"I think the viewers have warmed to the fact that the show is gritty and unglamorous – like much of real life. If you were in trouble or something happened to you, you’d want a detective like Banks on your side, wouldn’t you? "People like to believe in the justice system and they admire Banks’ dedication and work ethic. “What makes Banks so extraordinary is his ordinariness – it’s the situations he finds himself involved with that are out of the ordinary," says Stephen. Perhaps one of Stephen's best known roles is as Veteran Detective Chief Inspector, Alan Banks, who - along with his assistants DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton - investigates murders committed in the town of Eastvale, Yorkshire.īroadcast over five series in 2010–2016, the series was based on Peter Robinson's Inspector Alan Banks novels. Another role you may recognise him for is reporter Damien Day in Drop The Dead Donkey. He's also much-loved for his role in Ballykissangel and for starring alongside Robson Green in two series of Grafters. In real life, Stephen is personable, friendly and outgoing. It’s proof of Stephen Tompkinson’s acting ability that he manages to portray a dour, introverted, glass-half-empty character like detective Alan Banks in DCI Banks with such authenticity. They backed me all the way – even though, for those two years, they didn’t see me perform in anything and had to take my word for it that I was doing all right!" Stephen Tompkinson's TV shows "I got a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London but I couldn’t get a grant, so Mum and Dad supported me for the first two years. Mum and Dad obviously saw something in me because they decided I could go straight to drama school. “But then in Sixth Form they watched me play John Proctor in a school production of The Crucible. “Acting wasn’t in the family and my parents initially wanted me to go to university before drama school so I’d have a degree to fall back on,” Stephen recalls.
Hailing from County Durham, British comedy and drama star Stephen discovered his talent for acting at a young age. From DCI Banks to Wild At Heart among many others, he's been a regular on our screens since the late 80s. There's no doubt you're very used to seeing actor Stephen Tompkinson starring in a popular TV show over the years.
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