What Adolescence star Stephen Graham is REALLY like - from mentoring Jodie Comer to offering to adopt bereaved teen cast mate

He has made a name for himself in everything from Snatch, Boiling Point and a Thousand Blows. GOT ADOLESCENE CO-STAR A BLOCKBUSTER ROLE Co-stars and critics alike have praised Owen, 15, for his chilling performance, and Stephen was so impressed at the young British actor's first audition, that he's since revealed he turned to co-writer Thorne when Owen left the room and said 'I think that's him'. Jodie and Stephen's friendship dates back to 2012, when they filmed a brief scene together on the set of British police Good Cop, which only ran for one series before being cancelled. Jodie and Stephen's friendship dates back to 2012, when they filmed a brief scene together on the set of British police Good Cop, which only ran for one series before being cancelled It was during their first meeting that Stephen imparted advice to Jodie which has lasted throughout her career, including telling the actress never to lose her Scouse accent. OFFERED TO ADOPT CO-STAR WHO LOST HIS MOTHER The actor incredibly offered to adopt his This Is England co-star Thomas Turgoose when his mother tragically died from cancer Thomas played the character of Shaun Fields who fell in with a local gang while Stephen portrayed antagonist Andrew 'Combo' Gascoigne Line of Duty star Stephen and Thomas starred alongside each other in 2006 film This Is England, when Thomas was 13 years old The actor incredibly offered to adopt his This Is England co-star Thomas Turgoose when his mother tragically died from cancer.