By "not-actors", Knight meant musicians, who have also approached the show in droves to be involved. His paternal grandfather was Jamaican, and one of his grandmothers was Swedish. Stephen Graham stars as Al Capone in the first, second, third and fourth seasons. It's this ability to combine a smile with the possibility of extreme violence that means he was first in line for the plum role of Capone in HBO's hooch and harlots saga. Interestingly, former Peaky Blinders actor Tom Hardy is set to star in new biopic Fonzo, where he's playing none other than... Al Capone. Graham recounts stories about using a toy golf club as a gun to audition for Michael Mann's Public Enemies (he played Baby Face Nelson), and the time he taught Daniel Day-Lewis to play the card game Shithead between takes on Gangs Of New York. Stephen Joseph Graham (born 3 August 1973) is an English actor. Coming soon to @bbcone. Stephen Graham, Actor: This Is England. This content is imported from Twitter. SERIES 5 TRAILER. "Terry wanted me to come up with my own version of Al," he says. He is also featured in the music video for the Arctic Monkeys' number-one hit "When the Sun Goes Down", and the short film based on the song, Scummy Man, as well as having been featured in their video for the song "Fluorescent Adolescent". We were sitting there before the take, and this young girl asked if we wanted anything, and he said, 'Tea. The commanding officer apparently sent a letter to the head of the naval base, saying, 'I've just seen a young kid today, Alphonse Capone. "At the beginning he's just a young thug. Played by Stephen Graham A recent arrival to Chicago, the young Al Capone learns his trade at the feet of kingpin Johnny Torrio. Of course, Graham has already dominated the role of the famous gangster during his time in Boardwalk Empire, but Knight doesn't want to introduce Al Capone. Then he says, 'I want you to play Al Capone.' Graham was born in Kirkby, Merseyside. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. ", The scouse star of Boardwalk Empire and This Is England has made a career out of portraying the kind of men you'd cross the street to avoid. "The amount of people who have come to us wanting to be in it is quite astonishing, and really good people. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He is best known for playing Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in the film This Is England (2006) and its television sequels This Is England '86 (2010), This Is England '88 (2011), and This Is England '90 (2015). Stephen Graham stars as Al Capone in the first, second, third and fourth seasons. I just calmly said to him, 'It's nice to be nice.' As he explains his decision to take his wife, children, parents, brothers and friends for a holiday to Hawaii while he was there shooting Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ("It's something you have to share"), it's hard to associate him with his current incarnation in HBO's epic crime drama, Boardwalk Empire, in which Graham plays a stocky, violent little driver for the Chicago mob named Alphonse "Al" Capone. So she bought his tea over, he took a sip, and spat it out saying, 'I said no sugar!' There have been plenty of high-profile names reportedly keen on appearing in the BBC crime drama, even David Beckham was falsely rumoured at one stage. But it was bovver-boy Combo in This Is England that really cemented Graham's place in the annals of celluloid psychopaths. I think he could either become the best soldier we've ever seen, or I dread to think what might happen.'". So Al just turned on his heel and did the whole routine perfectly. "It's a dream come true to be on this big set, being directed by Martin Scorsese again," he says. "The whole thing was surreal," recounts Graham. Al Capone While he plays the racist thug Combo in This Is England, Graham himself is part Jamaican by his paternal grandfather. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian, hat Stephen Graham has kicked, punched, stamped and spat his way into the public consciousness is made all the more strange when you discover that in reality, he's possibly the nicest man in the business. A friend said, 'You should give yourself a pat on the back, it's what you've always wanted.' Birthplace Graham then spent six months working alongside Steve Buscemi's sublime Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, a corrupt politician who controls the bootlegging in prohibition-era Atlantic City, and Michael Pitt's up-and-coming ne'er do well, Jimmy Darmody. Game of Thrones included an infamous cameo from Ed Sheeran following his friendship with Arya Stark actress Maisie Williams. That Stephen Graham has kicked, punched, stamped and spat his way into the public consciousness is made all the more strange when you discover that in reality, he's possibly the nicest man in the business. Milk no sugar.' He did this right in front of everyone, and I just thought, 'You idiot.'" Stephen Graham Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Instagram and Twitter account.
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