Biography
Stephen Graham
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Who is Stephen Graham?
Stephen Graham is an English actor who is well-known for playing the role of Andrew ‘Combo’ Gascoigne in the 2006 British drama movie, ‘This is England’. He has also played in its sequels – the 2010 British drama movie, ‘This is England ‘86’ and the 2015 British drama movie, ‘This is England ‘90’. He can also be seen playing the iconic role of Scrum in two installments of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ series namely, ‘On Stranger Tides’ in 2011 and its sequel, ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’ in 2017. Moreover, he has also played the notorious role of the American gangster, Capone in the 2010-2014 HBO series, ‘Boardwalk Empire’.
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| Full Name | Stephen Joseph Graham |
| Date of Birth | 3 August 1973 |
| Birth Place | Kirkby, Lancashire |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo. |
| Occuaption | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Walters |
| Net Worth | $6.5 million |
Bio
Stephen Graham’s full name is Stephen Joseph Graham. He was born on 3 August 1973 in Kirkby, Lancashire to a mother who was a social worker and to a father, Stephen Kelly who was half Jamaican and half Swedish and had a good relationship with his son. His stepfather was a mechanic who later went on to be a pediatric nurse. Though he had a good relationship with his biological father, he was raised by his mother and stepfather. Besides this, he is currently 47 years old with the zodiac sign of Leo.
Nationality and Physical Stats
Stephen Graham holds an English nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity of Jamaican descent from his father’s side. He is a Christian and practices Christianity as his religion. Besides this, he stands at a height of 5 feet and 5 inches (1.66m/166cms) and weighs around 70kgs (154lbs). Moreover, he has an average body build with a pair of brown-colored eyes with light brown colored hair.
Education
Stephen Graham studied in the Overdale Primary School located in Kirkby. He was encouraged by actor Andrew Schofield to start his career as an actor when he performed in a school play. He took the suggestion and later enrolled in the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool and started training at the Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance.
Wife
Stephen Graham is happily married to actress Hannah Walters. The two of them tied knots on 6 June 2008 and have been blessed with a son named Alfie and a daughter named Grace. The family lives together in Ibstock, Leicestershire in England.
Social
Stephen Graham is active on Twitter. His Twitter account (@StephenGraham73) has over 271 thousand followers.
Career
Movies
Stephen Graham made his debut in the movie industry when he played the role of a football kid in the 1990 British television drama series, ‘Dancin’ Thru the Dark’. Later in 1991, he played another small role in the movie, ‘Blonde First’. Following these roles, he went on to star in movies like ‘Downtime’ in 1997, ‘Joint Venture’ in 1998, ‘Snatch’ in 2000, ‘Blow Dry’ and ‘The Last Minute’ in 2001, ‘Revengers Tragedy’ and ‘Gangs of New York’ in 2002, ‘American Cousins’ and ‘Without You’ in 2003, ‘The I Inside’ in 2004, ‘Pit Fighter’ and ‘Goal!’ in 2005, ‘Scummy Man’ and ‘This is England’ in 2006, ‘The Good Night’ in 2007, ‘Filth and Wisdom’, ‘The Crew’ and ‘Inkheart’ in 2008, ‘The Devil’s Wedding’,
Besides, ‘Awaydays’, ‘The Damned United’, ‘Doghouse’ and ‘Public Enemies’ in 2009, ‘London Boulevard’, ‘Season of the Witch’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ with Geoffrey Rush, ‘Texas Killing Fields’, ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ and ‘Being Eileen’ in 2011. In between the years 2012 and 2019, Stephen Graham has made appearances in movies like ‘Best Laid Plans’ as Danny, ‘Get Santa’ as the barber, ‘A Patch of Fog’ as Robert Green, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales’ as Scrum with Javier Bardem, ‘Walk Like a Panther’ as Mark Bolton, ‘The Irishman’ as Anthony ’Tony Pro’ Provenzano and ‘Greyhound’ as Lieutenant Commander Charlie Cole. He is also said to star in the upcoming movie of 2021, ‘Venom: Let There be Carnage’ along with Tom Hardy.
Television
Stephen Graham is a well-known name on television too. He has appeared for an episode each in series like ‘Heartbeat’ (1993), ‘The Lakes’ (1997), ‘Where the Heart Is’ (1998), ‘M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team’ (2005), ‘Walk Like a Panther’ (2011), ‘Playhouse Presents’ (2013) and ‘Action Team’ (2018). Likewise, he has appeared for numerous episodes in series like ‘The Virtues’ (2019), ‘Save Me’ (2018), ‘Little Boy Blue’ (2017), ‘The Secret Agent’ (2016), ‘This is England ‘90’ (2015), ‘Parade’s End’ (2012), ‘This is England ‘88’ (2011), ‘Boardwalk Empire’ (2010-2014), ‘This is England ‘86’ (2010) and ‘Top Buzzer’ (2004).
Music Videos
Stephen Graham has also appeared in numerous music videos during his career. He has appeared in Travis’ ‘Turn’ in 1999, Arctic Monkeys’ ‘When the Sun Goes Down’ in 2006 and ‘Fluorescent Adolescent’ in 2007, Deadmau5’s ‘I Remember’ in 2008, Babybird’s ‘Unlovable’ in 2010, Kasabian’s ‘You’re in Love with a Psycho’ and Goldie’s ‘I Adore You’ in 2017, Gazelle’s ‘Finger on the Trigger’ in 2018 and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ ‘Wandering Star’ in 2019.
Achievements
Stephen Graham has won the Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming award in the year 2010. Likewise, he has also won the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards’ Best Actor award for his work in ‘A Christmas Carol’, ‘Line of Duty’ and ‘The Virtues’ in the year 2020, International Film Festival of Wales’ Best Actor award for his work in ‘Being Keegan’ in the year 2018, Royal Television Society UK’s male actor award for his work in ‘The Virtues’ in the year 2020. Moreover, he also won the TMFF (The Monthly Film Festival) awards’ Actor of the Month award in January for his work in ‘Being Keegan’ in the year 2018.
Net Worth
As of the year 2020, Stephen Graham has an approximate net worth of $6.5 million.
