Ian Puleston-Davies

Ian Puleston-Davies
Puleston-Davies in Midnight Man 2008
Born	(1958-09-06) 6 September 1958 (age 66) Flint, Flintshire, Wales
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–present
Television	Coronation Street (2010–2015) Waterloo Road (2010) Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom (2009–2014) Hollyoaks (1995–1996)
Children	2

Ian Puleston-Davies (born 6 September 1958) is a Welsh actor and writer. ^[1] He is best known for his role as builder Owen Armstrong in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2010 to 2015. In November 2014, ITV announced that Puleston-Davies was leaving his role as Owen Armstrong in Coronation Street, and his character departed from the series on 15 April 2015.

Early life and career

Born in Flint, north Wales, Puleston-Davies starred in the ITV drama Vincent alongside Ray Winstone and in Ghostboat (also for ITV) alongside David Jason. He also played the lead roles in Conviction and the BBC Three series Funland .

He has starred in long-running dramas such as EastEnders , Holby City , The Bill , Hollyoaks and Brookside . He has also made special appearances in Hustle , Life on Mars , Dalziel and Pascoe , Silent Witness , I'm Alan Partridge , and Cape Wrath . In 2007, he starred in the Channel 4 docudrama, Richard Is My Boyfriend.

In 2008, Puleston-Davies was chosen to play the voiceover part of King Thistle in the children's animated television series Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom .

From September to October 2010, he played the role of Charlie Fisher in the sixth series of the BBC One drama, Waterloo Road . ^[2]

In 2010, Puleston-Davies joined Coronation Street as cast regular, Owen Armstrong. He left the show in November 2014, and his on-screen character departed in April 2015.

In 2005, he co-wrote the drama Dirty Filthy Love, based upon his own experiences dealing with obsessive–compulsive disorder. ^[3] Dirty Filthy Love won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Single Drama ^[3] and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for "Best Single Drama". ^[4]

In January 2022, Puleston-Davies starred in The Teacher alongside Sheridan Smith. ^[5] In 2023, he played the role of Cary Grant's mentor, Bob Pender, in the TV miniseries Archie , about the life of the film star. ^[6]

Personal life

Puleston-Davies lives in Edgworth, Lancashire with his partner, Sue, and their two children. ^[7] He is the cousin of former World Champion kickboxer, Russ Williams. ^[8]

Puleston-Davies is the patron of Red Dot Drama, an acting workshop group that was formed by Helena Little, a friend of his from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He is also patron of the CALM Centre, a charity that provides counseling and therapeutic services to the community of Harlow and its environs. Puleston-Davies has spoken at length about his personal struggles with obsessive–compulsive disorder, making a documentary for BBC Wales in 2017. He also supports the work of the national charity OCD-UK, where he is an active patron, frequently presenting at their annual conferences.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Business as Usual	Young Workman
1999	Tube Tales	Typewriter Man	Segment: "Rosebud"
2000	Room to Rent	Linda's Husband
2001	The Last Minute	Bitchy Trendsetter 1
2003	The Virgin of Liverpool	Cecil
2005	Revolver	Eddie A
2006	Hunter	(unknown)	Short films
2008	Backroads	Frank
2009	Awaydays	Uncle Bob
2010	Poor Wee Me	Man of Cloth
2013	The Caravan Trilogy	The Man	Short films
2015	Pombo Loves You	Griff
	I'm Sorry to Tell You	Dr. Burgess
2016	Taubman	Mr. Phillips
2018	Fighter from the Docks	Dave
	Winterlong	Paul Castle

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	The Second Part of King Henry VI	Second Company	Television films
	The Third Part of King Henry VI
1986	Boon	Ben Wilde	Episode: "Unto Us Four a Son"
	Brookside	Stephen Nolan	Episode: "Persistence"
1989	Forever Green	Reporter	Series 1; Episode 5
1992	The Old Devils	Young Charlie	Mini-series; Episodes 1 & 3
1994	The Bill	Frank Talbot	Series 10; Episode 154: "Dearly Departed"
1995	Grange Hill	Don	Series 18; Episode 17
	The Politician's Wife	Youth Programme Host	Mini-series; Episodes 1–3
1995–1996	Hollyoaks	Terry Williams	Main role; 23 episodes
1996	Harpur and Iles	Rick the Intelligent	Television film
1998	Animated World Faiths	Vashpa / Channa (voice)	Episodes 5 & 6: "The Life of the Buddha" and "The Way of the Buddha"
	EastEnders	Jimmy	9 episodes
	Satellite City	Don Blackmore	Series 3; Episode 1: "Fear and Trembling"
1999	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries	PC Carter	Series 11; Episode 10: "The Fallen Curtain"
	Jack of Hearts	Derek Reid	Episodes 1 & 4
	Liverpool 1	Connor	Series 2; Episode 5: "A Rush of Blood to the Head"
	Dr Willoughby	Steven Lipton	Episodes 1 & 3: "Fan Mail" and "Family Wedding"
1999–2000	The Bill	Mick Glover	Series 15 & 16; 5 episodes
2000	Dirty Work	Daniel Meredith	Episode: "You've Gotta Have Heart"
	Always and Everyone	Ian Boyd	Series 2; Episode 4
	Holby City	Sam Dennish	Series 3; Episode 10: "Anyone Who Had a Heart"
2001	The Vice	George Randolph	Series 3; Episode 3: "Force of Nature"
	My Beautiful Son	Derek	Television film
2002	Rockface	Billy Deansgate	Episodes 5 & 6
	Helen West	Duncan Perry	Episode: "Deep Sleep"
	Stan the Man	Moxy	Comedy drama series
	Foyle's War	Eric Cooper	Episode: "A Lesson in Murder"
	I'm Alan Partridge	Phil Wiley	Series 2; Episode 1: "The Talented Mr. Alan"
2003	The Bill	Alan Best	Series 19; 5 episodes
2004	Wall of Silence	DI Matthews	Television film
	Dalziel and Pascoe	Paul Pitman	Series 8; Episode 3: "Great Escapes"
	Conviction	Joe Payne	Mini-series; Episodes 1–6
2005	Funland	Shirley Woolf	Mini-series; Episodes 1–11
2005–2006	Vincent	John	Series 1 & 2; 7 episodes
2006	Ghostboat	Travis	Television film
	Hustle	DCI Matthew York	Series 3; Episode 6: "Law and Corruption"
	Life on Mars	Toolbox Terry	Series 2; Episode 6
2007	Silent Witness	DI Philip Mays	Series 11; Episodes 9 & 10: "Peripheral Vision: Parts 1 & 2"
	Sound	Strange Pete	Television film
	City Lights	Pete	Series 1; Episode 4
	Cape Wrath	Paulson	Series 1; Episode 8
	Richard Is My Boyfriend	Steve	Television film
	The Whistleblowers	Lance Rix	Episode: "Environment"
	Sold	Terry	Series 1; Episode 5
2008	Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic	Wizard Leader	2-part mini-series; Episode: "Part 1: The Colour of Magic"
	Waking the Dead	Harold Bloom	Series 7; Episodes 9 & 10: "Wounds: Parts 1 & 2"
	Midnight Man	Jimmy Kerrigan	Mini-series; Episodes 1–3: "Parts 1–3"
	The Children	Paul	Mini-series; Episodes 1–3
	Tess of the D'Urbervilles	John Durbeyfield	Mini-series; Episodes 1–4
	Clash of the Santas	Beryl	Television film
2009	The Street	Alan	Series 3; Episode 3: "Scar"
	Desperate Romantics	Mr. Siddal	Mini-series; 5 episodes
	Ingenious	Derek Reckitt	Television film
2009–2013	Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom	King Thistle / Mr. Big (voice)	Series 1 & 2; 54 episodes
2010	Being Human	Chief Constable Wilson	Series 2; Episodes 3 & 5: "Long Live the King" and "The Looking Glass"
	Midsomer Murders	Terry Stock	Series 13; Episode 5: "Master Class"
	Waterloo Road	Charlie Fisher	Series 6; 9 episodes
2010–2015	Coronation Street	Owen Armstrong	Main role, 542 episodes
2012	Coronation Street: A Christmas Corrie		Television short film on behalf of Text Santa
2015	Lewis	Frank Guitteau	Series 9; Episodes 5 & 6: "What Lies Tangled: Parts 1 & 2"
2016	Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands	Lagrathorn	5 episodes
	Marcella	Peter Cullen	6 episodes
	Reg	Second Voter	Television film
	National Treasure	Leo	4-part mini-series; Episode 3
	Maigret	Inspector Colombani	Episode: "Maigret's Dead Man"
2017–2020	Tin Star	Frank Jackson	Series 1–3; 15 episodes
2018	Vera	Sean Dewley	Series 8; Episode 4: "Darkwater"
2019	Moving On	Peter	Series 10; Episode 4: "A Walk in My Shoes"
	Hatton Garden	Ray Bilton	Mini-series; Episodes 1–3
	A Confession	Mick O'Callaghan	Mini-series; Episodes 1–6
2019–2021	Pennyworth	Arthur Pennyworth	Series 1 & 2; 16 episodes
2020	Father Brown	Pat Lochlin	Series 8; Episode 7: "The River Corrupted"
	The A Word	Doug	Series 3; Episode 5
2021	Viewpoint	Donald Vernon	Mini-series; Episodes 1 & 3
2022	Four Lives	Karl Turner MP	Mini-series; Episode 1
	Anne	Professor Phil Scraton	Mini-series; Episode 4
	The Teacher	Brian	Mini-series; Episodes 3 & 4
	Agatha Raisin	Brian Jankers	Series 4; Episode 2: "Love, Lies and Liquor"
	Silent Witness	DSU Ronnie Boyle	Series 25; 4 episodes: "History - Parts One, Two, Five & Six"
2022–2024	D.I. Ray	Supt. Ross Beardsmore	Series 1 & 2; 9 episodes
2023	The Bay	Terry McGregor	Series 4; 5 episodes
	Archie	Pender	Mini-series; Episode 1
2024	The Responder	Eric	Series 2; Episodes 1–5
	Cleddau	Paul Harvey	Episodes 1–6
2025	The One That Got Away	Paul Harvey	Episodes 1–6

Stage

• The Mill on the Floss (1994) (Shared Experience)
• Charley's Aunt (1994) (The Royal Exchange Theatre)
• She Stoops to Conquer (1995) (Bristol Old Vic)
• A Passionate Woman (1995) (The Comedy Theatre)
• Lebenstraum (1998) (The King's Head)
• Everyone Loves a Winner (2009) (The Royal Exchange Theatre)

References

1. Mainwaring, Rachel (22 August 2010). "Puleston-Davies: My battle to beat OCD". [[Media Wales#WalesOnline|publisher=Media Wales Ltd |WalesOnline]] website. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
2. Ian Puleston-Davies joins Waterloo Road
3. Millard, Rosie (28 May 2005). "Looking fear in the face". The Times . London. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
4. "Bafta TV Awards 2005". BBC. 17 April 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
5. Robinson, Abby (1 February 2022). "The Teacher starring Sheridan Smith: Release date, plot and news updates". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
6. "Cary Grant biopic featuring Flint actor now on ITVX". Wrexham Leader. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
7. Crawford, Sue (2 April 2014). "Coronation Street star Ian Puleston-Davies: 'How fellow cast members help me control my OCD on set'". Mirror. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
8. "WATCH: Flintshire actor in hilarious spoof martial arts challenge with seven-year-old". Chester Standard. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

External links

• Ian Puleston-Davies at IMDb