Stephen Graham OBE is an Emmy-winning actor, most recently known for his lead role in Adolescence (Netflix), which he co-created, co-wrote and starred in. Produced by Matriarch Productions, which he runs alongside Hannah Walters, the one-shot limited series became Netflix’s second mostwatched Englishlanguage show worldwide. It earned 14 Emmy nominations and went on to win 8 Emmy Awards, of which Stephen won Best Lead Actor, Best Writing, and Best Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie.
Stephen also recently starred in and exec-produced BAFTA award-winning Boiling Point (BBC) and A Thousand Blows (Disney/Hulu). Other notable credits include This is England, Boardwalk Empire, Help, The Virtues, Time. He can next be seen in Deliver Me From Nowhere, Peaky Blinders (film), and an untitled Apple TV+ project based on the novels by Lars Kepler.
Orly Klein spent many years working with homeless people in Central London, before becoming a Psychology Lecturer. She spent two years doing participatory research on Room to Rant, a music project for 16-25 year old men which uses Rap as a therapeutic tool. She enjoys print-making, cold water swimming and trying out new recipes - though her results never look anything like the pictures. She grew up near Wembley, and now lives in Brighton with her partner, son, and a goldfish named Dorothy.
