Vincent Franklin
Acting
1966-11-03 · Yorkshire, England, UK
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
Filmography
The War Between the Land and the Sea
2025 · Series
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin
2024 · Movie
Allelujah
2023 · Movie
Beyond Paradise
2023 · Series
Farewell Doc Martin
2022 · Movie
The Wilds
2022 · Movie
I Hate You
2022 · Series
The Witchfinder
2022 · Series
Alice, Through the Looking
2021 · Movie
Censor
2021 · Movie
Yesterday
2019 · Movie
Gentleman Jack
2019 · Series
Nativity Rocks!
2018 · Movie
Peterloo
2018 · Movie
Bodyguard
2018 · Series
Decline and Fall
2017 · Series
Urban Myths
2017 · Series
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015 · Series
Cucumber
2015 · Series
Tofu
2015 · Series
That Day We Sang
2014 · Movie
Mr. Turner
2014 · Movie
The Riot Club
2014 · Movie
Happy Valley
2014 · Series
The Wrong Mans
2013 · Series
National Theatre Live: This House
2013 · Movie
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012 · Series
Twenty Twelve
2011 · Series
Grandma's House
2010 · Series
Bright Star
2009 · Movie
Being Human
2009 · Series
Trimming the Fat
2008 · Movie
Fairy Tales
2008 · Series
Oliver Twist
2007 · Series
Expresso
2007 · Movie
Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley
2007 · Movie
The Illusionist
2006 · Movie
Confetti
2006 · Movie
The Thick of It
2005 · Series
A Line in the Sand
2004 · Movie
Vera Drake
2004 · Movie
Doc Martin
2004 · Series
The Worst Week of My Life
2004 · Series
Hustle
2004 · Series
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · Series
Karishma Kaa Karishma
2003 · Series
Wild West
2002 · Series
The Bourne Identity
2002 · Movie
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
2001 · Series
The Office
2001 · Series
From Hell
2001 · Movie
Topsy-Turvy
1999 · Movie
People Like Us
1999 · Series
Alexei Sayle's Merry-Go-Round
1998 · Series
The Woodlanders
1998 · Movie
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
Circles of Deceit: Kalon
1996 · Movie