Actor Stephen Graham is best known for his roles as Tommy in the film Snatch (2000), Andrew “Combo” Gascoigne in This Is England (2006), Billy Bremner in The Damned United (2009), notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson in Public Enemies (2009), Scrum in the Pirates of the Caribbean films and he starred as Al Capone in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

Stephen accepted my invitation to sit for a portrait at the London Studio. I’ve admired his work for many years. Graham is not only a screen icon, but a fellow scouser.

Exceptionally talented and known for playing no-nonsense gritty characters. I aimed to capture Stephens métier in my portraits, directing him to pose as emotionless, then changing direction to capture fierce and exasperated expressions.