Bruce Springsteen sent Stephen Graham ‘the most gorgeous texts’ about performance in ‘Nebraska’ biopic

Stephen Graham has revealed that he received “the most gorgeous texts” from Bruce Springsteen ab0ut his performance in the upcoming Nebraska biopic.

Graham plays Bruce’s father, Douglas “Dutch” Springsteen, in Deliver Me From Nowhere, the upcoming film that concerns Springsteen’s legendary 1982 solo album. The Boss will be portrayed by The Bear star Jeremy Allen White.

Now, Graham has revealed that Springsteen is a big fan of his performance in the film, telling Edith Bowman on her Soundtracking podcast that Bruce had sent him “the most gorgeous texts I’ve ever had in my life”.

He added: “I’m racing to get to the airport, and I got this text, and it was so beautiful. It just said: ‘Better than any award that I could ever receive in my life’. He’s an icon. He’s a hero.”

Of Springsteen’s legacy, Graham added: “He’s a working-class hero. He’s an icon to thousands, to millions. And his text just said, ‘Thank you so much. You know, my father passed away a while ago and I felt like I saw him today and thank you for giving me that memory.’

“I was crying reading the text, do you know what I mean? Oh mate, it was beautiful. You couldn’t ask for anything more, you know, to share that with someone was gorgeous. He’s a lovely man.”

Graham also stars in hit new Netflix series Adolescence – read the Rolling Stone UK interview with him about the show here.