Stephen Graham
Biography
Stephen Graham, born 3 August 1973 in Kirkby, England, is an English actor and film producer. He began his acting career in 1990 and achieved early recognition with roles in the films Snatch (2000) and Gangs of New York (2002). His breakthrough came with the portrayal of Andrew “Combo” Gascoigne in the 2006 film This Is England. Graham continued the character on television in the series This Is England ’86, ’88 and ’90. His television work also includes starring roles in Little Boy Blue, the fifth series of Line of Duty, the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, the BBC drama Time, and the sixth series of Peaky Blinders. He created, co‑wrote and executive‑produced the Netflix miniseries Adolescence (2025), in which he also appeared. Known for acting, he has accumulated 136 credited roles.
Career overview
Stephen Graham, born on 3 August 1973 in Kirkby, England, is an English actor and film producer. He began working in the entertainment industry in 1990 and achieved early recognition with supporting roles in the crime‑drama Snatch (2000) and the historical epic Gangs of New York (2002). His breakout performance came in 2006 when he portrayed Andrew “Combo” Gascoigne in the film This Is England, a role that later defined a significant portion of his television career.
Graham revisited the character of Combo in the television continuations This Is England ’86, This Is England ’88 and This Is England ’90. His subsequent television work includes starring parts in the drama Little Boy Blue, the fifth series of the police procedural Line of Duty, the HBO period series Boardwalk Empire, the BBC drama Time, and the sixth series of the crime drama Peaky Blinders. Expanding his creative responsibilities, Graham created, co‑wrote and served as executive‑producer of the Netflix miniseries Adolescence (2025), in which he also appeared. Throughout his career, he has been credited on more than one hundred productions, demonstrating a sustained presence across film and television.
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- Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026) as Hayden Stagg
- Good Boy (2026) as Chris
- Nocturne (2026) as Jurek Walter
- Animol (2026) as Claypole
- Adolescence (2025) as Eddie Miller
- Adolescence (2025) Executive Producer
- Adolescence (2025) Writer
- Adolescence (2025) Creator
- A Thousand Blows (2025) as Henry 'Sugar' Goodson
- A Thousand Blows (2025) Executive Producer
- Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) as Douglas Springsteen
- Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough (2025) as Narrator
- Venom: The Last Dance (2024) as Detective Mulligan
- Young Woman and the Sea (2024) as Bill Burgess
- Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024) as Léopold Zborowski
- Blitz (2024) as Albert
- Buffalo Kids (2024) as Uncle Niall (Voice)
- Bodies (2023) as Mannix
- Boiling Point (2023) as Andy Jones
- Boiling Point (2023) Executive Producer
- Boiling Point (2023) Creator
- Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) as Mr. Wormwood
- The Walk-In (2022) as Matthew Collins
- The Walk-In (2022) Executive Producer
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) as Detective Mulligan
- Time (2021) as Eric McNally
- Time (2021) Executive Producer
- The North Water (2021) as Captain Brownlee
- Boiling Point (2021) as Andy Jones
- Boiling Point (2021) Executive Producer
- Phallacy (2021) as Travis
- The Making of Boiling Point (2021) as Self
- Help (2021) as Tony
- Help (2021) Executive Producer
- Greyhound (2020) as Charlie Cole
- Code 404 (2020) as DI Roy Carver
- White House Farm (2020) as DCI Thomas 'Taff' Jones
- Pop (2020) as Pop
- Making 'The Irishman' (2020) as Self
- The Irishman (2019) as Anthony 'Tony Pro' Provenzano
- Hellboy (2019) as Gruagach (voice)
- A Christmas Carol (2019) as Jacob Marley
- Rocketman (2019) as Dick James
- FX's A Christmas Carol (2019) as Jacob Marley
- The Virtues (2019) as Joseph
- Boiling Point (2019) as Chef
- Save Me (2018) as Fabio "Melon" Melonzola
- Funny Cow (2018) as Mike/Funny Calf's Dad
- Yardie (2018) as Rico
- Take Rabbit (2018) as Cabbage
- Walk Like a Panther (2018) as Mark Bolton
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) as Scrum
- Taboo (2017) as Atticus
- The Man with the Iron Heart (2017) as Heinrich Himmler
- Journey's End (2017) as Trotter
- Decline and Fall (2017) as Philbrick
- Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) as Joe Turner, Jr
- Little Boy Blue (2017) as SIO David Kelly
- Being Keegan (2017) as Jay
- The Secret Agent (2016) as Heat
- The Watchman (2016) as Carl
- The Driver (2015) as Eddie Killen
- This Is England '90 (2015) as Combo
- Hyena (2015) as David Knight
- A Patch of Fog (2015) as Robert Green
- Orthodox (2015) as Benjamin Levy
- Orthodox (2015) Executive Producer
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014)
- Get Santa (2014) as Barber
- The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire (2014) as Self
- Peaky Blinders (2013) as Hayden Stagg
- Gogglebox (2013) as Self
- Line of Duty (2012) as John Corbett
- Playhouse Presents (2012) as Len
- Orthodox (2012) as Benjamin
- Parade's End (2012) as Vincent MacMaster
- Blood (2012) as Chrissie Fairburn
- Best Laid Plans (2012) as Danny
- Good Cop (2012) as Noel Finch
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) as Scrum
- Season of the Witch (2011) as Hagamar
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) as Jerry Westerby
- Texas Killing Fields (2011) as Rhino
- Lapland (2011) as Pete Lewis
- This Is England '88 (2011) as Combo
- Boardwalk Empire (2010) as Al Capone
- Accused (2010) as Tony Baines
- This Is England '86 (2010) as Combo
- London Boulevard (2010) as Danny
- Public Enemies (2009) as Baby Face Nelson
- The Damned United (2009) as Billy Bremner
- Doghouse (2009) as Vince
- Occupation (2009) as Danny Ferguson
- The Devil's Wedding (2009) as The Hotelier
- Awaydays (2009) as John Godden
- Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies' (2009) as Self
- Occupation (2009) as Danny Ferguson
- Inkheart (2008) as Fulvio
- The Crew (2008) as Franner
- The Passion (2008) as Barabbas
- Filth and Wisdom (2008) as Harry Beechman
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- The Good Night (2007) as Victor
- This Is England (2007) as Combo
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- The Street (2006) as Shay Ryan
- Manilla Envelopes (2006) as Detective Staunton
- The Innocence Project (2006) as Andrew Lucas
- Scummy Man (2006) as George
- 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005) as Self
- Empire (2005) as Bazzer
- Goal! (2005) as Des
- Pit Fighter (2005) as Harry
- Last Rights (2005) as Steve
- The I Inside (2004) as Travis
- Top Buzzer (2004)
- Murder Investigation Team (2003)
- Murder Investigation Team (2003) as Jason Phelps
- American Cousins (2003) as Henry
- Gangs of New York (2002) as Shang
- Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) as Tommy (Snatch) (archive footage)
- Revengers Tragedy (2002) as 2nd Officer
- Flesh and Blood (2002) as Eddie
- What's Your Problem? (2002)
- Band of Brothers (2001) as Myron Mike Ranney
- Blow Dry (2001) as Press Photographer
- Making 'Snatch' (2001) as Self
- Snatch (2000) as Tommy
- Forgive and Forget (2000) as John
- Liverpool 1 (1998) as Thewlis
- The Jump (1998) as Peter McNulty
- The Lakes (1997) as Graham
- Downtime (1997) as Jacko
- UFC 13: The Ultimate Force (1997) as Self
- Soccer AM (1995) as Self
- The Hard Case (1995)
- Heartbeat (1992) as Barry Ward
- Blonde Fist (1991) as Young Boy
- Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990) as Football kid
- Children's Ward (1989) as Mickey Bell
- The Bill (1984)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Winner
- Heat 2 as Neil McCauley
- Greyhound 2 as Charlie Cole
- Bunker
- Ibelin