Graeme Hawley
| Graeme Hawley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 November 1973 Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990-Present |
| Spouse(s) | Elianne Byrne (2008-Present) |
Graeme Hawley (born 28 November 1973) is an English actor known for his role as John Stape in the British soap Coronation Street.
Career
He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1996 with a degree in Drama before beginning his acting career in the theatre.
He started his career off by performing on stage at the Concordia Theatre, Hinckley, Leicestershire whilst learning the craft of acting with Priscilla Morris at the Hinckley Speech & Drama Studio (HSDS). His credits have so far included police officer Martin Crowe in ITV's Emmerdale, and roles in Channel 4's Shameless and A Touch of Frost. He played John Stape on Coronation Street from March 2007 to January 2008, returned to the role in June 2008, then left again but returned again in March 2009. On 28 October, his character died after confessing to the death of three other people.
On 29 May 2012 it was announced that he would be playing the role of Satan in the York Mystery Plays 2012, as well as appearing in In with the Flynns in 2012 as Dave Tandy.
Personal life
Hawley currently lives in Manchester with his wife Elianne Byrne, who is an actress. They have a daughter named Audrey (born June 2009) and a son named Henry (born in May 2011).[1] He is a lifelong supporter of Coventry City F.C..
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Love and Marriage | Martin Paradise | |
| 2012 | In with the Flynns | Dave Tandy | |
| 2011 | Loose Women | Himself | |
| 2008 | Doctors | Barry Partridge | |
| 2007–2011 | Coronation Street | John Stape | Nominated for Villain of the Year at the British Soap Awards 2009 |
| 2006 | Shameless | Troy Lawson | |
| 2005 | The Stepfather | Detective | |
| 2005 | The Royal | Arthur Graham | |
| 2004–06 | Emmerdale | DC Martin Crowe | |
| 2003 | Born and Bred | Mr. Burton | |
| 2002 | The Forsyte Saga | Gradman | |
| 2001 | Doctors | Jim Piper | |
| 2001 | Strumpet | Producer | |
| 1999 | A Touch of Frost | RCS Detective | |
| 1998 | Coronation Street | Policeman | |
| 1998 | Emmerdale | Dave | |
| 1998 | The Cops | Maxwell | |
| 1993 | Brookside | DI Kent | |
| 1990 | Kappatoo | Steve Williams | |
| ? | Heartbeat | Andy Morgan | |
| ? | Bernard's Watch | David Cobham | |
| ? | Always and Everyone | Ian Knox | |
| ? | Legless | Matt Greenhalgh |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hangmen | Bill | Matthew Dunster | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2012 | Guinea Pig Club | Archibald McIndoe | ------ | York Theatre Royal |
| 2012 | York Mystery Plays | Satan | Paul Burbridge & Damian Cruden | York Museum Gardens |
| 2012 | Saturday Night and Sunday Morning | Jack | Matthew Dunster | Royal Exchance in Manchester |
| 2009 | Angels with Manky Faces | escaped convict | ? | Manchester's Library Theatre |
| ? | Rock n Roll | Jan | Chris Honer | Manchester Library |
| ? | ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD | Guildenstern | Chris Honer | Manchester Library |
| 2006 | LOVE AND MONEY | Paul | Matthew Dunster | Royal Exchange, Manchester/Young Vic |
| ? | CLOUD:BURST | Dominic | Chris O’Connell | Theatre Absolute |
| ? | STREET TRILOGY | Reuben/Gary | Mark Babych | Theatre Absolute |
| ? | LITTLE MALCOLM & HIS STRUGGLE AGAINST THE EUNUCHS | Mark Babych | Octagon Theatre, Bolton | |
| ? | TRAFFIC AND WEATHER | Chris | Nick Moss | Manchester Library/Homegrown |
| ? | SCHWEYK IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR | Chris Honer | Manchester Library | |
| ? | HOWIE THE ROOKIE | The Rookie | Martin Harris | Rocket Theatre |
| ? | RAW | Addy | Mark Babych | Theatre Absolute |
| ? | MEASURE FOR MEASURE | Froth | Chris Honer | Manchester Library |
| ? | HIDDEN MARKINGS | Howard | Nick Moss | Manchester Library/Homegrown |
| ? | ROMEO AND JULIET | Mercutio | Tom Scott | Suffolk Eye |