Alex Bain (actor)

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Alex Bain
Born
Alexander Anthony Keith Bain

(2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 22)
Blackburn, Lancashire, England [1]
EducationWalton-le-Dale High School

Bernese School of Theatre Dance and Drama

Shockout Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Known forRole of Simon Barlow in Coronation Street
Children1

Alexander Anthony Keith Bain (born 25 November 2001) is an English actor. He plays Simon Barlow in Coronation Street , a role he has portrayed since 2008.

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Early life

Alexander Anthony Keith Bain was born in Blackburn, Lancashire on 25 November 2001, the son of Debra and Paul Bain. [2] He was always interested in performing arts, and attended dance, drama and musical theatre lessons at the Bernese School of Theatre Dance and Drama from a young age. He attended Griffin Park Primary School in Blackburn, Lancashire and Walton-le-Dale High School in Preston, Lancashire. [3] After finishing there, he went on to train in Musical Theatre and Dance for 2 years at Shockout Arts in Manchester.

Career

Bain made his first television appearance in an advertisement for Rice Krispies. [4] His first major role was starring in the BBC drama Sunshine , [5] before moving to the role of Simon Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street , a role which he has played since 2008.

Personal life

In May 2018, it was reported that Alex was due to become a father with his then girlfriend, whom he was in a relationship with from April 2017 to May 2019. [6] [7] [8] His daughter was born on 2 December 2018. [9] [10] In May 2020, it was reported that Alex has been in a relationship with performer, Mollie, whom he has been with since October 2019; however, he first revealed their relationship when he posted a tribute to her on his Instagram in December 2019. In October 2022, it was announced that the pair have been engaged since October 2021 and only told their parents at Christmastime. [11] They split up six months after releasing the story about their engagement.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2009 The British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor or ActressNominated [12]
2009 Inside Soap Awards Best Young ActorWon [13]
2010The British Soap AwardsBest Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor or ActressNominated [14]
2011The British Soap AwardsBest Young PerformanceWon [15]
2011Inside Soap AwardsBest Young ActorShortlisted [16]
2012The British Soap AwardsBest Young PerformanceNominated [17]
2012Inside Soap AwardsBest Young ActorWon [18]
2014The British Soap AwardsBest Young PerformanceNominated [19]
2014Inside Soap AwardsBest Young ActorShortlisted [20]
2016Inside Soap AwardsBest Young ActorNominated [21]

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