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ReutersStephen Graham accepts the award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie for “Adolescence” at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The actor won all three nominations for having created, produced and also acted in the show, Adolescence (2025). Stephen Graham, the English actor, rose to fame as Combo in the This is England series. Graham, who recently won three awards at the 77th Emmy Awards function. He has had seven BAFTA nominations.He has been associated with actress and producer Hannah Walters, his wife. Graham is known to be dyslexic, and has suffered from depression since his 20s where he tried to hang himself and survived only because the noose broke.Also playing Al Pacino’s (Jimmy Hoffa) rising competition, as Anthony Provenzano in the Irishman, got him a lot of praise, because he played the villain character a little too well. The famous scene from the movie, where he made Al Pacino’s character wait, leading to Pacino’s startling fiery dialogue towards him.His Hollywood entryGraham, played superhero roles as Toxin, the son of Carnage, in the Venom series, 2002 superhit Gangs of New York, his famous reprisal in The Pirates of the Caribbean series as Scrum in the all-time Hollywood hit. Live EventsGraham’s film appearances also include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Boiling Point (2021) and its sequel series of the same name (2023).He studied film from the Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance in England.Issues faced by being mixed-raceHe is 52, and has two children, his mixed race, has always been an issue throughout his childhood, because of comments of his light skin, being compared to his brothers who have had darker skin as his grandmother was of Jamaican roots, and grandfather was Swedish.Graham, is a lifelong Liverpool fan, and was once framed for verbally abusing a non-league referee in a match in Leicestershire.The actor who was in the film industry since the 90s has taken on several roles from the side-kick, to the main role. His famous portrayal of music video back actors in Deadmau5, and other music labels, is also notable.The actor’s mother had a background of being a social worker, his stepfather was a mechanic, who later became a paediatric nurse, but Graham developed a relationship closer to his biological father later on.Graham, 52, made light of his recent award, humorously stating, “This doesn’t normally happen to a mixed race kid like me,” at his award acceptance speech.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now!
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