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Sadness behind Stephen Graham’s success – dad leaving, ‘bullied’ for being mixed-race, heartbreaking death of his mum


Stephen Graham is the man of the moment thanks to his role in Netflix’s Adolescence - but who is his dad? And why was he bullied?

The actor’s parents split when he was young (Credit: ITV) Stephen was born on 3 August 1973 in Kirby, Lancashire. Stephen has a close relationship with former head paediatric nurse Mike – who is also mixed-race, though his heritage is African. What’s more, Stephen previously recalled when he was left “crying his eyes” out after reading the script for Shane Meadow’s 2006 film This is England.

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