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Craig Kelly | |
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 Kelly in 2012 | |
| Born | 31 October 1970 Lytham St Annes, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and voice over narrator |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Camilla Kelly (m. 2009) |
| Relatives | Dean Lennox Kelly (brother) |
Craig Kelly (born 31 October 1970) is an English actor and voice-over narrator. He is known for his roles as Vince Tyler in the Channel 4 television series Queer as Folk and as Luke Strong in Coronation Street .
Kelly was born on 31 October 1970 in Lytham St Annes near Blackpool, Lancashire. He is the brother of actor Dean Lennox Kelly. [1]
Kelly moved to London and attended the Drama Centre from 1989 to 1992, [2] where he studied the Stanislavski School of method acting alongside John Simm and Joe Duttine. [3]
Graduating in 1992, Kelly played a minor speaking role in Titanic as Assistant Wireless Operator, Harold Bride and also as Russell Muir in the film When Saturday Comes .
Kelly is best known for his role as Vince Tyler in Queer as Folk . He also appeared in Casualty as Daniel Perryman between 1995 and 1996. A very brief role was as the Mercedes-Benz driver in the "Rabbit in Your Headlights" video, who utters the line 'Nice coat, mate', before speeding off. In the 1998 BBC series of The Children of the New Forest , Craig played Abel Courbould, the villainous puritan preacher. Craig also starred opposite Amanda Holden in the ITV series The Grimleys as Mr Treblecock, the school lothario. He played the young father of Alison Mundy in a second series episode of Afterlife in 2006.
In 2003, Kelly featured in the webcast Doctor Who adventure Scream of the Shalka . He later guest-starred in the third series of the BBC's Waking the Dead , in which he played a transgender woman who is released from prison on appeal after murdering her father.
In November 2008, Kelly landed the role of the new underworld factory boss, Luke Strong, in ITV's Coronation Street . [4] His character first appeared on 20 February 2009 and Kelly departed in the episode that aired on 19 October 2009.[ citation needed ]
On 25 August 2009, it was announced that he would take part in Series 7 of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing , partnering Flavia Cacace. Kelly was the 8th celebrity eliminated from the competition on 7 November 2009 in a special show from Blackpool Tower Ballroom. [5] [6] [7] Kelly starred alongside his brother in the ITV1 drama Collision , which aired over five consecutive nights in November 2009.[ citation needed ]
In 2023, he appeared as Peter Jeffries in BBC One miniseries Boat Story . [8]
He played Cristian O'Neil in The Young Americans , with Harvey Keitel (1993). Kelly was also in James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic and played the part of radio operator Harold Sydney Bride. He appeared in Spice World with a minor speaking role in which he speaks to Geri (Ginger Spice). Kelly had a small role in the 1999 sci-fi film Wing Commander playing Falk, the ship's radar man.
Kelly is a prolific voiceover artist, appearing on numerous adverts as well as BBC idents and, more recently, on Channel 4 idents. He narrated for various television programmes, including Channel 4's Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands (2006–2009), E4's Shipwrecked: The Island 2011 (2s narration on Sally Morgan's Star Psychic Show, series 6 of The Real Hustle on BBC Three (a show his brother narrated for two series) and more recently, the popular Channel 4 show Rich House Poor House . [ citation needed ] He is currently the station voice for Manchester's Key 103.[ citation needed ]
Kelly and his wife Camilla married in 2009. He has a keen interest in kickboxing, in which he has a black belt. [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Screen One | Uncredited | TV series (episode: "Running Late") |
| 1993 | The Good Guys | Stephen Croxley | TV series (episode: "Old School Ties") |
| The Young Americans | Christian O'Neill | ||
| Casualty | Ian Wheater | ||
| 1994 | Beyond Bedlam | Matthew Hamilton | |
| Ellington | Billy Trant | Television film | |
| 1995 | A Touch of Frost | Paul Gower | TV series (episode: "Dead Male One") |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen | Anthony Fokker | Television film | |
| 1995–1996 | Casualty | Daniel Perryman | Series 10 |
| 1996 | When Saturday Comes | Russell Muir | |
| Ellington | Billy Trant | ||
| 1997 | Titanic | Harold Bride | |
| Spice World | Nervous guy | ||
| 1998 | Children of the New Forest | Abel Corbould | Television film |
| 1999 | Wing Commander | Radar Man Falk | |
| Killing Joe | Lead | Short film | |
| 1999–2000 | Queer as Folk | Vince Tyler | Main role |
| 2000 | Undertaker's Paradise | ||
| 2001 | The Grimleys | Dave Trebilcock | Episode: "The Grimley Curse" |
| 2002 | Clocking Off | Eddie Mackintosh | Episode: "No. 3.8" |
| Having It Off | Billy Bob Rivers | Episode: "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Hairdryers" | |
| Silent Cry | Robert Mosley | ||
| 2003 | Oh Marbella! | Ashley | |
| Helen of Troy | Pollux | Voice only; 5 episodes | |
| 3 Blind Mice | Frank | ||
| Spine Chillers | Jack | TV series (episode: "The Lovegods") | |
| Waking the Dead | Mark/Maria Lovell | TV series (episode: "Walking on Water" (Parts 1 and 2)" | |
| Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka | Joe | ||
| 2005 | Silent Witness | Connelly | TV series (episode: "Choices: Part 1") |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon | Pete | Recurring role (series 1) |
| Totally Frank | Nick | Recurring role (series 2) | |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Eddie Wilcox | Episode: "Fallen Angel: Part 1 & 2" | |
| Afterlife | Young Stan Mundy | Episode: "Mind the Bugs Don't Bite" | |
| 2006–2009 | Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands | Narrator | |
| 2007 | Are You Ready for Love? | Leo | |
| The Soul Rescuer | Shadow Man | Short film | |
| 2008 | The Gatekeeper | Jack | Video |
| The Real Hustle | Narrator | Series 6 | |
| 2009 | Hammered | Rod | Short film |
| Collision | Jeffrey Rampton | Recurring role | |
| Coronation Street | Luke Strong | 78 episodes | |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Contestant | Series 7 | |
| 2012 | Monroe | Phil Indale | Episode: "No. 2.4" |
| Circles | Estate Agent | Short film | |
| A Life's Debt | Julian | Short film | |
| 2017 | Fish Finger Sandwich | Ivor | Short film |
| 2017–2022 | Rich House Poor House | Narrator | |
| 2019 | Trick or Treat | Greg Kielty | Also producer |
| 2021 | The Mallorca Files | Lee Flack | Episode: "The Beautiful Game" |
| 2023 | Boat Story | Peter Jeffries | 4 episodes |
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