Hannah Walters is an English actress, producer, and director.

Career

Walters began her acting career in 2006, with a small role in ''The Thieving Headmistress''. She followed this with appearances as Trudy in the

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film ''

This Is England ''This Is England'' is a 2006 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. Its plot centres on young skinheads in England in 1983, illustrating how their subculture became influenced by far-right politics. The f ...

'' (2006) and its film sequels, '' This Is England '86'' (2010), ''

This Is England '88 ''This Is England '88'' is a 2011 Television in the United Kingdom, British drama miniseries written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne (writer), Jack Thorne as a spin-off from the 2006 film ''This Is England''. It is also a sequel to the 2010 tel ...

'' (2011), as well as the TV miniseries ''

This Is England '90 ''This Is England '90'' is a 2015 British television miniseries written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne and produced by Warp Films. It is the fourth instalment of the ''This Is England'' series, serving as a follow-up to '' This Is England '86 ...

'' (2015). She played DC Megan Riley in 12 episodes over seasons 3 and 4 of the

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crime drama series ''

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'' (2012–2013). In 2019, Walters appeared in the short film ''Boiling Point'', which, two years later, went on to become a feature-length film of the same name, released in 2021. Walters was an executive producer for the film, alongside her husband,

Stephen Graham Stephen Graham (born 3 August 1973) is an English actor and film producer. He began his career in 1990, with early notable roles in '' Snatch'' (2000) and ''Gangs of New York'' (2002), before his breakthrough role as Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne ...

. In the UK, the film earned US$107,525 from fifty-three theatres in its opening weekend. Worldwide, the film amassed US$1,142,493 in total box office sales. In 2021, Walters appeared as Sonia McNally in ''

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'', the wife of her real-life husband's character. In 2022, Walters appeared as Jean in four episodes of BBC comedy ''PRU''. In April 2023, Walters starred as Matron Beth Relp in the ITVX drama series ''

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''. Walters said about the production, "''Malpractice'' has that element of being a medical thriller. But it's also about humanity and the chaos inside a human and how human beings react." Also in 2023, Walters appeared as the sister-in-law to the title character in ''Sweet Sue'', a film starring

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and Harry Trevaldwyn. Walters featured as Emily in the 2023 series ''

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'', which was set six months after the premise of the original

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. She also was also a co-director on the series. The series was broadcast on

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in October 2023, with all four episodes becoming available on its

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streaming service the same day. In 2025 Walters featured in and executive produced ''

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''.

Production company

In 2020, Walters co-founded the production company Matriarch Productions with her husband, Stephen Graham.

Personal life

Walters married actor

on 6 June 2008; they had met and started dating while both were training at the Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance. They currently live in Ibstock, Leicestershire, having previously lived in the

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area of

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. They have a son and a daughter. Graham has been open about how his

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means that Walters will help him to learn his lines as well as help to choose his next projects based on the scripts he receives.

Filmography

References

External links

* * 21st-century English actresses Alumni of Rose Bruford College British actresses English film actresses English television actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{DEFAULTSORT:Walters, Hannah