
Stephen Tompkinson
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1965-10-15 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
- Also known as
- استیون تامپکینسون
Biography
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
TV Shows (47)

Casualty
1986
as PC Tony Mitton

Minder
1979
as DC Park

New Tricks
2004

The Paul O'Grady Show
2004

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

Prime Suspect
1991
as Sean Philips
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Parkinson
1998
as Self

Performance
1991
as Philip Welch

Shooting Stars
1993
as Self

The Bay
2019
as Stephen Marshbrook

Ballykissangel
1996
as Fr. Peter Clifford

DCI Banks
2011
as Inspector Alan Banks

Trollied
2011

Drop the Dead Donkey
1990
as Damien Day

Sherwood
2022
as Warnock

The Long Shadow
2023
as David Gee

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994
as Spock

Wild at Heart
2006
as Danny Trevanion

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Sir Andrew (voice) / Autolycus (voice)

The Split
2018
as Davey

The Last Detective
2003

This Is Not a Murder Mystery
2025
as DCI John Thistletwaite

ShakespeaRe-Told
2005

In Deep
2001
as Garth O'Hanlon
Fantasy World Cup
1998
as Self

After Henry
1988
as Julian

Grafters
1998
as Trevor Purvis

Little Red Tractor
2004
as Stan (voice)

Bedtime
2001
as Paul Newcombe

The Other One
2020
as Mr. Shippen

Great Railway Journeys
1980
as Self - Presenter

Truckers
2013
as Malachi Davies

Shades
2001
as Mark Roberts
Ted and Alice
2002

My Dad's the Prime Minister
2003
as Venning

Britain's Parking Hell
2018
as Narrator

Black Cab
2000
as Christopher
Mr Charity
2001

Downwardly Mobile
1994

Coast and Country Auctions
2018
as Narrator

Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon Adventure
2010
as Himself - Presenter

Stephen Tompkinson's African Balloon Adventure
2009
as Himself - Presenter
Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out
1998
as Narrator (Voice)
The Family Secret
2026
as Boots Maddison
A Place in The Wild
2009
Movies (30)

Brassed Off
1996
as Phil

Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Damien Day

Hotel Splendide
2000
as Dezmond Blanche

Hector
2015
as Derek

Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
2002
as Self

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001
as Tom / Pogo (voice)

Eric, Ernie and Me
2017
as Eddie Braben

Walk Like a Panther
2018
as Paul Peterson

Harrigan
2013
as Harrigan

A Very Open Prison
1995
as Jeremy Craig

And a Nightingale Sang
1989
as Eric

The Taming of the Shrew
2005
as Harry

Twelfth Night
1992
as Sir Andrew (voice)

The Flint Street Nativity
1999
as Tim Moyle / Narrator

Torvill & Dean
2018
as George Torvill

The Deep Blue Sea
1994
as Philip Welch

Marian, Again
2005
as Chris Bevan

Lucky Jim
2003
as Jim Dixon
Staying Up
2002
as Billy Gowland

A Dark Reflection
2015
as Captain David Morris

Treacle
1987
as Stephen Duffell
Sunday For Sammy 2016
2016

Stumped
2022
as Samuel Beckett
In Denial of Murder
2004
as Don Hale

Bob the Builder: Christmas With Bob and the Crew
2003
as Pogo (voice)

Once More for Bobby
2014
as Bobby Robson (voice)
When Boxing Ruled The World
2001
as Narrator ( Voice)

Friends Reunited
2005
as Simon Dabney

When Snooker Ruled the World
2002
as Self - Narrator
Tania
as Alan
About Stephen Tompkinson
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). With 77 credits spanning from 1978 to 2026, Stephen Tompkinson has appeared in 30 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Stephen Tompkinson Movies
- Brassed Off (1996) — as Phil
- Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991) — as Damien Day
- Hotel Splendide (2000) — as Dezmond Blanche
- Hector (2015) — as Derek
- Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute (2002) — as Self
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