Andy Whyment

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Andy Whyment
Born (1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 43)
Salford, England
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Television
Spouse
Nichola Whyment
(m. 2007)
Children2

Andrew Whyment (born 2 April 1981) [1] is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Darren Sinclair-Jones in the BBC sitcom The Royle Family and Kirk Sutherland on Coronation Street .

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Career

Whyment trained at the Laine Johnson Theatre School in Salford. [2] His first credited part was in Cracker in 1993. [3] He also had minor roles in The Cops , Heartbeat and Where the Heart Is . [3] From 1999 to 2000, Whyment appeared as Darren Sinclair-Jones in the BBC sitcom The Royle Family . [3] Since 2000, he has played Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street . [1]

In 2006, Whyment appeared as a contestant in the ITV reality singing competition Soapstar Superstar . [4] In July 2010, he was seen at an audition for The X Factor in Manchester; he was auditioning as his Coronation Street character and sang the Kings of Leon song "Sex on Fire". [5] He also took part in the 2012 series of Dancing on Ice and was paired up with professional skater Vicky Ogden. [2]

In 2019, he participated in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and finished in second place. [6]

In 2023, he appeared in I'm a Celebrity... South Africa . [7]

Personal life

Whyment married his long-term girlfriend Nichola in 2007. They have two children, Thomas and Hollie. [8]

Awards

See also

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