United Kingdom, Sept. 28 -- Stephen Graham almost quit acting after he was left unemployed for almost a year.

The Adolescence star, 53, has revealed his career took a turn for the worse after he filmed 2006 soccer hooligan movie This Is England as he didn't land another role for nine months - and Stephen has now revealed he considered walking away from the entertainment business to work with disadvantaged kids instead.

He told The Sunday Times newspaper: "After This Is England I didn't work for nine months and couldn't get a job. I was going to pack it in to become a youth worker."

However, Stephen persevered and he landed more roles in Hollywood, including Public Enemies, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and London Boulevar...