"[33], ITV drama series Wild at Heart, created by Ashley Pharoah, began airing in the UK in January 2006 and ran for seven series. They also co-starred in the 2001 mini-series Hereafter, which never aired in the UK but was released on DVD under the title Shades in the United States and Canada in 2012. [15], In 1994, he was Private Simon 'Spock' Matlock, a history teacher and intellectual in BBC comedy drama All Quiet on the Preston Front, written by Tim Firth and set in Lancashire. [6] Tompkinson's acting career began straight out of drama school. [38], In 1996 he starred in a British-made international feature film, Brassed Off, about a brass band in Grimley, a fictional Yorkshire colliery town where the mines are being shut down by the Tory government in the name of progress. He was initially married to Celia Anastasia and then to Nicci Taylor. 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He played the ambitious but unethical reporter Damien Day, and won the 1994 British Comedy Awards "Best TV Comedy Actor" award. Mrs. Sophia Sabatini – Mr. Sabatini's wife. He has also toured around with his play ‘Art’ in 2019. It followed Tompkinson and his guide, hot air ballooning expert Robin Batchelor, as they travelled 6,108 miles in six weeks from coast to coast, above and on the ground in Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. [21], In 2001, he co-starred with Heartbeat star Nick Berry in the mini-series In Deep, as part of BBC1's Crime Doubles season. [29], In 2004, Tompkinson played his first fact-based role in BBC1's two-part drama In Denial of Murder, playing the character of the journalist Don Hale. In 2008, he played the deeply sinister and complex lead character of Vindice in the Jacobean bloodbath The Revenger's Tragedy at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. "[45] And The Independent described The End of the Food Chain (1994) at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough as "excellent" and "vividly acted. The series was a commercial and critical hit, and Stephen gained marked recognition from its success. STEPHEN TOMPKINSON has revealed that turning 50 was a bittersweet affair. Stars of other ITV shows made similar adverts. [16] That same year he was in Downwardly Mobile – a Yorkshire Television sitcom about a group of Yuppies – aired for one season but failed to make an impression and was not recommissioned. Voiced by Stephen Tompkinson in the UK and Rupert Degas in the US. It received a 1988 BAFTA nomination in the category of Best Short Film. Wild at Heart star Stephen Tompkinson returns as DCI Banks in dark and gritty new series, ITV recommissions DCI Banks with Stephen Tompkinson, 14 June 2013, "Urban Cinefile TOMPKINSON, STEPHEN: Brassed Off! "[76] In 2008 he wrote an article for The Wisden Cricketer about Darren Gough. Ballykissangel star Stephen Tompkinson wept as he filmed the tragic climax to the new series. The part required him to deliver his lines in a New York drawl. The Revenger's Tragedy, Royal Exchange, Manchester. Thompson is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished strikers in UFC history. Y ears ago, Stephen Tompkinson played the gorgeous young heart-throb English priest Father Peter Clifford in Ballykissangel. Alistair McGowan replaced him after the first series because Tompkinson had other commitments. His colleague Alan (Tom Shaw), 30 years his junior, wants to be a rock star. [7], Tompkinson made his musical theatre debut in London's West End in the lead role of King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot at the Playhouse Theatre 20 November 2012.[51][52]. Two brothers, Joe and Trevor Purvis (Robson Green and Stephen Tompkinson) work together to renovate a house for a London couple. In 2018, he played Yvan in the UK tour of Art, having previously played the role at the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End in 2000. [23][24] In 2002, he appeared as the character 'Ted' with co-star Dawn French in the comedy drama mini-series Ted and Alice. Stephen Tompkinson is an actor that I like to watch in action and to my mind he makes a pretty good job of playing the part of DCI Banks, if a bit dour in the initial episodes, the supporting cast are also excellent , if not always given too much freedom by the script. Family: Stephen Tompkinson brother and parents Stephen Tompkinson was born in 1965 to parents Brian, a bank manager, and Josephine. [30] There was controversy surrounding how the case was depicted, and in preparing to portray Don Hale he struggled to make sense of it. But was this just a straightforward affair? In January 2012, it was announced that £4,120,000 was raised for the various charities. The promotional material described his performance as "Tompkinson as you have never seen him before" and a career "gamble". His grandad (who Stephen describes as "a comic genius") inspired him to take up acting and he attended the Central Drama School, which he left at the age of 23. [18] He says that "I grabbed this project because I'd never been asked to do anything like this before. [citation needed], He is an avid cricket fan. In the shadow of a more successful brother and a domineering wife, he precisely captures an air of despondent, hen-pecked resignation. His grandad (who Stephen describes as "a comic genius") inspired him to take up acting and he attended the Central Drama School, which he left at the age of 23. Elliott was proposing to complete a charity bicycle ride to raise funds for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Storyline In a bitter sweet drama, two dysfunctional brothers Joe and Trevor Purvis, are forced to work together for economic reasons. [70], In late 2011, he recorded an advert for Text Santa, a charity initiative set up by ITV to support nine UK charities at Christmas. He won the ‘British Comedy Award’ for the ‘Best TV Comedy Actor.’ Throughout his career, he has appeared in dozens of plays and radio dramas. Stephen Tompkinson, Actor: Brassed Off. With a successful career, a gorgeous Scots girlfriend and a lovely daughter he was settled and happy. "[50], When Shaun Prendergast, who is a friend, wrote Faith and Cold Reading he created the part of a villain called Freddie the Suit for Tompkinson. [11], In 1988, Tompkinson appeared with Ken Goodwin and Freddie Davies in a Channel 4 short titled Treacle. [41], In February 2012, he filmed his first lead role in a feature film titled Harrigan, described on its 2013 release in Britain as having "a thin budget and cartoonish script". He has worked as an associate producer for a few episodes of the series ‘DCI Banks’ and as a co-executive producer for the movie ‘Harrigan’ and a few episodes of ‘Wild at Heart.’.