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The actor, 57, is best known for playing the lead in DCI Banks.

The Ballykissangel star told Newcastle Crown Court he had acting work "taken away" since being charged with grievous bodily harm - which he denies - and that to have assaulted someone would have been "career suicide".

Stephen Tompkinson has taken to the stand at Newcastle Crown Court. The DCI Banks star has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm - an allegation which he denies.

DCI Banks star Stephen Tompkinson denies inflicting grievous bodily harm on Karl Poole in May 2021.

The star of DCI Banks has said "it would be career suicide to do something as outrageous" as punch someone as he gave evidence in his assault trial for the first time.

ACTOR Stephen Tompkinson has today told a court it would be "career suicide" for him to "do something as outrageous as assault someone".The DCI Banks

Actor Stephen Tompkinson is good under pressure and never loses his temper, a comedy writer told his GBH trial in Newcastle today today.

The actor Stephen Tompkinson has told a court that he had work “taken away” after being charged with punching a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury outsid

Today in court he described how the drunken behaviour of the man hes accused of assaulting was "disgraceful", saying he was concerned he and his friend posed a danger to themselves. he told newcastle crown court that on the morning of the 31st of may 2021, he had heard laughing and groaning in the street outside his home in whitley bay and saw two men repeatedly drinking from a bottle and falling to the ground. one of those men was karl poole, who mr tompkinson is accused of inflicting grievous ...

He said he put his hand out to stop mr poole approaching him and the impact would not have caused a sober man to fall over. he also said he wouldnt have been able to throw a punch with his other hand because he was holding his phone. mr tompkinson, who starred in tv shows like ballykissangel, also told the court that he had not been able to take on any acting work since he had been charged with gbh, and that assaulting a member of the public would be "career suicide". the case continues. alison ...