Greg Wood (actor)

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Greg Wood
Born
Gregory Milburn

(1979-08-21) 21 August 1979 (age 44)
Manchester, England
Occupation Actor
Television Hollyoaks (2000, 2002, 2013–2016)
Coronation Street (2003, 2009–2010, 2012, 2019, 2022)
Brookside (2002–2003)

Gregory Milburn (born 21 August 1979), [1] better known as "Greg Wood", is a British actor from Manchester, England, known for playing characters in Channel 4 soaps like Trevor Royle in Hollyoaks and Terry Gibson in Brookside . He also played Rick Neelan in ITV soap Coronation Street . He is the brother of fellow actor Matt Milburn, who has also starred in Hollyoaks and Coronation Street.

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Career

Wood usually plays villainous or threatening characters. His first acting role was in Hollyoaks , playing one of the bullies in the groundbreaking portrayal of Luke Morgan's rape and would then go on to play what is possibly his best-known role in Brookside (as Greg Milburn) playing drug dealer Terry Gibson. Wood later reprised the role for the spin-off DVD Unfinished Business and was one of four nominated for Soap Villain of the Year. [2]

Since leaving Brookside, he has appeared in The Courtroom , Casualty 1907 and has appeared twice in Emmerdale . [3]

Wood is the brother of Matt Milburn who played Joe Spencer in Hollyoaks , [4] and footballer Tommy Orpington in Coronation Street. [5]

In 2009, Wood joined Coronation Street in which he played a loan shark, Rick Neelan. [6] On 14 April 2010, Coronation Street was cleared by Ofcom for broadcasting a scene where Greg's character Rick Neelan pushed a burning newspaper through someone's letterbox. 31 people complained about the scene, claiming that the show had incited and encouraged crime. However, Ofcom ruled that it was "not likely to encourage or incite the commission of crime or lead to disorder". [7]

In 2013, Wood rejoined Hollyoaks to play the villainous character Trevor Royle, a pivotal player in the exit of long running character Jacqui McQueen. [8] [9]

Filmography

YearShowRoleNotes
2000 Hollyoaks: Breaking Boundaries Kenneth "Kenny" BoydRecurring (as Greg Milburn)
2002 Hollyoaks Jury MemberExtra (as Greg Milburn)
2002–2003 Brookside Terry GibsonSeries regular (as Greg Milburn)
2003Brookside: Unfinished BusinessTerry GibsonSpin off DVD (as Greg Milburn)
Coronation Street Phil Crane2 episodes (as Greg Milburn)
2004 The Courtroom Andrew Aston1 episode: One in Six (as Greg Milburn)
2006 Emmerdale Nick Callow1 episode (as Greg Milburn)
2008 Casualty 1907 Docker2 episodes (as Greg Milburn)
2009 Emmerdale Skin 2 episodes
2009–2010, 2012, 2019, 2022 Coronation Street Rick Neelan Recurring role, 48 episodes
2013–2016 Hollyoaks Trevor Royle Regular role, 308 episodes
2013 Hollyoaks Later 1 episode
2018 Casualty Johnny Fargo1 episode
2021 Brassic Barry MacDonagh8 episodes

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