Stephen Walters

Stephen Walters (born 22 May 1973) is an English actor. A regular in British television and film, he has played a wide range and variety of character roles in both drama and comedy. Walters is most commonly associated with unpredictable, complex figures. He was nominated for a Royal Television Society Best Actor award in 2013 for his role in the Sky Arts drama Ragged

In 1989, whilst at St. Wilfrids secondary school, Walters was cast in ITV’s British Children’s anthology series Dramarama where he portrayed Corporal Tomkins in the series seven episode entitled “Ghost Story”.[2][3] Walters’ second professional role was in season five of another anthology series, BBC’s drama Screenplay. He was featured in Jimmy McGovern’s episode Needle (1990), which was based upon the needle exchange programme and heroin epidemic in 1980s Liverpool.[4][5]

After obtaining of a BTEC in Performing arts at Southport College (1990–1992), Walters went on to gain a place at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (1994–1996).[6] In 1994 he starred as Joey Jackson, a poetic soul searching for the meaning of life, in Jim Morris’ television film Blood on the Dole, part of the Alan Bleasdale Presents series for Channel 4.[7][8] The performance garnered critical acclaim for Walters and on the advice of Bleasdale he decided to apply for drama school.