Bruce Springsteen led Stephen Graham to tears with “beautiful” text that praises his performance as the singer’s late father

Stephen Graham have Bruce Springsteenapproval stamp for playing the musician’s late father in his upcoming biopik, Deliver me from nowhere.

On Sunday, March 23, the episode of Audio track with Edith BowmanThe 51 -year -old English actor, who portrays Douglas “Dutch” Springsteen in the film, revealed that he got a surprising but still touching text from “Born in the USA” singer, 75.

According to Graham it was right after packing Jeremy Allen White-Led biopic, when he got one of “the most wonderful texts I have ever had in my life.”

“I compete to get to the airport, and I got this text, and it was so beautiful,” Youth Actors shared. “It just said, ‘Better than any award I could ever get in my life.’ ”

Graham explained what the moment meant to him and adds Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, “He is an icon. He is a hero. He is a working class hero. He is an icon for thousands, to millions.”

“And his text said just:” Thank you very much. You know, my father died a while ago and I felt I saw him today and thank you for giving me that memory. ”

He added, “I cried and read the text, do you know what I mean? Oh buddy, it was beautiful. You couldn’t ask for anything more, you know, to share it with someone was wonderful. He’s a lovely man.”

Graham said he and Springsteen also discussed the singer’s memoir in 2016 Born to runWhere musicians open up about their complicated relationship with his father, who died in 1998.

In addition to Graham and White, 34, Biopiken also plays stars Jeremy Strong As the singer’s long -standing mentor and manager, Jon Landau, plus Paul Walter Hauser As guitar technology Mike Batlan, Odessa Young As the musician’s love interest Faye and Johnny Cannizzaro as E Street Band -Member Steve van Zandt.

Springsteen seems satisfied with the casting.

Spoken to Siriusxm’s E streetadio In January he split His thoughts on white In the lead role as a younger version of himself.

“He sings well. He sings very well,” said Springsteen before he offered more compliments.

“You know, and Jeremy Strong and Odessa Young … It’s a huge role of people. They throw the movie beautifully, so it’s very exciting,” he added.

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Springsteen also admitted to seeing White turns into him was “a little” strange at first, but “you come over so quickly.”

“Jeremy is such an amazing actor that you just fall right into it,” he continued. “He has an interpretation of me that I think the fans will recognize and he has just done a good job, so I have had a lot of fun. I have had a lot of fun to be on the set when I can get there.”

Deliver me from nowhere Do not have a release date, but is expected to arrive in 2025.