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Stephen Hagan (actor)

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Stephen Hagan
Born (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 (age 39)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active2007—present
Known forStan Lee's Lucky Man
SpouseWendy Wason
Children1

Stephen Hagan (born 25 January 1985) is an actor from Northern Ireland.

Early life and education

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Hagan was raised in the town of Greenisland, Antrim. 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]. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2007.

Career

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Stage career

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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.[1] 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.[2]

Television and film career

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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.[3]

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.[4]

Personal life

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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 James Nesbitt. The two had met ten years prior to the show, when Hagan was a teenager and Nesbitt was in Northern Ireland filming Murphy's Law.[5] Hagan is a football and rugby fan and supports Arsenal FC and Ulster Rugby.[6]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Clapham Junction TV Assistant
2009 Against the Dark Ricky
2009 Mistresses Handsome Mixologist 1 episode
2009 Best: His Mother's Son Steve Fullaway TV film
2009 The Cut Ryan 9 episodes
2011 Injustice David Clanning 3 episodes
2014 Shooting for Socrates Phil Hughes Feature film
2014 A Royal Christmas Leo TV film
2014 Identity Jasper TV film
2015 Midsomer Murders Jay Templeton 1 episode
2016 The Truth Commissioner Alan
2016–2019 Lucky Man Clayton 20 episodes
2016 Risen Bartholomew
2017 Zoo Jake McClure
2019 Medici Leonardo da Vinci 2 episodes
2021 The Larkins Tom Fisher 6 episodes
2022–2024 Hope Street DC Al Quinn 12 episodes
2023 You Malcolm Harding TV series

References

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  1. ^ Wolf, Matt. "In London, Anthony Sher's".
  2. ^ "Stephen Hagan on A Royal Christmas – Hallmark Channel". Hallmark Channel.
  3. ^ "Stephen Hagan: James Nesbitt brought some drama into my life" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Jimmy Nesbitt and Stephen Hagan return in Stan Lee's Lucky Man". The Irish News.
  5. ^ "Stephen Hagan gets lucky with Sky TV role".
  6. ^ "Arts Q&A: Stephen Hagan on Ed Sheeran, rugby & Back to the Future". The Irish News.
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