Following his major streaming success with Adolescence, Stephen Graham is set to star in Scott Cooper's Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere. Graham will play Springsteen's father, Douglas, in the movie, while The Bear star Jeremy Allen White plays the musician himself. Following Graham's stunning performance in his hit Netflix miniseries Adolescence as a father whose relationship with his son is complicated, to say the least, the decision to cast the British actor as Douglas Springsteen looks particularly shrewd.

With the success of the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown in this year's movie and TV awards season, there's plenty of reason to think that Deliver Me from Nowhere could be in line for several of the big awards come the 2026 Oscars and Golden Globes. At the same time, Stephen Graham's already stellar reputation as an actor has been elevated into the stratosphere by his searingly authentic portrayal of Eddie Miller in his show Adolescence. It's a realistic possibility that two of Graham's performances are both sweeping the board with nominations in the same 2026 awards season.

Stephen Graham's Adolescence Acclaim Makes His Deliver Me From Nowhere Role More Exciting

There Are Clear Parallels Between The Roles Of Eddie Miller & Douglas Springsteen

A cursory look through deeper meaning of Adolescence in relation to masculinity and fatherhood has touched so many viewers.

"Stephen Graham's role as Jamie's father, Eddie, showcases his range as an actor, combining fear, anger, and sadness as his son is accused of a heinous crime." - Nick Bythrow - Screen Rant's review of Adolescence

It's these themes that have set Graham up perfectly to play Bruce Springsteen's father on the big screen in Deliver Me from Nowhere. Springsteen famously had a difficult relationship with his father, and no actor in the world right now seems better equipped to convey the complexities of this dynamic from the paternal perspective than Graham, in light of his Adolescence role.

Stephen Graham Could Be A Major Awards Contender At The Emmys & Oscars Over The Next Year

He Could Be Up For ing Actor On TV & Cinema's Biggest Awards Nights

Deliver Me from Nowhere is slated for release at the end of 2025, just in time to take center stage as the Oscars buzz ramps up. The movie could have a major presence at the 2026 Academy Awards, especially if it sparks a rivalry between Timothée Chalamet and Jeremy Allen White for the Best Actor award. By then, Graham may well have won multiple Emmys for his work on Adolescence, both as an actor and as co-creator and co-writer of the series alongside Jack Thorne.

Stephen Graham has long been appreciated by his industry peers but hasn't got the broader international acclaim his acting has warranted until now.

If Scott Cooper's Springsteen biopic lives up to expectations, Graham's awards season might well continue into 2026, too. While the part of Eddie Miller in Adolescence makes him a contender for a ing actor Emmy, his depiction of Douglas Springsteen could well earn him the equivalent Oscar nomination. Stephen Graham has long been appreciated by his industry peers but hasn't got the broader international acclaim his acting has warranted until now. With Adolescence and Deliver Me from Nowhere, it could be a case of two buses coming along at once.