Stephen Tompkinson

Acting

Stephen Tompkinson

Born October 15, 1965Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England75 credits

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

This Is Not a Murder Mystery
4.2

This Is Not a Murder Mystery

TV

2025

The Long Shadow
7.5

The Long Shadow

TV

2023

Stumped

Stumped

Movie

2022

Sherwood
6.9

Sherwood

TV

2022

The Other One
6.5

The Other One

TV

2020

The Bay
6.7

The Bay

TV

2019

Filmography

This Is Not a Murder Mystery
2025This Is Not a Murder Mysteryas DCI John ThistletwaiteTV
The Long Shadow
2023The Long Shadowas David GeeTV
Stumped
2022Stumpedas Samuel BeckettMovie
Sherwood
2022Sherwoodas WarnockTV
The Other One
2020The Other Oneas Mr. ShippenTV
The Bay
2019The Bayas Stephen MarshbrookTV
Torvill & Dean
2018Torvill & Deanas George TorvillMovie
Britain's Parking Hell
2018Britain's Parking Hellas NarratorTV
The Split
2018The Splitas DaveyTV
Coast and Country Auctions
2018Coast and Country Auctionsas NarratorTV
Walk Like a Panther
2018Walk Like a Pantheras Paul PetersonMovie
Eric, Ernie and Me
2017Eric, Ernie and Meas Eddie BrabenMovie
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2016Sunday For Sammy 2016Movie
Hector
2015Hectoras DerekMovie
A Dark Reflection
2015A Dark Reflectionas Captain David MorrisMovie
Once More for Bobby
2014Once More for Bobbyas Bobby Robson (voice)Movie
Truckers
2013Truckersas Malachi DaviesTV
Harrigan
2013Harriganas HarriganMovie
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - ParticipantTV
DCI Banks
2011DCI Banksas Inspector Alan BanksTV
Trollied
2011TrolliedTV
Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon Adventure
2010Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon Adventureas Himself - PresenterTV
Stephen Tompkinson's African Balloon Adventure
2009Stephen Tompkinson's African Balloon Adventureas Himself - PresenterTV
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2009A Place in The WildTV
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2007The Alan Titchmarsh Showas SelfTV
Wild at Heart
2006Wild at Heartas Danny TrevanionTV
The Taming of the Shrew
2005The Taming of the Shrewas HarryMovie
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005ShakespeaRe-ToldTV
Marian, Again
2005Marian, Againas Chris BevanMovie
Friends Reunited
2005Friends Reunitedas Simon DabneyMovie
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004The Paul O'Grady ShowTV
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2004In Denial of Murderas Don HaleMovie
Little Red Tractor
2004Little Red Tractoras Stan (voice)TV
New Tricks
2004New TricksTV
Bob the Builder: Christmas With Bob and the Crew
2003Bob the Builder: Christmas With Bob and the Crewas Pogo (voice)Movie
Lucky Jim
2003Lucky Jimas Jim DixonMovie
My Dad's the Prime Minister
2003My Dad's the Prime Ministeras VenningTV
The Last Detective
2003The Last DetectiveTV
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
2002Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tributeas SelfMovie
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2002Staying Upas Billy GowlandMovie
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002When Snooker Ruled the Worldas Self - NarratorMovie
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2002Ted and AliceTV
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2001Mr CharityTV
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movieas Tom / Pogo (voice)Movie
Bedtime
2001Bedtimeas Paul NewcombeTV
Shades
2001Shadesas Mark RobertsTV
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2001When Boxing Ruled The Worldas Narrator ( Voice)Movie
In Deep
2001In Deepas Garth O'HanlonTV
Hotel Splendide
2000Hotel Splendideas Dezmond BlancheMovie
Black Cab
2000Black Cabas ChristopherTV
The Flint Street Nativity
1999The Flint Street Nativityas Tim Moyle / NarratorMovie
Grafters
1998Graftersas Trevor PurvisTV
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1998Fantasy World Cupas SelfTV
Parkinson
1998Parkinsonas SelfTV
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1998Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Outas Narrator (Voice)TV
Brassed Off
1996Brassed Offas PhilMovie
Ballykissangel
1996Ballykissangelas Fr. Peter CliffordTV
A Very Open Prison
1995A Very Open Prisonas Jeremy CraigMovie
The Deep Blue Sea
1994The Deep Blue Seaas Philip WelchMovie
Downwardly Mobile
1994Downwardly MobileTV
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994(All Quiet on the) Preston Frontas SpockTV
Shooting Stars
1993Shooting Starsas SelfTV
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992Shakespeare: The Animated Talesas Sir Andrew (voice)TV
Twelfth Night
1992Twelfth Nightas Sir Andrew (voice)Movie
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991Amnesty International's Big 30as Damien DayMovie
Performance
1991Performanceas Philip WelchTV
Prime Suspect
1991Prime Suspectas Sean PhilipsTV
Drop the Dead Donkey
1990Drop the Dead Donkeyas Damien DayTV
And a Nightingale Sang
1989And a Nightingale Sangas EricMovie
After Henry
1988After Henryas JulianTV
Treacle
1987Treacleas Stephen DuffellMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas PC Tony MittonTV
Great Railway Journeys
1980Great Railway Journeysas Self - PresenterTV
Minder
1979Minderas DC ParkTV
An Audience with...
1978An Audience with...as SelfTV