Acting
Vincent Franklin
EN cinema · 26 credits
Born
3 November 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
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
Known for
Filmography
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin
as Bishop Bell
Allelujah
as Mr Salter
The Wilds
as Father Richard
Censor
as Fraser
Yesterday
as Brian
Peterloo
as Magistrate Rev Ethelston
Nativity Rocks!
as Lord Mayor
That Day We Sang
as Mr Stanley
The Riot Club
as Porter
Mr. Turner
as Gentleman Critic
National Theatre Live: This House
as Michael Cocks
Bright Star
as Dr. Bree
Expresso
as Peter
The Illusionist
as Loschek
Confetti
as Archie
Vera Drake
as Mr. Lewis
A Line in the Sand
as Sammy Cargill
The Bourne Identity
as Rawlins
From Hell
as George Lusk
Topsy-Turvy
as Rutland Barrington
The Woodlanders
as Stable Lad
Circles of Deceit: Kalon
1996
Circles of Deceit: Kalon
as PC at Liz's House