Coronation Street - 05/04/2026 - 8:30 pm Sunday, April 5 on ITV1 London +1

Sue Devaney (Actor) .. Debbie Webster

Vinta Morgan (Actor) .. Ronnie Bailey

Jude Riordan (Actor) .. Sam Blakeman

Jonathan Howard (Actor) .. Carl Webster

Aaron McCusker (Actor) .. Ben Driscoll

Catherine Tyldesley (Actor) .. Eva Price

Born: September 17, 1983 in Salford

Best Known For: Playing Eva Price in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Born in Salford on September 17, 1983, Catherine studied acting at the Birmingham School of Acting. She made her TV debut in a 2006 episode of No Angels. A year later, she played the lead role in Liverpool-set BBC One drama Lilies.

Career: Other roles followed in The Street, Florence Nightingale, Doctors, Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983, Scallywagga, Shameless, The Royal, and Trollied. Between August and October 2010, she portrayed prison guard Abi Peterson in Emmerdale. Her first taste of life on Coronation Street came in 2006 when she played a midwife for one episode. Five years later she returned to the famous cobbles as recurring character Eva Price, a role she continues to play.

Quote: On working on Coronation Street: 'Every day I feel so grateful and so lucky. I'm a huge, huge fan of the show and always have been.'

Trivia: Tyldesley has modelled clothes for House of Fraser.

Georgia Taylor (Actor) .. Toyah Battersby

Born: February 26, 1980 in Wigan

Best Known For: Playing Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street and Ruth Winters on Casualty.

Early-life: Born Claire Jackson on February 26, 1980, in Wigan. After leaving school, she went to Winstanley College in Wigan, where one of her subjects was Theatre Studies. Her first acting role was as a singer alongside Darren Day in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

Career: Her big break came in 1997 when she landed the role of Coronation Street's Toyah Battersby, while still studying at college. She trod the famous Weatherfield cobbles for five years, picking up a British Soap Award along the way in 2001. Her first part after leaving Corrie was alongside Dennis Waterman in an episode of Where the Heart Is. Since then, Taylor has appeared in military drama Red Cap, Blackpool, The History Boys (on the big screen) and New Street Law. In 2007, she landed the part of junior doctor Ruth Winters in BBC medical drama Casualty, a role she played until December 2011. She joined the cast of Law & Order: UK in 2013.

Quote: 'I've never regretted my decision to leave the Street, even when I'm not working. I wasn't too worried about being typecast, because the girl who left was different from the one that arrived.'

Trivia: Her theatre credits include Christmas is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

Simon Gregson (Actor) .. Steve McDonald

Born: October 02, 1974 in Wythenshawe, Manchester

Best Known For: Playing Steve McDonald in Coronation Street

Early-life: Born Simon Alan Gregory on October 2, 1974, in Wythenshawe, Manchester. An only child, his father was a bank clerk and his mother a police officer. He originally wanted to be a pilot and intended to join the RAF, preparing for what he believed would be his future job by enrolling with the local Air Cadets group. At the same time, he was attending Cheadle Comprehensive school, where he was interested in sport but also enjoyed appearing in school plays.

Career: At 14, he successfully auditioned for the part of Steve McDonald in Coronation Street. Nicholas Cochrane, who was chosen to play his on-screen twin brother Andy, attended the same school, although they barely knew each other before the soap. Gregson was forced to change his name after learning actors' union Equity already had a Simon Gregory on its books. He stayed on Coronation Street throughout his teens and took his GCSEs in 1991 after studying with a tutor. He's now one of Corrie's most popular and longest-serving stars. In his spare time he works for various charities.

Quote: On going into Coronation Street: 'The thing people didn't realise is that I hadn't acted before and I was in the country's biggest show. All of a sudden I had to be an actor. My last job was a paper round.'

Trivia: In 2009, Gregson and his then-Corrie co-star Michelle Keegan played themselves in the third episode of Red Dwarf: Back to Earth.

Elle Mulvaney (Actor) .. Amy Barlow

Joe Duttine (Actor) .. Tim Metcalfe

Born: June 30, 1970 in Halifax

Best Known For: Playing Tim Metcalfe in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Joe was born in Halifax on June 30, 1970. He moved to London when he attended the Drama Centre London. In 1992, he made his TV debut in an episode of Between the Lines.

Career: Duttine has made a steady stream of guest appearances in a number of TV series over the years, including Lovejoy, The Buddha of Suburbia, Seaforth, A Touch of Frost, Dangerfield, Dalziel and Pascoe, Silent Witness, New Tricks, Life on Mars and Waterloo Road. For several months in 2010, he played detective Max Carr in Coronation Street. Three years later, he returned to the famous cobbles as a new character, Tim Metcalfe. His theatre credits include playing the lead in a touring version of The Elephant Man.

Quote: 'On stage you don't have the luxury of being in a make-up wagon for hours, you have to create it physically.'

Trivia: He is the nephew of actor John Duttine.

Olivia Frances-Brown (Actor) .. Jodie Ramsey

Lucas Hodgson-Wale (Actor) .. Will Driscoll

Dolly-Rose Campbell (Actor) .. Gemma Winter-Brown

Ben Price (Actor) .. Nick Tilsley

Born: January 01, 1972 in Newcastle upon Tyne

Best Known For: Playing Nick Tilsley in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Ben was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on January 1, 1972. He took acting classes at The Live Theatre before attending The Drama Centre and graduating from The Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career: Price made guest appearances in the likes of Soldier Soldier, Home and Away, Heartbeat, Peak Practice and Wire in the Blood before he found fame as Conrad Gates in Footballers' Wives. He went on to star in Casualty between 2005 and 2007 and appeared in the third season of American drama The Tudors. He joined Coronation Street as the third incarnation of Nick Tilsley in 2009. In 2006, he played the lead role in horror film Blood Trails.

Quote: 'Although I've been in London for years, I don't feel it's my home. London is quite a transitory place. You're not going to get the friendly guy on the corner selling you a newspaper.'

Trivia: Price is an ambassador for CAFOD, the Catholic aid agency for England and Wales.

Pauline McLynn (Actor) .. Maggie Driscoll

Raphael Akuwudike (Actor) .. Ollie Driscoll

Jane Danson (Actor) .. Leanne Battersby

Born: November 08, 1978 in Bury, Lancashire

Best Known For: Playing Leanne Battersby in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Born Jane Dawson in Bury, Lancashire, on November 8, 1978. She has a brother and a sister. Her first public performance was in a talent contest at Pontins in Weston-super-Mare. She joined the Oldham Theatre when she was 10 alongside Anna Friel and Lisa Riley, left school in 1995 with nine GCSEs and has worked professionally ever since.

Career: Danson made her TV debut in 1991's GBH alongside Julie Walters and Robert Lindsay, and followed it up with roles in Sloggers, Children's Ward and The Grand. Her breakthrough came in 1997 when she made her Coronation Street debut as Leanne Battersby. After taking a break from the soap in 2000, she had roles in Always and Everyone, The Bill, Doctors and Casualty. She returned to Corrie in 2004.

Quote: 'It's only when I stop and think about it I realise I'm not really normal.'

Trivia: In 2011, she won a British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance.

Ryan Prescott (Actor) .. Ryan Connor

Claire Sweeney (Actor) .. Cassie Plummer

Born: April 17, 1971 in Liverpool

Best Known For: Playing Lindsey Corkhill on Brookside.

Early-life: Born in Walton, Liverpool in 1971, Claire developed a love of music and drama at a young age. When she was 11, her mum sent to the Elliott-Clarke Stage School in Liverpool, mainly because she had bad memories of attending the local comprehensive, which strengthened Claire's ambition to be a performer. At 18, she won a place at the prestigious Italia Conti School in London, and in 1991 made a brief appearance as Lindsey on Brookside, before leaving to concentrate on her singing career.

Career: Claire spent four years singing on cruise ships, and when she got back to dry land in 1995, decided to get in touch with the Brookside producers to see if they would be interested in bringing her character back. As luck would have it, they were working on a storyline involving Lindsey, and she got the role. Claire stayed with the soap until 2003, but her profile received a further boost when she came second in the first series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2001. Since then, she has acted in the series Clocking Off and Merseybeat, released an album and performed extensively on stage in musicals including Chicago, Guys and Dolls, and Fosse. She's also competed in Strictly Come Dancing, and worked as a presenter on shows including Here Comes the Sun, Challenge of a Lifetime and 60 Minute Makeover.

Quote: 'It's funny how it's all worked out. I just see myself as a working actress - I do shows, I do bits for the telly and I really don't analyse it.'

Trivia: She co-wrote the comedy musical Sex and the Suburbs. It was staged in 2014.

Jack P Shepherd (Actor) .. David Platt

Michael Le Vell (Actor) .. Kevin Webster

Born: December 15, 1964 in Manchester

Best Known For: Playing Kevin Webster in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Born Michael Turner in Manchester on December 15, 1964. His parents died when he was young. He caught the acting bug at a young age, playing the lead in a school production of Kes. He went on to hone his craft at Oldham's Theatre Workshop, and then appeared in TV shows One By One and Fame is the Spur. In 1981, he played cheeky paperboy Neil Grimshaw in a few episodes of Coronation Street before winning the role that made him a household name.

Career: Le Vell landed the part of long-suffering mechanic Kevin Webster by chance. He was an 18-year-old plasterer struggling to get acting work. While at Granada waiting to audition for the programme Scully, casting director Judy Hayfield asked if she was seeing him the next day for Coronation Street. He said he wasn't so she contacted his agent; he auditioned for the Street and landed the part of Kevin. Michael has been with the show ever since. He has also appeared in Queen Mania, Gameshow Marathon, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and An Audience with Coronation Street.

Quote: 'For me Coronation Street is number one. The only way out of Weatherfield is down.'

Trivia: He once broke three ribs playing in charity football match.

Harriet Bibby (Actor) .. Summer Spellman

Peter Gunn (Actor) .. Brian Packham

Born: February 13, 1963 in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire

Best Known For: Playing Brian Packham in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Born on February 13, 1963 in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. Peter trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. One of his first on-screen acting roles was in the short film, Treacle (1988).

Career: Gunn has appeared in a number of British TV series. One of his first appearances on the small screen was in an episode of Young Charlie Chaplin in 1989. Following this, he had guest appearances in such series as Pie in the Sky, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Grange Hill, The Bill and A Touch of Frost before landing a regular role in Heartburn Hotel between 1998 and 2000. He later played Len Cosgrove in the comedy drama Born and Bred between 2002 and 2005. In 2010, he first appeared in Coronation Street as Brian Packham, whom he played until 2013. He made a return in 2015 and became a series regular again in 2016. Gunn is best known to American audiences for playing Oswald Granger in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009). He has also previously had parts in such American films as Roseanna's Grave (1997) and Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998).

Quote: On getting the role in Hannah Montana: The Movie: 'To get the job, I needed to submit a showreel or something similar. I didn't have one at the time so my mum Barbara came to the rescue. She has got a cuttings book called Peter's Progress. There's everything in there from my first theatre performance to the movies I have done.'

Trivia: He is a governor of Lamack Primary School.

Sally Dynevor (Actor) .. Sally Metcalfe

Born: May 30, 1963 in Middleton, Lancashire

Best Known For: Bolshy Coronation Street stalwart Sally Webster.

Early-life: Born Sally Whittaker on May 30, 1963, in Middleton, Lancashire. She trained at Oldham Repertory Theatre, where she first met her furture on-screen husband Michael Le Vell, and then the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. An early inspiration was Coronation Street legend Pat Phoenix who told her she would have to put everything else aside if she wanted to become an actress - a dream Sally had had since she was 13. She made her TV debut in a 1985 episode of Juliet Bravo, as problematic teenager Wendy Cunningham.

Career: She took up her role as Corrie busybody Sally Webster (nee Seddon) in 1986 and the rest is history! Trivia fans will note that Dynevor also auditioned for the roles of Sue Clayton and Michelle Robinson, but though not successful, the role of Sally was then created just for her. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 - at the same time her character was dealing with the disease. After chemotherapy and radiotherapy she returned to the soap in July 2010 following a six-month break.

Quote: On Corrie: 'I have thought of packing it all in, but I love it so much, and I think the kids are happy knowing I love my job.'

Trivia: Since 1999, Dynevor has been an ambassador for ActionAid. She represented the charity on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Antony Cotton (Actor) .. Sean Tully

Born: August 05, 1975 in Bury

Best Known For: Playing Sean Tully in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Born Antony Dunn in Bury on August 5, 1975 to Paul and Enid. He has an older brother, Andrew. Antony attended Oldham Theatre Workshop for 10 years and his first big break came in 1999 when he was cast as Alexander Perry in Channel 4's Queer as Folk.

Career: Cotton went on to have guest roles in The Bill and Absolutely Fabulous before landing the role of Sean Tully in Coronation Street in 2003, a part he continues to play. Away from Weatherfield, Cotton won the second series of Soapstar Superstar, briefly fronted his own teatime chat show on ITV, finished fourth on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2011 and won Let's Dance for Comic Relief in 2013.

Quote: 'Drama has two faces the happy and the sad face and that is always what Corrie has done brilliantly - the humour and the pathos - if you can make someone laugh as an actor then you can make them cry.'

Trivia: Cotton won a British Soap Award in 2007 and a National Television Award in 2007 for his work on Coronation Street.

Tanisha Gorey (Actor) .. Asha Alahan

Mollie Gallagher (Actor) .. Nina Lucas

Jane Hazlegrove (Actor) .. Bernie Winter-Alahan

Amy Robbins (Actor) .. Christina Boyd

Tina O?Brien (Actor) .. Sarah Platt

James Cartwright (Actor) .. Theo Silverton

Gareth Pierce (Actor) .. Todd Grimshaw

Aurora Bradshaw (Actor) .. Susie Price

Isabella Flanagan (Actor) .. Hope Dobbs

Cherylee Houston (Actor) .. Izzy Armstrong

Best Known For: Playing Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Cherylee was born in Morecambe in 1975 to Bill and Coral. She has two older brothers, Lee and Vincent. She performed in school plays and went on to train at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester. At the age of 23, she was diagnosed with the rare connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos Type III hypermobility type. She has used a wheelchair ever since.

Career: In 2003, Houston made a guest appearance in Doctors. Other parts followed in Little Britain, Holby City, The Bill, I'm with Stupid, Emmerdale and a recurring role on Doctors. Her big break came in 2010, when she was cast as Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street, becoming the show's first full-time disabled character.

Quote: 'I grew up with Coronation Street - it was my mum and dad's favourite show and you couldn't speak when it was on!'

Trivia: Houston is a patron for Jeans for Genes Day.

Sally Carman-Duttine (Actor) .. Abi Webster

Ryan Mulvey (Actor) .. Brody Michaelis

Savanna Pennington (Actor) .. Joanie Michaelis

Molly Kilduff (Actor) .. Shanice Michaelis

Kate Ford (Actor) .. Tracy Barlow

Born: June 15, 1977 in Salford

Best Known For: Playing Tracy Barlow in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Kate Elizabeth Ford was born in Salford on June 15, 1977. She trained to be an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She had small roles in miniseries The Glass, Doctors and TV movie EastEnders: Ricky & Bianca.

Career: Ford's big break came in 2002 when she became the fourth actress to play the role of Tracy Barlow in Coronation Street. She left the soap in 2007 and landed guest roles in episodes of Blue Murder and Missing. She returned to the famous cobbles in 2010.

Quote: 'I used to get itchy feet, but my priorities have changed. I love Coronation Street. I need to make money for my family and I know which side my bread is buttered.'

Trivia: She has won a number of British Soap Awards.

Patti Clare (Actor) .. Mary Taylor

Charlie Wrenshall (Actor) .. Liam Connor

Cait Fitton (Actor) .. Lauren Bolton

Beth Nixon (Actor) .. Megan Walsh

Alison King (Actor) .. Carla Connor

Born: March 05, 1973 in Leicester

Best Known For: Playing Carla Connor in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Alison was born in Leicester on March 5, 1973. She caught the acting bug at a young age and appeared in Coronation Street (as Millie Webster) at the age of nine. Years later she worked in a dental office, and then returned to showbusiness, appearing in several advertisements for soap powder. She also featured in two episodes of Brookside and made brief appearances in Emmerdale in the 1990s.

Career: In 1998, King made her name in footballing drama Dream Team on Sky1. She also featured alongside Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson in the Western comedy Shanghai Knights (2003), won roles in sitcoms Coupling and Help and added glamour to the movie Final Contract: Death on Delivery (2006). She returned to Coronation Street as a character who seduced Jason Grimshaw and, in 2006, landed a regular role as fiery factory boss Carla Connor.

Quote: On landing her role in Corrie: 'I'm still pinching myself. It's a wonderful part.'

Trivia: King won the Best Actress category at the 2012 British Soap Awards.

Vicky Myers (Actor) .. Lisa Swain

Trevor Michael Georges (Actor) .. Ed Bailey

Tony Maudsley (Actor) .. George Shuttleworth

Born: January 30, 1968 in Kirkby, Merseyside

Best Known For: Playing hairdresser Kenneth in Benidorm.

Early-life: Tony was born in Kirkby, Merseyside, on January 30, 1968. He trained to be an actor at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. His first acting role was in the 1998 TV movie A Life for a Life.

Career: Maudsley made his film debut in Plunkett & Macleane (1999). His other film credits include Sleepy Hollow (1999), Honest (2000) and Born Romantic (2000). He is largely known for small parts on TV. These have included roles in the likes of Coronation Street, Queer as Folk, Where the Heart Is, Peak Practice, Rose and Maloney, and Doc Martin. He has had recurring roles on In a Land of Plenty, Eyes Down, The Royal and The Job Lot. He is perhaps best known for playing hairdresser Kenneth in Benidorm and Grawp in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).

Quote: On filming Benidorm: 'It was like being on holiday. It's friendly, there's so much to do.'

Trivia: He won a Royal Television Society Best Newcomer award for his role in A Life for a Life.

Jodie Prenger (Actor) .. Glenda Shuttleworth

David Neilson (Actor) .. Roy Cropper

Born: March 13, 1949 in Loughborough, Leicestershire

Best Known For: Playing oddball Roy Cropper in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Born in Loughborough on March 13, l949, and attended Garendon Secondary Modern School, leaving when he was l5 years old. He was 20 when he decided to try for drama school, auditioned successfully and did a 3-year drama course at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1972 he went into rep in Watford. At the same time, he worked as a gas fitter, plumber, ice-cream salesman and barman.

Career: Since becoming an actor he had stints as a theatre director (running the Little Theatre Company in Bristol and directing the premiere of Raymond Briggs' 'When The Wind Blows' at the Whitehall Theatre, London), taught drama at RADA Central and Rose Bruford College, and written plays. His TV roles include Z Cars, Up Pompeii, Bergerac, Casualty, Boys from the Blackstuff, Terry & Julian and Heartbeat. But it was as the incredibly geeky Roy Cropper on Coronation Street that he is best known. He has appeared on the famous cobbles since 1995.

Quote: 'Roy is the sort of person who rehearses a conversation before he goes into a shop, and if he does not get the right answer back he can't compute it.'

Trivia: Neilson supports Leicester City.

Mikey North (Actor) .. Gary Windass

Born: September 27, 1986 in Cayton, North Yorkshire

Best Known For: Playing Gary Windass in Coronation Street.

Early-life: Michael North was born in Cayton, North Yorkshire, on September 27, 1986. He began acting at the age of 12 in productions at his local YMCA and the Scarborough Dance Warehouse. He was spotted by an agent at the age of 18 in a play at Scarborough Sixth Form College.

Career: North's first professional acting work was in the play Bottle Universe in London's West End. He went on to have small roles in The Bill, Doctors, Waterloo Road, The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury and The Royal Today before landing the role of Gary Windass in Coronation Street in 2008.

Quote: 'I've always said that, as long as [Corrie] stretched me, I'd stay forever. It's important to stretch yourself as an actor and hopefully that will continue.'

Trivia: His family won £30,000 for charity in an edition of All Star Family Fortunes.

Natalie Anderson (Actor) .. Danielle Silverton

Born: October 24, 1981 in Bradford

Best Known For: Playing Alicia in Emmerdale.

Early-life: Natalie Jane Anderson was born in Bradford on October 24, 1981 to Debbie and Tony and she is the eldest of five children. After graduating from the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Natalie landed the role of Nurse Stella Davenport on The Royal, a part she played between 2005 and 2008. Prior to that, she had made guest appearances on Dalziel and Pascoe, Holby City and Wire in the Blood.

Career: Anderson has always juggled acting with singing and released her debut album, Return to Me, in 2008. She returned to acting in the 2009 British film Freight and a year later, joined the cast of Emmerdale as Alicia.

Quote: 'You don't have to live in London to have a good career and I wouldn't ever want to leave the sense of pride that Leeds has.'

Trivia: Anderson won £80,000 for charity on the ITV entertainment show Your Face Sounds Familiar.

Tim Treloar (Actor) .. Mal Roper

Charlotte-Hannah Jones (Actor) .. Bride

Nia Trussler Jones (Actor) .. Mother of the Bride

Sakuntala Ramanee (Actor) .. Mother of the Groom

Marvyn Dickinson (Actor) .. Estate Agent

Anita Booth (Actor) .. Trisha Marlow

Steven Fay (Writer)

Kate Brooks (Producer)

Penelope Shales-Slyne (Director)

Coronation Street: 05/04/2026

8:30 pm - 9:00 pm, Sunday, April 5 on ITV1 London +1 (35)

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