
Stephen Tompkinson
Acting
Born 1965-10-15 · Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
Stephen Phillip Tompkinson is an English actor, known for his television roles as Marcus in Chancer (1990), Damien Day in Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998), Father Peter Clifford in Ballykissangel (1996–98), Trevor Purvis in Grafters (1998–1999), Danny Trevanion in Wild at Heart (2006–2013) and Alan Banks in DCI Banks (2010–2016). He won the 1994 British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actor. He also starred in the films Brassed Off (1996) and Hotel Splendide (2000).
Known for

Little Red Tractor
2004 · TV

Wild at Heart
2006 · TV

Drop the Dead Donkey
1990 · TV

Ballykissangel
1996 · TV

In Deep
2001 · TV

Trollied
2011 · TV

Grafters
1998 · TV

Minder
1979 · TV

Coast and Country Auctions
2018 · TV

The Bay
2019 · TV

The Split
2018 · TV

This Is Not a Murder Mystery
2025 · TV

Shades
2001 · TV

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994 · TV

Bedtime
2001 · TV

The Long Shadow
2023 · TV

Downwardly Mobile
1994 · TV

Truckers
2013 · TV

Britain's Parking Hell
2018 · TV

Prime Suspect
1991 · TV

Stephen Tompkinson's African Balloon Adventure
2009 · TV

Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon Adventure
2010 · TV

The Other One
2020 · TV

Casualty
1986 · TV

New Tricks
2004 · TV

Performance
1991 · TV

Shooting Stars
1993 · TV

The Last Detective
2003 · TV

Black Cab
2000 · TV

ShakespeaRe-Told
2005 · TV

Sherwood
2022 · TV

Great Railway Journeys
1980 · TV

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992 · TV

My Dad's the Prime Minister
2003 · TV

After Henry
1988 · TV

DCI Banks
2011 · TV

An Audience with...
1978 · TV

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · TV

The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 · TV

Parkinson
1998 · TV