Louis Emerick

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Louis Emerick
Born
Louis Emerick Grant [1]

(1960-06-10) 10 June 1960 (age 64)
Toxteth, Liverpool, England
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present

Louis Emerick Grant (born 10 June 1960) is a British television actor, known for his role as Mick Johnson in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside , as well as his appearances in the BBC soap opera Doctors .

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Life and career

He was born in the Toxteth area of Liverpool to a Liberian father and British mother. He is the youngest of ten children. He is best known for his portrayal of Mick Johnson in the soap opera Brookside . He also played PC Walsh in 55 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine (1988, 1989, and 2004–2010). In 2003, Emerick was cast in four episodes of Casualty as Mike Bateman, the fireman husband of Tess Bateman (Suzanne Packer). Emerick and Packer had co-starred as a married couple on Brookside. [2] He has also had roles in New Tricks , The Bill , Benidorm , Waterloo Road , Cold Feet and Coronation Street . He has appeared in films such as Layer Cake . He came third in the 2008 series of Celebrity Master Chef.

In 2014, Emerick starred in an episode of the soap opera Doctors . [3] In September 2014, Emerick began playing the role of Horse in the touring production of The Full Monty. [4] He has also starred in several other plays and pantos. 2016–present he stars in Dave TV comedy Zapped as Herman the mungo pub landlord. In 2018, Emerick had a brief recurring role as Mike in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street . [5] Then in 2020, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Gary Taile. [6]

In June 2023, Emerick was given a 26-week suspended prison sentence after careless driving and hitting two girls with his car, causing serious injury in October 2022. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1988 The Fruit Machine Billy
2004 Layer Cake Trevor
2015Lapse of HonourBruce
2017HabitDave
2020Out of TimeMr. Richardson
2022Saving Christmas SpiritCoach Ferguson
2023 Our Kid Tucker
TBA Kung Fury 2 Vice PresidentPost-production

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1985 The Practice Garage Attendant2 episodes
1986 Coronation Street Van ManEpisode: #1.2645
1987–1988, 2004–2010 Last of the Summer Wine PC Walsh55 episodes
1987 Home to Roost PolicemanEpisode: "Crime Watch"
1988 Floodtide Det. Sgt. Timms2 episodes
1988 The Ray Bradbury Theatre Listener's AssistantEpisode: "There Was an Old Woman"
1989 The Play on One BillEpisode: "A View of Harry Clark"
1989–2001 Brookside Mick Johnson 223 episodes
1989 Children's Ward MickEpisode: #1.10
1989 Screen One FitnessEpisode: "Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage"
2001 Cold Feet RickEpisode: #4.3
2002 Merseybeat Phil Brack3 episodes
2002 Doctors Sgt. Frank BristowEpisode: "Occupational Hazards"
2003 Holby City Michael DentonEpisode: "Hair of the Dog"
2003 The Bill David AckroydEpisode: "A Smart Bomb"
2003–2006 Casualty Mike Bateman13 episodes
2004 Mile High JezEpisode: #2.5
2006 Doctors Clive WilliamsEpisode: "A Different Kind of Love"
2007Liverpool NativityMagiTV film
2008 Waterloo Road Peter O'BrienEpisode: "#3.11"
2008StepdadArresting OfficerTV film
2008 Trexx and Flipside Guru DesmondEpisode: "Kings of Da Hood"
2009 Blue Murder HarrisonEpisode: "Private Sins: Part 2"
2010 Holby City Keith RyanEpisode: "Too Cold to Crash and Burn"
2011 Justice Patrick Dempsey3 episodes
2012 Hollyoaks Later PolicemanEpisode: #5.3
2012 Crime Stories Ray CarrollEpisode: #1.6
2013 Silent Witness Kenny Barber2 episodes
2014–2016 Benidorm Norman the Doorman3 episodes
2014 New Tricks Neil MurphyEpisode: "Romans Ruined"
2014Educating BitchfieldCraigEpisode: "School on Report"
2014 Doctors Owen AbbotEpisode: "Finding Alfie"
2016–2018 Zapped HermanAll 15 episodes
2016 Moving On LesEpisode: "Zero"
2017Pacino and BertHi-Vis ManTV film
2017 Elf: The Musical Santa ClausTV film
2017 Eric, Ernie and Me DaveTV film
2017Walls and BridgesDougieTV film
2018 Coronation Street Mike Thornberry16 episodes
2020 Doctors Gary TaileEpisode: "The Ol' Nudge Nudge"
2020BrokeKilla CliveAll 6 episodes
2020RunRon WalkerAll 4 episodes
2020 The Other One PatEpisode: #1.4
2020Lockdown LifelineRobert3 episodes
2021 Vera Jack KassinEpisode: "Recovery"
2021 The Outlaws MarcusEpisode: #1.3
2023 The Cleaner VinceEpisode: "The Statue"
2023 The Power of Parker VinnieEpisode: #1.5 "White Goods"
2023 Brassic Billy BaileafEpisode: #4 "Sweet 16"
2024 G'wed Mr. Meacher2 episodes
2024 The Responder Matty
2024 Hollyoaks Donny Clark

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