. It tells the story of the last week in the life of Jesus. The serial was first proposed by Peter Fincham in 2006, on the success of the contemporary-set Manchester Passion... |
Jesus Barrabas | TV mini-series (3 episodes) | |
| The Crew The Crew (2008 Film) The Crew is a 2008 British crime film based on the novel "Outlaws" by Kevin Sampson. It is set in the criminal underworld of Northern England especially Liverpool, Merseyside.-Synopsis:... |
Franner | ||
| Inkheart Inkheart (film) Inkheart is a 2008 fantasy film directed by Iain Softley and starring Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis and Jim Broadbent. It is based on the novel with the same name by Cornelia Funke... |
Fulvio | ||
| 2009 | The Devil's Wedding | The Hotelier | short |
| Awaydays Awaydays Awaydays is a 2009 British film directed by Pat Holden and stars Stephen Graham. It is based on the novel of the same name by Kevin Sampson, originally published eleven years previously in 1998.... |
Godden | ||
| The Damned United The Damned United The Damned United is a 2009 British sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace's bestselling novel The Damned Utd, a largely fictional book based on the author's interpretation of Brian Clough's tenure as manager of Leeds United... |
Billy Bremner Billy Bremner William John "Billy" Bremner was a Scottish professional footballer, most noted for his captaincy of the Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. He has since been voted Leeds United's greatest player of all time and has a statue outside the South East corner of Elland Road... |
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| Doghouse Doghouse (film) Doghouse is a 2009 British horror comedy and splatter film.A group of men travels to a remote village in England for a 'boys' weekend'. Upon their arrival, they found out that all the women in the town had been transformed into some kind of man-eating cannibals.-Plot:Vince is depressed over his... |
Vince | ||
| Public Enemies | Babyface Nelson Baby Face Nelson Lester Joseph Gillis , known under the pseudonym George Nelson, was a bank robber and murderer in the 1930s. Gillis was known as Baby Face Nelson, a name given to him due to his youthful appearance and small stature... |
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| Occupation Occupation (TV serial) Occupation is a BAFTA Award–winning three part drama serial broadcast by BBC One in June 2009. It was written by Peter Bowker and has been produced by Kudos for BBC Northern Ireland.It took four years to bring the serial to screen... |
Danny Ferguson | TV series (3 episodes) | |
| The Street The Street (TV series) The Street is a British television drama series created by Jimmy McGovern and produced by Granada Television for the BBC. The series follows the lives of various residents of an unnamed street in Manchester and features an all-star cast including Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Bob... |
Shay Ryan | Nominated — RTS Award for Best Actor | |
| 2010 | This is England '86 This Is England '86 This Is England '86 is a 2010 British drama series written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne. A spin-off from the 2006 film This Is England, and set three years later, it focuses on the mod revival scene rather than the skinhead subculture... |
Combo | TV series (3 episodes) |
| London Boulevard London Boulevard London Boulevard is a 2010 British film noir released in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2010. It is based on a novel by Ken Bruen with screenplay and direction by William Monahan, marking his directorial debut... |
Danny | ||
| Boardwalk Empire | Al Capone Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early... |
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 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 adventure fantasy film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series... |
Scrum | ||
| Texas Killing Fields | Rhino | completed | |
| Best Laid Plans | post-production | ||
| Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (film) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 English-language espionage film directed by Tomas Alfredson, from a screenplay written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan based on the 1974 novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré... |
Jerry Westerby | ||
| 2012 | Snow White & the Huntsman | Nero | filming |
Other media appearances
He appeared in the music videos "I Remember" by Deadmau5Deadmau5
Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
and Kaskade
Kaskade
Ryan Raddon , better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ and record producer. On October 20, 2011, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records Kaskade placed at #30...
, "Fluorescent Adolescent
Fluorescent Adolescent
- Chart performance :On downloads alone, "Fluorescent Adolescent" charted in the UK Singles Chart at #55 for the week commencing 25 June 2007. The song charted at number five upon release of the single on CD for the week commencing 16 July 2007. Since 27 June 2007, "Fluorescent Adolescent" has...
" and "When the Sun Goes Down" by the Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
and "Unlovable" by Babybird
Babybird
Babybird are a British indie band formed in 1995. The band is fronted by Stephen Jones, who has also released records as a solo artist, using his own name.-Career:Jones had begun...
, directed by Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol...
. 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.
External links
- EyeForFilm.co.uk – Interview with Stephen Graham about This Is England
- Audio Interview (2010)