{{Short description|English actor}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use British English|date=December 2011}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|28|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Coventry]], England | occupation = [[Actor]] | years_active = 1990–present | spouse = {{marriage|Elianne Byrne|2008}} | children = 2 }} '''Graeme Hawley''' (born 28 November 1973) 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 (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[Emmerdale]]'', as well as roles in ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|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.<ref name="broadway">{{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}}</ref> The same month, he also appeared as Dave Tandy in the sitcom ''[[In with the Flynns]]''.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |title=In With the Flynns |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01m2f1x |website=BBC |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Hawley is married and has two children; a daughter born in 2009 and a son in 2011.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Programme !! Role !! Other notes |- | 1990-1992 || ''[[Kappatoo]]'' || Steve Williams || |- | 1993 || ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]'' || DI Kent || |- | rowspan="3" | 1998 || ''[[The Cops (British TV series)|The Cops]]'' || Maxwell || |- | ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Policeman || |- | ''Emmerdale'' || Dave || |- | 1999 || ''[[A Touch of Frost]]'' || RCS Detective || |- | rowspan="3" | 2001 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Desmond Worthing || |- | ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Jim Piper || |- | ''[[Strumpet (film)|Strumpet]]'' || Producer || |- | 2002 || ''[[The Forsyte Saga (2002 TV series)|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 (TV series)|The Stepfather]]'' || Detective || |- | 2006 || ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]'' || Troy Lawson || |- | 2007–2011, 2022–2023 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || [[John Stape]] || Nominated for [[Villain of the Year]] at [[the British Soap Awards]] 2009<br />Main Role (2007-2011)<br />Voice appearance (2022) |- | 2008 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Barry Partridge || |- | 2011 || ''[[Loose Women]]'' || Himself || |- | 2012 || ''[[In with the Flynns]]'' || Dave Tandy || |- | 2013 || ''[[Love and Marriage (2013 TV series)|Love and Marriage]]'' || Martin Paradise || |- | 2014 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Sean Powell || |- | 2015 || ''[[Home Fires (British TV series)|Home Fires]]'' || Nigel Hughes || |- | 2017 || ''[[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|Peaky Blinders]]'' || Niall Devlin || |- | 2018 || ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]'' || Simon superfan || |- | 2020 || ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|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 (TV series)|Stephen]]'' || DS Richard 'Tricky' Dixon || |- | rowspan="3" | 2022 || ''[[Meet the Richardsons]]'' || Bob || |- | ''[[Red Rose (TV series)|Red Rose]]'' || Dave Banister || |- | ''[[Ridley (TV series)|Ridley]]'' || Daniel Preston || |- | 2024 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || [[List of Doctors characters introduced in 2024#Jason Chapman|Jason Chapman]] || 2 episodes<ref>{{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}}</ref> |- |2025 |[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]] |Will Marsh | |- | ? || ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' || Andy Morgan || |- | ? || ''[[Bernard's Watch]]'' || David Cobham || |- | ? || ''[[Always and Everyone]]'' || Ian Knox || |- | ? || ''Legless'' || Matt Greenhalgh || |}
== Theatre == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Director !! Theatre |- |2025 |[[Abigail's Party]] |Laurence |[[Natalie Abrahami]] |[[Royal Exchange, Manchester|Royal Exchange Theatre]] |- | 2017 || ''[[Our Town]]''|| Mr Webb || [[Sarah Frankcom]] || [[Royal Exchange, Manchester|Royal Exchange Theatre]] |- | 2015 || ''[[Hangmen (play)|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, Manchester|Royal Exchange Theatre]] |- | 2009 || ''Angels with Manky Faces'' || escaped convict || ? || [[Manchester Central Library#Library Theatre|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 (play)|Love And Money]]'' || Paul || Matthew Dunster || [[Royal Exchange, Manchester|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 |}
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0370319}}
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