Stephen Walters
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Walters in September 2016
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| Born |
22 May 1975 Merseyside, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Stephen Walters (born 22 May 1975) is an English actor. A regular on British television and film, he has played a wide range and variety of character roles in both drama and comedy. The roles with which he is most commonly associated are unpredictable, complex figures. He was nominated for the Royal Television Society's Best Actor award in 2013.
After completion of a BTEC in Performing arts at Southport College (1990-1992), Walters went on to gain a place at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (1994-1996). In 1994 he played the lead role of Joey Jackson, a poetic soul searching for the meaning of life, in Jim Morris's Blood on the Dole as part of the Alan Bleasdale Presents series for Channel 4. This performance garnered much critical acclaim for Walters and with the personal advice of Bleasdale he decided to apply to train at drama school.
In 1989, whilst still at Saint Wilfrids secondary school, Walters was cast in ITV's Dramarama series. In the episode Ghost Story, Walters played the featured role of Corporal Tomkins, and would later work again with director Julian Jarrold in the ITV drama Touching Evil. He would portray lead guest character Jack McCaffrey, a slippery cockney, in a two-part episode written by Paul Abbott.
After leaving drama school Walters appeared as Ian Glover in Jimmy McGovern's highly acclaimed drama Hillsborough, which went on to win a BAFTA for best drama. His next performance was in the role of Jamie Spencer on ITV's ill-fated drama series Springhill (1996), though Walters did not return for the second series due to artistic differences.
Between 1998 and 2000, Walters appeared in several episodic performances such as BBC's Pie In the Sky, opposite the late Richard Griffiths, Mikey Sullivan in Jimmy McGovern’s Liverpool 1, Private John McGrath in Band of Brothers (HBO), and Scot in Nice Guy Eddie. During this time, Walters also worked with Robert Carlyle in his first ever feature film Plunkett and Macleane, directed by Jake Scot, where he played the role of Denis.
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