Stephen Hagan (actor)

Hagan was born in Belfast and grew up in nearby Greenisland. He was a student at the Carrickfergus Grammar School, contributing to amateur dramatics at Youth Lyric as a teenager, as well as White Lights in Whitehead. Prior to pursuing a career as an actor, Hagan planned to study accountancy at Northumbria University and join his father's business{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2007.

Hagan's first notable role after drama school was a part as Vito Barratini, a muse of the artist Michelangelo, in Antony Sher's play The Giant.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/arts/13iht-lon14.4.8314958.html|title=In London, Anthony Sher's|first=Matt|last=Wolf|publisher=}} Hagan was in the original cast of the West End and Broadway hit production End of the Rainbow, as well as in Cyrano de Bergerac opposite Joseph Fiennes at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Hagan also appeared in The York Relist at Riverside Studios, and The Real Thing at Salisbury Playhouse. He has also taken his turn in several productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including roles in Twelfth Night, The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors and Troilus and Cressida.{{cite web|url=http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/a-royal-christmas/cast/stephen-hagan|title=Stephen Hagan on A Royal Christmas – Hallmark Channel|website=Hallmark Channel}}

Hagan had a role in the Steven Seagal film Against the Dark. In 2007, he appeared in the British drama Clapham Junction, before appearing in an episode of the BBC drama Mistresses in 2008. He also had a recurring role on the BBC drama The Cut and the ITV miniseries Injustice in 2011. He also made an appearance in the episode The Ballad of Midsomer County, of the ITV series Midsomer Murders, where he played Jay Templeton. Other roles have included Shooting for Socrates, Best: His Mother's Son, Risen (as Bartholemew) with Joseph Fiennes, Zoo and A Royal Christmas with Jane Seymour.{{cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/stephen-hagan-james-nesbitt-brought-some-drama-into-my-life-34385907.html|title=Stephen Hagan: James Nesbitt brought some drama into my life|publisher=|via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}

Hagan has a recurring role in the Sky TV series Stan Lee's Lucky Man, which sees him play Rich, the brother of James Nesbitt in his role of DI Harry Clayton.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2017/02/23/news/jimmy-nesbitt-and-stephen-hagan-return-in-stan-lee-s-lucky-man-940058/|title=Jimmy Nesbitt and Stephen Hagan return in Stan Lee's Lucky Man|website=The Irish News}}

In 2012, Hagan married comedian and actress Wendy Wason, with whom he has a son and two step-children. Hagan's grandparents are friends with the parents of his Lucky Man co-star, and fellow Northern Irish actor, James Nesbitt. The two had met ten years prior to the show, when Hagan was a teenager and Nesbitt was back in Northern Ireland filming Murphy's Law.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/whats-on/tv-and-film/stephen-hagan-gets-lucky-with-sky-tv-role-1-8582229/|title=Stephen Hagan gets lucky with Sky TV role|publisher=}} Hagan is a football and rugby fan and supports Arsenal FC and Ulster Rugby.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishnews.com/arts/2016/01/28/news/arts-q-a-stephen-hagan-on-ed-sheeran-rugby-back-to-the-future-394919/|title=Arts Q&A: Stephen Hagan on Ed Sheeran, rugby & Back to the Future|website=The Irish News}}

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