Stephen Graham was in good spirits as he left Scott’s restaurant with his wife Hannah Walters on Wednesday night.
The Liverpudlian actor, 49, flashed a broad grin as he sat alongside actress and producer Hannah in the back of a taxi.
Screen star Stephen was dressed in smart but casual attire, opting for a copper polo shirt which he wore under a black jacket.
All smiles: Stephen Graham, 49, was in good spirits as he left Scott’s restaurant with his wife Hannah Walters on Wednesday night
He wore a black pair of jeans to match his jacket and sported a healthy tan.
Hannah wore a royal blue kimono over a black top with a plunging neckline.
She wore lashings of make-up to highlight her pretty features and appeared equally as cheerful as her famous husband.
Out and about: The Liverpudlian actor flashed a broad grin as he sat alongside actress and producer Hannah in the back of a taxi
It comes after Stephen was cast in a 12-part drama about east London’s illegal boxing world in the 1850s by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight last month.
A Thousand Blows will star the Help actor as veteran boxer Sugar Goodson, with the series focusing on a gang of female fighters during the industrial revolution.
Steven and Stephen are firm friends after Graham starred in Peaky Blinders sixth and final season as the character Hayden Stagg.
Keeping it casual: Screen star Stephen was dressed in smart but casual attire, opting for a copper polo shirt which he wore under a black jacket
The drama A Thousand Blows will follow two friends Hezekiah and Alec as they find themselves at the centre of the city’s underground boxing scene, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
A synopsis reads: ‘The thrilling series follows Hezekiah and Alec, two best friends from Jamaica who find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End.
‘Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, Hezekiah meets Mary Carr, leader of The Forty Elephants – the notorious all-female London gang – as they battle for survival on the streets.
Plot: A Thousand Blows will star the Help actor, 49, as veteran boxer Sugar Goodson, with the series focusing on a gang of female fighters during the industrial revolution (director Steven Knight is pictured)
‘As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, a seasoned and dangerous boxer played by Stephen Graham, and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.’
The new series will premiere on Disney+ globally, Star+ in Latin America and Hulu in the US.
Graham, who also serves as executive producer on the project, said it was a ‘privilege’ to play Henry ‘Sugar’ Goodson, – an amateur boxer who died in 1917.
Role: Steven and Stephen are firm friends after Graham starred in Peaky Blinders sixth and final season as the character Hayden Stagg (pictured)
He explained: ‘To be able to work with Steve again and the talented team of writers we have for this project is truly wonderful, and to tell the story of these incredible characters during this period of time in London is a joy.
‘Aside from having the privilege of bringing the role of Sugar Goodson to life, I am also extremely proud that Matriarch is co-producing this show whilst helping to create opportunities for people in front of and behind the camera, instilling the ethos of providing training within production that otherwise would be difficult for some to pursue as a career.’
Meanwhile, Steven Knight said: ‘I’m really thrilled to be working on this project with Stephen as well as the very talented production team and group of writers.
‘I always love to delve into untold history, and this is a story that really deserves to be told. We are recreating an amazing world and telling a remarkable true story.’
Disney+ hasn’t shared a release date yet for the forthcoming drama.
Stephen was last seen in the pandemic drama Help alongside Jodie Comer – for which he won a BAFTA TV Award in May, as well as one-take movie Boiling Point.
Busy: Stephen was last seen in the pandemic drama Help (pictured) alongside Jodie Comer – for which he won a BAFTA TV Award in May, as well as one-take movie Boiling Point
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