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English actor (born 1970) For the American linguist, see Stuart N. Wolfenden.
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Stuart Wolfenden
BornStuart Wolfenden
(1970-02-07) 7 February 1970 (age 54)
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1982 – present
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Stuart Wolfenden (born 7 February 1970) is an English actor. He has played three different roles in Coronation Street, first as paper boy Craig Russell, then as Mark Casey and later as Greig Hodge. More recently he joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Terry Hay, the father of regular character Ste Hay.

Early life and career

Wolfenden began acting at North Chadderton School. After starring in the stage version of Kes at age 13, he won the Best Actor under 21 award at the Grange Arts Centre in Oldham. During this time he was also an actor at the Oldham Theatre Workshop. In 1986, Wolfenden appeared in "Foul Play", an episode of the BBC One children's drama Jossy's Giants. At the age of 17 he starred alongside Sean Bean and Sheila Hancock in the BBC series My Kingdom for a Horse, playing the character of Bobby Shaw.

Coronation Street

In 1986, Wolfenden appeared in Coronation Street as paperboy Craig Russell. He returned in a different role in 1989, playing Mark Casey. He remained on the show until 1991. Wolfenden returned to Coronation Street a third time in 2015, this time in the role of Greig Hodge.

Later career

Wolfenden has subsequently appeared in a number of TV shows including Clocking Off, Fat Friends, Blue Murder, Heartbeat and the soap opera Emmerdale, as well as landing roles in a number of feature films including In the Name of the Father (1992), Dead Man's Shoes (2004), Oranges and Sunshine (2011) and Best Laid Plans (2012).

References

  1. Young, Barbara. TV Times. Magazine 17–23 June 1989/Vol 135 No 25, p.4
  2. Weedon, Jo. Woman's Own. Magazine 29 January 1990, p.30
  3. Coronation Street on the IMDb
  4. Stuart Wolfenden at Internet Movie Database https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938176/
  • Woman's Own magazine, 29 January 1990, p. 30
  • TV Times magazine, 17–23 June 1989/Vol 135 No 25

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