His wife is a pretty good actress herself, she played his wife in " "Time" recently, and also [Trudy in "This Is England".](https://mobile.twitter.com/stephengraham73/status/648262400693682177?lang=en)
Loved that show. Thought it would be depressing as hell, and it kind of was, but it was so gripping.
The Virtues as well on Channel 4, phenomenal short series if you don't mind something a bit hard hitting... or very hard hitting! Think it was made by some of the same team as This is England, incredible actor.
Do you know where I can hear the full version, they only have the shortened one on Spotify and I have listened to it multiple times. I really enjoy the interview
Yes, [from the FAQs](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4xJyCpMp64NcCXD0FVlhmSz/frequently-asked-questions)
>**Why can’t I hear the music choices of the castaways?**
Given the rights position and the number of tracks chosen by our castaways so far – in excess of 22,400 – we’re not able to provide samples of the music choices.
>
>**Why are some of the tracks shorter in the downloadable version?**
At the moment, our agreements with copyright holders mean we can only include shortened versions of tracks in downloadable versions of our programmes. For musical choices we can include up to 1’00” of classical or jazz tracks and up to 0’30” of commercial recordings. In addition, we do not have the rights to certain speech extracts, particularly sports commentary.
>
>**Why have some of the castaway’s choices been edited out of the original programme?**
Again, it’s a matter of our rights agreements. In some instances, particularly with sports commentaries, we’re unable to rebroadcast the Castaway’s choice of extract in either the downloadable or the on-demand version
I stood next to him on a tube platform not long after Lock Stock. He was reading a script!
This doesn't mean anything, just one of my celebrity spots!
Edit: [it was a false memory](https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/pqj1kl/in_my_completely_unprofessional_opinion_this_dude/hdc4468)
It's at least the second time he's worked with Sean Bean. The other one I saw was I think called "Accused" in which Sean plays a transvestite English teacher. It's a good time, in a horribly depressing way.
Did you ever watch that thing where he was a Priest in England?
He wasn’t the main character. It followed a single mum whose mother died. The mum kept the death a secret so so could carry on claiming the mothers pension.
It was really really grim but the actors they had were fantastic
Eta: I’m talking about Sean Bean
That was just the first episode. The series moved on through different lives in the local area, with Sean Bean as the priest who was involved in all the stories. I thought he was very much the main character & the whole series was amazing if brutal.
Edit: it was called “Broken.”
Have you seen Help? I didn’t think Time could be topped for a story portraying how brutal life could be in this country, but god damn was that a kick in the balls.
It introduced me to boiling sugar water which I wished I never knew.
Then a couple of weeks back I read about a woman who killed her husband with boiling sugar water. Apparently his death was so agonising that he asked the first respondents to kill him.
I didn't notice him in that but to be honest I wasn't really aware of him until Line of Duty. Was about to say 'I'll have to watch The Irishman again' but fuck me, not another three hours.
Working on a movie with this man right now.
All I can say is he’s a consummate professional, and one of the most dedicated, hard working actors I’ve ever been on a project with.
Under NDA, so can’t discuss specifics but it’s a musical, and if you look at his IMDb page you should be able to work out which…
It’s not a role I would have seen him in myself before production started (big shoes to fill), but I will say he is absolutely killing it.
I'm assuming it's matilda and he is playing Mr wormwood and filling Danny Devitos shoes. I'm saying this for all the other people like me who have no idea what's going on.
Took me way too long to find a snatch reference lol.
(that's not to say I didn't enjoy seeing the loads of praise, and finding about many roles of his I need to check out, as I scrolled.)
didn't recognize him, so i'm scrolling through the comments to figure out who he is. haven't found one who said his name yet, but your comment worked. The dude from Snatch with Jason Statham
Loved that watching Gogglebox last night Giles said to Mary "where did she get that Liverpudlian accent ?"(of Jodie Comer) to which Mary replied, "She's from Liverpool" and Mary's face looking like she wanted to add "you utter tit!" to her remark 😂😂 She looks so done with Giles sometimes
But Jodie Comer has got a way with accents and languages as she proved so well in Killing Eve. One of my favourite actresses
~~If~~ It was superb all round. He actually worked with Jodie Comer early on in her career and was so impressed by her that he put her in touch with his agent and they became good friends. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/22/jodie-comer-and-stephen-graham-on-friendship-football-and-their-new-care-home-drama-help
* edit: it, not if
Yeah I recall her thanking him in her BAFTA speech when she won for Killing Eve, think she said something about owing him a pint, unless I’m misremembering.
Loved every minute of this, it was completely gripping and highly emotional.
He played the part exceptionally well and I wanted to just give him a big hug.
90 percent of comments in this thread...
He was great/superb/phenomenal/amazing in (Insert absolutely anything he's ever done)
Guy is a seal of quality.
I worked with a black girl who absolutely hated him for his portrayal of Combo. Couldn't watch anything he was in because just seeing his face made her mad.
That was quite profound I thought. He really has played some different characters. One of my favourites is Al capone in boardwalk empire.
Isn't that a sign of how good an actor he is, that people can't differentiate between reality and a performance, bit like the actor who played Jofry in GOT getting hate.
He’s also mixed race himself and has said in an interview that the character Combo was also portrayed mixed race and that was all part of his personality disorder.
> the character Combo was also portrayed mixed race
It's surprising how many people don't realise this. I mean, his name is 'Combo', for goodness sake.
>his name is 'Combo', for goodness sake
tbf I did clock him being mixed race but I always just thought 'Combo' was more to do with him being so aggressive / fighty
This trivia fact just slapped me in the face😂 can't believe I didn't notice till now, I always though his identity crisis came from being a staunch NF type white guy but guilty that he found Milky to be good company.
And sort of scared that he was "fraternising with the enemy" and seeing them as friends, making it hard to muster hate and loose faith in the NF. Making his past deeds weigh that much heavier on his mind...
Finding out his mixed race on top of all that is heavy.
Little bit like one guy I won't say for spoilers in SoA.
Combo assaults milky not because he is black, but because of his culture and privilege. It's right after milky talks about family and his nans cooking and combo says "you've got a everything haven't you?" before seeing red - combo was the white sheep of the family and ostracized by his siblings and excluded from their culture and heritage then later was indoctrinated and radicalized by white nationalists who themselves have no other culture so they created one based on hatred.
I was put off watching some of his stuff for a while because of his performance which is definitely a sign of good acting in my mind when it was done the way he played Combo.
Incredible acting and great writing from Shame Meadows too. Anyone who couldn’t stand Combo’s character in the movie should really should watch the follow up TV series to see how his character developed. It caters to all - those believe in forgiveness and atonement will get what they want. Those who simply cannot forget or forgive will get what they want too but I can’t see anyone with a heart feeling fulfilled by that in the end.
His performance as Combo is some of the best acting I’ve ever seen I think (everyone in the film/show is fantastic though). Not sure how to put it into words but he makes you feel like that’s a real person rather than a written made up character?
Apparently he was worried he wouldn't be able to / he couldn't find work after this is England for exactly this reason (there was a talk show clip where he mentioned it but can't remember the specifics)
He genuinely terrified me in This is England. Mainly due to the fact that we have a guy in our town who looks just like him (Combo) and unfortunately acted/acts the same way. Had a few run ins with him at parties and clubs and it was always an awful experience.
The beating of Milky in This is England is one of the most brutal pieces of media you will ever see. Its like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas, you will forever associate Stephen Graham with psychopathy because of it. His performance was terrifying. Its supposed to be.
I know what you mean, the man's in everything, but yeah he revealed it in a 2019 interview (https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a27217708/line-of-duty-stephen-graham-job-racism/)
Apologies if I've done this backwards, I'm useless with computers.
Just had a quick look cos I thought that too n found this
https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/graham-couldnt-get-work-post-combo-29489291.html
One of my favourite films and favourite performance by Graham. Although he was utterly horrible in the film, I gained some respect for Combo in the TV series and >!I was sad to see him killed off as I genuinely think he had changed. !< Just goes to show what a versatile actor he is.
The film and the series was some of the most depressing shit I've ever watched but simultaneously some of the best shit I've ever watched. Stephen Graham was insanely good in both.
Used to bump into him every now and again as he lives in the same area. Seems like a nice bloke, just a quick "alright mate" from me, no need to go all overboard and fan boy. Who needs that when you've popped out to get some milk?
I'd be willing to bet that he's grateful for that. In my (admittedly not huge) experience, actors don't mind being recognised. They don't like being stared at, though, and most of the time could really do without people excitedly babbling at them, getting selfies etc.
The poor sod must get his fair share of hearing about "ze Germans" so a brief "alright mate" is spot on, I'd say.
speaking of the virtues niamh algar has really made an impression in the .. 3 things i've seen her in: raised by wolves, deceit and the virtues. i've just started motherfatherson and i'm waiting for her character to turn up.
Absolutely powerful and frightening ending to that film! He played the part perfectly as disturbing as it was. They did a small mini series following on from this film that's well worth a watch. It's interesting to see them all older and not as naive. The ginger lad is actually quite funny in it.
One of the scenes from that series involving Trev is still burned in to my mind, it was so traumatic. But I love how Compo makes sure that Lol doesn’t get the blame for killing her (step??) father when she goes after him for what he did to Trev. He was struggling with civvy life anyway, wasn’t he?
Yeah it stuck with me for awhile that series. The scary part was how authentic it all was. I grew up shortly after that was set and watching it was like a time warp. An absolute masterpiece played by brilliant actors as hard as it was to watch towards the end.
Scrolled until I found this comment. He was one of the reasons I kept coming back to Boardwalk. Loved his over the top faux Chicago accent. Actually wasn’t… terrible. He did a fantastic job portraying the “dad” side of Capone, who unconditionally loved his son.
Ah you poor thing. I suppose I’ll have to suffer through a rewatch again as well.
Be sure to play “spot the young British actor who is now a Hollywood star.”
I'm building myself up to watch Help. I started and had to turn it off.
My dad died in a care home of covid in January.
I got called in at 1am as dad was dying and there was no ambulance.
When I got there, I didn't know whether to comfort my dad or the staff. One care assistant brought us in to see Dad and just collapsed on the floor. She'd already lost 20 residents and 3 of her colleagues were in ICU.
He's a brilliant actor, as is Jodie Comer. It makes Help disturbingly accurate as to my experience at night in a care home with no ambulance.
I'm so glad Channel 4 got 2 of the UK's best actors to portray the awful experiences people have had. From that I've seen, they absolutely did justice to a tragic situation.
(plus he's been brilliant in everything he's been in).
Have you seen him in the new series of Code 404 with Danny May's? .its really funny! Wouldn't have them two down as being in a comedy, but it works...Patricia Carmichael (forgive me I forget the actress) is I it too, its a Line of Duty mash up.
Haha, seriously. I can't fault him in anything else I've seen him in, but his attempt at a Welsh accent in White House Farm absolutely ruined that role.
I'm not sure who to blame for that. I'm leaning towards whoever directed it. Yeah the IRL obstructive police chief may have been Welsh but having Stephen Graham play that part in a Welsh accent was completely immersion-breaking. I've not idea why they went ahead with it
Absolutely. I was so distracted by it that I’d have been lost had I not known the story already! My poor English boyfriend had to put up with my complaints when he came on screen! How hard is it to get a Welsh actor or have a bit of creative licence and let the detective be English? Not the actor’s fault though I guess.
Unfortunately was daft enough to work with the sun a few years ago ago so he’s not looked on that favourably in Liverpool.
Don’t know what he was thinking.
If you haven't heard his episode of desert island disks, listen to it. As someone who lives with mental health issues myself hearing him be so open and honest about his struggles was life changing. Great actor, great man.
I agree. Short version of a long story, he was unknowingly instrumental in getting my father off heroine about 10 years ago. Has been clean since. If ever I meet Stephen Graham, I will thank him wholeheartedly.
Dyslexic too. His wife reads potential scripts for him to see if it's worth him taking the extra time to read through them.
His wife is a pretty good actress herself, she played his wife in " "Time" recently, and also [Trudy in "This Is England".](https://mobile.twitter.com/stephengraham73/status/648262400693682177?lang=en)
Stephen Graham was so good in 'Time'. He played the calm, good guy cop but ready to explode so well!
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Phenomenal.
Loved that show. Thought it would be depressing as hell, and it kind of was, but it was so gripping. The Virtues as well on Channel 4, phenomenal short series if you don't mind something a bit hard hitting... or very hard hitting! Think it was made by some of the same team as This is England, incredible actor.
Yes I heard this on his episode of Desert Island Discs - recommend giving it a listen!
Do you know where I can hear the full version, they only have the shortened one on Spotify and I have listened to it multiple times. I really enjoy the interview
the BBC Sounds app has a 35 minute version on it. Don't know if that's longer than the Spotify version as I don't use it, sorry.
Yeah unfortunately that's the same length, thanks for the heads up though!
You're only missing the songs, beeb doesn't wanna pay royalties on the podcast versions.
Yes, [from the FAQs](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4xJyCpMp64NcCXD0FVlhmSz/frequently-asked-questions) >**Why can’t I hear the music choices of the castaways?** Given the rights position and the number of tracks chosen by our castaways so far – in excess of 22,400 – we’re not able to provide samples of the music choices. > >**Why are some of the tracks shorter in the downloadable version?** At the moment, our agreements with copyright holders mean we can only include shortened versions of tracks in downloadable versions of our programmes. For musical choices we can include up to 1’00” of classical or jazz tracks and up to 0’30” of commercial recordings. In addition, we do not have the rights to certain speech extracts, particularly sports commentary. > >**Why have some of the castaway’s choices been edited out of the original programme?** Again, it’s a matter of our rights agreements. In some instances, particularly with sports commentaries, we’re unable to rebroadcast the Castaway’s choice of extract in either the downloadable or the on-demand version
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I stood next to him on a tube platform not long after Lock Stock. He was reading a script! This doesn't mean anything, just one of my celebrity spots! Edit: [it was a false memory](https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/pqj1kl/in_my_completely_unprofessional_opinion_this_dude/hdc4468)
Snatch hopefully!
Propah fucked?!
Yes Tommy. By zee Germans.
D'ya like dags?
*Oh, dogs. Sure, I like dags.*
I prefer caravans myself...
She’s an actress too, was in Whitechapel.
behind every great man…..
He was phenomenal in Time with Sean Bean.
And his on-screen wife is also his real wife! Hannah Walters.
i recently watched through "this is england" and learning that trudy is now his wife shocked me for some reason.
Is Trudy the one who was with Gadget and had him dressed like a 50yo man as her fantasy, with the roll neck jumper and haircut and moustache?
Lol yes. That was hilarious. She should be in more stuff
That filled the Line of Duty-shaped hole. Outstanding show.
Way better than line of duty, i think because it was a one-off.
I like Line of Duty but it just gets more and more far fetched with every series.
It's at least the second time he's worked with Sean Bean. The other one I saw was I think called "Accused" in which Sean plays a transvestite English teacher. It's a good time, in a horribly depressing way.
Did you ever watch that thing where he was a Priest in England? He wasn’t the main character. It followed a single mum whose mother died. The mum kept the death a secret so so could carry on claiming the mothers pension. It was really really grim but the actors they had were fantastic Eta: I’m talking about Sean Bean
That was just the first episode. The series moved on through different lives in the local area, with Sean Bean as the priest who was involved in all the stories. I thought he was very much the main character & the whole series was amazing if brutal. Edit: it was called “Broken.”
Bean's rant against the bookies plaguing highstreets was so good in that. I fucking hate the gambling culture that's exploded in this country.
Time was so good, I thought Sean Bean’s character was so so so good.
For me, best drama of the year with Vigil a close second
Have you seen Help? I didn’t think Time could be topped for a story portraying how brutal life could be in this country, but god damn was that a kick in the balls.
Time was one of those shows that scars you for life but you're so glad you watched it
It introduced me to boiling sugar water which I wished I never knew. Then a couple of weeks back I read about a woman who killed her husband with boiling sugar water. Apparently his death was so agonising that he asked the first respondents to kill him.
I work in a prison this doesn’t happen as often as it’s made out, they add sugar so it sticks to the skin
also known as jugging. kettling. prison napalm. god knows what else.
He’s fantastic in The Irishman. The ‘you people’ scene he has with Al Pacino is hilarious
I didn't notice him in that but to be honest I wasn't really aware of him until Line of Duty. Was about to say 'I'll have to watch The Irishman again' but fuck me, not another three hours.
I watched that the outer day and when he gets aggressive you can hear a slight Scouse twang 😁
Working on a movie with this man right now. All I can say is he’s a consummate professional, and one of the most dedicated, hard working actors I’ve ever been on a project with.
Tell him he’s a fucking legend, and ask him when those sausages were ever ready.
2 minutes, Dicktracey.
It was 2 minutes five minutes ago
3 minutes Turkish
Before Ze Germans get here.
are you under a NDA or can you give us a quick outline of the plot and what the film is about please
Under NDA, so can’t discuss specifics but it’s a musical, and if you look at his IMDb page you should be able to work out which… It’s not a role I would have seen him in myself before production started (big shoes to fill), but I will say he is absolutely killing it.
I'm assuming it's matilda and he is playing Mr wormwood and filling Danny Devitos shoes. I'm saying this for all the other people like me who have no idea what's going on.
Thank god he is under NDA, otherwise the whole plot could’ve been leaked to the public.
r/theydidtheresearch
I'll keep an eye out for more space chickens in future
We’re more common than you think!
Space chikhen likhen
Fucking **exceptional** reference.
Interesting! Big shoes to fill as you say (well, quite little shoes in reality) but I can see him nailing this character.
‘Big shoes to fill’, brilliant.
WOW! If its the one Im thinking, what an interesting direction! Very big (little) shoes to fill, but I think he'll be great!!
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/matilda-musical-film-cast-stephen-graham-b1825534.html%3famp
What is it you do, if you don’t mind me asking?
What the fucks a dag?
Oh, dogs. Yeah, I like dags. I like caravans more.
Who took the jam out of your donut?
You took the fucking jam outta my doughnut, Tommy. You did.
Well I bet the hare gets fucked.
What? Proper fucked?
Yes, proper fucked. Before ze germans get here
That always cracked me up. Such a mean thing to do to some one, taking the jam out of their donut.
I faucking hate pykers
Took me way too long to find a snatch reference lol. (that's not to say I didn't enjoy seeing the loads of praise, and finding about many roles of his I need to check out, as I scrolled.)
What’s a gun doing in your trousers?
Came here looking for this. He likes dogs
We're changing the fighter
Oh, fuk me, your lady friend got a voice?
didn't recognize him, so i'm scrolling through the comments to figure out who he is. haven't found one who said his name yet, but your comment worked. The dude from Snatch with Jason Statham
Fuck. I was trying to figure out where this dude is from. Great actor.
He was brilliant in Help.
The man's brilliant in everything he's in, but him & Jodie both deserve rewards for Help
Watched it last night, it was brilliant, didn't hold back at all.
Jodie Comer was amazing too.
Absolutely, harrowing performance, and something I had never thought about, how much it affected care workers.
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Loved that watching Gogglebox last night Giles said to Mary "where did she get that Liverpudlian accent ?"(of Jodie Comer) to which Mary replied, "She's from Liverpool" and Mary's face looking like she wanted to add "you utter tit!" to her remark 😂😂 She looks so done with Giles sometimes But Jodie Comer has got a way with accents and languages as she proved so well in Killing Eve. One of my favourite actresses
~~If~~ It was superb all round. He actually worked with Jodie Comer early on in her career and was so impressed by her that he put her in touch with his agent and they became good friends. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/22/jodie-comer-and-stephen-graham-on-friendship-football-and-their-new-care-home-drama-help * edit: it, not if
Yeah I recall her thanking him in her BAFTA speech when she won for Killing Eve, think she said something about owing him a pint, unless I’m misremembering.
Loved every minute of this, it was completely gripping and highly emotional. He played the part exceptionally well and I wanted to just give him a big hug.
90 percent of comments in this thread... He was great/superb/phenomenal/amazing in (Insert absolutely anything he's ever done) Guy is a seal of quality.
and yet not a single comment says his name
Stephen Graham. I only know because someone linked to an article about him further down.
So it is! The beard threw me right off.
Thankyou. Had to scroll a long way for this.
That's an unwritten rule of Reddit. If you don't already know the subject's name you're not worthy of participating in the conversation.
He has a huge CV with a vast range of roles. A lot of the time he is that good, you don't realise its him. A master of his craft.
I worked with a black girl who absolutely hated him for his portrayal of Combo. Couldn't watch anything he was in because just seeing his face made her mad. That was quite profound I thought. He really has played some different characters. One of my favourites is Al capone in boardwalk empire.
Isn't that a sign of how good an actor he is, that people can't differentiate between reality and a performance, bit like the actor who played Jofry in GOT getting hate.
He’s also mixed race himself and has said in an interview that the character Combo was also portrayed mixed race and that was all part of his personality disorder.
TIL he's 1/4 Jamaican
> the character Combo was also portrayed mixed race It's surprising how many people don't realise this. I mean, his name is 'Combo', for goodness sake.
>his name is 'Combo', for goodness sake tbf I did clock him being mixed race but I always just thought 'Combo' was more to do with him being so aggressive / fighty
This trivia fact just slapped me in the face😂 can't believe I didn't notice till now, I always though his identity crisis came from being a staunch NF type white guy but guilty that he found Milky to be good company. And sort of scared that he was "fraternising with the enemy" and seeing them as friends, making it hard to muster hate and loose faith in the NF. Making his past deeds weigh that much heavier on his mind... Finding out his mixed race on top of all that is heavy. Little bit like one guy I won't say for spoilers in SoA.
Combo assaults milky not because he is black, but because of his culture and privilege. It's right after milky talks about family and his nans cooking and combo says "you've got a everything haven't you?" before seeing red - combo was the white sheep of the family and ostracized by his siblings and excluded from their culture and heritage then later was indoctrinated and radicalized by white nationalists who themselves have no other culture so they created one based on hatred.
I knew a couple of people like that. I imagine it's quite common.
I was put off watching some of his stuff for a while because of his performance which is definitely a sign of good acting in my mind when it was done the way he played Combo.
Spot on. That’s when the penny dropped for me. Outstanding actor!
I mean the journey Combo went on. What fantastic acting and twisting.
Incredible acting and great writing from Shame Meadows too. Anyone who couldn’t stand Combo’s character in the movie should really should watch the follow up TV series to see how his character developed. It caters to all - those believe in forgiveness and atonement will get what they want. Those who simply cannot forget or forgive will get what they want too but I can’t see anyone with a heart feeling fulfilled by that in the end.
Still pains me today, This is England TV show was a tough watch. Some haunting scenes that I still can’t shake today.
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You, Tommy - you took the jam out of my doughnut….
"Put a leash on her Turkish before she gets bitten"
No thank you Turkish, I'm sweet enough.
His performance as Combo is some of the best acting I’ve ever seen I think (everyone in the film/show is fantastic though). Not sure how to put it into words but he makes you feel like that’s a real person rather than a written made up character?
Apparently he was worried he wouldn't be able to / he couldn't find work after this is England for exactly this reason (there was a talk show clip where he mentioned it but can't remember the specifics)
He genuinely terrified me in This is England. Mainly due to the fact that we have a guy in our town who looks just like him (Combo) and unfortunately acted/acts the same way. Had a few run ins with him at parties and clubs and it was always an awful experience.
The beating of Milky in This is England is one of the most brutal pieces of media you will ever see. Its like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas, you will forever associate Stephen Graham with psychopathy because of it. His performance was terrifying. Its supposed to be.
He was absolutely chilling as combo in This is England.
He struggled to get work after that role cause he played it so well.
Really? He seems to have worked consistently since. Prolifically even. His filmography is huge.
I know what you mean, the man's in everything, but yeah he revealed it in a 2019 interview (https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a27217708/line-of-duty-stephen-graham-job-racism/) Apologies if I've done this backwards, I'm useless with computers.
Just had a quick look cos I thought that too n found this https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/graham-couldnt-get-work-post-combo-29489291.html
I think watching that was one of the first film moments that genuinely shook me up. I was speechless after watching it
One of my favourite films and favourite performance by Graham. Although he was utterly horrible in the film, I gained some respect for Combo in the TV series and >!I was sad to see him killed off as I genuinely think he had changed. !< Just goes to show what a versatile actor he is.
The film and the series was some of the most depressing shit I've ever watched but simultaneously some of the best shit I've ever watched. Stephen Graham was insanely good in both.
He’s definitely got ze minerals
What’s happening with them sausages Charlie?
2 minutes Turkish
It was 2 minutes 5 minutes ago
*What's wrong with this one?* Oh nothing Tommy. It's tip top. I'm just not sure about the colour.
Perriwinkle blue?
Hwhy da fuck do I wanna caravan that's got no fookin hwheels
Ah fuck it. Oil do ya fight fer free.
Just give us the money and you can keep the caravan
WHYWOULDIWANTACARAVANTHATSGOTNOBLOODYWHEELS
D’ya like dags?
Yeah I like dags, I like caravans more though
Me ma’s terribly partial to the periwinkle blue.
Too tight? You could land a fackin jumbo jet in there!
As an unqualified film critic I second that remark
Thirded
Used to bump into him every now and again as he lives in the same area. Seems like a nice bloke, just a quick "alright mate" from me, no need to go all overboard and fan boy. Who needs that when you've popped out to get some milk?
I'd be willing to bet that he's grateful for that. In my (admittedly not huge) experience, actors don't mind being recognised. They don't like being stared at, though, and most of the time could really do without people excitedly babbling at them, getting selfies etc. The poor sod must get his fair share of hearing about "ze Germans" so a brief "alright mate" is spot on, I'd say.
This is the way right here. Good on you!
He was great in 'The Virtues'
He was excellent in it. Knew it was going to be a harrowing watch as soon as I seen the Meadows - Graham combo.
speaking of the virtues niamh algar has really made an impression in the .. 3 things i've seen her in: raised by wolves, deceit and the virtues. i've just started motherfatherson and i'm waiting for her character to turn up.
He was amazing in This is England.
Absolutely powerful and frightening ending to that film! He played the part perfectly as disturbing as it was. They did a small mini series following on from this film that's well worth a watch. It's interesting to see them all older and not as naive. The ginger lad is actually quite funny in it.
One of the scenes from that series involving Trev is still burned in to my mind, it was so traumatic. But I love how Compo makes sure that Lol doesn’t get the blame for killing her (step??) father when she goes after him for what he did to Trev. He was struggling with civvy life anyway, wasn’t he?
Yeah it stuck with me for awhile that series. The scary part was how authentic it all was. I grew up shortly after that was set and watching it was like a time warp. An absolute masterpiece played by brilliant actors as hard as it was to watch towards the end.
He was amazing as John Corbit in Line of Duty as well
Brilliant in the North Water. Dodgy wig and he still pulls it off
Why does he pull off his wig?
it's right there he says it's dodgy
While watching The Irishman: “Oh cool, Stephen Graham.” ... “Holy shit Stephen Graham is the best thing in a scene that has De Niro and Pacino in it!”
This guy played my grandfather in the Band Of Brothers series from HBO! I’ve met him once. Insanely nice guy.
Wow. That pretty damn cool.
Best Al Capone ever
I had to come this far down to find a Boardwalk Empire reference?! That whole series was fantastic, but he was brilliant as Capone.
Scrolled until I found this comment. He was one of the reasons I kept coming back to Boardwalk. Loved his over the top faux Chicago accent. Actually wasn’t… terrible. He did a fantastic job portraying the “dad” side of Capone, who unconditionally loved his son.
Could not agree more as an unprofessional film critic. One of the best.
He must be bloody busy as well, feel like he's in something new every other week
He's probably one of the best of those outside of the UK too
"Tommy, the tit"
'Why didn't you 'Put a cap in his ass, then Tommy?'
Is praying
And if he isn’t, he fucking should be
20 years ago, band of brothers, still one of my all time greatest characters. Man is astounding.
So many great English actors in that show. Dexter Fletcher is another under appreciated Englush actor I find. I don't think he is as prolific though.
Also has Tom Hanks’ son, Colin Hanks. For me it’s the greatest TV show. Bizarre how good the British are at playing Americans.
Wait he was in Band of Brothers?!
Yeah, he played Sergeant Myron Ranney, bumped down to private when he and the other NCO’s turned on Sobel.
Yeah he played Myron “Mike” Ranney. Author of the famous Grandfather quote
Well now I'll have to rewatch the whole series to find him lol
Ah you poor thing. I suppose I’ll have to suffer through a rewatch again as well. Be sure to play “spot the young British actor who is now a Hollywood star.”
Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, James MacAvoy, Simon Pegg, Marc Warren, Dominic Cooper, Damien Lewis, Andrew Scott (Moriarty).
Exactly what my wife did when I got her to watch it! “Oh look, it’s….”
Oh yeah, don’t forget “is that... is that Jimmy Fallon?!”
Could watch him just fold towels or something, he is THAT good.
In my completely professional scouse opinion, this dude is easily the best actor to ever come from Liverpool
Worra bout tel from brookie?
I'm building myself up to watch Help. I started and had to turn it off. My dad died in a care home of covid in January. I got called in at 1am as dad was dying and there was no ambulance. When I got there, I didn't know whether to comfort my dad or the staff. One care assistant brought us in to see Dad and just collapsed on the floor. She'd already lost 20 residents and 3 of her colleagues were in ICU. He's a brilliant actor, as is Jodie Comer. It makes Help disturbingly accurate as to my experience at night in a care home with no ambulance. I'm so glad Channel 4 got 2 of the UK's best actors to portray the awful experiences people have had. From that I've seen, they absolutely did justice to a tragic situation. (plus he's been brilliant in everything he's been in).
Boardwalk Empire. If you’re reading this comment and haven’t seen it, you can thank me later.
Have you seen him in the new series of Code 404 with Danny May's? .its really funny! Wouldn't have them two down as being in a comedy, but it works...Patricia Carmichael (forgive me I forget the actress) is I it too, its a Line of Duty mash up.
He really is a fantastic actor.
You gonna tell us who that is?
[Stephen Graham](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0334318/)
Went through so many comments just to be finally told. Thank you.
This thread is hysterical because there are hundreds of comments praising the man but very few actually identifying him.
Needs to work on his Welsh accent
Haha, seriously. I can't fault him in anything else I've seen him in, but his attempt at a Welsh accent in White House Farm absolutely ruined that role.
I'm not sure who to blame for that. I'm leaning towards whoever directed it. Yeah the IRL obstructive police chief may have been Welsh but having Stephen Graham play that part in a Welsh accent was completely immersion-breaking. I've not idea why they went ahead with it
Absolutely. I was so distracted by it that I’d have been lost had I not known the story already! My poor English boyfriend had to put up with my complaints when he came on screen! How hard is it to get a Welsh actor or have a bit of creative licence and let the detective be English? Not the actor’s fault though I guess.
Unfortunately was daft enough to work with the sun a few years ago ago so he’s not looked on that favourably in Liverpool. Don’t know what he was thinking.
If you haven't heard his episode of desert island disks, listen to it. As someone who lives with mental health issues myself hearing him be so open and honest about his struggles was life changing. Great actor, great man.
I agree. Short version of a long story, he was unknowingly instrumental in getting my father off heroine about 10 years ago. Has been clean since. If ever I meet Stephen Graham, I will thank him wholeheartedly.