Stephen Mangan
Stephen Mangan
Stephen James Mangan is an English actor, best known for his roles as Guy Secretan in Green Wing, Dan Moody in I'm Alan Partridge, Sean Lincoln in Episodes and Postman Pat in Postman Pat: The Movie...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth22 July 1972
folk moody
If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a moody folk singer, sitting on stools and being very depressing.
clooney donkey george mind screen touch watch
I don't like to watch myself on screen because in my mind there is a touch of George Clooney about me, but when I see it, there is more than a little Donkey from 'Shrek' about me.
background home keen mocked posh pretension quickly type
I come from an Irish working-class background but went to a posh school, and any type of pretension was quickly mocked at home. I've always had a keen eye for pretension.
dark passionate way
I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human being.
people comedy personal-things
Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people wont.
reading book character
Theres always an anxiety about playing literary characters because one of the great joys of reading books is that you can create your own vision of things.
growing-up dad actors
I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.
childhood gregarious close-family
My childhood was very gregarious, and I was usually surrounded by close family.
documentaries sucker massive
I'm a massive sucker for music documentaries.
play guitar together
I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldnt dignify it with the term band - get together and play.
couple race done
I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times.
teacher school scary
I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.
mind littles watches
I dont like to watch myself on screen because in my mind there is a touch of George Clooney about me, but when I see it, there is more than a little Donkey from Shrek about me.