My friend told me he's from Liverpool and i was like no he's a Italian and i looked it up i was like wtf just shows how good of an actor he is and how good he plays al Capone
@@-RunninNGunnin- I think its the scouse accent that surprised people , I've watched Stephen in films for years , only today I heard his real voice and had the same reaction lol Fantastic actor in every role he plays
Shhhh. Be respectful. We all hope Al was OK with Stephens portrayal and that there is excellent 'professional help for anger management 'available in the hereafter.
Good god, that Brit does a better East Coast accent on the show than most Americans (who aren't really from the East Coast) can! Stephen Graham is just amazing as Capone.
Why is it so easy for Brit actors to maintain our Yankee accents to perfection when acting?? Another shocker was Idris Elba of the Wire.. these guys deserve Oscars sure had me fooled.
Stephen Graham is a brilliant actor. He acquired his gangster voice flawlessly for BOARDWALK as well as for his portrayal of Baby Face Nelson in the film "PUBLIC ENEMIES" starring Johnny Depp (another brilliant actor). I also enjoyed Graham in "TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY." He can do anything. 😊
This guy is an amazing actor! In the movie Snatch as Tommy, and in Boardwalk Empire as Capon! There aren't many actors in the industry who can pull off playing Al Capon's character this good!
It's a Scouse accent; he's from Liverpool, England. Regardless, Scottish accents are also classed as 'British' accents, as Scotland is in Great Britain.
***** I don't know a Brooklyn accent except from my friend from Brooklyn. However, I grew up in Chicago, my mom is from the South Side of Chicago, and this character sounds like my Uncle Lenny, Uncle John, and Uncle Dave.
If Boardwalk keeps running for the next few years, it's inevitable. It would be good to see Capone's rise to the very top. And I'm pretty sure Stephen Graham is hoping so.
fuck me thats strange...I saw him on snatch so I expected him to have a cockney accent, then I saw him in boardwalk empire and that stuck...I never expected him to have a scows accent though!
Majority of British actors who cross over do amazing US urban accents. Idris Elba in The Wire, Stephen Graham in Boardwalk Empire, Christian Bale in American Psycho etc.
Yes it is. He played a cockney in that. He was in a play with Sean Bean called 'Accused' recently and was excellent in that too, as was Sean Bean. Who knew Al Capone was a Liverpool FC fan?
This guy is from Liverpool, England. For Stephen to pull off a Brooklyn-Chicago accent is incredible! However, my wife is from Birkenhead (just outside Liverpool) and Brooklyn does share a similar vernacular. We both say "youse" and have some of the same pronunciation with many words. Okay, the accent is quite different, obviously. But it does have many similarities to one another.
yes specifically its a scouse accent but liverpool is in britain so its still a british accent!!!!!!! just like al capone's accent is specific to brooklyn but you'd still say he has an american accent
this guy is a great actor man and is very humble as well. if they'll ever make another Capone movie and they want it to be successful, this guy should play it
I have noticed some comparisons of The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire. Stephen in his role as Al Capone is sort of like the Paulie Walnuts of the series.
I have a friend called Alfie Graham and his dad is Stephen Graham. Also stephen helps with my football team and i just know him alot and hes beeing a plessure to be friends with. If anyone of u read this. (Im toby brown)
You mean a Liverpudlian? Or 'scousers' as we are known. Stephen Graham is a face pretty much everyone knows in Britain, he's been in an absolute ton of stuff. But I'm so pleased he's finally got a top Hollywood role, and Al Capone no less.
Well said. Just as there is no one standard English accent, there is no one standard Scottish accent ( Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow eg, all very different ), and Weish ( Cardiff and Swansea quite different ). I think the Americans think we all speak like Hugh Grant.
holy shit hes brittish?? he does a great italian american accent. i cant believe he was al capone. fuckin italians after pacino, de niro,and pesci theres no wise guys left to play these roles but props to stephen my hats off to you sir
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He opened his mouth and I almost jumped out of my chair. I feel like I've been lied to my entire life...
Why? Have you never seen British movies? He's acting in many of them.
Me too! 😮
My friend told me he's from Liverpool and i was like no he's a Italian and i looked it up i was like wtf just shows how good of an actor he is and how good he plays al Capone
@@-RunninNGunnin- I think its the scouse accent that surprised people , I've watched Stephen in films for years , only today I heard his real voice and had the same reaction lol
Fantastic actor in every role he plays
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Hahahaha damn i thought this dude was a real italian.
Killa Skrilla he's a fake Italian, like Jordan Schlansky
+Susan Harman he's actually part jamaican.
Not bad for a guy from Liverpool...
he has got to be the most versatile actor i've seen
His Brooklyn accent is awesome.
nyhc123 it's a scouse accent he's from Liverpool
NINJA he's talking about Graham's performance/accent on Boardwalk Empire
R. K. Vis oh hehe
Isabel Beckerman Gaelic? 😂😂😂😂
I think the touch of gaelic you heard is simply the liverpudlian accent as liverpool had a lot of Irish immigrants back in the day.
"We've been on the road for 18 hours. I need a bath, some chow, and then you and me sit down... and talk about who dies."
Just watched that episode was clapping like a seal when he came out to save the day.
And "huh?"
OMG MY FAVE SCENE
He plays Al Capone so well
Agreed! Stephen Graham does the Capone character justice. Al Capone himself would be proud.
Also loved him as Tommy in "Snatch".
Shhhh. Be respectful. We all hope Al was OK with Stephens portrayal and that there is excellent 'professional help for anger management 'available in the hereafter.
Stephen Graham is a Renaissance man. He can play anyone. He's truly phenomenally gifted
He was SO intimidating in "This Is England". Such a good actor. Started watching Boardwalk Empire a few days ago. He is awesome in that too.
Exactly, he felt 7 foot tall on This is England being such a small guy
Combo. :)
Fucking hell! he is English as well?! all the great actors in these massive tv shows turn out to be English!
R. David I know even the guy who plays Richard Harrow is English haha
+The Tribute Master The guy playing Meyer Lansky too!
And Kelly McDonald is Scottish in real life but Irish in the series.
It’s called acting tradition
now I know how all those people who didn't know who Hugh Laurie was before he was House felt
Good god, that Brit does a better East Coast accent on the show than most Americans (who aren't really from the East Coast) can! Stephen Graham is just amazing as Capone.
Why is it so easy for Brit actors to maintain our Yankee accents to perfection when acting?? Another shocker was Idris Elba of the Wire.. these guys deserve Oscars sure had me fooled.
We are brought up with a lot of American films and tv shows , am sure that helps. England is full of different types of accents like this one
***** Actually some American accents are closer to older English than English accents now, which have evolved more.
If you rewatch the first 2 seasons of the Wire, Idris breaks is accent a couple times when his character is yelling. kinda funny once u pick up on it
Andrew Lincoln and Daniel Day Lewis are the same.
The African American accent is a lot harder to get right I think. Idris Elba is ok but you know he doesn’t get it perfect
I love that he's retained his Scouse accent. A tribute to his acting ability that he can switch between accents like that.
He is seriously the best person to play Capone!!
I freaking LOVE his real accent. It's sooo adorable. 😊😊👍👍
He's a really good actor. I love him as Capone.
Stephen Graham is a brilliant actor. He acquired his gangster voice flawlessly for BOARDWALK as well as for his portrayal of Baby Face Nelson in the film "PUBLIC ENEMIES" starring Johnny Depp (another brilliant actor). I also enjoyed Graham in "TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY." He can do anything. 😊
This guy is an amazing actor! In the movie Snatch as Tommy, and in Boardwalk Empire as Capon! There aren't many actors in the industry who can pull off playing Al Capon's character this good!
He really does that accent well... When I watched the show, I had no idea he was British!
Wow, didn’t expect him to be a scouser XD
I love him as Al Capone
Way more convincing than Deniro in Untouchables
Him and Tom Hardy....the absolute BEST!!!!
Tina Takach now Tom hardy is going to play al Capone lol!!!
Al was cooler cos Tom sells Volvos.
Wow he's incredible as Al Capone and he pronounces Italian very well. Awesome actor!
Damn I never knew he had an accent!
I love him! Brilliant actor!
Stephen Graham IS a TOP,TOP, ACTOR !!!
This guy is a great actor!
hes amazing actor
mindfucked by his accent, even though i know he is english
ian Schweinsteiger English? Wtf. Don't you hear his brogue?
Just loving your work Stephen! Keep it up xx
It's a testament to his acting chops that he can pull off playing an Italian while looking so thoroughly English.
Bill Wiltfong Throw in the fact he is quarter black into the mix
It's a Scouse accent; he's from Liverpool, England.
Regardless, Scottish accents are also classed as 'British' accents, as Scotland is in Great Britain.
Seems like a really cool guy. Obviously he is killing it as Al Capone, but also remember him being really good on Band of Brothers.
OMG.. but his Chicago south side accent is spot on!
It's a Brooklyn accent.
***** I don't know a Brooklyn accent except from my friend from Brooklyn. However, I grew up in Chicago, my mom is from the South Side of Chicago, and this character sounds like my Uncle Lenny, Uncle John, and Uncle Dave.
Chicago south side can sound similar to a New York accent same with Boston
Damn this guy had me fooled thinking he was an Italian from New York. Great acting
If Boardwalk keeps running for the next few years, it's inevitable. It would be good to see Capone's rise to the very top. And I'm pretty sure Stephen Graham is hoping so.
OMG! He is BRITISH!!! I never knew it! He does that thugsta gangsta thing 2 well. Much luv much respect! :D
fuck me thats strange...I saw him on snatch so I expected him to have a cockney accent, then I saw him in boardwalk empire and that stuck...I never expected him to have a scows accent though!
zer01ife scouse
"It's an offer that you can't refuse."
Impressive actor, indeed. Love the accent, sounds like a NY-British Accent.
Mr S.Graham. Class of his own 👌
woah!! i knew he was English, but it's still a shock. Great acting skills
Actors are so fucken amazing. This show is incredible!
This interview just really shows what a phenomenal actor Mr. Graham really is. My mind was blown when he started talking!
He was great.. Totally different voice what awesome talent!
I think this guy was one of the best actors on the show.
I had no idea he was British
I think it's incredible how he pulls of the hard New York accent in Boardwalk Empire.
WHAT?! My jaw literally dropped as soon as he started talking!! 😱
one of my fav's but underrated
Every time I see him I think he's going to punch someone
Journo got lucky?
Even in his interviews he always seems two words away from punching somebody senseless.
I still surprised most of you didn't recognise him from Snatch. If you are a fan of his work though, watch This Is England.
....... i thought he was from brooklyn
love him, from this is England and Boardwalk Empire, weird not hearing his scouse accent though :P
I'd love to see him work with Marty on a bigger scale. He's got a featured role in GANGS OF NEW YORK as a colleague of DiCaprio's character.
Gangs of New York, that's what else I've seen him in. He's GREAT as Capone.
I love his mockney london accent in Snatch, he is a great actor.
Majority of British actors who cross over do amazing US urban accents. Idris Elba in The Wire, Stephen Graham in Boardwalk Empire, Christian Bale in American Psycho etc.
how do you not love him and his accent
Yes it is. He played a cockney in that. He was in a play with Sean Bean called 'Accused' recently and was excellent in that too, as was Sean Bean. Who knew Al Capone was a Liverpool FC fan?
This guy is from Liverpool, England. For Stephen to pull off a Brooklyn-Chicago accent is incredible! However, my wife is from Birkenhead (just outside Liverpool) and Brooklyn does share a similar vernacular. We both say "youse" and have some of the same pronunciation with many words. Okay, the accent is quite different, obviously. But it does have many similarities to one another.
yes specifically its a scouse accent but liverpool is in britain so its still a british accent!!!!!!! just like al capone's accent is specific to brooklyn but you'd still say he has an american accent
"It's an offer you can't refuse" ... Oh well pllayed. Graham, Well played.
gotta love the liverpool accent
My second favorite Liverpudlian, behind John Lennon.
had a night out with this guy not so long ago and he and his friends were lovely,cheers guys..;-)
A great actor that I would love to see more of.
Great performances in This is England, Snatch and ofcourse in BW empire
0:46 Interviewer: How's everything with Boardwalk Empire? -Stephen: We better sit down. And we talk about who dies.
Hes adorable!!!!
Tommy: Are they Lancashire pigs? Brick Top: Who the fuck's talking to you, boy?
I can't believe this is the same guy who played the 'wimpy' gangster in Snatch.
This guy is amazing actor. First seen him in snatch. Gotta check out Stephen playing tony pro in the irishman too
fabulous actor.
That's a Scouse accent from Liverpool, he's English.
Fun fact: Stephen is actually from the Canarsie section of Brooklyn and he's just playing a Brit in this interview.
Haha!
this guy is a great actor man and is very humble as well. if they'll ever make another Capone movie and they want it to be successful, this guy should play it
its actually a New York accent. Capone was originally from there
I didn’t know he was British lol 😂
Whoa! I never knew he was masking that accent for Al! I am even more impressed now! :)
I have noticed some comparisons of The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire. Stephen in his role as Al Capone is sort of like the Paulie Walnuts of the series.
i will always see Stephen graham as combo from this is england
He's actually of white British and Black Caribbean extraction.
He's a scouser???!!!!! Omg I swear almost all actors from boardwalk empire put on voices...
I have a friend called Alfie Graham and his dad is Stephen Graham. Also stephen helps with my football team and i just know him alot and hes beeing a plessure to be friends with. If anyone of u read this. (Im toby brown)
You mean a Liverpudlian? Or 'scousers' as we are known. Stephen Graham is a face pretty much everyone knows in Britain, he's been in an absolute ton of stuff. But I'm so pleased he's finally got a top Hollywood role, and Al Capone no less.
Ahhh, my apologies. I misunderstood what you where referring to. I'll have to go back and listen again but I gotcha.
One of scorcese,s favourite actors to use.....gangs of New York, B empire, Irishman
Stephen has become "MONSTER" in Boradwalk he is doing a frigin sick job! i look so foward to him in the show... shit is getting good!!!!
hes like king scouser and the accent he does is like an american version of scouser
he is like 5in shorter than the real Capone
he pulls off the ny accent flawlessly
UP THE SCOUSER'S...I LOVE THE ACCENT...BLOODY GREAT...CALM DOWN CALM DOWN PEOPLE!
I just realized his eyes are fucking beautiful...
Well said. Just as there is no one standard English accent, there is no one standard Scottish accent ( Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow eg, all very different ), and Weish ( Cardiff and Swansea quite different ). I think the Americans think we all speak like Hugh Grant.
I love the accent.👍👍👍
Good to see the lad making a name for himself.
holy shit hes brittish?? he does a great italian american accent. i cant believe he was al capone. fuckin italians after pacino, de niro,and pesci theres no wise guys left to play these roles but props to stephen my hats off to you sir
He also played Baby face Nelson in Public Enimies
Band of brothers!
When you're standing 4 feet behind Stephen Graham and are still a foot taller than him despite perspective
Stephan Graham is the best actor ever