Vincent Franklin
Acting
- Born:
- 1966-11-03
- Place of birth:
- Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
Vincent Franklin (born 3 November 1966, Haworth, West Yorkshire, England) is an English actor, 1.80 m tall, who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (1988–1990). He is best known as Stewart Pearson in The Thick of It (2005–2012), DSU Andy Shepherd in Happy Valley (2014–2023), and Henry Best in Cucumber (2015) and Banana (2015). In film, he has appeared in The Bourne Identity (2002), From Hell (2001), The Illusionist (2006), Bright Star (2009), and three Mike Leigh films: Topsy-Turvy (1999), Vera Drake (2004), and Mr. Turner (2014). He is married to actress Hilary Greatorex; they have two child
Known For
Filmography
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin
Allelujah
Beyond Paradise
Farewell Doc Martin
The Wilds
I Hate You
The Witchfinder
Alice, Through the Looking
Censor
Yesterday
Gentleman Jack
Nativity Rocks!
Peterloo
Bodyguard
Decline and Fall
Urban Myths
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Cucumber
Tofu
That Day We Sang
Mr. Turner
The Riot Club
Happy Valley
The Wrong Mans
National Theatre Live: This House
BBC Comedy Feeds
Twenty Twelve
Grandma's House
Bright Star
Being Human
Trimming the Fat
Fairy Tales
Oliver Twist
Expresso
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
The Illusionist
Confetti
The Thick of It
A Line in the Sand
Vera Drake
Doc Martin
The Worst Week of My Life
Hustle
Celebrity Mastermind
Wild West
The Bourne Identity
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
The Office
From Hell
Topsy-Turvy
People Like Us
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
The Woodlanders
Midsomer Murders
Circles of Deceit: Kalon