Graeme Hawley

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|02|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Coventry, England

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1990–present

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Graeme Hawley (born 25 February 1975) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Dave then as DC Martin Crowe in Emmerdale and John Stape in the British soap Coronation Street.

Career

Hawley graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1996 with a degree in drama, before beginning his acting career in the theatre.

He started his career off by performing on stage at the Concordia Theatre, Hinckley, Leicestershire whilst learning the craft of acting with Priscilla Morris at the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605144933/http://hsds.biz/ Hinckley Speech & Drama Studio (HSDS)]. His credits have so far included police officer Martin Crowe in ITV's Emmerdale, as well as roles in Shameless (Channel 4) and A Touch of Frost (ITV). He played John Stape in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street from March 2007 to January 2008, and then returned to the role in June 2008, but then left again. Hawley once again reprised the role in March 2009. On 28 October 2011, his character died after confessing to causing the death of three other people - Colin Fishwick, Charlotte Hoyle and Joy Fishwick.

On 29 May 2012, it was announced that Hawley would be playing the role of Satan in the York Mystery Plays 2012. The plays were staged during August that year.{{cite web |title=Photo Flash: Ferdinand Kingsley, Graeme Hawley and More in YORK MYSTERY PLAYS |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Photo-Flash-Ferdinand-Kingsley-Graeme-Hawley-and-More-in-YORK-MYSTERY-PLAYS-20120803 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |access-date=25 January 2021 |language=en}} The same month, he also appeared as Dave Tandy in the sitcom In with the Flynns.{{cite web |title=In With the Flynns |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01m2f1x |website=BBC |access-date=25 January 2021}}

Personal life

Hawley is married and has two children; a daughter born in 2009 and a son in 2011.{{Cite web | url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a300561/corries-hawley-expecting-second-child.html |title = Corrie's Hawley expecting second child| website=Digital Spy |date = 27 January 2011}}

Filmography

Year	Programme	Role	Other notes
class="wikitable"
1990-1992	Kappatoo	Steve Williams
1993	Brookside	DI Kent
rowspan="3" \| 1998	The Cops	Maxwell
Coronation Street	Policeman
Emmerdale	Dave
1999	A Touch of Frost	RCS Detective
rowspan="3" \| 2001	Coronation Street	Desmond Worthing
Doctors	Jim Piper
Strumpet	Producer
2002	The Forsyte Saga	Gradman
2003	Born and Bred	Mr. Burton
2004–2006	Emmerdale	DC Martin Crowe
rowspan="2" \| 2005	The Royal	Arthur Graham
The Stepfather	Detective
2006	Shameless	Troy Lawson
2007–2011, 2022–2023	Coronation Street	John Stape	Nominated for Villain of the Year at the British Soap Awards 2009 Main Role (2007-2011) Voice appearance (2022)
2008	Doctors	Barry Partridge
2011	Loose Women	Himself
2012	In with the Flynns	Dave Tandy
2013	Love and Marriage	Martin Paradise
2014	Casualty	Sean Powell
2015	Home Fires	Nigel Hughes
2017	Peaky Blinders	Niall Devlin
2018	Benidorm	Simon superfan
2020	Father Brown	Peter Bailey	Episode 8.6 "The Numbers of the Beast"
rowspan="3" \| 2021	Finding Alice	Graham Napely
The Mallorca Files	Alan Bull
Stephen	DS Richard 'Tricky' Dixon
rowspan="3" \| 2022	Meet the Richardsons	Bob
Red Rose	Dave Banister
Ridley	Daniel Preston
2024	Doctors	Jason Chapman	2 episodes{{cite news\|url=https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/doctors-spoilers-graham-is-out-to-cause-trouble\|title=Doctors spoilers: Graham is out to cause TROUBLE!\|work=What to Watch\|access-date=14 January 2025}}
2025 \|Vera \|Will Marsh \|
?	Heartbeat	Andy Morgan
?	Bernard's Watch	David Cobham
?	Always and Everyone	Ian Knox
?	Legless	Matt Greenhalgh

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Director	Theatre
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
2025 \|Abigail's Party \|Laurence \|Natalie Abrahami \|Royal Exchange Theatre
2017	Our Town	Mr Webb	Sarah Frankcom	Royal Exchange Theatre
2015	Hangmen	Bill	Matthew Dunster	Royal Court Theatre
2012	Guinea Pig Club	Archibald McIndoe	------	York Theatre Royal
2012	York Mystery Plays	Satan	Paul Burbridge & Damian Cruden	York Museum Gardens
2012	Saturday Night and Sunday Morning	Jack	Matthew Dunster	Royal Exchange Theatre
2009	Angels with Manky Faces	escaped convict	?	Manchester's Library Theatre
?	Rock n Roll	Jan	Chris Honer	Manchester Library
?	Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead	Guildenstern	Chris Honer	Manchester Library Theatre
2006	Love And Money	Paul	Matthew Dunster	Royal Exchange Theatre/Young Vic
?	Cloud:Burst	Dominic	Chris O'Connell	Theatre Absolute
?	Street Trilogy	Reuben/Gary	Mark Babych	Theatre Absolute
?	Little Malcolm & His Struggle Against The Eunuchs		Mark Babych	Octagon Theatre, Bolton
?	Traffic And Weather	Chris	Nick Moss	Manchester Library/Homegrown
?	Schweyk In The Second World War		Chris Honer	Manchester Library
?	Howie The Rookie	The Rookie	Martin Harris	Rocket Theatre
?	Raw	Addy	Mark Babych	Theatre Absolute
?	Measure for Measure	Froth	Chris Honer	Manchester Library
?	Hidden Markings	Howard	Nick Moss	Manchester Library/Homegrown
?	Romeo and Juliet	Mercutio	Tom Scott	Suffolk Eye

References

External links

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Category:Living people

Category:1975 births

Category:Male actors from Coventry

Category:Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University

Category:English male soap opera actors