Hannah Walters is an English actress and producer.[1][2]

Hannah Walters
NationalityBritish
EducationRose Bruford College
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Years active2006–present
Spouse
(m. 2008)
Children2
WebsiteOfficial website

Career

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Walters began her acting career in 2006, with a small role in The Thieving Headmistress. She followed this with appearances as Trudy in the Shane Meadows film This Is England and its continuing series, This Is England '86, This Is England '88 and This Is England '90. Walters is best known for her role as DC Megan Riley in the ITV 1 crime drama series Whitechapel, a role she portrayed for 12 episodes.

In 2019, Walters appeared in the short film Boiling Point, which, two years later, went on to become a feature-length film of the same name. Walters is credited as being an executive producer for the film, alongside her husband, Stephen Graham. In the United Kingdom, the film earned $107,525 from fifty-three theaters in its opening weekend. Worldwide, the film amassed $1,142,493 in total box office sales.[3]

In 2021, Walters appeared as Sonia McNally in Time,[4][5] the wife of her real-life husband's character. In 2022, Walters appeared, as Jean, in four episodes of BBC comedy PRU.[6][7] In October 2022, it was announced that there would be a BBC sequel series of Boiling Point. Walters will feature as Emily in the series set six months after the premise of the original feature film.[8][9] In April 2023, Walters starred as Matron Beth Relp in the ITVX drama series Malpractice.[10] Walters said about the production, "Malpractice has that element of being a medical thriller. But it’s also about humanity and the chaos inside a human and how human beings react."[11]

Walters is due to feature in Sweet Sue, a film currently in post-production and starring Maggie O'Neill, Tony Pitts and Harry Trevaldwyn.[12]

Personal life

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Walters married actor Stephen Graham on 6 June 2008; they had met and started dating while both were training at the Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance. They currently live in Ibstock, Leicestershire, having previously lived in the Beckenham area of London. They have a son and a daughter.[13][14][15] Graham has been open about how his dyslexia means that Walters will help him to learn his lines as well as help to choose his next projects based on the scripts he receives.[16]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Thieving Headmistress Ms Wallis Television film
This Is England Shoe shop assistant
2008 Filth and Wisdom Business man's wife
2009 The Antiques Rogue Show 2nd Detective Television film
2010 This Is England '86 Trudy 4 episodes; 2 episodes uncredited
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Woman at The Captain's Daughter Uncredited
Walk Like a Panther Gloria Giles Series 1 episode 1
Without You Alison Series 1 episodes 1 & 2
This Is England '88 Trudy 2 episodes; 1 episode uncredited
2012–2013 Whitechapel DC Megan Riley 12 episodes
2015 Code of a Killer Kath Eastwood 2 episodes
No Offence Connie Ball 8 episodes
Playhouse Presents Episode: "King for a Term"
This Is England '90 Trudy Episode: "Winter"
2016 Gaslighting Tracey Short film
2017 Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge Beatrice
Funny Cow Jean
2018 Walk like a Panther Gloria Giles
2019 Boiling Point Amanda Short film
2020 Pop Short film; Executive producer
2021 Time Sonia McNally 3 episodes
Boiling Point Emily Also executive producer
2022 PRU Jean 4 episodes
2023 Malpractice Matron Beth Relph 5 episodes
Boiling Point Emily BBC TV series[17]
TBA Sweet Sue Currently in post-production

References

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  1. ^ Morris, Lauren (8 June 2021). "Stephen Graham reveals how real-life wife Hannah Walters came to play his on-screen spouse in Time". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ Loughrey, Clarisse (7 January 2022). "Boiling Point review: Stephen Graham is a chef on the edge in this claustrophobic one-shot drama". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Boiling Point Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. ^ Webber, Emily (24 June 2021). "Who is Stephen Graham's wife Hannah Walters as she stars alongside him in series Time". OK. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ Simpson, Richard (6 June 2021). "Acting couple Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters to star in new prison drama Time tonight". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ Baker, Emily (24 May 2022). "Hannah Walters: 'I want to get parts on my own merit, not because I'm married to Stephen Graham' In one of her first solo interviews, Emily Baker speaks to the actor about her new BBC Three sitcom PRU, her humble beginnings and why she doesn't mind being known as Stephen Graham's wife". iNews. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  7. ^ "PRU - A school for excluded pupils". BBC. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  8. ^ O'Connor, Rachael (21 October 2022). "Stephen Graham and wife Hannah Walters team up for TV version of acclaimed film Boiling Point". Metro. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  9. ^ Williams, Owen (21 October 2022). "Boiling Point TV Series Starring Stephen Graham Confirmed For BBC". Empire. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. ^ Hibbs, James (30 April 2023). "Malpractice cast: List of characters in ITV's Niamh Algar drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  11. ^ Garrett, Lee (16 April 2023). "Hannah Walters opens up on heart-pounding starring role in ITV thriller Malpractice". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  12. ^ Yossman, K.J (20 January 2022). "HanWay Films Boards Comedy Drama 'Sweet Sue' Starring 'White Line's' Maggie O'Neill, 'Rogue One's' Tony Pitts". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  13. ^ Marlow, Lee; Smith, Daniel (20 February 2018). "Meet Stephen Graham, the Hollywood star who lives in a Leicestershire village". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  14. ^ Lally, Kate (6 January 2022). "Stephen Graham and wife Hannah Walters share good news ahead of new film release". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  15. ^ Sigodo, Melissa (16 September 2021). "Channel 4 Help: Stephen Graham's actress wife you may not know starred alongside him in hit BBC show". My London. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  16. ^ Armistead, Claire (22 August 2021). "Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham on friendship, football and their new care home drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Stephen Graham and wife Hannah Walters team up for TV version of Boiling Point". 21 October 2022.
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