'I'm just a mixed-race kid from flats in Kirkby'The star, who was named outstanding lead actor, also paid tribute to his children and wife Hannah Walters who he described as his "rock" and "soulmate". In his acceptance speech, the 52-year-old, who grew up in the Merseyside town, said: "This kind of thing doesn't happen to a kid like me." Actor Stephen Graham has described himself as "just a mixed-race kid from Kirkby" as he accepted an Emmy award for his starring role in the acclaimed Netflix drama Adolescence. Graham is mixed race, with Jamaican heritage on his father's side. I'm just a mixed race kid from a block of flats in a place called Kirkby.