Stephen Graham

Stephen Joseph Graham (born 3 August 1973) is an English actor. He began his career in 1990, and early notable roles played were Tommy in Snatch (2000) and Shang in Gangs of New York (2002), before his breakout role as Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in the film This Is England (2006). On television, Graham reprised his role as Combo in This Is England '86 (2010), This Is England '88 (2011), and This Is England '90 (2015). He also starred as Det. Supt. Dave Kelly in the 2017 drama Little Boy Blue, John Corbett in the fifth series of Line of Duty (2019), Al Capone in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), Eric McNally in the BBC drama Time (2021), and Hayden Stagg in the sixth series of Peaky Blinders (2022). In film, he appeared as Scrum in two Pirates of the Caribbean films (2011, 2017), Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano in The Irishman (2019), and Andy Jones in Boiling Point (2021). Graham has received numerous accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, nominations for five British Academy Television Awards and two British Academy Film Awards, and an OBE. Early life and education Stephen Joseph Graham was born on 3 August 1973 in Kirkby, Lancashire. His paternal grandfather was Jamaican, while one of his grandmothers was Swedish. He was brought up by his mother, a social worker, and his stepfather, a mechanic who later became a paediatric nurse. He maintained a good relationship with his biological father.