
Stephen Tompkinson
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).
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Known For
Acting History
2025
This Is Not a Murder Mystery as Detective Thislethwaite
2023The Long Shadow as David Gee
2022Stumped as Samuel Beckett
2022Sherwood as Warnock
2020The Other One as Mr. Shippen
2019The Bay as Stephen Marshbrook
2018Torvill & Dean as George Torvill
2018Britain's Parking Hell as Narrator
2018The Split as Davey
2018Coast and Country Auctions as Narrator
2018Walk Like a Panther as Paul Peterson
2017Eric, Ernie and Me as Eddie Braben
2016Sunday For Sammy 2016
2015Hector as Derek
2015A Dark Reflection as Captain David Morris
2014Once More for Bobby as Bobby Robson (voice)
2013Truckers as Malachi Davies
2013Harrigan as Harrigan
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
2011DCI Banks as Inspector Alan Banks
2011DCI Banks as Alan Banks
2011Trollied
2010Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon Adventure as Himself - Presenter
2009Stephen Tompkinson's African Balloon Adventure as Himself - Presenter
2009A Place in The Wild
2007The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
2006Wild at Heart as Danny Trevanion
2005The Taming of the Shrew as Harry
2005ShakespeaRe-Told
2005Marian, Again as Chris Bevan
2005Friends Reunited as Simon Dabney
2004The Paul O'Grady Show
2004In Denial of Murder as Don Hale
2004Little Red Tractor as Stan (voice)
2004New Tricks
2003Bob the Builder: Christmas With Bob and the Crew as Pogo (voice)
2003Lucky Jim as Jim Dixon
2003My Dad's the Prime Minister as Venning
2003The Last Detective
2002Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute as Self
2002Staying Up as Billy Gowland
2002When Snooker Ruled the World as Self - Narrator
2002Ted and Alice
2001Mr Charity
2001Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie as Tom / Pogo (voice)
2001Bedtime as Paul Newcombe
2001Shades as Mark Roberts
2001In Deep as Garth O'Hanlon
2000Hotel Splendide as Dezmond Blanche
1999The Flint Street Nativity as Tim Moyle / Narrator
1998Grafters as Trevor Purvis
1998Fantasy World Cup as Self
1998Parkinson as Self
1998Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out as Narrator (Voice)
1996Brassed Off as Phil
1996Ballykissangel as Fr. Peter Clifford
1995A Very Open Prison as Jeremy Craig
1994The Deep Blue Sea as Philip Welch
1994Downwardly Mobile
1994(All Quiet on the) Preston Front as Spock
1993Shooting Stars as Self
1992Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Sir Andrew (voice)
1992Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Autolycus (voice)
1992Twelfth Night as Sir Andrew (voice)
1991Amnesty International's Big 30 as Damien Day
1991Performance as Philip Welch
1991Prime Suspect as Sean Philips
1990Drop the Dead Donkey as Damien Day
1989And a Nightingale Sang as Eric
1988After Henry as Julian
1987Treacle as Stephen Duffell
1986Casualty as PC Tony Mitton
1980Great Railway Journeys as Self - Presenter
1979Minder as DC Park
1978An Audience with... as Self








