Stuart Graham | |
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Born | 31 August 1967 57) Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK | (age
Alma mater | University of Ulster |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Stuart Graham (born 31 August 1967) is a film, television, and stage actor, born and brought up in Northern Ireland.
Born in Belfast [1] and educated at the University of Ulster, where he took a degree in media studies, Graham trained for an acting career at a drama school in London. [2] In 1990 he played a minor part in a revival of Berenice at the Cottesloe Theatre, Lambeth, [1] and in 1991 appeared at the Dublin Theatre Festival in a production of Michael Collins Big Fella! by the Praxis Theatre Laboratory of Greenwich, playing the part of Eoin O'Duffy. [3]
Most of Graham's stage work has been in Dublin and Belfast, while in film and television he has worked in both Irish and British productions, specialising in playing Irishmen. However, his leading roles have included the part of the Englishman Howard Carter in Egypt (2005). [2]
In 2000, Graham directed the premiere of Gary Mitchell's play, Marching On, at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. [4]
In an interview in 2011, Graham commented
...if you are simply a jobbing actor, in order to have any sort of longevity in the industry, you have to hand over control of your life. [5]
In April 2017, he appeared in The Ferryman at the Royal Court Theatre, ahead of a transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in the West End. [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | The Bargain Shop | Packy | |
1996 | Michael Collins | Thomas Cullen | |
1997 | The Butcher Boy | Priest at College | |
The Informant | Det. Astley | ||
1999 | One Man's Hero | Corporal Kenneally | |
Misery Harbour | John Wakefield | ||
2003 | Song for a Raggy Boy | Brother Whelan | |
Goldfish Memory | Larry | ||
2006 | Small Engine Repair | Burley | |
2008 | Hunger | Raymond Lohan | |
2010 | The Whistleblower | McVeigh | |
Parked | George O'Regan | ||
2011 | Christopher and His Kind | Passport Officer | |
Hideaways | Sergeant | ||
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Minister | ||
2012 | Grabbers | Skipper | |
Shadow Dancer | Ian Gilmore | ||
Jump | Doctor | ||
Milo | Brand Mulder | ||
2013 | Made in Belfast | Driver | |
A Belfast Story | Crony | ||
2015 | The Hallow | Contractor Paul Williams | |
A Patch of Fog | Tom Breslin | ||
2016 | In View | Donny | |
2017 | Mary Shelley | Publisher | |
The Foreigner | Detective Inspector Donald Greig | ||
Bad Day for the Cut | Trevor Ballantine | ||
The Cured | Cantor | ||
2021 | Wolf | Jacob's Father | |
2022 | Aisha | Francis Manning |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | ScreenPlay | Alex Mallie | Episode: "Love Lies Bleeding/L'Inconnue de Belfast" |
1995 | The Governor | Stephen / Steven Wolton | 2 episodes |
2000 | In Defence | DI Paul Howard | Episode #1.1 |
The Sins | Gavin Blackwell | Episode: "Anger" | |
2001 | Shockers | Carl Gatliss | Episode: "Cyclops" |
2002 | Sunday | RUC Interrogator #2 | Television film |
As the Beast Sleeps | Kyle | Television film | |
Outside the Rules | Derek Bloor | TV series | |
Silent Witness | DS Tony Ashton | 2 episodes | |
2003 | The Commander | Phil Vos | Television film |
Waking the Dead | Fin Dawley | 2 episodes | |
2004 | Proof | Andrew O'Hara | 4 episodes |
Pulling Moves | JJ Diamond | 2 episodes | |
Omagh | Victor Barker | Television film | |
Steel River Blues | Bill McGlinchy | 6 episodes | |
2005 | The Commander: Blackdog | Sergeant Phil Vos | Television film |
Egypt | Howard Carter | 2 episodes [2] | |
The Clinic | Dr. Richard McKenna | 9 episodes | |
2007 | Waterloo Road | Russell Millen | Episode #2.7 |
Rough Diamond | Rory Dillane | Episode #1.6 | |
Single-Handed | Johnny Mallon | 3 episodes | |
The Bill | Sgt. Billy McAndrew | Episode: "Line of Fire: Part 2" | |
2008 | 10 Days to War | Beattie | Episode: "Our Business is North" |
2009 | Occupation | Vicar | Episode #1.3 |
Scapegoat | Dr. Rossiter Lewis | Television film | |
2010 | Jack Taylor | Tim Caffrey | Episode: "The Pikemen" |
2011 | Christopher and His Kind | Passport Officer | Television film |
Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust | Detective | Television film | |
Hidden | Barry Fissell | Episode #1.3 | |
2012 | Save Our Souls: The Titanic Inquiry | Captain Lord | Television film |
2013 | Scúp | Nick | Episode: "Tribute" |
The Great Train Robbery | The Ulsterman | Episode: "A Robber's Tale" | |
2013–2016 | The Fall | DCI Matthew Eastwood | 13 episodes |
2014 | Our World War | Father Brookes | Episode: "Pals" |
2015 | 6Degrees | Mr. Morrow | 3 episodes |
The Frankenstein Chronicles | Forrester | 5 episodes | |
2016 | Thirteen | Angus Moxam | 5 episodes |
The Secret | Dave Stewart | 2 episodes | |
2017 | Vera | Alan Marston | Episode: "Broken Promise" |
The Last Post | Ronnie Carter | 2 episodes | |
2018 | The Interrogation of Tony Martin | DS Newton | Television film |
2020, 2022 | Professionals | Dr. Abraham Geller | 3 episodes |
2021–2022 | Smother | Denis Ahern | 8 episodes |
2021, 2023 | The Wheel of Time | Geofram Bornhald | 2 episodes |
2022 | Harry Wild | Ray Tiernan | 8 episodes |
The Window | Billy Burdett | 2 episodes | |
North Sea Connection | Quinn | 6 episodes | |
2023 | Dalgliesh | DI Doyle | 2 episodes |
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