Stephen Graham

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Born....3 August 1973
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Stephen Graham

Date of Birth
3 August 1973, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Height
5' 5½" (1.66 m)

Mini Biography

Stephen Graham was born August 3, 1973, in the small town of Kirkby, Liverpool, England, UK. After years of small parts, he finally got his big break in an unexpected way, playing the dim-witted Tommy in Guy Ritchie's film Snatch. (2000). Apparently Graham didn't even audition for the role as Tommy--he accompanied a friend to an audition for Ritchie one day and was asked if he was next. When Graham replied "No," Ritchie told the then-unknown actor, "I like your face," and was asked if he could start work Monday.

So much is to be said of this great actor, who started his career with bit parts on the BBC (he played Lee Sankey on "Coronation Street" (1960) in 1999, and smaller films like Pit Fighter (2005) and Jeff Lieberman's acclaimed independent flick Satan's Little Helper (2004). Graham has also appeared in the critically acclaimed Gangs of New York (2002), directed by the great Martin Scorsese, and has been on television, playing Sgt. Myron 'Mike' Ranney. Alhough his acting career hasn't been all good, Graham has vowed never to return to his hometown of Kirby after a vicious, unprovoked attack outside a pub in the town just after the release of Snatch. (2000). Obviously, some people took his role as Tommy a little too seriously. This actor, though still relatively unknown, is climbing the ladder to the top, very quickly. With roles in some of the most groundbreaking film and television projects, it's only natural that Stephen Graham will soon be a household name.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0334318/bio

Actor:

* 2000s
* 1990s

1. "The Innocence Project" .... Andrew / ... (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Episode #1.7 (2007) TV Episode .... Andrew Lucas
- Episode #1.5 (2006) TV Episode .... Andrew
- Episode #1.4 (2006) TV Episode .... Andrew
- Episode #1.3 (2006) TV Episode .... Andrew
- Episode #1.2 (2006) TV Episode .... Andrew
(1 more)
2. This Is England (2006) .... Combo
3. Scummy Man (2006) .... George
4. Goal! (2005) .... Des
... aka Goal! The Dream Begins (USA)
... aka Goal!: The Impossible Dream (Europe: English title: DVD box title)
5. "Empire" (2005) (mini) TV Series .... Bazzer
6. Pit Fighter (2005) .... Harry
7. Last Rights (2005) (TV) .... Steve
8. "M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team" .... Jason Phelps (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Murder Investigation Team (Australia) (International: English title) (UK: DVD title)
... aka M.I.T. (UK: promotional abbreviation)
- Episode #2.3 (2005) TV Episode .... Jason Phelps
9. "Top Buzzer" (2004) TV Series .... Lee (unknown episodes)
10. Satan's Little Helper (2004) .... Alex Martin
11. American Cousins (2003) .... Henry
12. Without You (2003) (TV) .... Billy
13. The I Inside (2003) .... Travis
14. Gangs of New York (2002) .... Shang
15. Flesh and Blood (2002) (TV) .... Eddie
16. Revengers Tragedy (2002) .... 2nd Officer
17. "Band of Brothers" (2001) (mini) TV Series .... Sgt. Myron 'Mike' Ranney
18. The Last Minute (2001) .... DJ Banana
19. Blow Dry (2001) .... Photographer
... aka Über kurz oder lang (Germany)
20. Snatch. (2000) .... Tommy
21. Forgive and Forget (2000) (TV) .... John

22. "Coronation Street" (1960) TV Series .... Lee Sankey (unknown episodes, 1999)
... aka Corrie (UK: informal title)
23. "The Bill" .... Jezzo / ... (3 episodes, 1998-1999)
- Lock In (1999) TV Episode .... Jezzo
- Consumers (1999) TV Episode .... Jezzo
- Room to Manoeuvre (1998) TV Episode .... Jason Barrett
24. "Brothers and Sisters" (1998) TV Series .... Andrew
25. Joint Venture (1998) .... Ace
26. Downtime (1997) .... Jacko
... aka Downtime (France)
27. "The Lakes" (1997) TV Series
28. "Where the Heart Is" .... Nick Bowen (1 episode)
- Darkness Follows (????) TV Episode .... Nick Bowen
29. Devil's Food (1996) (TV) .... WPKV News Director
30. "Heartbeat" .... Barry Ward (1 episode, 1993)
... aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title)
- Riders of the Storm (1993) TV Episode .... Barry Ward
31. Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990) .... Football Kid

I was just readng that very biography which is on imdb.com. I was a little suspiscious of the claim he vowed never return to his home town due to an unprovoked attack. While I can't dispute the attack actually happened, it most likely did, however, I used to work with his second cousin, who is in Canada at the moment and I remeber her talking about him and she spoke of him as if he still returns to visit every now and again and she certainly never mentioned him unwilling to return.

I've been watching him within the box set series of Band of Brothers, superb I must say.