Best known for starring in the title role in ITV’s DCI BANKS, Stephen’s other leading television roles include BALLYKISSANGEL, THE SPLIT, TRUCKERS and WILD AT HEART. Stephen also starred in DROP THE DEAD DONKEY for which he won the British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actor, as well as in the acclaimed comedy-drama BRASSED OFF.
Most recently, Stephen starred in DROP THE DEAD DONKEY: THE REAWAKENING tour and STUMPED. He also starred in BBC’S acclaimed drama SHERWOOD and ITV’s THE LONG SHADOW.
Other television credits include: ERIC, EARNIE AND ME; PRIME SUSPECT; IN DEEP; LUCKY JIM; FATHER TED and THIS IS NOT A MURDER MYSTERY - a six part series to be broadcast later this year.
Theatre credits include: EDUCATING RITA (UK tour); A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Old Vic); ART (West End, UK Tour); MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT (West End); LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST and THE REVENGE TRAGEDY (Royal Exchange); CHARLEY’S AUNT (Theatre Royal Bath, Tour); ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (Strand Theatre); FAITH and COLD READING (Live Theatre); as well as UK tours of TARTUFFE, SIGN OF THE TIMES and THE RED LION.
Stephen joined the BBC Radio Drama Company after winning the prestigious Carleton Hobbs Award, and appeared in over 200 radio productions. He has an honorary fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire and is an honorary Doctor of Art at Teesside University.
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATING RITA | Frank | David Pugh Ltd/Theatre by the Lake | Max Roberts |
| A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Scrooge | The Old Vic | Matthew Warchus |
| ART | Ivan | David Pugh Productions/Tour | Ellie Jones |
| THE RED LION | Kidd | Live Theatre / Trafalgar Studios | Max Roberts |
| PIG FARM | Teddy | St James Theatre | Katherine Farmer |
| SPAMALOT | King Arthur | West End | Chris Luscombe |
| THE SIGN OF THE TIMES | Frank | PW Productions, national tour | Peter Wilson |
| THE REVENGERS TRAGEDY | Vindice | Royal Exchange, Manchester | Jonathan Moore |
| CHARLEY'S AUNT | Lord Fancourt Babberley | Mel Smith | |
| CLOACA | Pieter | Old Vic Theatre | Kevin Spacey |
| RATTLE OF A SIMPLE MAN | Percy Winthram | Comedy Theatre | John Caird |
| THE PLAY WOT I WROTE | Male Guest Star | Newcastle Theatre Royal | Michael Gingell |
| ARSENIC AND OLD LACE | Mortimer Brewster | Strand Theatre | Matthew Francis |
| ART | Ivan | West End | |
| LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST | King | Manchester Royal Exchange | James McDonald |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERWOOD | Warnock | BBC | Lewis Arnold / Ben A. Williams |
| THE LONG SHADOW | Professor David Gee | New Pictures | Lewis Arnold |
| THE BAY 2 | Stephen Marshbrook | ITV | Robert Quinn |
| THE OTHER ONE | Christopher Shippen | Tiger Aspect | Mark Nunneley |
| TORVILL & DEAN | George Torvill | ITV | Gillies MacKinnon |
| ERIC, ERNIE & ME | Eddie Braben | Objective Fiction | Dan Zeff |
| THE SPLIT | Davey | BBC/AMC | Jessica Hobbs |
| D.C.I. BANKS - 5 SERIES | Inspector Banks | Left Bank Pictures for ITV | Various |
| TROLLIED (SERIES 4, 5, 6 & 7) | Brian | Roughcut TV | Various |
| TRUCKERS | Malachi | BBC 1 | Sheree Folkson |
| WILD AT HEART: SERIES 7 | Danny Trevanion | Company Pictures Fo ITV | Various Directors |
| STEPHEN TOMPKINSON'S AUSTRALIAN BALLOON ADVENTURE | Himself | Tiger Aspect Productions for ITV | |
| WILD AT HEART: SERIES 6 | Danny Trevanion | Company Pictures | Various |
| STEPHEN TOMPKINSON'S AFRICAN BALLOON ADVENTURE | Himself | Tiger Aspect Productions for ITV | |
| WILD AT HEART (SERIES 5) | Danny Trevanion | Company Pictures | |
| WILD AT HEART: SERIES 4 | Danny Trevanion | Company Pictures | |
| WILD AT HEART: SERIES 3 | Danny Trevanion | Company Pictures | |
| DALZIEL & PASCOE | Brian Fairmile | BBC | Paul Marcus |
| PRIME SUSPECT 7 | Sean Philips | Philip Martin | |
| WILD AT HEART (SERIES 2) | Danny | Company Pictures | Nick Laughland |
| MARIAN, AGAIN | Chris | Company Pictures | David Drury |
| TAMING OF THE SHREW | Harry Kavanagh | BBC | David Richards |
| WILD AT HEART (SERIES 1) | Danny | David Evans, Cilla Ware | |
| IN DENIAL OF MURDER | Don Hale | Hatrick | David Richards |
| MURDER AT THE VICARAGE | Inspector Crump | LWT | |
| MY DAD'S THE PRIME MINISTER | Venning | BBC | Francis Matthews |
| A SURVIVOR'S GUIDE TO LOVE | Talkback | ||
| IN DEEP (SERIES 2&3) | Garth O'Hanlon | BBC | various |
| BEDTIME | Hat Trick | Andy Hamilton | |
| LUCKY JIM | Jim | Working Title | Robin Sheppard |
| TED AND ALICE | Ted | Granada | Steve Bendelack |
| BLACK CAB | Christopher | Nick Laughland | |
| IN DEEP (SERIES 1) | Garth O'Hanlon | Roberto Bangura, Colin Bucksey, Paul Marcus | |
| GRAFTERS (SERIES 1 & 2) | Trevor | Granada | Paul Harrison, Gavin Moore |
| THE FLINT STREET NATIVITY | The Narrator | Marcus Mortimer | |
| BALLYKISSANGEL (3 SERIES) | Father Peter Clifford | BBC | Various |
| FIRST SIGNS OF MADNESS | Copper Clive | Central | |
| DROP THE DEAD DONKEY | Damien Day | Hat Trick | Liddy Oldroyd |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALK LIKE A PANTHER | Paul Peterson | Fox International | Dan Cadan |
| HECTOR | Derek | Goldfinch Pictures | Jake Gavin |
| TABLOID | Lomax | Tabloid TV Ltd | David Blair |
| HOTEL SPLENDIDE | Dezmond | Renegrade Films | Terry Gross |
| BRASSED OFF | Phil | Prominent | Mark Herman |
| HARRIGAN | Harrigan | Tall Tree Productions | Vince Woods |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS | writer/presenter | BBC |
