Stephen Walters

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Stephen Walters
Stephen Walters in September 2016

Stephen Walters (born May 22, 1975 in Merseyside , England ) is a British actor who is best known for his work in British film and television productions. One of his best-known roles is his portrayal of Angus Mhor in the Outlander series . He was nominated for the Royal Television Society Award for his acting performance in the drama episode Ragged .

Life

Stephen Walter's acting career began at the age of 14 when he took on roles in a number of British series. In 1994, Walters starred in Jim Morris' television movie Blood on the Dole , for which he received critical acclaim. The British television playwright Alan Bleasdale then advised Walters to attend an acting school.

After studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theater School, Walters played other roles on British television, including Ian Glover in the 1996 television film Hillsborough , which deals with the Hillsborough disaster of 1989, and which was awarded a BAFTA for best drama . Stephen Walters had his first film role in 1999 on the side of Robert Carlyle in the comedy Plunkett and Maclean - Against Death and the Devil . The HBO series Band of Brothers (based on the book of the same name by historian Stephen E. Ambrose ) was Walter's first international production in 2001. In the following years Walters worked several times with the British producer and director Matthew Vaughn ( Mean Machine - Die Kampfmaschine , Layer Cake ), as well as Guy Ritchie ( Revolver ) and Christopher Nolan ( Batman Begins ).

After a year off, Stephen Walters returned in 2007 in the movie Hannibal Rising - How It All Began Back, in which he played Zigmas Milko, one of the victims of Hannibal Lecter .

In 2013, Walters played the actor and political activist Ricky Tomlinson in the episode Ragged (from the Playhouse presents series ), for whose portrayal he was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award and received high praise from the real life Ricky Tomlinson.

In the same year Walters played the role of Crispin Ingham, a sadistic teacher from Derbyshire, in the first season of the series The Village . The filming of Outlander prevented that he could take on this role in the second season of the series. Walters previously worked on several projects with director Brian Kelly, with whom he directed the NBC series Dracula (alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers ) in Budapest and AD: Rebels and Martyrs in Morocco.

Angus Mhor, Stephen Walter's role in the American time travel series Outlander , was expanded and rewritten especially for the film adaptation of the novel series of the same name by bestselling author Diana Gabaldon . Together with Rupert MacKenzie (played by Grant O'Rourke ), the two became absolute fan favorites and Diana Gabaldon referred to them as " Laurel and Hardy of the 18th century".

In early 2018, Stephen Walters could be seen again on the UK screen. In the fourth season of the crime series Murder on Shetland , he played Thomas Malone, a convicted murderer whose sentence is overturned after 23 years behind bars.

Although Stephen Walters has shown his comedic talent in his career, he seems to have a penchant for unpredictable, complex, and often dangerous characters.

In addition to acting, Stephen Walters also writes and directs his own short films. Together with fellow actor Andrew Gower , he produced a short film about the English singer Tommy Quickly (played by Gower), who was part of the Beatles' music scene in the 1960s . Humpty Fu * king Dumpty was funded in 2017 via the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and is due to be published in 2019.

Stephen Walters is an avowed fan of the Beatles and Liverpool FC .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1989: Dramarama (TV series, episode 7x02 "Ghost Story")
  • 1990: Screenplay (TV series, episode 5x11 "Needle")
  • 1993: Brookside (TV series)
  • 1994: Blood on the Dole (TV movie)
  • 1995: Jake's Progress (TV series, episode 1x07)
  • 1996 Hillsborough Sheffield Football Drama ( Hillsborough , Movie made for TV)
  • 1997: Touching Evil (TV series, episodes 1x05–1x6 "Deadly Web (Two parts)")
  • 1996–1997: Springhill (TV series, episodes 1x01, 1x03–1x14)
  • 1997: Pie in the Sky (TV series, episode 5x02 "Ugly Customers")
  • 1998: Liverpool 1 (TV series, episode 1x01)
  • 1999: Plunkett & Macleane - Against Death and the Devil (Plunkett & Macleane)
  • 2000: Liam
  • 2001: Strumpet (TV movie)
  • 2001: Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
  • 2001: Band of Brothers - We were like brothers ( Band of Brothers , TV series, episode 1x03 "Carentan")
  • 2001: Mike Bassett: England Manager
  • 2001: The 51st State
  • 2001: Mean Machine - The Longest (Mean Machine)
  • 2002: Nice Guy Eddie (TV movie)
  • 2003: Buried (TV series, episodes 1x01–1x08)
  • 2003: Silent Witness (TV series, episode 7x07–7x08 "Beyond Guilt: Part 1 & 2")
  • 2004: Murder City (TV series, episode 1x01 "The Critical Path")
  • 2004: Layer Cake
  • 2005: Batman Begins
  • 2005: revolver
  • 2006: The Virgin Queen (TV series, episode 2)
  • 2007: Hannibal Rising - How it all began (Hannibal Risibg)
  • 2007: Skins - Up close ( Skins , TV series, episodes 1x01–1x03)
  • 2007: The Visit (TV series, episode 1x02–1x07)
  • 2008: Franklyn - The Truth Wears Many Masks (Franklyn)
  • 2008: Hautnah - The Hill Method ( Wire in the Blood , TV series, episodes 6x07–6x08 "The Dead Land: Part 1 & 2")
  • 2010: Splintered
  • 2011: Age of Heroes
  • 2011: Powder
  • 2012: Hit & Miss (TV series, episode 1x06)
  • 2012: Accused - A question of guilt ( Accused , TV series, episode 2x01 "Tracie's Story")
  • 2012: Good Cop (TV series, episodes 1x01–1x03)
  • 2012: Kelly + Victor
  • 2013: Great Night Out (TV series, season 1)
  • 2013: The Village (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2013: Playhouse Presents (TV series, episode 2x08 "Ragged")
  • 2013: Dracula (TV series, episodes 1x06–1x08)
  • 2015: AD: Rebels and Martyrs ( AD: The Bible Continues , TV series, episodes 7–8)
  • 2016: Dickensian (TV series, episodes 1x15, 1x18)
  • 2016: Quantico (TV series, episode 1x16)
  • 2016: The Musketeers ( The Musketeers , TV series, episode 3x05 "To Play the King")
  • 2014–2016: Outlander (TV series, seasons 1–2)
  • 2017: Into the Badlands (TV series, episodes 2x01–2x02)
  • 2017: Little Boy Blue (TV series, episode 1x01–1x04)
  • 2017: Tin Star (TV series, episodes 1x01–1x03)
  • 2018: Murder on Shetland ( Shetland , TV series, season 4)

Web links

Commons : Stephen Walters  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Royal Television Society North West Awards 2013 nominees in full . In: Prolific North . October 2, 2013 ( prolificnorth.co.uk [accessed June 15, 2018]).
  2. ↑ myFanbase Team: Outlander - Actor Biographies: Stephen Walters - myFanbase. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Looking back at Dramarama: series 3-7 . In: Den of Geek . ( denofgeek.com [accessed June 15, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Needle (1990). Retrieved June 15, 2018 .
  5. ^ Pip Broughton: Blood on the Dole. October 18, 1994, accessed June 15, 2018 .
  6. ^ Humpty Dumpty film. Retrieved June 15, 2018 (American English).
  7. ^ Hillsborough (1996). Retrieved June 15, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Television in 1997 | BAFTA Awards. Retrieved June 15, 2018 .
  9. ^ Imfernsehen GmbH & Co. KG: Series by and with Stephen Walters. Accessed June 16, 2018 (German).
  10. ^ Plunkett & Macleane movie casts and crews. Retrieved June 15, 2018 .
  11. ^ Band of Brothers was about comradeship: What I'm Watching | The Star . In: thestar.com . ( thestar.com [accessed June 15, 2018]).
  12. ↑ Chris Hewitt: Mean Machine. Retrieved June 15, 2018 .
  13. ^ A ★★½ review of Mean Machine (2001). Retrieved June 15, 2018 .
  14. ↑ ANDRE CHAUTARD: 'Mean Machine,' Soccer's Version of 'Longest Yard' . In: Los Angeles Times . February 22, 2002, ISSN  0458-3035 ( latimes.com [accessed June 15, 2018]).
  15. ↑ Layer Cake. Retrieved June 15, 2018 .
  16. ^ Revolver (2005). Retrieved June 15, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Hannibal Rising (2007). Retrieved June 15, 2018 .
  18. ^ Ian Youngs: Actor battles to overturn jail term . In: BBC News . September 23, 2014 ( bbc.com [accessed June 15, 2018]).
  19. ↑ Playhouse Presents: Ragged . In: Time Out London . ( timeout.com [accessed June 15, 2018]).
  20. ^ The Royal Television Society North West Awards 2013 nominees in full . In: Prolific North . October 2, 2013 ( prolificnorth.co.uk [accessed June 15, 2018]).
  21. ↑ Ricky Tomlinson, a Northern Soul . In: HuffPost UK . October 10, 2014 ( huffingtonpost.co.uk [accessed June 15, 2018]).
  22. ↑ Episode 1, Series 1, The Village - BBC One. Retrieved June 16, 2018 (UK English).
  23. ↑ myFanbase Team: Outlander - Actor Biographies: Stephen Walters - myFanbase. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
  24. ↑ Outlander Guest: Andrew Gower. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
  25. ↑ Stephen Walters. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
  26. ↑ Katherine Tulich: NBC's 'Dracula' aims for a sexy revamp with Jonathan Rhys Meyers . In: Los Angeles Times . October 23, 2013, ISSN  0458-3035 ( latimes.com [accessed June 16, 2018]).
  27. ↑ Stephen Walters - known from Outlander - biography of the Anghus Mhor actor. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
  28. ^ Bible stories and thrillers make Morocco filming choice . ( timesofisrael.com [accessed June 16, 2018]).
  29. ↑ Exclusive: Doctor Who and Layer Cake Vets Join Ron Moore's Outlander . In: TVGuide.com . August 29, 2013 ( tvguide.com [accessed June 16, 2018]).
  30. ↑ 19. Author Diana Gabaldon Loves Rupert and Angus from 25 Fascinating Facts About Outlander . In: E! Online . ( eonline.com [accessed June 16, 2018]).
  31. ↑ Tim Dowling: Shetland review - the body count mounts in this stunningly bleak drama. February 13, 2018, accessed June 16, 2018 .
  32. ↑ James Jackson: TV review: Shetland; The Secret Life of Owls . February 14, 2018, ISSN  0140-0460 ( thetimes.co.uk [accessed June 16, 2018]).
  33. ^ Humpty Dumpty film. Retrieved June 16, 2018 (American English).
  34. ↑ PeakyLox: Danny Boy. February 19, 2016, accessed June 16, 2018 .
  35. ^ Humpty Dumpty film. Retrieved June 16, 2018 (American English).
  36. ^ Outlander season 3 notes: New Stephen Walters project; filming keeps on . In: CarterMatt.com . June 7, 2017 ( cartermatt.com [accessed March 14, 2018]).
  37. ↑ Interview with Andrew Gower: from Black Mirror to Carnival Row | The Italian Rêve . In: The Italian Rêve . April 14, 2018 ( theitalianreve.com [accessed June 16, 2018]).
  38. ↑ Outlander Guest: Stephen Walters. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Walters, Stephen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Merseyside , England