Who is The Split actor Stephen Mangan's wife and what other TV shows has he been in?

Publish date: 2024-06-27

Fans of BBC legal drama The Split were doubtless upset to hear that the show was coming to an end after production was announced to have begun on the show's third and final season back in June 2021.

The show has a talented cast that includes Nicola Walker, Annabel Scholey, Fiona Button, Deborah Findlay and Stephen Mangan.

The show follows the story of divorce lawyer Hannah Stern as she makes the risky decision to leave her family business for a competitor firm. Set in the fast-paced, complicated world of London's wealthy divorce circuit, the BBC describe the show as "a steamy legal drama about divorce - in and out of the courtroom."

Writer Abi Morgan has said: "The Split has been building to this exhilarating final act for the Defoes as they navigate their way through the marital make up and break up, both personally and professionally, at Noble, Hale And Defoe. They say you can't have new beginnings without endings, and I want to say a big thank you to the BBC and AMC, and the fans who have kept running by our side."

With the last season now available in its entirety on iPlayer, many fans are looking to learn a bit more about the cast, including renowned actor Stephen Mangan, who played Hannah's husband, Nathan.

What other TV shows has Stephen Mangan been on?

Many fans will recognise Mangan for his time on the 2004 Channel 4 comedy, Green Wing, as Dr Guilaume Secretan – a role he played for eighteen episodes till 2006.

However, according to his IMDB profile, his acting career began back in the late 90s, with appearances in Big Bad World, Billy Elliot and In Defence.

When it comes to TV, Managan has appeared in a wide variety of shows over the years, including roles in Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, The Armando Iannucci Shows and famously as Dan Moody in I'm Alan Partridge.

Post-Green Wing, he starred in series like Jane Hall, Never Better, and alongside Nick Frost and Miranda Hart in sci-fi comedy Hyperdrive. He went on to play the lead in Dirk Gentley (based on the books by Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy author Douglas Adams) as well as to star as Alex Taylor in Free Agents.

He appeared in the celebrated comedy show The Comic Strip Presents as Tony Blair twice in the show's lifespan before playing Arthur Conan Doyle in the TV miniseries Houdini and Doyle in 2016. Until 2017, he starred alongside Matt LeBlanc and fellow Green Wing star Tamsin Greig in Episodes and appeared as Andrew in Bliss and Richard Pitt in Hang Ups.