Person
Stephen Tompkinson
Acting · Born 1965-10-15 · Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
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
Casualty
PC Tony Mitton
Minder
DC Park
Parkinson
Self
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
New Tricks
2004
Prime Suspect
Sean Philips
This Is Not a Murder Mystery
DCI John Thistletwaite
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Shooting Stars
Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
Filmography
- 2026The Family SecretBoots Maddison
- 2026The FortuneBoots Mackintosh
- 2025This Is Not a Murder MysteryDCI John Thistletwaite
- 2023The Long ShadowDavid Gee
- 2022StumpedSamuel Beckett
- 2022SherwoodWarnock
- 2020The Other OneMr. Shippen
- 2019The BayStephen Marshbrook
- 2018Torvill & DeanGeorge Torvill
- 2018Britain's Parking HellNarrator
- 2018The SplitDavey
- 2018Coast and Country AuctionsNarrator
- 2018Walk Like a PantherPaul Peterson
- 2017Eric, Ernie and MeEddie Braben
- 2016Sunday For Sammy 2016
- 2015HectorDerek
- 2015A Dark ReflectionCaptain David Morris
- 2014Once More for BobbyBobby Robson (voice)
- 2013TruckersMalachi Davies
- 2013HarriganHarrigan
- 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant
- 2011DCI BanksInspector Alan Banks
- 2011Trollied
- 2010Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon AdventureHimself - Presenter
- 2009Stephen Tompkinson's African Balloon AdventureHimself - Presenter
- 2009A Place in The Wild
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
- 2006Wild at HeartDanny Trevanion
- 2005The Taming of the ShrewHarry
- 2005ShakespeaRe-Told
- 2005Marian, AgainChris Bevan
- 2005Friends ReunitedSimon Dabney
- 2004The Paul O'Grady Show
- 2004In Denial of MurderDon Hale
- 2004Little Red TractorStan (voice)
- 2004New Tricks
- 2003Bob the Builder: Christmas With Bob and the CrewPogo (voice)
- 2003Lucky JimJim Dixon
- 2003My Dad's the Prime MinisterVenning
- 2003The Last Detective
- 2002Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tributeSelf
- 2002Staying UpBilly Gowland
- 2002When Snooker Ruled the WorldSelf - Narrator
- 2002Ted and Alice
- 2001Mr Charity
- 2001Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The MovieTom / Pogo (voice)
- 2001BedtimePaul Newcombe
- 2001ShadesMark Roberts
- 2001When Boxing Ruled The WorldNarrator ( Voice)
- 2001In DeepGarth O'Hanlon
- 2000Hotel SplendideDezmond Blanche
- 2000Black CabChristopher
- 1999The Flint Street NativityTim Moyle / Narrator
- 1998GraftersTrevor Purvis
- 1998Fantasy World CupSelf
- 1998ParkinsonSelf
- 1998Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day OutNarrator (Voice)
- 1996Brassed OffPhil
- 1996BallykissangelFr. Peter Clifford
- 1995A Very Open PrisonJeremy Craig
- 1994The Deep Blue SeaPhilip Welch
- 1994Downwardly Mobile
- 1994(All Quiet on the) Preston FrontSpock
- 1993Shooting StarsSelf
- 1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesSir Andrew (voice)
- 1992Twelfth NightSir Andrew (voice)
- 1991Amnesty International's Big 30Damien Day
- 1991PerformancePhilip Welch
- 1991Prime SuspectSean Philips
- 1990Drop the Dead DonkeyDamien Day
- 1989And a Nightingale SangEric
- 1988After HenryJulian
- 1987TreacleStephen Duffell
- 1986CasualtyPC Tony Mitton
- 1980Great Railway JourneysSelf - Presenter
- 1979MinderDC Park
- 1978An Audience with...Self
- —TaniaAlan
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