Stephen Tompkinson Biography

English actor Stephen Tompkinson , who won the 1994 British Comedy Award for Best Actor in a Television Comedy, actor, is widely known for his recurring roles on Chancer, Drop the Dead Donkey, Ballykissangel, Grafters, Wild at Heart and DCI Banks. He is enjoying a good life with his wife. Elaine Young and daughter Marguerite Ellen .

Childhood, family and education

Stephen Tompkinson was born Stephen Phillip Tompkinson on October 15, 1965, in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom, to father Brian Tompkinson and mother Josephine Tompkinson .

He was raised along with his brother John Tompkinson. He has British nationality and belongs to the white ethnic group.

At the age of 4, he and his family moved to Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire and later to Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, where he attended St. Bede’s Roman Catholic High School and St. Mary’s Sixth Form in Blackpool.

Stephen had an interest in acting from his childhood and for this reason he joined the Central School of Speech and Drama in London along with James Nesbitt and Rufus Sewell .

During his final year at acting school, he received the 1987 Carleton Hobbs Scholarship and a contract with the BBC’s Radio Drama Company. She graduated in 1988.

Career and awards

Stephen Tompkinson first starred in a two-part radio drama, Say What You Want to Hear , along with Ewan Bailey . The drama was written by Tim Wright and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2010.

In 1988 Stephen appeared in Channel 4’s Molasses alongside Ken Goodwin and Freddie Davies . It received a BAFTA nomination for Best Short Film.

The following year, a full-length made-for-TV movie, And a Nightingale Sang, appeared.

From 1990 to 1998, Stephen played the role of an ambitious but unethical reporter. Damien Day in the satirical comedy series, Drop the Dead Donkey for which he received a British Comedy Awards Best Actor in a Television Comedy Award in 1994.

In 2010, Stephen appeared as Inspector Alan Banks in the hit ITV series, DCI Banks: Aftermath , which is adapted from a detective novel by Peter Robinson .

Other cast members from the ITV series include Andrea Lowe , Jack Deam , Caroline Catz , Lorraine Burroughs and Samuel Anderson .

The crime series drew seven million viewers. On June 14, 2013, ITV announced that the show had been commissioned for a six-part third series.

His film credits include Cursed! , Harrigan , A Dark Reflection , Splendid Hotel , Hector and October .

Net worth and earnings

Stephen Tompkinson is a successful TV and movie actor and it is certain that the Drop the Dead Donkey star earns a decent amount of money from the Hollywood industry.

The exact figure of his net worth is not available. However, looking at the peak of the success of the Central School of Speech and Drama graduate, we can assure that Stephen’s total fortune should be in the millions.

His salary is also up for review, but an actor in the UK is between $10 and $100 an hour. He must be winning in the same range.

Personal Life: Married life with wife Elaine Young

Stephen Tompkinson is a married man. He has been in a romantic marital relationship with Elaine Young. The couple began an affair in 2007, and after dating for a few months, they got married the same year.

Stephen was previously married to Nicci Taylor ; the former couple had married in 2001 and called it quits in December 2006. They later divorced.

The former husband and wife duo share a daughter, Margarita Ellen . Stephen was also previously engaged to his Ballykissangel co -star Dervla Kirwan .