Stephen Graham, the English actor with Jamaican roots, has won the Emmy Award for Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series for his performance in Adolescence. His first major film role came in the 2000 crime film Snatch, followed by appearances in Gangs of New York in 2002. The Series AdolescenceAdolescence is a British television series co-created by Stephen Graham and writer Jack Thorne. (L to R) Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller, Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller in Adolescence. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024Emmy Award WinAt the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, Stephen Graham received the award for Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series for his role in Adolescence.