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Stephen Graham Biography

Birth Name:Stephen Joseph Graham

Birth Place:Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer

Fast Facts

Won a Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award or his performance in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" along with the rest of the cast in 2012
Won a Golden FIPA for his role in "Occupation" at the 2010 Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming
Was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for his supporting performance in "This Is England" in 2006
Attended the prestigious Rose Bruford College for Speech and Drama in London, England
During a performance in a school play at the age of 10, an established actor recognized his talent and suggested to his parents that he join the Everyman youth theatre
Quote: "I'm a happily married dad of two lovely kids․ I'm totally different to the psychopathic characters that I get to play․ But I like those characters because there are so many dimensions to them․"
Quote: "[on playong violent individuals] "It's acting․ To me, acting is about playing․""
His unique look has aided in his success and frequent casting as a criminal
He has made appearances on numerous music videos for music groups, including Arctic Monkeys, Deadmau5 and Babybird
After a span of eight months of unemployment, he considered quitting acting in order to pursue a career as a youth worker

Awards

2006British Independent Film Award-Best Supporting Actor/Actress: nominated
2010Golden FIPA-TV Series and Serials: Actor: winner
2010RTS Television Award-Actor - Male: nominated
2011Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
2012Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
2012COFCA Award-Best Ensemble: winner
2013BAFTA TV Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2014Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2015Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2016BAFTA TV Award-Best Leading Actor: nominated
2018Judges Award-Best Actor: winner
2018Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actor in a Long Fiction Program: nominated
2018RTS Television Award-Actor - Male: winner
2018January Award-Actor of the Month: winner
2019BAFTA TV Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2020Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
2020BAFTA TV Award-Leading Actor: nominated
2020Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Actor: winner
2020Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2020OFTA Film Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
2020RTS Television Award-Actor - Male: winner
2021British Independent Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
2021TV Times Award-Favourite Actor: nominated
2022BAFTA TV Award-Supporting Actor: nominated
2022BAFTA Film Award-Best Leading Actor: nominated
2022ALFS Award-British/Irish Actor of the Year: nominated
2022Best Actor-Best Actor: winner
2025Astra TV Award-Best Writing in a Limited Series or TV Movie: winner
2025Astra TV Award-Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: nominated
2025TV Award-Best Actor: winner
2025Dorian Award-Best TV Performance - Drama: nominated
2025Gold Derby TV Award-Limited/Movie Actor: nominated
2025Gotham TV Award-Breakthrough Limited Series: winner
2025Gotham TV Award-Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series: winner
2025National Television Award-Drama Performance: nominated
2025OFTA Television Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Limited or Anthology Series: nominated
2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: winner
2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: winner
2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: winner
2025TCA Award-Individual Achievement in Drama: nominated
2026AACTA International Award-Best Actor in a Series: nominated
2026Movies for Grownups Award-Best Actor - Television: nominated
2026Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series: nominated
2026Critics Choice Award-Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: winner
2026Independent Spirit Award-Best New Scripted Series: nominated
2026Independent Spirit Award-Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series: nominated
2026Golden Globe-Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: winner
2026Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Miniseries, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated